Comments on: Language quiz http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/04/12/language-quiz-61/ language-related musings - one language is never enough / Jedan jezik nikad nije dovoljan Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:38:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.1 by: Evita http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/04/12/language-quiz-61/#comment-88436 Thu, 08 May 2008 18:38:30 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/04/12/language-quiz-61/#comment-88436 It is indeed Latvian but the text is hard to understand even for me, a native. The lyrics can be found here: http://dziesmas.lv/index.asp?page=lyrics&ID=4378 It is indeed Latvian but the text is hard to understand even for me, a native. The lyrics can be found here: http://dziesmas.lv/index.asp?page=lyrics&ID=4378

]]> by: (A Different) Simon http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/04/12/language-quiz-61/#comment-83245 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 06:36:02 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/04/12/language-quiz-61/#comment-83245 Oh, I actually recognized this one! (The language, that is, not the song.) Well, my girlfriend is Latvian, although we speak mainly English and Russian - plus a bit of Welsh - at home. Oh, I actually recognized this one! (The language, that is, not the song.)

Well, my girlfriend is Latvian, although we speak mainly English and Russian - plus a bit of Welsh - at home.

]]> by: Simon http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/04/12/language-quiz-61/#comment-82987 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:46:52 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/04/12/language-quiz-61/#comment-82987 Voytec is right - it is indeed <a href="http://www.omniglot.com/writing/latvian.htm" rel="nofollow">Latvian</a>, which is spoken mainly in Latvia. The song is called <em>Cik savādi</em> (How curious/peculiar) and the singer is A.Voitiskis, I think. The recording comes from <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kpgfUPR6f8&feature=related" rel="nofollow">YouTube</a>. Voytec is right - it is indeed Latvian, which is spoken mainly in Latvia. The song is called Cik savādi (How curious/peculiar) and the singer is A.Voitiskis, I think.

The recording comes from YouTube.

]]> by: Cakra http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/04/12/language-quiz-61/#comment-82985 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:36:34 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/04/12/language-quiz-61/#comment-82985 I agree with Voytec. I agree with Voytec.

]]> by: Voytec http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/04/12/language-quiz-61/#comment-82966 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:48:23 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/04/12/language-quiz-61/#comment-82966 I am quite surprised :) I will keep saying it sounds Slavic to me and therefore, it must to be very close related. There is only one language that could fit this profile and it's Latvian. I am quite surprised :) I will keep saying it sounds Slavic to me and therefore, it must to be very close related. There is only one language that could fit this profile and it’s Latvian.

]]> by: xarxa http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/04/12/language-quiz-61/#comment-82960 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 11:47:33 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/04/12/language-quiz-61/#comment-82960 i put my final bet on albanian i put my final bet on albanian

]]> by: Simon http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/04/12/language-quiz-61/#comment-82957 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 11:18:10 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/04/12/language-quiz-61/#comment-82957 It isn't Basque or a Slavic language. Another clue: it's a member of one of the smaller branches of the Indo-European language family. It isn’t Basque or a Slavic language.

Another clue: it’s a member of one of the smaller branches of the Indo-European language family.

]]> by: Alessandro Delgado http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/04/12/language-quiz-61/#comment-82943 Sun, 13 Apr 2008 22:47:13 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/04/12/language-quiz-61/#comment-82943 I would say Basque. Although I don't know any Basque, this song sounds like Txoria Txori, which is Basque. I would say Basque. Although I don’t know any Basque, this song sounds like Txoria Txori, which is Basque.

]]> by: michael http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/04/12/language-quiz-61/#comment-82926 Sun, 13 Apr 2008 21:00:54 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/04/12/language-quiz-61/#comment-82926 Spoken in Europe, you say... Then my guess is Basque. That would explain the Spanish-like sounds + the dental affricate (ts). But really, songs are awfully hard for language-guessing. Especially when the music is masking the singer's voice. m. Spoken in Europe, you say… Then my guess is Basque. That would explain the Spanish-like sounds + the dental affricate (ts).

But really, songs are awfully hard for language-guessing. Especially when the music is masking the singer’s voice.

m.

]]> by: Voytec http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/04/12/language-quiz-61/#comment-82811 Sun, 13 Apr 2008 11:43:10 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/04/12/language-quiz-61/#comment-82811 It is a Slavic language, that's for sure. The 'da sme', 'vi ste' bits would suggest it's from the Balkans but I have no idea which language it is. I'll bet for Bulgarian. It is a Slavic language, that’s for sure. The ‘da sme’, ‘vi ste’ bits would suggest it’s from the Balkans but I have no idea which language it is. I’ll bet for Bulgarian.

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