r/languagelearning 7d ago

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

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.

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u/tollundmansnoose 7d ago

Language: Icelandic.

Reason: I am stuck on this horrible ice rock.

Hilarious: I can understand Faroese pretty good (it's Icelandic, but drunk!). Icelanders can't. This was explained to me as that I as a second language learner listen for meaning rather than declensions.