Re: Longest words
| From: | SuomenkieliMaa <suomenkieli@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, May 7, 2001, 13:00 |
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--- Daniel44 <Daniel44@...> wrote:
> I'm wondering, what's the longest word in a natural
> or constructed language that you can think of (and
> spell correctly!)
>
> Off the top of my head, Uusisuom has several good
> examples:
> 'kirojarakahsoikatatsta' (22 letters)
> lit: 'from the people who love books'
> 'halosemijanvahojansoikatattin' (29 letters)
> lit: 'to the people who study weather'
Hei!
Try this URL
http://www.uebersetzung.at/twister/fi.htm
Under Finnish tongue-twisters, they have this word
reputed to be the longest in Finnish. (My Finnish
friend says she cannot understand this word though!)
"kumarreksituteskenteleentuvaisehkollaismaisekkuudellisenneskenteluttelemattomammuuksissansakkaankopahan"
Moido! Joi!
Matt33
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