The number of people living in poverty in America rose by nearly 4 million to 43.6 million in 2009 âthe largest figure in the 51 years for which poverty estimates are available â the Census Bureau said Thursday.
Georgian is part of the South Caucasian family of languages: Zan (Mengrelo-Chan), Svan, and Georgian proper (Kartuli). It does not belong to any of the world's major language categories, such as Indo-European or Semitic. Over 98 percent of Georgians consider Georgian their native tongue.
Laotian Language. Lao (also called Laotian) is one of the Tai languages of Southeast Asia. It is the official language of Laos. Like other Tai languages, Lao words are usually monosyllabic; differences in pitch are used to distinguish between words that otherwise have the same pronunciation. Most polysyllabic Lao words are taken from Cambodian and Pali.