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Or there exist massive amounts of tonal changes without reason\uff1f<br><br>Can you name a language which native speakers fail in daily-life scenarios? Yes. Taiwanese &#8211; a language in which native speakers cannot master colloquial speech. A language that native speakers stumble over common, non-technical terms. A language that native speakers fail to master tonal changes perfectly. And of course, a language that is drastically dying due to its incredible complexity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every language has a fair share of irregularities. However, they normally represent only a small portion of the entire language. My mother tongue has at least 40% of irregularities. You can hardly find a language as difficult as it is. 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