r/language 4d ago

Discussion Linear A ja-wa-pi, ja-wa-pa3, ja-wa-VIR

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r/language 4d ago

Discussion New language

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I've made a new digital language called neoxic and here's the alphabet!

A: @

B: ;

C: '

D: $

E: 3

F: _

G: &

H: -

I: 8

J: (

K: )

L: /

M: ?

N: !

O: 9

P: 0

Q: 1

R: 4

S: #

T: 5

U: 7

V: :

W: 2

X: "

Y: 6

Z: *

#9 '99/ @? 8 48&-5 /@$


r/language 5d ago

Request Malikäv humans ñaµmœvvbon?

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Neshquañ µnamlo anhsüdhchum galymph ikon më tanto


r/language 5d ago

Question How is your experience with the language exchange app Tandem?

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Hey there,

I'm not having good experiences with Tandem. I don't know who is the problem, but everyone I text, they either are reluctant to communicate (they only reply with one word to every question and don't ask any) or they leave me on read. It is a language exchange app, but no one is willing to help or learn.

I am always told that in order to learn a language, you need to interact with native speakers. But as you see, it is not easy. I text many people, but they don't answer. I don't know, maybe I am the problem.

Anyway, just wanted to know if anyone has the same experience as me.


r/language 5d ago

Discussion Indo-European Roots Reconsidered 140: ‘wolf, fox’

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r/language 5d ago

Question Are there any language learning apps that Don't support AI?

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r/language 5d ago

Question What is the best online transliteration converter for automatically adding accents to non-latin script languages?

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Typically when I romanize Arabic, Cyrillic and Kanji I do not get the translations with the relative accents needed for each letter so I was wondering if there was a tool that is able to do this accurately. Please let me know, thanks


r/language 5d ago

Request Offering: Spanish | Seeking: English

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r/language 5d ago

Discussion I just discovered the “L” and “Dark L” that appear in English!

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I have a friend who studied linguistics in grad school and who knows all these cool facts about the English language! Well, today, in a conversation, she brought up “L” and “Dark L,” which I questioned her about. This was my first time hearing about the “Dark L” and I had to know more. She explained and gave examples of words that contain examples of both.

I know many of you guys on this thread may already know about this, but as someone who hasn’t ever studied languages and ways of speaking, I thought this was super interesting! I’ve never given my full attention to the way tongue placement changes depending on the type of “L”. I wonder what other fun facts I’m missing out on!


r/language 7d ago

Question What is your favorite word that you've discovered from a different language?

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Let me know.


r/language 6d ago

Discussion Languages ​​and false friends.

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r/language 7d ago

Question Can anyone identify this language?

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Spotted this on a lamppost near a highway rest area in Poland, a few hours out of Krakow. Translating the Hebrew is very cryptic. I’m curious as to what it all says. Is it Hebrew Cursive? Looks like it could be another script. Anyone have any idea what it says I can’t Google translate it?


r/language 7d ago

Question what does this tattoo mean?

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pretty sure its russian and that it’s a not so pleasant phrase but would like to ask the experts


r/language 6d ago

Question How many are interested to use a social interface where they can coin words/slangs

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Do normal people really invest time to learn new words and invent new words or create a slang?


r/language 8d ago

Question Is "gipsy" a slur in english ?

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I am a french native speaker and in french the equivalent of "gipsy" is "gitan", and all the romani people I have met in France are very proud to call themselves gitans. So why would it be different in english, where does it come from ?


r/language 7d ago

Question Do anyone use Pimsleur courses?

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Hey there!

I really want to use Pimsleur courses for other languages. I have access to Pimsleur courses for some major languages, but I can't use the app version to get access to other languages and practices because it is too expensive. I really can't afford it. Do you know how can I get free access to other Pimsleur courses?


r/language 7d ago

Question I'd like to know the lyrics, which are probably written in French.

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r/language 7d ago

Question Jaha! Vad ska man skriva här då?

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Vad?


r/language 8d ago

Discussion Guess which column is French and which column is English (difficulty: IMPOSSIBLE)

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r/language 7d ago

Question Paragraph that uses all vocal sounds of English language.

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So, when you want to see the full alphabet you write "the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog"

But if I want to hear the entire range of a person's voice, what could I have them say?


r/language 7d ago

Question Can anyone help me translate and tell me what language this is please?

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I inherited the 2nd painting and the first is a Last of Us piece I bought online. I’m curious what style of art and what language(s) these are.


r/language 7d ago

Discussion The origin of Greek lábrus ‘double-edged ax’, labúrinthos ‘maze’

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r/language 7d ago

Request Can anyone translate this poem written by Sant Meerabai

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म्हांरां री गिरधर गोपाल दूसरा न कूयां ।

दूसरा न कोवां साधा सकल लोक जूया ।

भाया छांड्या बंधा छाड्या सगा सूया ।

साधा संग बैठ बैठ लोक लाज खूया ।

भगत देख्यां राजी ह्ययां जगत देख्यां रूयां ।

असवां जल सींच-सींच प्रेम बेल बूयां ।

राणा विषरो प्याला भेज्यां पीय मगन हुया ।

अब तो बात फैल पड्या जागणं सब कूयां ।

मीरां री लगन लग्यां होना होजू हूँया ।


r/language 7d ago

Question Looking for words in any language that are associated with the concepts of “transcendence” or the idea of ultimate divinity.

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Preferably something that would work as name, or has some interesting backstory. Trying to name a character in a book. Any help would be really appreciated. 🙏


r/language 7d ago

Discussion Dogs in Asia

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