Languages

Japanese Kanji Between 5,000 and 10,000 characters, or kanji, are used in written Japanese. In 1981 in an effort to make it easier to read and write Japanese, the Japanese…

Japanese Hiragana Hiragana syllables developed from Chinese characters, as shown below. Hiragana were originally called onnade or 'women's hand' as were used mainly by women - men wrote in kanji…

Jamaican (Jimiekn/Patwa/Jamaican) Jamaican is an English-based Creole with influences from languages of West and Central Africa. It developed during the 17th century and includes significant influences from various dialects of…

Itelmen (итэнмэн) Itelmen is a Chukotko-Kamchatkan with fewer than 100 speakers in the Kamchatka Peninsula in Siberia. It is the only surviving member of the Chukotko-Kamchatkan family. The majority of…

Italian (italiano) Italian is a Romance language spoken by about 60 million people in Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, the Vatican City, Malta and Eritrea. There are also Italian speakers in…