Re: Haha: Listen to Genesis in Kalaallisut

>> I used a (German) text-to-speech system programmable in Sampa to
>> compile an MP3 file of the Kalaallisut (West Greenlandic) version of
>> the Genesis text (1. Mose 1).  If you want to laught, you should click
>> this:
>>
>> http://www.theiling.de/kalaallisut/bible-1mose01.mp3
>
>More than a bit monotonous, but good.
I loved that otherworldly echoing quality in the recording.
I think that, given the right predisposition, listening to
this recording could even induce a state of mystical trance;
in a way, it reminded me of those repetitive, solemn chants
of Tibetan monks.

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