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Re:How to count every language in India (2018) by hassancf on Monday November 02, 2020 @12:10AM (#24964998)
Arabic. I can read/write Arabic texts from 1400+ years ago. As could anyone who studied Arabic at school... Now that I think of it, that’s pretty damn amazing! I can’t say the same for French or English.
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Re:How to count every language in India (2018) by cafard on Monday November 02, 2020 @11:41AM (#24970006)
Well, the Koran had an enormous stabilizing influence, didn't it?
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