Papua New Guinea, with a population of approximately 10 million people, is the most linguistically diverse country on Earth, featuring over 800 living languagesโabout 10% of all the world's languagesโwhere villages just a few miles apart often speak completely different languages and cannot understand each other, leading many residents to use Tok Pisin as a common national language for nationwide communication.
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Imagine living in a country where people speak over 800 different languages.
That's exactly what happens in Papua New Guinea, the most linguistically diverse country on Earth. With a population of only around 10 million people, it has more than 800 living languages, about 10% of all the world's languages. Some villages just a few miles apart speak completely different languages and can't understand each other. To communicate nationwide, many people use Tok Pisin, a common language spoken across the country.
>> [snorts] >> One country, hundreds of cultures, over 800 languages.
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