If you pull up maps of the comprehensibility of the various Spanish varieties, you might come across some examples of a certain long and thin country being highlighted and classified as 'incomprehensible'. Initially, I thought it might be some banter amongst the Hispanosphere, since banter between language varieties and cultures is quite commonplace in online … Continue reading What makes Chilean Spanish so… strange?
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The weirdest Chinese language? Wenzhounese
There is a Chinese saying which goes 倩δΈζοΌε°δΈζοΌε°±ζζΈ©ε·δΊΊθ―΄ζΈ©ε·θ―, which translates to 'Fear not the heavens, fear not the Earth, but fear the Wenzhou resident speaking Wenzhounese'. In Chinese-speaking circles, this language has a reputation for being incomprehensible, such that it has been called the 'devil's language' or a 'monster's language'. In history, this language was … Continue reading The weirdest Chinese language? Wenzhounese
