Why Do Some Countries Have So Many Different Languages?

Imagine you're playing with friends, and each friend speaks a different language, like one speaks English, another Spanish, and another French. That's what it's like in some countries where many people speak many languages. It happened because of history and where people lived, like when groups of people were separated by mountains or rivers for a long time.

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In a school, some kids speak English, others Spanish, and some French, all while learning together.
A family might eat dinner together, but each person speaks a different language at home.
When people from different countries move to one city, they keep speaking their own languages.

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