CURIOSITIES ABOUT LANGUAGES

• Around 6 billion people  live in the world, which speak between 6,000 and 7,000 languages.
• Several studies have been conducted to prove that bilingualism prevents the  appearance of Alzheimer.
• Nowadays, the knowledge of a second language is an essential requirement to find a job easily.
• According to the United Nations, at least 43% of the current languages face extinction, that is, 2,580 languages.
• The International Translation Day is celebrated every year on 30 September.
• St. Jerome is considered the patron saint of translators and he was also the translator of the Bible.
• The shortest alphabet of the planet is known as rotokas, it is spoken in Papua New Guinea and… it has only 11 letters!
• Bilingual people can process some words faster and they also have a greater mental agility in relation to the people who only speak their mother tongue.
• Learning several languages helps developing both self-confidence and creativity.