English Language History

What language family does English belong to?

After Mandarin Chinese and Spanish, which language has the third-most spoken native speakers?

Where did the speakers of English, called Anglophones, originate?

How many sovereign states have English as an official language or one of the official languages?

What percentage of total speakers of the Germanic language branch does English account for?

Who is Sunamii in the story?

What does the text compare Living God and Sunamii to?

What did the people of the village consider Living God as?

What is described as behaving differently depending on its condition in the story?

What does the text mention about Americans and Soviets?

The text is about a living god named Livings God and the story related to Sunamii in Japan.
Sunamii is a woman who causes a lot of trouble in Japan, where the Atom bomb exploded in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Yet, the people of Japan are resilient and always ready to face their challenges.
Sunamii is a story related to Living God, who saved his village from Sunamii and protected 400 lives.
The people of the village considered Living God as a god and built a temple for him.
In the story, Living God and Sunamii are compared to Americans and Soviets, respectively, in the context of the arms race.
The story is about the sea, which behaves differently depending on its condition. When the sea is calm, it appears still, but if there is a storm, the water recedes and the sea bed is exposed.
Sunamii is a class of fish, and the people of the village call it by that name.
The text mentions that the Americans and Soviets have been nuclear powers since the time of the American Volcanic Action, which is an expression for volcanic activity.
The text describes how the sea behaves in different ways and how the tide comes in and goes out, creating different scenes.
The text does not provide any clear information on when the story takes place or how long it has been since the American and Soviet nuclear arms race began.

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