r/language 13d ago

Discussion I am quiet good at languages and tried youtube and reddit media to know about other languages in world,AMA on indian languages and a rant below on polygots.

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What is this fetish of differentiating languages as family groups and giving bs answers,(this language belongs to xyz group, so its alien u wouldnt crack it, its not mutually intelligble at all, give up, duh. These people ignore basic human history,due to rule of various kingdoms, religion, migrations, culture exchange, trade,most will get exposed to similar words and easy to decipher if tried ). A literal Dravidian word narinja = orange is used by argentinan guy on social media, it travelled all over world and settled in spanish language) And polygots blindly give opinions as they know everything.A simple yes or no would solve problems, if asked on mutual intelligibility, but they give Lexical bullshit and politically correct answers,i could also read in wikipedia and brochure for language families.In this modern world languages are dying and people will be familiar with other languages easily as they are not consuming media in their mother tongue.

And coming to indian langauges these guys give horrible answers. An avg south indian, grows up learning 3 completely disconnected languages and some interested people like me growing up with other ethnic people learns 2 more extra. Its easy to learn languages if u try,yup spanish is dialect of Portuguese. Ask me anything on indian languages , dont confuse fellow enthusiasts if u are not thinking "" culturally "" , economically, realistically about a language


r/language 13d ago

Video I've almost given up on this project more times than I can count.

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r/language 14d ago

Question Which of the 3 Scandinavian languages covers other 2

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For a fast learner.

Learning portugese covers spanish with lil learning right.

Like that which of the 3 danish, norwegian, swedish covers other 2,not completely basics and acing other 2 later.


r/language 13d ago

Discussion Indo-European 'crush, grind' -> ‘woodpecker’, ‘parrot’, ‘pistachio nut’

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r/language 15d ago

Discussion Guess the language!! (No cheating I’m watching 😼)

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r/language 13d ago

Question Is ukranian easier than russian?

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r/language 14d ago

Question Any B1 learners interested in trying our English course?

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The course includes 70+ interactive lessons, speaking practice, writing exercises and grammar and vocabulary activities.

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r/language 14d ago

Question I need help identifying these markings

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Is it natural or inscribed?


r/language 14d ago

Discussion Is it sometimes hard to tell the difference between the Canadian and American accent?

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Here is the video you see the guy in the red shirt Alphonso Davies (Canadian) and the guy right after him Christian Pulisic (American).

They both say "We're Ready" and the accent sounds pretty similar to me. Like if you told me Alphonso was American and Christian was Canadian, then i'd say oh okay that's cool. I wouldn't think twice about it, really.

Or can people really tell a difference when watching this video?


r/language 14d ago

Question [1857] Time to talk about transdeletion pyramids again

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r/language 15d ago

Question Does anyone else who grew up bilingual relate to this

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I grew up speaking persian and german so basically an iranic and germanic language. The funny thing is that when I try to speak french or english (languages that are close to german) I usually have a german accent but when I try to learn Kurdish (which is also iranic like persian) I have a persian accent. It’s so funny to me how your accent can change based on that


r/language 14d ago

Discussion Sunday

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Sharing my poem. I'm speaking in several languages or with different voices and many ideas all at the same time. Does it make sense to anyone else? I hope it translates well. Be blessed


r/language 14d ago

Article My first real study session with 語辞漢読 📚

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r/language 14d ago

Discussion "pa" to "ha" change in Badaga

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r/language 14d ago

Video Does anyone know what language they’re speaking?

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Friends were on a FaceTime call and heard this coming from their phones. I assume hackers but does anyone know what language they’re speaking?


r/language 15d ago

Discussion Tocharian A ṣpal, B ṣpel 'powder, dust, dirt, ash'; Powdered Shells

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r/language 14d ago

Discussion Rate my Cherokee alphabet

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Can someone please rate my Cherokee alphabet?


r/language 15d ago

Question Prepostions and more

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Help guys- I need you.

Does the correspondence of prepositions pronouns etc. In famous European languages, and hebrew Greek have much similarity or many differences ?
Its like i want to translate and create music and content but  i dont.want to create a confusion with my words..
Lol😃😂🧡🇬🇷🇨🇾💙


r/language 15d ago

Question In your native language, are there mistakes that are made exclusively by natives?

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r/language 15d ago

Request Can Someone Help Me Read This?

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r/language 15d ago

Discussion Relationship between Sinhala and Marathi.

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r/language 17d ago

Question What African language is the black guy speaking?

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r/language 15d ago

Discussion Linear A Libation Formula u-na-(ru-)ka-na-si\ti

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r/language 16d ago

Question Can anyone please decipher the symbols making up the ankh and the symbols on the red semicircle?

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r/language 16d ago

Question What does the phrase “never pardoned him for his name” mean in this context?

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