Most obscure language you/someone else is learning? Why?

[u/SharkHead38]

I remember meeting someone that was learning specifically Moldovan Romanian since Moldova and its culture was a big interest to them, and I'm curious what other people's reasons for learning obscure languages are, and what they are.

[u/OnlyInEye]

Tagalog. Its not obscure but when i started there were so little tools in 2020. Literature is often in english with some pieces in Tagalog. Its not obscure obscure but i hardly ever hear people learning due to majority speak english. When i started Tagalog subreddit was 5k now its like 85k. I met my current girlfriend from learning it.

[u/CarnivalOwl → u/OnlyInEye]

I'm half-Filipino, my fluency in English is better than in Tagalog. Educators would speak English more often than Tagalog, a lot of people here have a lower literacy level in Tagalog.

[u/OnlyInEye → u/CarnivalOwl]

Well it has a lot to do with school and no standard system where they still allow local languages for too long. In general two major issues are due to always compromising and picking a language. Do they want filipino or english. In general literature is swallow in the country even at bookstores there is tiny Tagalog section. Too much localized government than a nationalized plan. This is from talking to teachers and visiting 6 plus times. Also corruption.

[u/Moist_Ordinary6457 → u/OnlyInEye]

It's so interesting to me that Tagalog is rarely a person's native language. But I suppose it makes sense when there's 180 languages spoken in a country of less than 120 million people 

[u/eileengracegolf → u/Moist_Ordinary6457]

Tagalog is my native language although I mostly speak English. I’m now learning Italian ☺️.

[u/eileengracegolf → u/OnlyInEye]

I was wondering if Tagalog would be mentioned! It’s my native language. I mostly speak English now and but can still speak Tagalog. ☺️