The atlas of languages : our words around the world / written by Rachel Lancashire ; illustrated by Jenny Zemanek.
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Includes index.
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The atlas of languages : our words around the world / written by Rachel Lancashire ; illustrated by Jenny Zemanek.
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Zemanek, Jenny, illustrator.
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English
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"Are you ready to embark on an exciting journey of languages through continents, countries and cultures? Where did the word 'banana' originate? What is the world's most secret language? Which word is universally understood? Find out answers to all these questions and more as you travel across the globe to explore the complexity, beauty and variety of languages. Discover the well-known and the rare languages spoken in every country on a map of each continent"--Publisher.