Language profile: Toki Pona
filed in Toki Pona on Aug.29, 2010
filed in Toki Pona on Aug.29, 2010
filed in Catalan on Aug.08, 2010

A few weeks ago, I wrote a basic introduction to Catalan, having never heard it spoken before. Now, after spending a week immersed in it, I have a few new impressions.
As I mentioned before, it’s common to think of Catalan as a dialect of Spanish. In fact, I’ve though that myself. But I… continue reading
filed in Catalan on Jul.18, 2010
filed in French on Jun.19, 2010

This isn’t quite a first look, since I already have some experience with French, but that doesn’t mean I can’t still do a basic exploration of the language as I would do with any other language I don’t know.
French is an official language in 29 countries. It is spoken by 136 million people… continue reading
filed in Lithuanian on May.30, 2010

I have long had intentions of learning about Lithuania, its culture, and its language, since that is an important part of my own heritage. This fall, I finally have plans to travel to Lithuania and start to connect with the culture that has been passed down from my immigrant great-grandparents to my to father,… continue reading
filed in Turkish on May.08, 2010

In my recent look into the Complete World Traveler language list, many people were surprised to see Turkish make the list. But the influences of the Ottoman Empire have left their marks from south-eastern Europe, through the Middle East, and across all of Central Asia, even going well into Mongolia and northern China, where Uyghur (a Turkic language) is common language.
filed in Esperanto on Mar.28, 2010

Since choosing to become an active member of the language blogging community, I have started seing Esperanto mentioned a lot. While I have had some basic understanding of what Esperanto is, I didn’t really know any details about it. After seeing it mentioned a few times in response to last week’s post about reasons to learn Spanish, I decided to take a little time to discover what Esperanto is about.
filed in Arabic on Mar.27, 2010