Tzeltal is a Mayan language spoken mainly in Chiapas, Mexico, and is one of Mexico’s Indigenous languages. Also written as Tseltal, it is known among its speakers as Bats’il K’op. Tzeltal has four officially recognized geographical language variants: Western, Northern, Eastern, and Southern Tzeltal. These names refer to areas where the language is spoken, not
Cora, also known as Náayeri, is an Indigenous language of Mexico spoken primarily in Nayarit. It belongs to the Uto-Aztecan language family and shares a close linguistic relationship with Huichol (Wixárika). However, Cora is not spoken the same way in every community. Across the mountainous regions of Nayarit, Cora dialects show differences in pronunciation, vocabulary,
In Latvian, a name like George Cole is written Džordžs Kols. That is no typo. It is one of many surprises in a language most English speakers know very little about. Latvian is a Baltic language and the official language of Latvia, spoken natively by about 1.5 million people. It is one of only two
English and Spanish are the most widely spoken languages in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Diné (Navajo), Vietnamese, Mandarin Chinese, and other Indigenous and immigrant languages also contribute to the city’s linguistic diversity. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 25.9% of Albuquerque residents aged five and older spoke a language other than English at home during 2020–2024.
Ask a taxi driver in Kinshasa and a teacher in Mbandaka to say the same thing in Lingala, and you may hear two different versions. The Lingala language is spoken by millions of people across Central Africa, and its vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation vary from region to region. Those differences go back to the language’s
Multilingual business meetings are a regular part of doing business in New York. Companies work with international clients, employees, investors, vendors, and business partners who may feel more comfortable communicating in languages other than English. That reflects the city itself. According to New York City’s 2026 Newest New Yorkers report, 48% of residents aged five
Classical Nahuatl and the Nahuatl spoken today belong to the same linguistic tradition, but they are not identical. Classical Nahuatl generally refers to the form of the language documented in central Mexico around the time of the Spanish conquest and during the early colonial period. Much of what linguists know about it comes from written
The theme of International Translation Day 2026 is “Linguistic Diversity and Language Rights,” with the subtitle “The power of being understood.” The International Federation of Translators (FIT) set the theme, and the day falls on Wednesday, 30 September 2026. Each year, this day honours the translators, interpreters and terminologists who help people communicate across languages.
The North Korean vs. South Korean languages are not separate languages. They are standardized varieties of one language, Korean, that have developed differently since the division of the peninsula. A speaker from Pyongyang and a speaker from Seoul can hold an ordinary conversation and understand each other. For an interpreter, the hard parts are vocabulary,
The most common languages spoken in Los Angeles, after English, are Spanish, Chinese, Tagalog, Armenian and Korean. In Los Angeles County, Spanish leads by a margin nothing else approaches, with roughly 3.5 million speakers aged five and over, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2024 American Community Survey. The next four follow well behind, each
