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▶ In this video I talk about languages in the continent of Asia. By asking the hypothetical question 'What if Asia was divided by language?' I try to go through each linguistic area, attempting to understand which the main languages spoken in each region of Asia are. Through this view, we can understand how specific languages aren't confined to the political borders we know today. With many countries having various languages spoken within them. And many others sharing the same language, or at least language family. In addition to languages and cultures that are not a main element of any country, such as Kurdish. If the map was redrawn based on linguistic differences, we would see many countries break apart, others unite, and new nations emerge (such as Kurdistan).
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Intro
00:41 What If Asia Was Divided By Language?
02:27 Wondrium
03:29 Middle-East/Arabic Region
04:59 Turkic Speaking Countries
05:49 Russia's Internal Languages
06:36 Pakistan
06:52 India
07:14 Nepal, Bhutan and Tibet
07:27 Mongolia & Mongolic Languages
07:53 China & Taiwan's Languages
08:21 Burma/Myanmar
08:39 Thailand & Laos (Kra-Dai Family)
08:51 Vietnam & Cambodia (Austroasiatic)
09:19 Korean & Japanese
09:43 Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines (Austronesian)
10:32 Summary
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