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Dubslow · 2012-09-13, 06:48

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Originally Posted by chappy

just reading this thread makes me hungary.

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

xilman · 2012-09-13, 07:34

Ok, so we now have Finnish, Estonian and Hungarian 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.

only_human · 2012-09-13, 07:44

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Originally Posted by xilman

so there are at least two more not yet revealed.

Languages spoken near Gerogia perhaps?

rajula · 2012-09-13, 07:57

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Originally Posted by xilman

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

Turkish and Sami 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.

)

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

xilman · 2012-09-13, 08:37

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Originally Posted by rajula

Turkish and Sami 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.

)

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

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.

Not sure that Sami 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.

xilman · 2012-09-13, 08:46

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?

rajula · 2012-09-13, 09:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by xilman

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.

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).

garo · 2012-09-13, 13:36

Maltese.

xilman · 2012-09-13, 13:40

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Originally Posted by garo

Maltese.

Give that man a cigar!

jasong · 2012-09-16, 04:52

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

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

xilman · 2012-09-16, 18:22

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Originally Posted by jasong

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

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

What does Scunthorpe mean in English?

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2012-09-13, 07:34	#57
xilman Bamboozled! "𒉺𒌌𒇷𒆷𒀭" May 2003 Down not across 2⁹×3×7 Posts	Ok, so we now have Finnish, Estonian and Hungarian 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.

2012-09-13, 08:46	#61
xilman Bamboozled! "𒉺𒌌𒇷𒆷𒀭" May 2003 Down not across 2⁹·3·7 Posts	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?

2012-09-13, 13:36	#63
garo Aug 2002 Termonfeckin, IE 2²×691 Posts	Maltese.

2012-09-16, 04:52	#65
jasong "Jason Goatcher" Mar 2005 3·7·167 Posts	Okay, back to the off-topic question that came before this conversation: What does America mean in that mysterious language we were discussing?