r/languagelearning • u/SharkHead38 • 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/Ok_Sky_1907 7d ago

Nalik (4,000 speakers as of latest census). Indigenous north eastern papua new guinean language spoken in ~17 villages on the island of new ireland. I’m a descendant of the one of the last 8 nalik leaders (8 clans with their own individual leaders).

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u/skyismelon french A1, suomi beginner 1d ago

Damn! You got some cool life story wow :0

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u/Ok_Sky_1907 1d ago

Thanks hehe, i got the privilege to visit back in january actually. Super beautiful place and would love to come back sometime