What Language is That?
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What Language is That?
A podcast about languages, their history, bilingual experience, and self-expression.
Recent Episodes
5 episodes
It’s Constructed Languages! A Bonus Episode
Esperanto. Sindarin. Láadan. How were they invented? Why they were invented? Are there any native speakers I could actually invite for a full detailed...
It’s French! with Nathan
Is French a Romance language or a romance language? How did it form and transform? What business does “beaucoup” have being spelled like this? What ma...
It’s Russian! with Kate Kamenskaya
Is Russian grammar the literal worst? Are Russian and Ukrainian the same? Where those bear stereotypes came from? How to proclaim your love for life i...
It’s Arabic! with Salima Nabulsi
How did Arabic come about? How many dialects are out there? Which should one to pick? Why did Spanish steal so many words from Arabic? Why we started...
It's Episode Zero!
Hi there! Hello! I’m Irin and I am fascinated by the way we evolved to form sounds and then also point at things and say it’s a dog or un chien or соб...