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Distribution of Arabic: sole official language (dark green); sole official language, minority native speakers (light green); co-official language, majority native speakers (dark blue); co-official language, no native speaker majority (light blue); not official, minority native speakers (light grey)
Distribution of Arabic: sole official language (dark green); sole official language, minority native speakers (light green); co-official language, majority native speakers (dark blue); co-official language, no native speaker majority (light blue); not official, minority native speakers (light grey)
A detail of the first page of the Beowulf manuscript, showing the words "ofer hron rade", translated as "over the whale's road (sea)". It is an example of an Old English stylistic device, the kenning.
A detail of the first page of the Beowulf manuscript, showing the words "ofer hron rade", translated as "over the whale's road (sea)". It is an example of an Old English stylistic device, the kenning.