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To: SandwicheGuy; beaversmom

"the written languages, each Asian country has their own"... except for India which has 20

31 posted on 05/31/2015 8:45:23 PM PDT by Cronos (ObamaÂ’s dislike of Assad is not based on AssadÂ’s brutality but that he isn't a jihadi Moslem)

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To: Cronos

True that, but somehow I never think of India as a country, only a bunch of mini-states. Can a country be a country if there is no common language? Look at Canada and what we are becoming.

33 posted on 05/31/2015 8:57:35 PM PDT by SandwicheGuy (*The butter acts as a lubricant and speeds up the CPU*ou)

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To: Cronos

I once chatted briefly with a guy from India. He knew 5 or 6 Indian languages plus English.

41 posted on 05/31/2015 9:50:12 PM PDT by beaversmom

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To: Cronos

India speaks 780 languages, 220 lost in last 50 years – survey
http://blogs.reuters.com/india/2013/09/07/india-speaks-780-languages-220-lost-in-last-50-years-survey/

48 posted on 05/31/2015 10:15:02 PM PDT by beaversmom

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