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Name the country

10 December 2006 By Simon

In which country might you hear these languages?

  • Language 1
  • Language 2

These are both minority languages in this country, one of them is indigenous, the other was first brought to the country by immigrants in the 17th

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Language quiz

9 December 2006 By Simon

Here’s a recording of a news report in a mystery language. Can you identify the language?

Hint – this language is spoken by a relavtively small number of people in a number of European countries.

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Name the language

3 December 2006 By Simon

Today we have a recording of a news bulletin from an online radio station for you to identify.

Like yesterday’s recording, this one comes from Radio Free Europe.

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Mystery language

2 December 2006 By Simon

Here’s a recording of a mystery language. Any ideas what it is?

This language is written with both the Cyrillic and Latin alphabets, though not at the same time.

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Language quiz

26 November 2006 By Simon

Today’s mystery language comes from an online news bulletin. Can you work what it is?

This language is part of a large family and is written with its own alphabet.

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Name the language

25 November 2006 By Simon

Can you work out what language this short conversation is in, and what it means?

This language is spoken mainly in one large city and has no official status.

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Mystery language

19 November 2006 By Simon

You can identify the language in the following audio clip?

This language is part of a language family that spans several continents.

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Name the language

18 November 2006 By Simon

Here’s a short sound clip in a mystery language. Can you work out what language it is?

This language is spoken mainly in one country and has no close relatives.

Posted in Language, Quiz questions11 Comments

Mystery symbols

12 November 2006 By Simon

Where might you see symbols like these, and what do they signify?

Quiz 12/11/06

No clues today. Good luck!

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Mystery language

11 November 2006 By Simon

Can you identify the language of this recording?

This language is a member of a widely-scattered language family, most of the members of which are spoken by relatively few people.

Posted in Language, Quiz questions16 Comments

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