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Is There 800 Languages?

egip123 From Egypt

Papua New Guinea has about eight million people, but more than 800 languages. The oldest ones, in the Papuan group, date back tens of thousands of years. So why are there so many languages in this mountainous island country? This video has been optimised for mobile viewing on the BBC News app.

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