When we discuss linguistic diversity, we almost always gravitate to the number of languages spoken or used in a particular region or country. Sometimes, we would also see the Gini index, which estimates the probability of two randomly selected individuals from a region or country who speak different languages. In these cases, talks of the … Continue reading The most linguistically dense country on Earth
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Vanuatu’s other writing system
When it comes to hotspots of linguistic diversity, we tend to gravitate towards regions like New Guinea, Nigeria, and the Caucuses. But in the region of Melanesia, there are a group of 82 islands forming the nation of Vanuatu, which boasts the highest linguistic diversity per capita in the world. With a population of around … Continue reading Vanuatu’s other writing system
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