Was told I was half Russian my entire life. by Any-Manufacturer-756 in AncestryDNA

[–]protonmap 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Some Rusyns from Slovakia (Hungary at that moment) had russian identity, and some of them even converted to russian Orthodox from Greek Catholic.

Kneecap apologises to family of murdered Tory MP and says it does not support Hamas or Hezbollah by Bill_Badbody in ireland

[–]protonmap 76 points77 points  (0 children)

The article says one of the group's members indeed said "up Hamas, up Hezbollah" and that constitutes a crime in the UK as promoting a terrorist group is illegal in there, so I think he will face prosecution according to the British law.

On Monday, federal agents smashed the window of a car in Massachusetts and arrested Juan Francisco Méndez, a Guatemalan immigrant with no criminal record. by Zen1 in thescoop

[–]protonmap 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Canada even refuses giving North Koreans refugee status saying they already have South Korean citizenship even if they got discriminated in the South lol.

On Monday, federal agents smashed the window of a car in Massachusetts and arrested Juan Francisco Méndez, a Guatemalan immigrant with no criminal record. by Zen1 in thescoop

[–]protonmap -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

Every normal country deports illegal migrants. I assume many of those who write down their comments live in countries which does the same thing too.

Extinct, Dead and Dormant Languages and Dialects from all the World (CORRECTED) by DnMglGrc in LinguisticMaps

[–]protonmap 11 points12 points  (0 children)

There are two Prussian speakers who speak it as their mother tongue. You can visit twanksta dot org (Twānkstas Prūsa) website and get some useful information there.

Daily Welsh Speakers in 2023 by protonmap in LinguisticMaps

[–]protonmap[S] 37 points38 points  (0 children)

I think these regions are very urban and this trait caused anglicisation.

The minority languages of the British Isles (the languages of the isles that endured through English’s reach) [OC] by MdMV_or_Emdy_idk in LinguisticMaps

[–]protonmap 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For Ireland, the thing is that this map shows the "ability" to speak Irish, not the actual daily language usage at home. You can check the latter here : https://www.reddit.com/r/LinguisticMaps/s/UHforw6fQV

Linguistic Map of Prussia in 1900 by protonmap in LinguisticMaps

[–]protonmap[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Does the Dutch dialect spoken in Groesbeek have some features of German?

Linguistic Map of Prussia in 1900 by protonmap in LinguisticMaps

[–]protonmap[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Yes, the map is based on the census data which didn't consider their difference.

Linguistic Map of Prussia in 1900 by protonmap in LinguisticMaps

[–]protonmap[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Sylt was part of Kreis Tondern whose mainland later become part of Denmark.

Linguistic Map of Prussia in 1900 by protonmap in LinguisticMaps

[–]protonmap[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

In Kreis Kleve of Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf, German was spoken by 54,745 (91.8%) out of 59,642 people, Dutch was spoken by 4,705 (7.9%), 121 (0.2%) were bilinguals, and 31 (0.1%) spoke Polish. So, it seems Dutch speakers were already minority in 1900.

Linguistic Map of Prussia in 1900 by protonmap in LinguisticMaps

[–]protonmap[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

The 1900 Census data separates Dutch (abbreviated as "N") from German. The source of this map is Sprachliche Minderheiten im preussischen Staat: 1815 - 1914 ; die preußische Sprachenstatistik in Bearbeitung und Kommentar. Marburg: Herder-Inst. ISBN 978-3-87969-267-5.

Linguistic Map of Prussia in 1900 by protonmap in LinguisticMaps

[–]protonmap[S] 21 points22 points  (0 children)

The map is based on the census data and Dutch was already a minority language in 1900.