http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/02/24/language-quiz-57/ language-related musings - one language is never enough / ét sprog er aldrig nok Sat, 05 Jul 2008 02:26:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.1 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/02/24/language-quiz-57/#comment-72266 Tue, 26 Feb 2008 05:12:37 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/02/24/language-quiz-57/#comment-72266 So it's the sample text in Papiamento. So it’s the sample text in Papiamento.

]]> http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/02/24/language-quiz-57/#comment-72230 Mon, 25 Feb 2008 15:21:39 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/02/24/language-quiz-57/#comment-72230 It is indeed <a href="http://www.omniglot.com/writing/papiamento.php" rel="nofollow">Papiamento</a>, a creole language spoken in the Netherlands Antilles (Curaçao, Bonaire and Aruba). The song comes from <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iONWft2dTg" rel="nofollow">YouTube</a>. It is indeed Papiamento, a creole language spoken in the Netherlands Antilles (Curaçao, Bonaire and Aruba). The song comes from YouTube.

]]> http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/02/24/language-quiz-57/#comment-72217 Mon, 25 Feb 2008 08:48:06 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/02/24/language-quiz-57/#comment-72217 Papiamentu. Papiamentu.

]]> http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/02/24/language-quiz-57/#comment-72206 Mon, 25 Feb 2008 02:19:29 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/02/24/language-quiz-57/#comment-72206 I think it might be Media Lengua, a Spanish-Quechua mixed language spoken in Ecuador. I think it might be Media Lengua, a Spanish-Quechua mixed language spoken in Ecuador.

]]> http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/02/24/language-quiz-57/#comment-72154 Sun, 24 Feb 2008 23:46:50 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/02/24/language-quiz-57/#comment-72154 Since the Spanish phrases "mi corazón" and "mi amor" can be identified in the recording, I'd go with tazgo and say it's Papiamento. But then, the Dutch influence of that language is missing. Alternatively could it be Garifuna, spoken mainly in Honduras? The people down there are reported to play some exciting music, too. Since the Spanish phrases “mi corazón” and “mi amor” can be identified in the recording, I’d go with tazgo and say it’s Papiamento. But then, the Dutch influence of that language is missing.
Alternatively could it be Garifuna, spoken mainly in Honduras? The people down there are reported to play some exciting music, too.

]]> http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/02/24/language-quiz-57/#comment-72150 Sun, 24 Feb 2008 22:47:14 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/02/24/language-quiz-57/#comment-72150 I asked my mother (she's fluent in spanish) and she said she thinks it's what they speak in Brazil (Portuguese). So, I'm going with that. I asked my mother (she’s fluent in spanish) and she said she thinks it’s what they speak in Brazil (Portuguese). So, I’m going with that.

]]> http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/02/24/language-quiz-57/#comment-72144 Sun, 24 Feb 2008 19:34:59 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/02/24/language-quiz-57/#comment-72144 It is a creole Spanish base language, it can be Caribbean or SouthEast Asiatic It is a creole Spanish base language, it can be Caribbean or SouthEast Asiatic

]]> http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/02/24/language-quiz-57/#comment-72136 Sun, 24 Feb 2008 17:36:47 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/02/24/language-quiz-57/#comment-72136 definately very carribean sounding... portuguese? definately very carribean sounding… portuguese?

]]> http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/02/24/language-quiz-57/#comment-72133 Sun, 24 Feb 2008 14:41:43 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/02/24/language-quiz-57/#comment-72133 A wild shot in the dark - Yoruba. A wild shot in the dark - Yoruba.

]]> http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/02/24/language-quiz-57/#comment-72132 Sun, 24 Feb 2008 14:25:21 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/02/24/language-quiz-57/#comment-72132 Love the site, by the way!! :) Love the site, by the way!! :)

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