def get_anki_phrases(lang='english', limit=None):
    """ Retrieve as many anki paired-statement corpora as you can for the requested language

    If `ankis` (requested languages) is more than one, then get the english texts associated with those languages.

    TODO: improve modularity: def function that takes a single language and call it recursively if necessary
    >>> get_anki_phrases('afr')[:2]
    ["'n Groen piesang is nie ryp genoeg om te eet nie.",
     "'n Hond het agter die kat aan gehardloop."]
    """
    lang = lang.strip().lower()[:3]
    lang = LANG2ANKI[lang[:2]] if lang not in ANKI_LANGUAGES else lang
    if lang[:2] == 'en':
        return get_anki_phrases_english(limit=limit)
    return sorted(get_data(lang).iloc[:, -1].str.strip().values)