The Most Obscure Languages part 2

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Santali Language

This Language is spoken in West Bengal and Jharkhand which are both in India. This is a Mundaric language and the cool thing is that also use Latin alphabet and the Odia as well. It is presumed that Mundaric languages were formally from Indochina and were brought to India

Singlish Language

Spoken in Singapore,this is a English Creole Language and has origins during the British rule of Singapore. The cool thing is that some words are spelled in a interesting structure like in English: you spell this but in Singlish: u spell dis.

Manx Language

This language is spoken in the Isle of Man in the British Isles and has actually been extinct in 1974 but somewhat revived with 53 speakers and then to 1,800 speakers afterwards. Like Irish and Scottish Gaelic, Manx is a Celtic Language. It actually revived not long ago in 2015. Manx in Manx is actually gaelg!

The word Manx is derived from Old Norse aswell!

Sorbian Language

This is a Slavic Language spoken in Germany and is spoken in the states of Saxony and Brandenburg. Like German there is Lower Sorbian and Upper Sorbian. It is sometimes called Lusitanian because its spoken in the historical region of Lusitania aswell

It is also not to be confused with Serbian!

Cornish Language

Like Manx, Cornish is a Celtic Language and was extinct in 1777 and revived in the early 20th Century. It is known as a important language of the heritage of Cornwall. It is also recognized in the European Charter of Regional and Minor Languages. The first Cornish daycare opened in 2010 about 11 years ago!

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Level 56
Aug 31, 2021
Thanks to the TheNatureThread for the Mundaric language and toowise for the Cornish language
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Level 65
Aug 31, 2021
Cool! Some more information about Santali: It is one of the smallest Indian languages that is officially recognized in the constitution, and the only one which is primarily a tribal language. They also have their own unique script called Ol Chiki.
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Level 78
Sep 1, 2021
I'd forgotten about the Manx language.