2006-06-27 08:28:21 · 35 answers · asked by Emma Woodhouse 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Mandarin Chinese, by far and away the most songlike. When spoken by a nothern Chinese woman is like a bird singing, Cantonese on the otherhand being equally chinese is described BY THE CHINESE, as sounding like dogs barking... I should know I live here (China)
2006-06-27 19:13:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 9⤊ 3⤋
I'm familiar with a lot of languages, this is a pretty hard question. I'm going to have to say Finnish is the most musical. Russian, Italian, Anglo-Saxon and Old Norse are close seconds, though.
And if you'll accept it as a language, there's always Tolkien's Elvish. It was based on Finnish and is more musical than genuine languages because Tolkien designed it that way.
2006-06-27 08:47:50 · answer #2 · answered by Z, unnecessary letter 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Afrikaans. I speak six languages and find that Afrikaans can fulfill any emotional function in poetry and music. While French is a beautiful, soft language, it can't really express anger or hate as well as the hard alliteration of Afrikaans consonants. It also has a lot of dipthongs which attributes to soft vowel sounds. I guess like in most languages, it depends what you sing, how you sing it and the pragmatics of the lyrics. Russian is also a beautiful language to sing in for the same reasons I used in the above.
2006-06-28 00:23:26 · answer #3 · answered by Hrodulf 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Four linguists once debated on which of their languages is the most pleasing to the ear
An English Speaker started out, "Consider the word 'butterfly' Doesn't it just perfectly describe the flight of the creature? its like flutterby, butterfly. English is the most musical of languages.
The Spaniard replies, In Spanish, this is Mariposa, a beautiful sounding word. Spanish is by far the most beautiful"
The French guy says, "True, but Papillon is even more beautiful"
And the German, dumbfounded, blurts, "Und vat is vrong mit Schmetterlink?"
2006-06-27 08:52:38 · answer #4 · answered by boyhulga 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
English
2006-06-27 08:38:08 · answer #5 · answered by likeskansas 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Italian and Russian. I sing in 6 languages and find them the most lyrical
2006-06-27 08:33:27 · answer #6 · answered by minerva 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
French
2006-06-27 08:31:35 · answer #7 · answered by T J 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I happen to like Welsh, especially from the northern sticky-out bit called the Lleyn. Gaelic from the Western Isles is beautiful too.
I speak neither, just like hearing the sound of them.
2006-06-28 09:12:17 · answer #8 · answered by Owlwings 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I most enjoy listening to Spanish and Italian songs. They sound so nice.
Check out Il Divo, Adriano Celentano and Juanes
2006-06-27 10:00:27 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Portuguese, Italian and Swedish in the west, Mandarin, Cantonese, Vietnamese and Thai in the east.
2006-06-27 08:41:54 · answer #10 · answered by Rossonero NorCal SFECU 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Arabic. It has a lot of different musical sounds and is really rich to listen to. It has good rythem and beats and just makes you want to get up and dance!
2006-06-27 10:49:05 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