Joss was right... Mandarin is the language of the future... by Micronaut

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Joss was right... Mandarin is the language of the future...

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UPDATED: Wednesday, August 5, 2026 06:09
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Tuesday, June 23, 2026 3:54 AM

Age of AI prompts review of language curriculum at high schools in Japan

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20260512_06/

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Tuesday, June 23, 2026 4:10 AM

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a Southern Min language in China, East of Guandong, with some Mandarin and Thai, the story of a young man who travels to Thailand to track down his long-lost grandfather

Chinese film ‘Dear You’ sparks global emotional resonance
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202606/1364057.shtml

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Tuesday, June 23, 2026 6:41 AM

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how it changes with time and info gets lost

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Tuesday, June 23, 2026 6:42 AM

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the sounds of Japan changed

Was Japanese ever tonal, perhaps or maybe or probably it depends who you ask, the classification of the family is difficult since its debated, it links to island languages it links inisde China and to the Korean word which no longer has tones if it once did, Thailand and Vietnam still have tones, scholars believe that Japonic was brought to the Japanese archipelago from the Korean peninsula with the Yayoi culture, a lot of Japanese dialects have been lost over time, North of Tokyo was a type of Hokkaido Siberia Alaska or Ainu culture a Native group outside of the Japanese culture and there was interaction, Proto-Japonic, also known as Proto-Japanese or Proto-Japanese–Ryukyuan, is the reconstructed language ancestral to the Japonic language family.

Is Japanese a Tonal Language?

EVOLUTION OF THE JAPONIC LANGUAGES

History and Evolution of the Japanese Language

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Thursday, June 25, 2026 6:12 AM

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Chinese meteorologist Xu awarded meteorology 'Nobel Prize'
https://www.chinadailyasia.com/hk/article/635464

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Friday, June 26, 2026 8:19 AM

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Learn Bulgarian Cyrillic script

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Sunday, June 28, 2026 6:21 AM

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What, if any, are the primary differences between Korean as spoken in the North and that spoken in the South?
https://korean.stackexchange.com/questions/5/what-if-any-are-the-prima
ry-differences-between-korean-as-spoken-in-the-north

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Monday, June 29, 2026 11:37 AM

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How to Actually Use AI for Language Learning (LLMs The Expert Way)

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Sunday, July 5, 2026 9:14 AM

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What’s The Difference Between

Chinese Teacher - Red

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Wednesday, July 8, 2026 7:18 AM

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the 'script reader' who was too lazy to learn the language in the foreign country where he now lives?

Simon Whistler Has Lost His MIND!

Metatron's Academy

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Wednesday, July 8, 2026 10:48 AM

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Siglas Poveiras: The Unusual Proto-Writing Left by Vikings to Portuguese Fishermen

https://www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2025/01/siglas-poveiras-the-unusual-
proto-writing-left-by-vikings-to-portuguese-fishermen/

Dongba Script
https://www.theinfolist.com/html/ALL/l/D/Dongba_script.html

Tompa or Mo-so? Dongba symbols
https://www.detailedpedia.com/wiki-Dongba_symbols

and spoken Chinese Mandarin, Thai, Cantonese, German, Korean, French, Spanish, Japanese...its never been easier to access material

iq.com/album/the-king-of-stand-up-comedy-3-2026-ery42cm2b1?lang=en_us

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bilibili.tv/en/play/1064244?bstar_from=bstar-web.category-anime.0.0
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wetv.vip/en/play/ttemykzkg7lxcay/c4100uff6g4-Folk_tales_of_Chu_Maxian

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Wednesday, July 8, 2026 10:52 AM

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Letterseiries Cherokee syllabary alphabet song

Investigating the Cherokee Syllabary

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Monday, July 13, 2026 8:28 AM

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Apple Translate is getting 9 new languages in iOS 27
https://www.cultofmac.com/news/apple-translate-ios-27-9-new-language-s
upport

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Tuesday, July 14, 2026 7:48 PM

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What's the Difference?

