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Learning Rare Languages
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A "diary" of sorts documenting my attempts at learning diverse indigenous languages from around the world.
Warlpiri Word Order
Warlpiri is an Aboriginal language from Australia Nothern Territory. It has a very flexible word order. While there is a second-position auxiliary that agrees with tense and is marked for subject, direct object and indirect object nouns in the sentence, there is no other fixed order for each phrase in a sentence.
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How to say "Hungary" in Navajo
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The names of nations and peoples outside Navajo country often date back to the secret codes of WW2 Code Talkers. Here we learn how to say "Hungary". Also, check out the amazing Navajo Wikipedia! Yes, there is a Navajo Wikipedia! nv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azeedíchʼííʼ_Dineʼé_Bikéyah If you'll be attending the Polyglot Conference in Budapest, Hungary this October, well see you there! polyglotconferen...
Navajo Phonology #2: Consonants
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A continuation on the previous video on Navajo phonology - this one is about consonant sounds.
Morphosyntactic Alignment - What is Ergativity?
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A brief introduction to ergativity with examples from Basque and Arrernte. This series will focus on ergativity in languages such as Arrernte, Nisga'a, Warlpiri, Tzotzil and Halkomelem. Image sources: World Map: unsplash.com/photos/l68Z6eF2peA by Alex Stutesman on unsplash.com Map of Transylvania: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Traite_de_Bucarest_Mai_1918.jpg Other images were created using Ca...
Navajo Phonology #1: Vowels
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Diné Bizaad, also known as the Navajo language is one of the more vibrant languages in North America, currently being spoken by several thousand speakers. This series is a language learner's personal diary of sorts, and will document my efforts to learn a language vastly different from more common Asian and European languages. The main references used for this video are: Diné Bizaad: Speak, Rea...
hey brian...i am australian from sydney...now expat....i am trying to gather enough resourse together to attempt warlpiri...i have the amazing and astounding warlpiri encyclpaedic dictionary....i have learnt nz sign...i will attempt warlpiri sign as i get enough elements to learn it...but despite contacting a lot territory radio stations etc...i cannot find any decent audio....being the dummy that i am...i need a ton of audio...if you see this can you get back to me please...so we can set up a channel of contact...in short...hook a brother up...additionally...i learnt greek via language transfer....so loved it it that i think i would attempt to construct that system for walpiri to teach it to myself using the language transfer method...anyhoo ...fingers crossed
you made it really easy to understand!
Receiver of action shares the same case
This is a really wonderful video. I hope you make another someday
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Where’s the more more videos u said?
Itt is truth gretings from hungary
wonderful
Is this considered polysynthetic language?
I wish you had used Maria as the subject in both sentences so that the viewer could get a better idea that the form changes from Maria (in nominative/accusative--whether it be the subject in a transitive or intransitive sentence) to Mariak (in ergative/absolutive--whether it be subject of an intransitive or object of a transitive ).
Same here! I was a bit confused when Martin was the same in both sentences, which I know is the point now, but I wish it was a bit more clearer. I was waiting for an example where Martin is the subject of the transtive one with the -k ending, but it was never given.
thank you a lot! very informative. please keep it up
I've been watching all your videos and now I'm looking forward to more...I hope you had a great conference
Thank you, so much!
Magyars really are just paprika peeps
With this agglutinative grammar, I assume similar functions exist in Warlpiri's sister languages
yes neighbouring languages like Warumungu and Warlmanpa for example, have very similar grammars.
@@learningrarelanguages1497 hi, do you have more information regarding past auxiliary’s ? Thanks
It was very interesting, thank you 🤗 When exactly are you in Budapest? I live there, so if you have some specific questions, perhaps I can answer them 🤗
Thank you! I will be attending the Polyglot Conference at Vigadó tér on the 27th and 28th. Will arrive late in the evening on the 26th.
Hi broo. You have any idea how they get navajo bread? Its the same as hungarian làngos.
It's still awesome how much content for many lessly spoken languages are being made now like Navajo
Navajo is one of my favourite languages but I think I picked up Russian and Modern Standard Arabic at a much faster pace than Navajo unfortunately :) . It really is the most complex language I've ever studied, along with Tlingit, Hopi and the other Na-Dene languages.
A bheil fhios agaibh càite am b' urrainn dhomh an audio a lorg? (Tha fhios agam gu bheil beagan Gàidhlig agaibh!)
Tha, tha beagan Gàidhlig agam :) Unfortunately I don't have the audio and have been looking for it for ages.
@@learningrarelanguages1497 Glad to know I'm not the only one! 😪
have you learned much about indigenous austronesian langs? considering you know a lot about both languages of north america and austronesia, have you learned any indigenous austronesian langs, like from 🇵🇬?
Hi! I'm currently learning Paiwan, one of the major Taiwanese Aboriginal languages. The phonology of Paiwan in particular, is very conservative and the vocabulary closely resembles reconstructed Proto-Austronesian forms.