Comments on: Language quiz http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/03/16/language-quiz-59/ language-related musings - one language is never enough / ét sprog er aldrig nok Sat, 05 Jul 2008 02:32:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.1 by: Simon http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/03/16/language-quiz-59/#comment-75175 Mon, 17 Mar 2008 15:27:13 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/03/16/language-quiz-59/#comment-75175 AR got it - it is indeed Kosraean, and Prietpraatprinses is right about it being the Lord's Prayer. AR got it - it is indeed Kosraean, and Prietpraatprinses is right about it being the Lord’s Prayer.

]]> by: Prietpraatprinses http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/03/16/language-quiz-59/#comment-75016 Sun, 16 Mar 2008 17:23:23 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/03/16/language-quiz-59/#comment-75016 No idea which language it is. But it is quite clear to me that it is the Lord's Prayer: It starts with Papa, ends with Amen and I am quite sure "kosao" means "heaven" or something like that (I looked at the place of the word in the text). No idea which language it is.
But it is quite clear to me that it is the Lord’s Prayer:
It starts with Papa, ends with Amen and I am quite sure “kosao” means “heaven” or something like that (I looked at the place of the word in the text).

]]> by: AR http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/03/16/language-quiz-59/#comment-74989 Sun, 16 Mar 2008 14:33:45 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/03/16/language-quiz-59/#comment-74989 Kosraean, formerly known as Kusaiean, spoken on the island of Kosrae (Kusaie) in the Federated States of Micronesia as well as a couple other islands in the pacific. It is an Austronesian language. Kosraean, formerly known as Kusaiean, spoken on the island of Kosrae (Kusaie) in the Federated States of Micronesia as well as a couple other islands in the pacific. It is an Austronesian language.

]]> by: Jangari http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/03/16/language-quiz-59/#comment-74967 Sun, 16 Mar 2008 11:47:27 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/03/16/language-quiz-59/#comment-74967 It's clearly a contact language of the Pacific, but it's not Bislama, it's not Marshallese Creole, and certainly not Tok Pisin. Can I take a guess and say Nauruan Creole? It’s clearly a contact language of the Pacific, but it’s not Bislama, it’s not Marshallese Creole, and certainly not Tok Pisin.

Can I take a guess and say Nauruan Creole?

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