Monday, January 23, 2012

The Piraha!





According to Vistawide.com,
The language with the fewest sounds (phonemes) is Rotokas (11 phonemes)

The language with the most sounds (phonemes): !Xóõ (112 phonemes). Approx. 4200 speak !Xóõ, the vast majority of whom live in the African country of Botswana.

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