A Canadian broke down the three main dialects of Afrikaans spoken in South Africa, and native speakers in the comments said his accuracy was almost unsettling.

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Topeka Public Schools held its seventh annual World Languages Fair on Monday, allowing students to explore different languages.

Google is working on a small yet powerful Translate usability upgrade, which includes the ability to pin languages.

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Scientists analyze fossils and vocal tract models to reconstruct what the languages of prehistoric humans may have sounded like.

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