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15. Mimi nejué Kiswahili kidogo

Wed Jun 4, 2014, 05:54 PM

Jun 2014

Languages are the keys that unlock the universe

I speak nine of them, but they're all Indo-European, and I feel like a dunce next to a friend of mine who speaks Hungarian (mother tongue), Romanian, Hebrew, Aramaic, Yiddish, English, Dutch, Spanish, French and German. I'm with him as far as English, Dutch, Spanish, French and German go, but the others, mamma mia!!

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RIP. Aristus Jun 2014 #1

I wish I could write a few words of Navajo phonetically, anyway, on this thread. merrily Jun 2014 #2

Y'ah-ta-h'ay (Very good) n/t TygrBright Jun 2014 #9

Navajo is amazing! AlbertCat Jun 2014 #12

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English is amazing too. AlbertCat Jun 2014 #18

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Yeah, me too. progressoid Jun 2014 #4

It's my signature line image. Ptah Jun 2014 #7

You plonker. dipsydoodle Jun 2014 #8

so did I--and with two completely different numbers niyad Jun 2014 #19

Sleep peacefully Elder Half-Century Man Jun 2014 #5

The linked to feature is a great read. Well worth the time. Thanks for posting! /nt dballance Jun 2014 #6

Peaceful passage, Marine. Thank you. nt sarge43 Jun 2014 #10

Thank you, Mr. Nez riqster Jun 2014 #11

Thank you for your post, Ptah. littlemissmartypants Jun 2014 #13

Thank you kindly, Mr. Nez, for your service to this nation, and the world. AverageJoe90 Jun 2014 #14

Pass gently, sir. nt brer cat Jun 2014 #16

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