Languages

Starr Polish · 03-09-2002, 10:45 PM

What languages do you know, and have you ever made up your own?

I ask because I'm just starting the Ardalambion Quenya course, I'm in Spanish II AND I began to make up a language with one of my friends today. It is, as of today, nameless. My name in it is translated to Chik'ta (Cheektah), or small brown.

emplynx · 03-09-2002, 11:24 PM

I am in French I.
Donne-moi ton chat.

FrodoFriend · 03-09-2002, 11:50 PM

I speak German fluently, am in French III and know a few random words of Russian. And I believe emplynx just said "Give me your cat." (?)

Hmmm, my friend and I invented a sign language in 4th grade . . . it was fun! Maybe someday I'll make one up, but I'd probably be too lazy.

Would be really interesting if someone on Entmoot had made one up though!!

Darth Tater · 03-09-2002, 11:55 PM

I am fluent in pig latin! No seriously, I can speak it just as well as regular english, and understand it at incredibly rapid speads too. Comes from the fact that me and a friend don't like our sisters to always know what's going on

Starr Polish · 03-09-2002, 11:59 PM

I've made up tiny sprigs of language, it's fun, but very sloppily done.

This is a sort of corny poem I wrote when I was fourteen for a story called Darmisen. The language is called Yvinetta. I"ve got other little smatterings of this same language around.

Darmis, ayt Darmis
Iltar car mai Onimana
Intar Darmisen lakr sordai
Darmis, ayt Darmis
Echt mosc Darmisen

Dragon, great Dragon
Child of mother Onimana
Only a dragon maiden may approach
Dragon, great Dragon,
I am a Dragon maiden

Yvinetta is copyright to me though, okay? It doesn't belong to Entmoot.

Renille · 03-09-2002, 11:59 PM

I can kinda speak Latin (normal Latin) and of course, English. I can finger-spell extremely well, but I'm working on normal signing still. (Tater, how do you speak pig latin? I used to know, but I forgot now...which is stupid.)

Ararax · 03-10-2002, 12:12 AM

english and a little highschool spanish aka i can swear

markedel · 03-10-2002, 12:58 AM

I know some Canadian high school french (i.e none) a fair bit of hebrew and english of course.

**crickhollow** · 03-10-2002, 03:52 AM

english (duh!)
spanish (enough to get by in a foreign country, anyway, but far from fluent. My last class was 201, but that was a year ago...I've lost a lot)
a few phrases of yankee dutch gleaned from my grandma

Legolas · 03-10-2002, 07:11 AM

Lithuanian (native);
English very good;
French good;
German not good;
Italian only a little;
Quenya also a little.

noldo · 03-10-2002, 07:43 AM

Quote:

I began to make up a language with one of my friends today. It is, as of today, nameless. My name in it is translated to Chik'ta (Cheektah), or small brown. The language is called Yvinetta. I"ve got other little smatterings of this same language around.

You know how weird that sounds?
Eehhh...

I speak fluent Finnish, Swedish, English and some French.

aldesign · 03-10-2002, 08:04 AM

i can speak German, and i quite enjoyed studing it, i should have taking it further into higher education.

obviously English is my main language.

Arathorn · 03-10-2002, 08:43 AM

I speak fluent filipino and english which are our official languages and basic german and spanish.

Filipino, btw, is based on tagalog; with words taken from spanish, english and other filipino languages and dialects.

*When I'm typing hastily it turns orcish from time to time.

Laurelyn · 03-10-2002, 09:14 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Arathorn
*When I'm typing hastily it turns orcish from time to time.

LOL!!!

I speak English, pig latin, am in Latin class in school, and am learning Quenya.

Khadrane · 03-10-2002, 10:52 AM

I speak English in Gibberish(which is kind fo like pig latin but harder) fluendtly. I was/am learning Quenya, but... I kinda got sidetracked. I know a couple spanish words, but so does everyone else in Idaho.

