I'm mostly a self-learner, i have never learned anything from taking courses
or educational institutions. But instead, i have always managed to figure out
"how to learn things" by either asking or researching and then i do the rest
on my own.

From what i have read so far about learning japanese, i figured it would be a
bad idea to waste time learning things too early or too late or even learn
things that i don't understand quite right.

So, my actual question is,

What exactly is japanese? Was it originated from another language? What does
it consist of, entirely?

What is kana? I know it is a modern thing which means that you can learn the
language without it, right! So why should i do learn it? What are other forms
like it? And what are they used for?
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learning academic-japanese old-japanese
What is japanese?
I'd suggest reading the introduction of Tae Kim' Guide to Japanese.:
<http://www.guidetojapanese.org/learn/grammar/introduction>
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