Languages Facts for Kids

About 1.5 billion people around the world are currently learning English, making it the most studied language.

The dot over the letters "i" and "j" has a name — it's called a tittle.

Russian doesn't have words for "the" or "a" — you just figure it out from context.

The Cherokee language has its own unique writing system called a syllabary, invented by Sequoyah in 1821.

In English, "ghoti" could technically spell "fish" — using the "gh" from enough, "o" from women, and "ti" from nation.

In Turkish, you can express an entire sentence with just one word because of how suffixes are stacked onto word roots.

Swahili is spoken in at least 14 African countries and is one of the official languages of the African Union.

Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs used around 700 different symbols, including pictures of birds, snakes, and people.

During World War II, Navajo Code Talkers used their language as an unbreakable code that the enemy never figured out.

Braille was invented by Louis Braille when he was just 15 years old so blind people could read with their fingers.