Starr Polish · 03-10-2002, 12:44 PM

No, Yvinetta was made up when I was 13/14...
Chik'ta is a translation of what I look like (in a language that is NOT Yvinetta)...brown is actually brunnette, see?

Radagast The Brown · 03-10-2002, 02:05 PM

I speak Hebrew and English very good and I know a bit French.

emplynx · 03-10-2002, 02:38 PM

Donne-moi ta mére.

Elbereth Gilthoniel · 03-10-2002, 04:06 PM

I speak hebrew and English and I study france.
you asked to give you something but I don't know what.

FrodoFriend · 03-10-2002, 05:10 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by emplynx
Donne-moi ta mare.

"Give me your mother" . . . or so I guess. Should be spelled "mere" with an accent on the first e, though. Oh, and that's sick, by the way!

03-09-2002, 10:45 PM	#1
Starr Polish Elf Lord Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Slow down and I sail on the river, slow down and I walk to the hill Posts: 2,389	Languages What languages do you know, and have you ever made up your own? I ask because I'm just starting the Ardalambion Quenya course, I'm in Spanish II AND I began to make up a language with one of my friends today. It is, as of today, nameless. My name in it is translated to Chik'ta (Cheektah), or small brown. __________________ “The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts.” –Bertrand Russell

03-09-2002, 11:50 PM	#3
FrodoFriend Halfwitted Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Eryn Vorn Posts: 1,659	I speak German fluently, am in French III and know a few random words of Russian. And I believe emplynx just said "Give me your cat." (?) Hmmm, my friend and I invented a sign language in 4th grade . . . it was fun! Maybe someday I'll make one up, but I'd probably be too lazy. Would be really interesting if someone on Entmoot had made one up though!! __________________ Fingolfin lives! ... in my finger! The Crossroads of Arda - Warning. Halfwit content. Not appropriate for people with IQ of over 18. The Fellowship of the Message Board Nyáréonié - The Tale of Tears

03-09-2002, 11:55 PM	#4
Darth Tater The man Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: MA Posts: 4,572	I am fluent in pig latin! No seriously, I can speak it just as well as regular english, and understand it at incredibly rapid speads too. Comes from the fact that me and a friend don't like our sisters to always know what's going on __________________ Visit the worlds greatest webpage! No, not The Tolkien Trail! Just click this! The Tolkien Trail ~Camelot

03-09-2002, 11:59 PM	#5
Starr Polish Elf Lord Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Slow down and I sail on the river, slow down and I walk to the hill Posts: 2,389	I've made up tiny sprigs of language, it's fun, but very sloppily done. This is a sort of corny poem I wrote when I was fourteen for a story called Darmisen. The language is called Yvinetta. I"ve got other little smatterings of this same language around. Darmis, ayt Darmis Iltar car mai Onimana Intar Darmisen lakr sordai Darmis, ayt Darmis Echt mosc Darmisen Dragon, great Dragon Child of mother Onimana Only a dragon maiden may approach Dragon, great Dragon, I am a Dragon maiden Yvinetta is copyright to me though, okay? It doesn't belong to Entmoot. __________________ “The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts.” –Bertrand Russell

03-09-2002, 11:59 PM	#6
Renille Elven Lady of Speed-posting Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the cheese state Posts: 988	I can kinda speak Latin (normal Latin) and of course, English. I can finger-spell extremely well, but I'm working on normal signing still. (Tater, how do you speak pig latin? I used to know, but I forgot now...which is stupid.) __________________ Oh the thinks you can think! Think and wonder and dream...far and wide as you dare! When your thinks have run dry, in the blink of an eye, there's another world there... (from Seussical the Musical. Listen to it...watch it...really.)

03-09-2002, 11:24 PM	#2
emplynx Self-Appointed Lord of the Free Peoples of the General Messages Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 1,214	I am in French I. Donne-moi ton chat.

