Most of Spanish comes from Latin—but the Goths contributed many words, too. Here's how Spanish got a little Gothic and which Gothic words are still used today.| Duolingo Blog
Duolingo is excited to announce its newest course, Haitian Creole! Learn more about this important and vital language.| Duolingo Blog
Southern France didn't always speak French—it used to be the home of Occitan. Here's what happened to all the Occitan speakers.| Duolingo Blog
Long ago, Celtic tribes—and their words—made their home in Spain. Here are some of the surprising Celtic terms that you still find in Spanish today!| Duolingo Blog
It can feel like some words are more meaningful than others—so couldn't languages be simpler? The answer is yes… sort of! Here's why we need useless words.| Duolingo Blog
Learn more about the diverse languages of the Black diaspora, specifically the Garifuna, Papiamento, and Palenquero languages.| Duolingo Blog
Languages are always evolving new words, meanings, and even grammar—but why? Here's why languages change over time.| Duolingo Blog
In languages with cases, nouns and other words may change depending on where they are in the sentence. Here's how noun declension works!| Duolingo Blog
These cases demonstrate how languages change from political and personal upheaval.| Duolingo Blog
Language families come in all shapes and sizes—some include hundreds of languages, and others just a few. This overview covers 22 of the main groups!| Duolingo Blog
What does it mean for languages to be related, and how do they become so different? This is how languages change over time!| Duolingo Blog