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Old Feb 7th, 2005, 08:43 PM
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Sooo Welch!
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Old Feb 7th, 2005, 08:44 PM
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Hungarian
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Old Feb 7th, 2005, 08:50 PM
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Hungarian it is. That was quick.
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Old Feb 7th, 2005, 08:58 PM
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I think Peter's is Provençal.
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Old Feb 8th, 2005, 03:06 AM
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here's another language challenge:

Aš noriu nuvažiuoti i USA. Kur galiu nusipirkti bilietus?
 
Old Feb 8th, 2005, 03:12 AM
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I love this thread, this European language below is spoken by approx 500.000 people only:

Gizartearen aldetik ere herritarren artean aitormen orokor zabala bereganatu du

The devil´s tongue, they said...
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Old Feb 8th, 2005, 03:19 AM
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That very last one is Basque. (Coincidence that I just turned on the computer and looked at this a few minutes after you posted.)
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Old Feb 8th, 2005, 03:25 AM
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The one Chas posted--I'll guess Lithuanian, but I'm not sure.

The very last one that Mike posted is definitely Basque.
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Old Feb 8th, 2005, 03:58 AM
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I would say Lithuanian, too. Judging by the word "bilietus".
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Old Feb 8th, 2005, 04:23 AM
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OK, here is another one:

oktiigullevašvuođa, veahkeha gáhttet sámiid árbevieruid, eallinvugiid, jurddašanmálle, giela ja eará vuoiŋŋalaš árbbi dahje gáhtte ja ovddida ovddabealde namahuvvon áššiid dálá servodagas
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Old Feb 8th, 2005, 05:32 AM
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"oktiigullevašvuođa, veahkeha gáhttet sámiid árbevieruid, eallinvugiid, jurddašanmálle, giela ja eará vuoiŋŋalaš árbbi dahje gáhtte ja ovddida ovddabealde namahuvvon áššiid dálá servodagas"

That's Saami, from Finland.

My turn:

Justysje hat <<deleted>> tipjild útloofd yn de saak fan de ombrochte Ljouwerter kroechbaas. Dat waard moandei bekend makke yn Opsporing Verzocht. It slachtoffer waard trije wiken lyn deastutsen.
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Old Feb 8th, 2005, 05:59 AM
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Frisian?
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Old Feb 8th, 2005, 06:01 AM
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I think it's Frisian, too.
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Old Feb 8th, 2005, 08:26 AM
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definately frisian.
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Old Feb 8th, 2005, 09:46 AM
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This is a fascinating thread, but now I want to hear what these languages sound like when they're spoken.
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Old Feb 8th, 2005, 12:58 PM
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I just realized that if I hold my monitor up to a mirror, it is the Moldavian language written backwards!
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Old Feb 8th, 2005, 02:15 PM
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Rendelenmiþ soðaný ve sarýmsak diþini, fýndýkyaðý ile karýþtýrarak. orta ateþte, sararýncaya kadar kavurun. Ufalanmýþ esmer bayat ekmek içlerini katýp kavurmaya devam edin ve beyaz þarabý ilave ederek, karýþým homojen bir hale gelinceye kadar, karýþtýrýn.

Tencereye azar azar et suyunu katýn. Kaynamaya býrakýn.

Kremayý, fýndýk ununu, karabiberi ve tuzu kaynayan karýþýma iyice yedirerek katýn. En son, maydanoz ve fesleðeni ekleyin. Ocaktan indirdiðiniz karýþýmý, tamamen homojen hale gelmesi

için, mikserden geçirin. Gerekiyorsa az miktarda su ilave ederek, az harlý ateþ üzerinde,

kremalý çorba kývamýna gelinceye kadar (1-2 dakika) karýþtýrýn. Çorbayý servis kabýna koyduktan sonra, üzerini kýyýlmýþ maydanoz ve fesleðen ile süsleyip sýcak olarak servisinizi yapýn.

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Old Feb 8th, 2005, 02:16 PM
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Ignore the above. some of the letters cannot post on this site, so it came out wrong.
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Old Feb 8th, 2005, 02:19 PM
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Something Turkic, if not Turkish itself.
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Old Feb 8th, 2005, 02:23 PM
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oh, that's Turkish-I'll bet it's a recipe!
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