It is the largest predominantly Anuak town in Gambella. The town’s population includes a sizeable minority of highlanders but neighborhoods are largely segregated along ethnic lines.

THIS volume is a noteworthy production from three points of view. In the first place it provides valuable information about a people concerning whom so little was previously recorded that they may ...

Few things in Chinese culture are more widely misunderstood outside of China than the Chinese language. The Chinese write very differently from us and indeed from all other literate societies in today ...

Body language is a silent orchestra, as people constantly give clues to what they’re thinking and feeling. Non-verbal messages including body movements, facial expressions, vocal tone and volume ...

The people inhabiting the hub at the time apparently had dark skin and dark hair, perhaps resembling the Gumuz or Anuak ...

Learning a new language can be tricky, but how many words do you need to know before you can actually get by in a foreign tongue? That was the question posed to BBC Radio 4's More or Less ...

What do we mean by “main language”? At the United Nations, “main language” generally refers to the language of an individual's higher education. For linguists outside the Organization ...

Korean, known in the language itself as Kugo, is the language of the Korean Peninsula in northeast Asia. In the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK, or North Korea) there are 20 million ...

One of the best ways to get in touch with new places and cultures is to study their native languages, and luckily, there are many ways to learn a new language without ever leaving your couch.

Language is one of the most important skills we will ever learn. Everything we do at home or work requires us to communicate with our families, friends and colleagues. Without language it is ...

Combine the study of sociology with learning a modern language. Spend a year abroad at one of our partner institutions. Taught jointly by the Department of Sociology and the Language Centre, this BSc ...

Language is constantly adapting and changing to reflect our changing lives, experiences and cultures. Language change enables us to accommodate new ideas, inventions and technologies. It's not ...