Speaking in Tongues
Because a Language Is Worth a Thousand Pictures
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Friulian is spoken in Friuli, a border region in northeastern Italy, which has long been a crossroads of cultures and conflicts, its Romance heritage disrupted in the sixth century under Germanic influence. Friulians are also an ethnically mixed people with Latin, Germanic, and Slavic heritage, owing to their position as a crossroads of cultures. Distinct…
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Today, we will be looking at a stamp I picked up a while ago with a turbulent history of post-Soviet conflicts, spheres of influence, forgeries, and international recognition. Despite looking nondescript, this stamp is a great insight into one of the world’s most contested regions. Quick Facts Issuing Country: Abkhazia (Аԥсны)Catalogue: Michel AB 402Issued: April…
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This week, the first entry of Speaking in Tongues will be the fascinating Crimean Tatar language, spoken by the eponymous group in Crimea. Once the language of the illustrious Crimean Khanate, after centuries of repression and displacement, Crimean Tatar is on the verge of extinction, despite a great literary corpus and ongoing efforts to revive…
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