2006-09-03 14:04:27 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Pati: I had no intention of making fun of either language. On point of actual fact I think they're about the two most beautiful languages I know. I think you missed the point of my joke (which admittedly may have been a lame one).
2006-09-03 15:37:09 · update #1
Nice try, but us Welsh have 7 vowels:
A E I O U Y W
full alphabet
A, B, C, CH, D, DD, E, F, FF, G, NG, H, I, L, LL, M, N, O, P, PH, R, RH, S, T, TH, U, W, Y
the letters J, K, Q, V, X, Z are used, but only in Anglicised words, names, and nouns for objects that are 'modern'
see http://www.omniglot.com/writing/welsh.htm
2006-09-03 14:21:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's quite funny - no need to apologise for what you asked. If people don't see the funny side that's their problem. I suppose the thing is that the concept of vowels and consonants evolved from European languages which evolved primarily from Greek and Latin and so thinking that Welsh has lots of consonants is a flawed idea - we are merely comparing it to other languages which it does not have its roots in - likewise with the Hawaiian tongue. You see, humour always dissipates when you attempt to analyse it
2006-09-05 23:03:34 · answer #2 · answered by big pup in a small bath 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i'm uncertain on the subject of the origins of Aussie Aussie Aussie, oi oi oi. What you're announcing ought to be real, i dont be responsive to. yet i resent being referred to as low value. What i be responsive to is that Aussie Aussie Aussie, oi oi oi has been chanted at cricket fits seeing that a minimum of 1976 and probable way in the previous that too.
2016-12-14 17:38:45 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably! But they'll blame the English
2006-09-03 14:14:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. And the Hawaiian culture is almost as old.
2006-09-03 14:09:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hawaiin Wheel of Fortune is funny.You get to buy consonants!
2006-09-03 14:39:54 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
stole them? you mean that after that the welsh only spoke with consonants?
2006-09-03 14:07:21 · answer #7 · answered by Archer Christifori 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was the Repo Man!
2006-09-04 05:36:38 · answer #8 · answered by BlackHawk 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ho ho ho
he he he
funny foreigners
ha ha ha
speak funny languages
sooooo hilarious
2006-09-03 14:53:03 · answer #9 · answered by hi_patia 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. they stole them from Nw Zlnd! ;-)
2006-09-04 08:56:25 · answer #10 · answered by MMac 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