FREEMAN FAMILY CULTURE DAY LANGUAGES CROSSWORD

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  1. 1. This language was originally spoken by the Israelites, and is written from right to left.
  2. 3. Spoken mainly in Southeast Asia, this language is unique because it does not have different endings for verbs based on the verb tense like many other languages.
  3. 5. Originating in the Middle East, this language is the most spoken Semitic language in the world with more than 200 million speakers worldwide.
  4. 8. This is the official language for 21 countries, which are mainly located in Central and South America.
  5. 9. This language was used as a code language during World War II because of its complex grammar and its lack of similarities to the German and Japanese languages.
  6. 13. This language is primarily used on an East Asian peninsula and is classified as a language isolate, meaning it has no significant link to any other language on Earth.
  7. 14. This is one of two official languages of Pakistan, and is also the official language of five Indian states.
  8. 15. This language has the most native speakers, totaling close to 1 billion people (2 words).
  9. 16. “Goodbye” in this language is “pamit.”
  10. 17. “Hello” in this language is “xin chào.”
  11. 19. The National Anthem of India was originally written in this language.
  12. 20. The most spoken Indo-Aryan language that is also the third-most spoken language in the world.
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  1. 2. In addition to English, astronauts must learn this language to be able to work on the International Space Station.
  2. 4. Spoken in Nigeria, there are more than 35 million native speakers of this language.
  3. 6. This language became officially recognized in 1861 after the unification of the country from which it gets its name.
  4. 7. Just behind English, this is the second-fastest growing language in the world.
  5. 10. “Good day” in this language is “guten tag”.
  6. 11. There is no word for “please” in this language, people usually use the word “kiitos,” meaning “thank you,” when they need to be courteous.
  7. 12. This language is known as “The Love Language”.
  8. 18. In this language, there are about 4,000 words added to the dictionary every year.