Hopi

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Hopi (Hopilàvayi) Hopi is an Uto-Aztecan language spoken by approximately 5,000 people in northeastern Arizona in the USA. Although there are relatively few speakers, the language is still being passed…

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Holiland

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Holiland alphabet The Holiland alphabet was created by Pavel Konovolov. It evolved from a Hebrew-based script called Yegud that he devised in 1996. He uses it to write Russian and…

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Hmong

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Pahawh Hmong alphabet   Origin The Pahawh Hmong alphabet was invented in 1959 by Shong Lue Yang (), an illiterate Hmong farmer living in northern Laos close to the border…

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Hixkaryana

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Hixkaryána About 550 people speak Hixkaryána, a member of the Southern Guiana of Carib languages, on the Nhamundá, Mapuera and Japatú rivers, tributaries of the Amazon in Brazil. One unusual…

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Hittite

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Hittite    Hittite was spoken north-central Anatolia (part of modern Turkey) and is generally classified as belonging to the Anatolian branch of Indo-European languages. Written records of Hittite date from…

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