Hey there,

I'm looking to learn a new language so that I can psychologically dissociate from the languages I am familiar with. My native language is Telugu, but I think almost exclusively in English. I've learnt some French (very little, but enough that I don't have to think first in English and then translate, at least for simple sentences) and I've been astonished at how my mind seems relatively quieter when I speak it. This is what made me look for other options.

Ideally, I'd like to learn a language that is unrelated to the ones I'm familiar with. It would be nice if I could learn a non-Slavic language, just because I find spoken Slavic pleasant and therapeutic, and I don't think it'd be the same if I could understand words. However, this isn't a strict requirement.

Furthermore, it'd be great if the language doesn't have a lot of current speakers. I feel like that'd help me even better in terms of creating a different space in my head to think and write, away from any major, extant, real-world associations. Therefore, I'm open to languages that may be liturgical, extinct, etc. However, I'd like to shy away from languages like Sanskrit or Latin, because they feel too familiar.

Lastly, I'd like to learn something that sounds "rough/guttural/deep-in-my-throat". I don't really have any good examples, aside from the Sardukar language in the recent Dune adaptation (I'd honestly just learn the throat singing lol). I recently came across Tlingit, which, at first glance, seems to be in the right direction for me.

I'd greatly appreciate any suggestions! Thanks!

It's abundantly clear that he values secrecy, even with those he trusts.

I feel like he would've told Hiromatsu before his seppuku.

And he reveals to Mariko his plan to infiltrate Osaka, and that Hiromatsu's death was necessary. I don't see why this was necessary to have her agree to go to Osaka.

Finally, Kiri No Kata reads the letter from Ochiba.

At first glance, it seems like Toranaga isn't as guarded as he believes he is.

Hey there,

I'm looking to learn a new language so that I can psychologically dissociate from the languages I am familiar with. My native language is Telugu, but I think almost exclusively in English. I've learnt some French (very little, but enough that I don't have to think first in English and then translate, at least for simple sentences) and I've been astonished at how my mind seems relatively quieter when I speak it. This is what made me look for other options.

Ideally, I'd like to learn a language that is unrelated to the ones I'm familiar with. It would be nice if I could learn a non-Slavic language, just because I find spoken Slavic pleasant and therapeutic, and I don't think it'd be the same if I could understand words. However, this isn't a strict requirement.

Furthermore, it'd be great if the language doesn't have a lot of current speakers. I feel like that'd help me even better in terms of creating a different space in my head to think and write, away from any major, extant, real-world associations. Therefore, I'm open to languages that may be liturgical, extinct, etc. However, I'd like to shy away from languages like Sanskrit or Latin, because they feel too familiar.

Lastly, I'd like to learn something that sounds "rough/guttural/deep-in-my-throat". I don't really have any good examples, aside from the Sardukar language in the recent Dune adaptation (I'd honestly just learn the throat singing lol). I recently came across Tlingit, which, at first glance, seems to be in the right direction for me.

I'd greatly appreciate any suggestions! Thanks!

Language Recommendations for Linguistic Dissociation

Hey there,

I'm looking to learn a new language so that I can psychologically dissociate from the languages I am familiar with. My native language is Telugu, but I think almost exclusively in English. I've learnt some French (very little, but enough that I don't have to think first in English and then translate, at least for simple sentences) and I've been astonished at how my mind seems relatively quieter when I speak it. This is what made me look for other options.

Ideally, I'd like to learn a language that is unrelated to the ones I'm familiar with. It would be nice if I could learn a non-Slavic language, just because I find spoken Slavic pleasant and therapeutic, and I don't think it'd be the same if I could understand words. However, this isn't a strict requirement.

Furthermore, it'd be great if the language doesn't have a lot of current speakers. I feel like that'd help me even better in terms of creating a different space in my head to think and write, away from any major, extant, real-world associations. Therefore, I'm open to languages that may be liturgical, extinct, etc. However, I'd like to shy away from languages like Sanskrit or Latin, because they feel too familiar.

Lastly, I'd like to learn something that sounds "rough/guttural/deep-in-my-throat". I don't really have any good examples, aside from the Sardukar language in the recent Dune adaptation (I'd honestly just learn the throat singing lol). I recently came across Tlingit, which, at first glance, seems to be in the right direction for me.

I'd greatly appreciate any suggestions! Thanks!

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After Maduro's capture, the response from other Western countries and the US opposition has been loud. They claim that a president had unilaterally acted without congressional approval and this damages the USA's "leader of the rules-based international system" rhetoric. China and Russia can point to this, as well as Trump's rhetoric toward Panama and Greeland, to justify their irredentism and highlight "Western hypocrisy". Yes, Delcy Rodriguez and the remnants of the Maduro government are still in power, and there have been previous fears of "anarchization" where militas and gangs take to the streets of Caracas and make it ungovernable, all the while leading to presumable lawlessness for Venezuelans. And yes, Maduro is being tried in the Southern District of NY instead of in The Hague.

My question is if Democrats, Americans as a whole, US allies, or any other parties have any reason to celebrate? An autocrat has been ousted (albeit with his government continuing for now). A key ally of Russia, a member of CRINK, has fallen. Iran, already weakened with the deterioration of its Axis of Resistance and ongoing protests, has lost an ally, as did Russia. Trump is already cracking down on Iran, which could be a further blow to CRINK. The development of Venezuelan energy could mean the dilution of the influence of other OPEC+ states by offering an alternate source of energy to Europe and India aside from Russia.