03-10-2002, 12:12 AM	#7
Ararax Elven Warrior Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: NEW JERSEY! Posts: 375	english and a little highschool spanish aka i can swear __________________ Woah Deep

03-10-2002, 12:58 AM	#8
markedel 'Sober' Mullet Frosh Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Queen's Posts: 1,245	I know some Canadian high school french (i.e none) a fair bit of hebrew and english of course. __________________ "Earnur was a man like his father in valour, but not in wisdom"

03-10-2002, 03:52 AM	#9
crickhollow The Buckleberry Fairy/Captain Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Washington State again (I miss Texas). Posts: 1,345	english (duh!) spanish (enough to get by in a foreign country, anyway, but far from fluent. My last class was 201, but that was a year ago...I've lost a lot) a few phrases of yankee dutch gleaned from my grandma __________________ A day will come at last when I Shall take the hidden paths that run West of the Moon, East of the Sun.

03-10-2002, 07:11 AM	#10
Legolas Elven Warrior Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Vilnius, Lithuania Posts: 171	Lithuanian (native); English very good; French good; German not good; Italian only a little; Quenya also a little. __________________ Legolas - a stupid stubborn elf

03-10-2002, 08:04 AM	#12
aldesign Elven Warrior Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Uk Posts: 447	i can speak German, and i quite enjoyed studing it, i should have taking it further into higher education. obviously English is my main language. __________________ The funniest story on the net, made by entmoot fanatics, visit it @ FOTMB.com FRODO LIVES!! GET FREE AVATARS HERE!

03-10-2002, 08:43 AM	#13
Arathorn Bard of Mangled Songs Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: West of Middle Earth...oh alright...Manila Posts: 2,679	I speak fluent filipino and english which are our official languages and basic german and spanish. Filipino, btw, is based on tagalog; with words taken from spanish, english and other filipino languages and dialects. When I'm typing hastily it turns orcish from time to time. __________________ Power attracts the corruptible. Absolute power attracts the absolutely corruptible.* -Missionaria Protectiva, Frank Herbert *Accio, Ash Nazg!* Elennuru s?la lúmenn' omentielvo* (The Death Star shines on the hour of our meeting) - Darth Arathorn Put aside the ranger... Start looking for Mumakil action figures... Last edited by Arathorn : 03-10-2002 at 09:37 AM.

03-10-2002, 10:52 AM	#15
Khadrane Elf Lord Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Middle Earth (I wish) Posts: 670	I speak English in Gibberish(which is kind fo like pig latin but harder) fluendtly. I was/am learning Quenya, but... I kinda got sidetracked. I know a couple spanish words, but so does everyone else in Idaho. __________________ Few know whither their road will take them till they come to its end. -Legolas FRODO LIVES! ABORTION IS HOMICIDE

03-10-2002, 12:44 PM	#16
Starr Polish Elf Lord Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Slow down and I sail on the river, slow down and I walk to the hill Posts: 2,389	No, Yvinetta was made up when I was 13/14... Chik'ta is a translation of what I look like (in a language that is NOT Yvinetta)...brown is actually brunnette, see? __________________ “The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts.” –Bertrand Russell

03-10-2002, 02:05 PM	#17
Radagast The Brown Elf Lord Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Israel Posts: 6,975	I speak Hebrew and English very good and I know a bit French. __________________ Lalala... poof! AboutNewJersey.com - New Jersey Travel and Tourism Guide

03-10-2002, 02:38 PM	#18
emplynx Self-Appointed Lord of the Free Peoples of the General Messages Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 1,214	Donne-moi ta mére. Last edited by emplynx : 03-10-2002 at 06:07 PM.

03-10-2002, 04:06 PM	#19
Elbereth Gilthoniel Enting Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: israel Posts: 80	I speak hebrew and English and I study france. you asked to give you something but I don't know what. __________________ O Elbereth! Gilthoniel! We still remember, we who dwell In this far land beneath the trees, thy starlight on the Western Seas.

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