[QUOTE=chappy;311409][SPOILER]just reading this thread makes me hungary.[/SPOILER][/QUOTE]

One of the RAs in my dorm is just such a man. It's a rather peculiar accent.

Ok, so we now have [spoiler]Finnish[/spoiler], [spoiler]Estonian[/spoiler] and [spoiler]Hungarian[/spoiler] of the four I mentioned, as well as Euskara already revealed. Now, what's another non IndoEuropean national language spoken in a European country?

Since posting my "at least four others" comment I remembered another, so there are at least two more not yet revealed.

[QUOTE=xilman;311413]so there are at least two more not yet revealed.[/QUOTE][SPOILER]Languages spoken near Gerogia perhaps?[/SPOILER]

[QUOTE=xilman;311413]Since posting my "at least four others" comment I remembered another, so there are at least two more not yet revealed.[/QUOTE]

[spoiler]Turkish[/spoiler] and [spoiler]Sami[/spoiler] come into my mind first, but what is the exact definition of national language? By the way, which two languages did you think a member here might speak? (I only speak one of them. :smile:)

Edit: decided to educate myself with Wikipedia. I didn't know (among other things) that [spoiler]Kalmyk (a Mongolic language)[/spoiler] is spoken in Europe.

[QUOTE=rajula;311417][spoiler]Turkish[/spoiler] and [spoiler]Sami[/spoiler] come into my mind first, but what is the exact definition of national language? By the way, which two languages did you think a member here might speak? (I only speak one of them. :smile:)

Edit: decided to educate myself with Wikipedia. I didn't know (among other things) that [spoiler]Kalmyk (a Mongolic language)[/spoiler] is spoken in Europe.[/QUOTE]TBH, I wasn't thinking of you when I mentioned a forum member speaking at least one of them. Phil Carmody understands [spoiler]Finnish[/spoiler] and quite possiby some [spoiler]Estonian[/spoiler].

Not sure that [spoiler]Sami[/spoiler] is a national language (I should educate myself in that regard) in the sense that it has government-recognized protected status and that official correspondence is required to be conducted in it if a citizen so desires. For instance, Welsh is an official language in the UK but Bengali is not. Bengali is widely spoken and some official documents are printed in that language but there is no legal requirement that it be used. On the other hand, it is a requirement that official documents, witnesses giving evidence in court, etc, be in Welsh if desired by the recipient or witness.

Ok, time to stop hiding behind spoilers as most everything has been posted.

The original four non-IE languages I had in mind were Finnish, Estonian, Hungarian and Turkish. Euskara (or Basque) had already been mentioned. The remaining language I've since remembered hasn't yet been mentioned but I'll give a big clue. It is neither Uralic, nor Turkic.

Now, what's the connection between Assholes-On-Line and Scunthorpe, besides the well-known one?

[QUOTE=xilman;311420]TBH, I wasn't thinking of you when I mentioned a forum member speaking at least one of them. Phil Carmody understands Finnish and quite possiby some Estonian.[/QUOTE]

I thought Finnish + Estonian was the combination (it is quite natural). The other option I considered was Hungarian + something (since we also have Hungarian people here).

Maltese.

[QUOTE=garo;311435]Maltese.[/QUOTE]Give that man a cigar!

Okay, back to the off-topic question that came before this conversation:

What does America mean in that mysterious language we were discussing?

[QUOTE=jasong;311804]Okay, back to the off-topic question that came before this conversation:

What does America mean in that mysterious language we were discussing?[/QUOTE]What does Scunthorpe mean in English?