Fascinating map of the distribution of language in the Iberian Peninsula.
O.O
Language Map of Europe for Twitter users…According to this map, it looks as the users of Twitter tend to be located around major transportation infrastructures.
The colors represent languages: gray for English, purple for French, red for German…
“I really liked these maps both for their cartography but also for their demonstration that linguistic and national borders can be seen online as well. There has also been a tendency for fine scale mapping of Twitter data so it is nice to get a global perspective.”
Map of Ethnolinguanymics across the world.
Can someone help me? I’m probably going to sound stupid, but I don’t quite understand all of the examples: Israel and Hebrew are a match, but Saudi Arabia and Arabic aren’t? Likewise for Madagascar and Malagasy versus Ireland and Irish (although I think English might be the predominant language there, so that one might make sense).
I’d guess that it has to do with the name of the language in that language, but I’m pretty sure that “Ivrit” (the Hebrew name for Hebrew) is etymologically related to “Hebrew” rather than “Israel,” which sorta ruins that hypothesis.
Help?
The languages spoken in Africa in the ancient world.
http://ninonkapi.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/generic-terms-for-soft-drinks.jpg
Have you posted this yet?
Honestly, I don’t remember if I have or not. I’ve definitely seen it before, though.
Submitted by scorpaeniform. Thanks!
Ethnolinguistic Groups in Afghanistan
A language map from “A Historical Atlas of South Asia,” Oxford University Press (New York), 1992, courtesy of Himal Magazine
