Comments on: Unknown language http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2006/12/07/unknown-language/ language-related musings - one language is never enough / egy nyelv sosem elég Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:24:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.1 by: tibetan elephant http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2006/12/07/unknown-language/#comment-26662 Sun, 21 Jan 2007 07:23:41 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2006/12/07/unknown-language/#comment-26662 Listen to this - http://www.tenzinchoegyal.com/samples/ngangpey.mp3 Thought it might be interesting for you. The singer is a Tibetan based in Australia. With time, place and base, language and music takes different shapes. Although this ia a sample of Tibetan music and song performed with (Dragyen "Sweet Melody") Tibetan string instrument, the melody is somewhat middle eastern... Listen to this - http://www.tenzinchoegyal.com/samples/ngangpey.mp3 Thought it might be interesting for you. The singer is a Tibetan based in Australia. With time, place and base, language and music takes different shapes. Although this ia a sample of Tibetan music and song performed with (Dragyen “Sweet Melody”) Tibetan string instrument, the melody is somewhat middle eastern…

]]> by: tibetan elephant http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2006/12/07/unknown-language/#comment-26661 Sun, 21 Jan 2007 07:16:24 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2006/12/07/unknown-language/#comment-26661 Bingo It is Tibetan. The speaker must be originally from Eastern Tibet(Kham or Amdo) but in this programme she's speaking in the dialect of Central Tibet and makes the language sound funnier. She seems like a multi lingual speaker meaning she can speak Tibetan from Eastern Tibet, Chinese and Tibetan from Central Tibet - She has heavy influences of Chinese (Mandarin) in her tonne. I am a Tibetan born and brought up in India and speak Tibetan (Central), Indianises Tibetan or International Tibet which is a hotch potch of all the three major dialects of Tibet, I speak Hindi, English and a bit of Korean Bingo It is Tibetan. The speaker must be originally from Eastern Tibet(Kham or Amdo) but in this programme she’s speaking in the dialect of Central Tibet and makes the language sound funnier. She seems like a multi lingual speaker meaning she can speak Tibetan from Eastern Tibet, Chinese and Tibetan from Central Tibet - She has heavy influences of Chinese (Mandarin) in her tonne. I am a Tibetan born and brought up in India and speak Tibetan (Central), Indianises Tibetan or International Tibet which is a hotch potch of all the three major dialects of Tibet, I speak Hindi, English and a bit of Korean

]]> by: FIR_Lama http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2006/12/07/unknown-language/#comment-20398 Tue, 12 Dec 2006 23:57:30 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2006/12/07/unknown-language/#comment-20398 to anyone who knows vietnamese and thai... can u add me to ur msns? i have 2 more clips, i think they are thai and vietnamese but i want to be sure... my msn: FIR_Lama at hotmail.com to anyone who knows vietnamese and thai… can u add me to ur msns? i have 2 more clips, i think they are thai and vietnamese but i want to be sure…

my msn: FIR_Lama at hotmail.com

]]> by: Evans Knight http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2006/12/07/unknown-language/#comment-20206 Sun, 10 Dec 2006 20:52:51 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2006/12/07/unknown-language/#comment-20206 arent azeri and azerbaijani the same thing? arent azeri and azerbaijani the same thing?

]]> by: Dominic http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2006/12/07/unknown-language/#comment-19981 Sat, 09 Dec 2006 07:53:48 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2006/12/07/unknown-language/#comment-19981 The spoken bit is definitely Tibetan (Central?)... I'm learning Lhasa Tibetan now, and I recognized a part near the end when they say a time ("at 8:27" - chutsö gyä tang karma nyishu tsa btün la). Dunno what the song is though... The spoken bit is definitely Tibetan (Central?)… I’m learning Lhasa Tibetan now, and I recognized a part near the end when they say a time (”at 8:27″ - chutsö gyä tang karma nyishu tsa btün la). Dunno what the song is though…

]]> by: Mike http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2006/12/07/unknown-language/#comment-19917 Sat, 09 Dec 2006 02:07:49 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2006/12/07/unknown-language/#comment-19917 Actually, I've just finished listening to some clips of Tibetan, and I think I'll have to agree with Nikki. Not that it sounds French (though I did notice some nasal-sounding vowels), but that it's probably Tibetan. Actually, I’ve just finished listening to some clips of Tibetan, and I think I’ll have to agree with Nikki. Not that it sounds French (though I did notice some nasal-sounding vowels), but that it’s probably Tibetan.

]]> by: Nikki http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2006/12/07/unknown-language/#comment-19914 Sat, 09 Dec 2006 00:39:27 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2006/12/07/unknown-language/#comment-19914 Hehe, I knew people would tell me it was nothing like French. :) Truth be told, I find it incredibly difficult to distinguish languages by sound unless I can recognise words (so on a good day I could recognise English, German and Japanese...). I'm not convinced I've got any of the quizes right yet, although sometimes I get the right family! Back to the point: I listened to some Tibetan radio and that sounded like French to me too, so I guess I'd support the suggestion that it's Tibetan. Hehe, I knew people would tell me it was nothing like French. :) Truth be told, I find it incredibly difficult to distinguish languages by sound unless I can recognise words (so on a good day I could recognise English, German and Japanese…). I’m not convinced I’ve got any of the quizes right yet, although sometimes I get the right family!

Back to the point: I listened to some Tibetan radio and that sounded like French to me too, so I guess I’d support the suggestion that it’s Tibetan.

]]> by: FIR_Lama http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2006/12/07/unknown-language/#comment-19905 Fri, 08 Dec 2006 22:47:12 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2006/12/07/unknown-language/#comment-19905 the source of that clip is Voice of America radio... and that radio doesnt have Hmong on their list... its asian language list is here: http://www.voanews.com/english/sp_asia.cfm?rg=As the source of that clip is Voice of America radio… and that radio doesnt have Hmong on their list… its asian language list is here:
http://www.voanews.com/english/sp_asia.cfm?rg=As

]]> by: Josh http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2006/12/07/unknown-language/#comment-19886 Fri, 08 Dec 2006 17:10:07 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2006/12/07/unknown-language/#comment-19886 On second (actually like... 5th) though, I agree--- it's probably Hmong. On second (actually like… 5th) though, I agree— it’s probably Hmong.

]]> by: Lleij Samuel Schwartz http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2006/12/07/unknown-language/#comment-19883 Fri, 08 Dec 2006 16:41:28 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2006/12/07/unknown-language/#comment-19883 I know it's not Lao. I had my wife (who is a native speaker) listen to it and she agreed. I'm also certain it's not Khmer either. Umm...it sounds like Hmong or a perhaps a similar language to me. I know it’s not Lao. I had my wife (who is a native speaker) listen to it and she agreed. I’m also certain it’s not Khmer either. Umm…it sounds like Hmong or a perhaps a similar language to me.

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