See also: Vietnamese Animals Names Literally Translated
Languages
The Origins of Northumbrian
Alreet lads and lasses! Has it gannin? I’ve made catalogue of Northumbrian and Geordie dialect words. Some of them are unique to the area, some are found in other British dialects. Some are common, some are dying out, spoken only by a few older people.For each word, I have tried to give the most likely etymology, with […]
Vietnamese Animal Names
Since moving back to Hanoi, I have decided to try to learn the Vietnamese language, which is both fascinating and challenging.I’ve noticed that the Vietnamese have a wonderful way of naming certain animals, so I thought it would be fun to share some examples with you, with a little image of how they literally translate […]
The ABCD Family Tree
I’ve created an infographic showing the relationship between different scripts used in languages across the world.These 57 different scripts are all thought to have ultimately evolved from the hieroglyphs the Egyptians used over 5000 years ago. I have tried to display the relationships between scripts by showing how 4 symbols in Hieroglyphs,evolved into letters used […]