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2006-09-05 03:09:03 · 10 answers · asked by Vito Cr 2 in Society & Culture Languages

"r" in English when before a vowel and Chinese Mandarin

not "r" in Italian, Spanish, German ..etc.

2006-09-05 03:38:54 · update #1

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None of the European languages have the same "r" that we find in English (a retroflexed or alveolar approximant). They are trills or taps or uvular fricatives in all the other European languages. However, this sound is quite common in the Australian Aboriginal languages. It is found only sporadically in other parts of the world, but it is extremely common in Australia.

And, BTW, Sanskrit is NOT the mother of all languages, that is just Indian propoganda on the level of "Hebrew/Arabic/Latin/Elvish is the mother of all languages". It's just stupid and I wish people would stop with it :p

2006-09-05 09:33:20 · answer #1 · answered by Taivo 7 · 0 0

The French be conscious `` non `` isn't incredibly stated the comparable because of the fact the English be conscious no. that's fairly closer to the English be conscious none. in case you're saying none in English, your tongue touches the roof of your mouth two times yet once you preclude your tongue from touching the roof of your mouth the 2nd time, your announcing the French be conscious `` non ``

2016-09-30 08:55:43 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

Some varieties of Stockholm Swedish do exhibit an "r" sound that is a little similar to the most common English "r" sounds.

2006-09-05 07:50:29 · answer #3 · answered by juexue 6 · 1 0

Creol of Martinique

2006-09-05 03:14:53 · answer #4 · answered by camilla 1 · 1 0

Welsh?

2006-09-05 03:17:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

Sanskrit-- Sanskrit is the mother of all language.

2006-09-05 03:12:10 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

Italian does aswell. Im sure of it lol

2006-09-05 03:15:46 · answer #7 · answered by atuniagain 2 · 0 3

Which r do you mean? In Scotland and Wales rs are rolled, in England they are not. Please be more specific.

2006-09-07 03:11:35 · answer #8 · answered by Jonathan D 2 · 0 0

'r' in englishes themselves varies

2006-09-05 03:14:01 · answer #9 · answered by *.* emmie *.* 2 · 2 0

when i think of it....none,as far as i know

2006-09-07 22:27:11 · answer #10 · answered by ellen 2 · 0 0

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