LITMIR.BIZ

      First Printing: October 2010

       Copyright © 2010 by Craig Froman. All rights reserved. No part of this book

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       ISBN 13: 978-0-89051-595-2

       Library of Congress number: 2010910233

       All Scripture references are New International Version unless otherwise noted.

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      Photo Credits: TL = top left, BL = bottom left, TR = top right,

       BR = bottom right

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       Bryan Miller: 6

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       Wikipedia: 29TL, 31BR, 39TL, 46B, 58BR

       All data for the country fast facts has been referenced

       from the Central Intelligence Agency (cia.gov)

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      Welcome to the start of an

       incredible language journey around

       the world! Your book is set up by

       various world languages, organized

       A to Z. You will cross countries

       and continents, all the while in the

       comfort of your own living room,

       car, or backyard tent!

       Language: Here you will find the specific language focus of the country you are visiting. This may be the primary language of the country, or it may be a special language that only a few people speak in the world! Country: This is the name of the specific nation you are visiting. Most of the facts listed will relate to the country, not necessarily the language spoken. Learn insights about cultural and traditional customs, as well as how to fit in when you stay. Country fast facts: Here you can quickly find out details about the country, including its flag, size in square miles, how many people live there, how long the average person lives, how many can read and write based on those age 15 and over, Internet information, and what kind of money the people use. Find the highlighted country and its capital city, as well as where it is in relation to neighboring countries or oceans.

      Greeting from a friend: Read a welcome from a friend to learn more about the country, as well as to see how the words from the language are used.

      Speaking the language: Learn how to say hello, goodbye, thank you, and peace in a specific language used in that country. Money: See images of the country’s currency.

      Country proverb: Read a common saying that comes from that nation.

      Traditional picture: This picture most often shows someone dressed in one of the traditional or customary outfits of the nation or a specific people group in the nation.

      Did you know?: Here you will learn interesting facts about each country or language.

      Geographic picture: This picture shows a little something interesting about the country, its cities, mountains, lakes, and more.

      Current picture: This picture shows what the people look like in their everyday clothing. Images: See items that are found in the specific country you’re visiting and mentioned in the Did You Know? section.

      Your Passport to the World is created to be a unique language journey across cultures, countries, and continents, alphabetized by the focus language of a chosen nation. Turn the page to find out a little about the history of languages.

      Just over 4,000 years ago, most people lived on a plain in Shinar, which would have

       been located in what is now called the Middle East. Though God wanted them to

       fill the earth (Genesis 9:1), they were determined to stay and build a tower to show

       how great they were. Here is the account of where it all started.

      Now the whole world had one language and a common speech. As men moved eastward, they found a plain in Shinar and settled there. They said to each other, “Come, let’s make bricks and bake them thoroughly.” They used brick instead of stone, and tar for mortar. Then they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city, with a tower that reaches to the heavens, so that we may make a name for ourselves and not be scattered over the face of the whole earth.” But the LORD came down to see the city and the tower that the men were building. The LORD said, “If as one people speaking the same language they have begun to do this, then nothing they plan to do will be impossible for them. Come, let us go down and confuse their language so they will not understand each other.” So the LORD scattered them from there over all the earth, and they stopped building the city. That is why it was called Babel—because there the LORD confused the language of the whole world. From there the LORD scattered them over the face of the whole earth. (Genesis 11:1-9)

      After their languages were changed,

       all these people (listed in Genesis

       Chapter 10) began to move off with

       those they could best communicate

       with (their families). These language

       families have now spread throughout

       the world, and though languages have

       continued to change, we tend to relate

       best to those we share a common

       speech with.

       From those who came from the Tower

       of Babel between 6,800 and 6,900 languages have

       arisen, over 2,200 of which have a written form.

       Also, many languages are spoken by people outside

       the country that is known for it, and many speak

       another language as a secondary one.

      Language groups

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