A translation of the classic into Kriol di Giné-Bisau, a Portuguese-based creole language spoken by up to two million people in the former Portuguese colony of Guinea-Bissau as well as in parts of Senegal. It is one of the oldest creole languages still spoken on the African continent.
Translation of the classic into Manglish, an informal or basilect form of Malaysian English with features of an English-based creole used in Malaysia. It is heavily influenced by Malay, Tamil, and varieties of Chinese. It is highly colloquial and not one of the official languages spoken in Malaysia.
Translation of the classic into Yenpyen-mal, a regional dialect of the Korean language spoken in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in Jilin Province, northeastern China. The modern form of the dialect began to take shape in the late 19th century, as waves of Korean immigrants moved northward. Over the course of modern history, Yanbian in Northeast Asia has developed into a multicultural region with a diverse mix of ethnic groups, including Koreans, Chinese, Manchus, Japanese, and Russians. Yanbian Korean exhibits features rooted in the Hamgyong dialect of Korean, with elements of Old Korean. It also incorporates features of various regional dialects of the Korean Peninsula and exhibits typical patterns of language contact, including loanwords from Chinese, Japanese, Russian, and Manchu. Today, about half of the Yanbian Korean-speaking population lives in other parts of China or abroad, for example in South Korea and Japan.
The first phrasebook for a dialect of North Frisian, the Sylt Frisian / Sölring.
First translation of the classic English children's book “The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck” into Manx, bilingual edition with the English original.
Hergestellt aus recycelter Baumwolle und recyceltem Polyester
Hergestellt aus recycelter Baumwolle und recyceltem Polyester, mit Jutebesatz und Bodenfalte
Translation of the classic into a language of the ‘Croissant’. These are traditionally spoken in central France, on the northern edge of the Massif Central. As part of the Gallo-Roman language family, they exhibit characteristics of both Occitan (Limousin or Auvergnat) and the langues d'oïl (French, Berrichon, Bourbonnais or Poitevin-Saintongeais). This dialect is spoken in a small village in the Vienne department.
Translation of the classic into the Patois de Poitevin de Clairin et La Barre de Sepvret, a variety of the western French language Poitevin, spoken in two small villages southwest of the city of Poitiers.
Translation of the classic into a variety spoken by fewer than 3,000 people in the Swiss canton of Jura. Jurassien was recently recognised as a minority language in Switzerland.
Translation of the classic into an Arabic dialect spoken in the Algerian city of Tlemcen.
Translation of the classic into Jejueo, a Korean language spoken on Jeju Island off the south coast of South Korea. In 2010, there were still 5,000 speakers, but even then it was classified by UNESCO as “endangered,” which is the highest level of language endangerment.
Translation of the classic into the Occitan dialect spoken in the mountainous regions around the town of Gap in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France. It is considered a “langue menacée de disparition” (language threatened with extinction).
Translation of the classic into a Northeast Caucasian language spoken in a village in the southern part of the Republic of Dagestan in the Russian Federation by only 7,000 people. The number of speakers is currently declining dramatically.
Translation of Arnold Lobel's four popular Frog & Toad books into Aramaic. The stories revolve around the friendship between the optimistic Frog and the often brooding Toad. Their relationship is loving, patient, and honest. Arnold Lobel's illustrations are affectionate and iconic.
First translation of Carlo Collodi's “Pinocchio” from the Italian original into (Western) Walloon (by Châtelet).
The languages of the “Croissant” are traditionally spoken in central France, on the northern edge of the Massif Central. As part of the Gallo-Romance language family, they exhibit characteristics of both Occitan (Limousin or Auvergnat) and the langues d'oïl (French, Berrichon, Bourbonnais, or Poitevin-Saintongeais). This variety is spoken in Mouhet, a village in the Indre department in central France.
Exclusive special edition on the occasion of the opening of the museum “The Little Prince and His World” in Solothurn, Switzerland. Not available in bookstores. The book will be available for purchase exclusively at the museum, starting in November 2025.
A translation of the classic into Old Church Slavonic, the oldest Slavic literary language, which dates back to Saints Cyril and Methodius in the 9th century and is still used as a liturgical language in some Orthodox churches. It is written in the Cyrillic alphabet.
This edition is an anthology of “The Little Prince” in 18 different Silesian-German local dialects spoken in the “Sudetenland,” an area of the Czech Republic that was mainly inhabited by ethnic Germans until 1945.
Paurisch is the name of the German dialect formerly spoken by the inhabitants of Gablonz (today: Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic). Today it has survived in Neu-Gablonz in Bavaria, where many former inhabitants of Gablonz found a new home after being expelled after the Second World War.
This German dialect was (and to a certain extent still is) spoken in the Banat region, a German-speaking enclave in Romania.
This book takes us on a special journey through the linguistic landscape of the Croissant. The languages of the Croissant are traditionally spoken on the northern edge of the Massif Central. As part of the Gallo-Romance language family, they also have numerous characteristics of Occitan (Limousin or Auvergnat), but also of the Oïl languages (French, Berrichon, Bourbonnais or Poitevin-Saintongeais). Poitevin-Saintongeais). Each chapter of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's “The Little Prince” is found in its own variety and thus gives an insight into the extraordinary diversity that characterizes the croissant.
Translation of the classic into a variant of the Portuguese-based Creole language of Cape Verde, which is spoken on the island of São Nicolau.