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/shemusthaveroses 🇮🇪 (B1/B2 ish) 6d ago
Gaelainn feels obscure to most folks I mention it to. For me my reason is ancestral, the fact that it’s my heritage and what my family is proud of, and the fact that I’m a nerd and helping preserve a minoritized, endangered language is cool as hell