Learn Japanese Deep Dive

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Saturday, July 18, 2026 2:58 PM

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Reading Books?

and a rich history of past times

One of the Four Great Classical Novels of China, the Water Margin: Yang Zhi's Treasure Knife

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Sunday, July 19, 2026 6:42 AM

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ARGENTINIAN Spanish & What Makes it So DIFFERENT

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Sunday, July 19, 2026 1:12 PM

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Japanese React to Dogen's Video

SHOHEI KONDO

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Monday, July 20, 2026 10:17 AM

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Sony, the 2026 Chinese-American co-production computer-animated film directed by Mu Zhengyang. The film was a United States and China-co production and produced by Sony Pictures

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt43515101/

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Tuesday, July 21, 2026 10:48 AM

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Honest view on China after 18 years living there

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Friday, July 24, 2026 5:25 PM

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The Easiest Way to Read Korean Words 1 - You can read korean right after!

or to read maybe easy or not so easy

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Friday, July 24, 2026 5:29 PM

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How AI Is Changing College Essay Help And The Admissions Process

https://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/ai-changing-college-essay-help-14584529
1.html

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Friday, July 24, 2026 5:31 PM

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5 AI Models For Transcribing Old Russian Handwriting And Printed Russian Texts

https://medium.com/transkribus/5-ai-models-for-transcribing-old-russia
n-handwriting-and-printed-russian-texts-361ee90a6bfd

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Friday, July 24, 2026 5:34 PM

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12 RUSSIAN HABITS YOU SHOULD ADOPT

Learn the Top 25 Must-Know Russian Phrases!

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Sunday, July 26, 2026 6:49 AM

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Every Chinese Political Ideology Explained

klaize

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Monday, July 27, 2026 2:54 PM

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JAVIER MILEI'S CLONED DOGS?

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Monday, July 27, 2026 2:59 PM

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Korean intonation: How to sound more like a native

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Tuesday, July 28, 2026 4:41 AM

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Esperanto Explained

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Tuesday, July 28, 2026 8:08 AM

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and while Euros banned Air-Conditioners

42 C = 107.6 to Fahrenheit

How Do People Survive Chongqing's 42°C Summer?

Learn Chinese Through Real Life

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Tuesday, July 28, 2026 10:04 AM

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the Japanese problem of shaky ground, tsunami, volcanoes, quakes

and why other countries and regions and Empire like Turkey, New Zealand, Philippines, Hawaii, Iran, Mexico could never conquer the world

https://x.com/NHKWORLD_News/status/2082055301755498626

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Tuesday, July 28, 2026 3:38 PM

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the world through another one's eyes

Shit-hole Paris? the Japanese found out its dirty and it smells!

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Tuesday, July 28, 2026 3:39 PM

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I Live in Paris. Here's Why Visitors Leave Disappointed.

and some dumb jazzy miserable brass playing

The "Japan Only" Mental Illness: Paris Syndrome

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Wednesday, July 29, 2026 5:32 AM

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The Building Blocks of Chinese Character

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Wednesday, July 29, 2026 5:36 AM

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The Anatomy of a Japanese Kanj

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Wednesday, July 29, 2026 5:37 AM

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I think I have a Phobia of Cantonese...the other languages of Asia are difficult enough

a kids video

Chinese Radicals (Cantonese) - Wood

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Wednesday, July 29, 2026 5:37 AM

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20 most frequent Chinese character radicals (Simplified character version)

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Wednesday, July 29, 2026 5:38 AM

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Radical (Bamboo), it forms so many common Chinese characters you need every day

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Wednesday, July 29, 2026 5:40 AM

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These Radicals Make Chinese Easy!

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Wednesday, July 29, 2026 6:31 AM

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Why Does India Have So Many Writing Systems?

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Wednesday, July 29, 2026 6:32 AM

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The *Many* Languages of INDIA!

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Wednesday, July 29, 2026 12:51 PM

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Buddhists spread these Chinese pictures everywhere....but it can help you read long lost ancient version of Korean and Vietnamese poetry

Japan still uses them

Kanji Radicals Part 1

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Sunday, August 2, 2026 6:52 AM

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7 Levels of Japanese (explained by a linguist)

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Sunday, August 2, 2026 6:06 PM

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Can you convert hanja to kanji?

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Monday, August 3, 2026 6:58 AM

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Native Esperanto speakers

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Monday, August 3, 2026 12:16 PM

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Kanji, Hanzi, Hanja - How Many Characters are there?

AND you can be blasted on China social media by this stuff, Tiktoks, Bilibili etc

https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1UwmzB3E9V

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Tuesday, August 4, 2026 6:29 AM

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and it was an important language of the past

old Japanese Ryukyu Islands described by various Chinese Dynasties, Tanegashima clan came to rule then it went back and forth between Ming China and Japanese warlords with Japanese Okinawa Kingdom and the Lord of Satsuma establishing 'Rule' or Suzerainty,a cross road of language, religion and trade