Language families
What is included in the Indo-European language family?
English, Spanish, German, Russian and others
What is the Latin alphabet?
Used by English, French, and Polish, for example
What is Sobremesa?
the cultural tradition in Spain and Latin America of lingering at the table to talk, laugh, and relax long after the food is finished and the plates are cleared
What is Cornish?
a Brythonic Celtic language native to Cornwall in southwestern Britain. [1, 2, 3]
What is Switzerland?
With over 30 distinct official languages spoken across the continent, this country alone has 4 official languages: German, French, Italian, and Romansh.
What is the Uralic (or Finno-Ugric) language family?
Finnish, Hungarian, and Estonian
What is the Cyrillic alphabet?
Named after 9th-century missionary brothers St. Cyril and St. Methodius, this script is used today for Russian, Bulgarian, and Serbian.
What is Schadenfreude?
This German word literally translates to "damage-joy" and means taking pleasure in someone else's minor bad luck.
What is Sámi?
Spoken in the northern reaches of Norway, Sweden, and Finland, this indigenous language family belongs to traditional reindeer-herding communities.
What is Esperanto?
This artificial language was created in 1887 by L.L. Zamenhof to serve as an easy-to-learn, neutral international second language for all Europeans.
What is Basque (Euskara)?
Ancient language spoken in the Pyrenees mountains between France and Spain
What are Runes (or the Futhark alphabet)?
Before adopting Latin or Cyrillic letters, early Germanic and Scandinavian peoples carved these angular letters into stone and wood.
What is Äbbiocco?
an Italian word that describes the sleepy, lazy, and relaxed feeling you get after eating a big meal.
What is Silbo Gomero?
Spoken in the Canary Islands of Spain, this unique endangered language uses whistles instead of spoken words to communicate across deep valleys.
What is Romanian?
While French and Spanish are Romance languages derived from Latin, this eastern European language is also Romance despite being surrounded by Slavic languages.