Comments on: Language quiz http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2007/03/24/langauge-quiz/ language-related musings - one language is never enough / ét sprog er aldrig nok Sat, 05 Jul 2008 11:20:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.1 by: James http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2007/03/24/langauge-quiz/#comment-40828 Fri, 06 Apr 2007 19:43:17 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2007/03/24/langauge-quiz/#comment-40828 It´s Germanic, and seems to have a lot of similarity to Dutch, but it is not Dutch, Flemish, or Africaans nor a german dialect. It is not Swedish, norwegian or Danish either. frisian. never heard it spoken but I know it is the closest to Dutch James It´s Germanic, and seems to have a lot of similarity to Dutch, but it is not Dutch, Flemish, or Africaans nor a german dialect. It is not Swedish, norwegian or Danish either.

frisian. never heard it spoken but I know it is the closest to Dutch

James

]]> by: Simon http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2007/03/24/langauge-quiz/#comment-39609 Sun, 25 Mar 2007 12:25:42 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2007/03/24/langauge-quiz/#comment-39609 The language is Frisian and the recording comes from <a href="http://www.allezhop.de/frysk/frikure15.htm" rel="nofollow">this site</a>. The language is Frisian and the recording comes from this site.

]]> by: John C http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2007/03/24/langauge-quiz/#comment-39470 Sun, 25 Mar 2007 04:16:09 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2007/03/24/langauge-quiz/#comment-39470 I'm guessing Afrikaans...... I’m guessing Afrikaans……

]]> by: Daydreamer http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2007/03/24/langauge-quiz/#comment-39434 Sun, 25 Mar 2007 00:23:30 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2007/03/24/langauge-quiz/#comment-39434 I think it's Afrikaans and the conversation seems to be recorded from the Muppets Show starting with the question "What time is it?". I think it’s Afrikaans and the conversation seems to be recorded from the Muppets Show starting with the question “What time is it?”.

]]> by: Juliette http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2007/03/24/langauge-quiz/#comment-39321 Sat, 24 Mar 2007 17:22:56 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2007/03/24/langauge-quiz/#comment-39321 Oh hell.. I don't know, but I seem to be able to understand bits and pieces of it.... this is really weird for me... Having recognized some phrases and words - like 'wist wel' (very typical, translates to Dutch proper as 'weet je wel' or in English 'you know') -, my guess would have to be one of the Dutch "dialects" (most are recognized as separate languages, though most Dutch people would be surprised if they knew) or Frysian, but then again, if it would be one of the Dutch dialects, I normally can understand most of it... (not so with Frysian though). Anyway, I dare to bet it's one of the Low Saxon-Low Franconian languages (http://www.ethnologue.com/show_family.asp?subid=90432), I just haven't got a clue which one. Would it by any chance be Gronings or Zeeuws ? Oh hell.. I don’t know, but I seem to be able to understand bits and pieces of it…. this is really weird for me…

Having recognized some phrases and words - like ‘wist wel’ (very typical, translates to Dutch proper as ‘weet je wel’ or in English ‘you know’) -, my guess would have to be one of the Dutch “dialects” (most are recognized as separate languages, though most Dutch people would be surprised if they knew) or Frysian, but then again, if it would be one of the Dutch dialects, I normally can understand most of it… (not so with Frysian though).

Anyway, I dare to bet it’s one of the Low Saxon-Low Franconian languages (http://www.ethnologue.com/show_family.asp?subid=90432), I just haven’t got a clue which one.

Would it by any chance be Gronings or Zeeuws ?

]]> by: Anders http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2007/03/24/langauge-quiz/#comment-39320 Sat, 24 Mar 2007 17:11:57 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2007/03/24/langauge-quiz/#comment-39320 My first thought was Estonian but since Colm didnt thought so I guess it isn't. I'm from Sweden and I can tell that it is not Swedish, Danish or Norwegian. It doesnt sound like Finnish either. I go for lappish. My first thought was Estonian but since Colm didnt thought so I guess it isn’t.

I’m from Sweden and I can tell that it is not Swedish, Danish or Norwegian.

It doesnt sound like Finnish either.

I go for lappish.

]]> by: Podolsky http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2007/03/24/langauge-quiz/#comment-39318 Sat, 24 Mar 2007 16:52:03 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2007/03/24/langauge-quiz/#comment-39318 Swedish Swedish

]]> by: iwsfutcmd http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2007/03/24/langauge-quiz/#comment-39316 Sat, 24 Mar 2007 16:22:26 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2007/03/24/langauge-quiz/#comment-39316 With the intonation, my guess is Swedish or Norwegian (or maybe a Danish dialect). Or it could be a reversed English sound file. They sound pretty much the same. Ben With the intonation, my guess is Swedish or Norwegian (or maybe a Danish dialect). Or it could be a reversed English sound file. They sound pretty much the same.

Ben

]]> by: Æren http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2007/03/24/langauge-quiz/#comment-39291 Sat, 24 Mar 2007 14:12:08 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2007/03/24/langauge-quiz/#comment-39291 It sounds like some Scandinavian,,, Frisian sounds like good suggestion... It sounds like some Scandinavian,,, Frisian sounds like good suggestion…

]]> by: Colm http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2007/03/24/langauge-quiz/#comment-39264 Sat, 24 Mar 2007 12:40:33 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2007/03/24/langauge-quiz/#comment-39264 Is it Frisian, the minority language of the Netherlands and Northern Germany? Is it Frisian, the minority language of the Netherlands and Northern Germany?

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