«Papua New Guinea: Speaking in tongues
India, with 22 official languages, is often considered the world’s most linguistically diverse place. In fact that prize goes to Papua New Guinea, a country of just 7.6m. Its 850-odd languages have between a few dozen and 650,000 speakers. The reasons for this variety are topography, which keeps villages isolated; a largely rural population; and fierce tribal divisions. But the growth of Tok Pisin, a creole, is threatening smaller languages.»
(The Economist Espresso)
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