Re: Language Difficulty
| From: | Adam Walker <dreamertwo@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, September 24, 2001, 9:18 |
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>From: Boudewijn Rempt <boud@...>
>Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2001 08:55:09 +0200
>
>On Sun, 23 Sep 2001, Adam Walker wrote:
>
> >
> > And the vowels. I love the vowels in Cantonese. They make the language
> > sound so rich and full and . . . substantial. Mandarin by contrast
>sounds
> > like wind whistling through dry bamboo. And Taiwanese? Taiwanese
>sounds
> > like a room full of rubber balls.
> >
> > Adam
> >
>
>Do you mean one of the 'aboriginal' Taiwanese languages, like Seediq?
>
No, I mean Taioan oe -- the Southern Min dialect of 70% of the population --
Taiwanese. Actuallly, what tiny little bits of Aboriginal langs that I have
encountered (exclusively in songs on cd's or on tv) remind me very strongly
of Tagalog and somewhat less strongly of Bahasa Indonesia, big surprise.
Indonesian and Tagalog remind me of flowing water -- Indonesian a swiftly
flowing brook and Tagalog water going over rapids. I think I'm geting too
weird for you guys. I'll stop now.
*goes back to his corner*
Adam
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