Language map

Did you know that “tea” is either “te” or “cha(i)” in almost all languages in the world? Both names originally come from Chinese 茶, which is pronounced as

Where would you start if you were looking for a treasure? Well, from what we learned in Jumanji, we probably need a map. In fact, maps, the precious representation of information, are key to so many secrets of the world, whether it’s the Earth, our history, politics, sociology, or anything, really.

Scholars have long tried to ascertain the birthplace of the mother tongue of the Indo-European languages of parts of Europe, the Mideast and western and central Asia.

This post may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.Languages of Central Asia

Shown above is the language map of Switzerland. Here, the country is distributed by four areas that are each corresponding to its four official languages. German is the language that is most used by the Swiss; 72% of the population are native German speakers. This language is used in the cities of Zürich, the nation’s ... Read more

Click image, then click again, to enlarge Call it counterintuitive clickbait if you must, but Forbes' Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry made an intriguing argument when he granted the title of 'Language of the Future' to French, of all tongues.

Join Curious.com and get a daily learning workout with daily curios, challenging puzzles, and 25,000+ video lessons recommended just for you.

Languages of Australia

608 views on Imgur: The magic of the Internet

Origin unknown...