I speak enough Lakota (Sioux) to talk to my sled dogs. Makes it hard for other mushers commands to affect them. Couldn't carry on a conversation, but dogs don't need all that much, you can call them every dirty name in the book and if you don't raise you voice it sounds like GOOD DOG to them! We also use it a bit on the job, keeps home owners from knowing if something is wrong. They just panic without reason so we try to keep them in the dark about how the building is going. If you have any building or remodeling done your carpenters will be MUCH happier if you just stand back and let them get it done!
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I speak enough Navajo to get me into serious trouble ! I know when our folks at church bow their heads and it's not time to pray, I have probably cussed a blue streak!
Had a friend who wanted to ask for an apple. The word for apple in Navajo is bilasaana (can't put the proper accent marks here). Instead, he asked for a bilagaana to eat. Unfortunately, that is the word for a white person !
Needless to day, he didn't live that one down for a while. Take care and have a great day!
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The cannibal apple.
I consider German a second language now. By the phrasing of the question of what languages I've been exposed to, I'll list in order as best I can, not including English:
German Scottish Gaelic Irish Gaelic Spanish French Tagalog Quenya Sendarin Russian Portugese
The only one on that list I feel confortable using is German, and the last one on the list I can speak a sentance in is Spanish
Ok - I'm fluent in American Sign Language, can speak some Spanish, French, and Italian.
Occassionally I can actually speak English - that's a difficult one though. I know - I'm an English teacher.
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Leprechauns, castles, good luck and laughter. Lullabies, dreams and love ever after. A thousand welcomes when anyone comes... That's the Irish for You!
I could only pick one, but I speak very little French and German.
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-Alexander Maclean Sinclair of Goshen (protector of Gaelic Culture)
Speak English and German - German is my first language and English my second. I can speak a bit French. Had it for 4 years in school but since I never used it afterwards I lost most of it.
Swedish and Spanish are the two main ones I can speak but understand more of. I also can do a little Arabic, due to being married to one, and some French. I do know only a few word of Gaelic. As well as Portuguese and Tagalog
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I'm fluent in French ! I can manage in English (don't understand why it's not in the list ) I've notions in German but I've lost it because I don't practise... And I would really love to learn Arabic language, it's sounds beautiful
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French (5/5), just because I am. English (3/5), otherwise I wouldn't be there. Norwegian (1/5) -I've learned it in a past life, then forgotten most of it traveling in another dimension (those things happen ). I've actively started learning Breton, so we will put it at 1/5 for now... And I wont stop until I've reached 3/5 for the least. And I'm considering learning Irish Gaelic in the near future
I am in the process of learning spanish and russian, and I know a few phrases in irish gaelic. Aaediwen where did you learn the less common languages?
What exactly is Tagalog, and where is it spoken? There is some used as examples in my linguistics book from school, and it sure is quite an interesting language.
I speak English, I can read and write Welsh but my speaking and listening comprehension is not good. I still have alot to learn. I know a little German too. I'd like to learn Russian and re-learn German. Spanish would be good too since its a languge I could try to speak with somebody here in the US.
Celtic Cat - Tagalog is a major language of the Phillipines. Its in the Austronesian language family with major influences from Spanish, Min Nan Chinese, English and Malay. I think some are just calling it Filipino now.
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QUOTE (Celtic cat @ 10-Mar-2007, 12:41 PM)
I am in the process of learning spanish and russian, and I know a few phrases in irish gaelic. Aaediwen where did you learn the less common languages?
What exactly is Tagalog, and where is it spoken? There is some used as examples in my linguistics book from school, and it sure is quite an interesting language.
German -- Introduced to it when it was taught in Kindergarten and First grade, then took classes in Middle and High School Scottish Gaelic - bought a text book and cassette set to teach myself Irish Gaelic -- encountered around here on CRN, and picked up a few phrases Spanish -- Took one class in High School French -- 3 week intro course in Middle School Tagalog -- A phillipino friend of mine at work speaks primarally Tagalog and English Quenya -- Studied the appendices of LOTR Sendarin -- Studied the appendices of LOTR Russian -- Some of my friends have spoken it as a second (or third) language Portugese -- I worked with some Brazillians quite a bit last year, and they introduced me to it
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