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5 strangest bizarre spoken languages still around the world

Zak Ben - Friday, May 16, 2014

What are the strangest of world languages? Here's to you 5 cases probably didn't know absolutely nothing, and that will leave you open-mouthed!

Top 5 strangest bizarre spoken languages still around the world



5. Archi Language



Let's start with this: the archi language, a northeast Caucasian language, now spoken only in Russia, namely in the Republic of Dagestan. To speak it are only 970 people, according to data registered in 2010, in 8 different villages in the southern part of this territory. Others, however, believe that true archi language is spoken only by a few dozen people, who belong to the ethnic group Arci!

4. Silbo Gomero – La Gomera whistling





Never heard of a language ... fischiatsa?!? Really exists, and is called silbo gomero, namely: the whistle of La Gomera, which for the uninitiated is an island that is part of the Canary Islands, and that once was used by shepherds to communicate with each other through the ravines, even several kilometres away! Also on the island of El Hierro, currently, using this language, which employs 8 different sounds, four of which are vowels and four consonants. In all, are expressible well 4000 concepts!

3. language Xhosa





We're not talking about the variant spoken in veneto, as some might think, Venetian but a nguni language spoken in South Africa and Lesotho. Unlike the above mentioned languages, this language is still spoken today by more than 8 million people, and in the Eastern Cape Province is the native language of 78.8% of the population!

2. Pirahã





Here we are in second place, with the language of the Pirahã, which for the uninitiated are an indigenous population that resides in the Amazon. Difficult to understand, every word can hold different meanings, and consists of 7 consonants and 3 vowels. Even in this case, you may as well blow the whistle, and fischiarla are mainly hunters of the jungle!

1. TAA Language





In first place, one of the most unknown language, although most speakers of other accounts above: it is the TAA language, a language of South Africa, Botswana, and Namibia, which is part of the khoisan languages. I ve ne pare? Also known as Tsasi, belongs to tuu, the southern branch of the khoisan: has about 4 thousand speakers, and it is a tonal language, which as you can see from the video has many click consonants, which are produced by popping the tongue against the palate or teeth.