lalinguistica

[lalinguistica]

inspired by @languagesandshootingstars ‘s post on chiShona and Zimbabwe!

Bari Language

Bari is an eastern nilotic language spoken by the Karo people who mostly inhabit South Sudan and parts of Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. They consist of many distinct ethnic groups who each have their own dialect and of which the Bari people is only one, which is why the language is also called Karo or Kutuk. The other ethnic groups are: Pojulu, Kakwa, Nyangwara, Mundari/Mandari, and Kuku. All in all there are about 750 000 native speakers.

Bari is a tonal language with vowel harmony and SVO word order and uses a modified Latin alphabet.

source

South Sudan

Country: Republic of South Sudan Capital: Juba Bordered by: Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic Official Language: English Recognised National Languages: Bari, Dinka, Luo, Murle, Nuer, Zande and about 60 others President: Salva Kiir Mayardit National Anthem: “South Sudan Oyee!” Motto: “Justice, Liberty, Prosperity”

South Sudan only gained independence from the Republic of the Sudan in 2011 and has been in a civil war since 2013.

sources and more info here and here

pic

[lalinguistica]

[lalinguistica]

three internet trends i will (regrettably) probably never grow out of:

• typing in a cresCENDO TO EXPRESS EXCITEMENT • …………..unnecessarily……. long……….. ellipsis’ • puttinfh a typo in eveyr other word to shwo u dont really give a fukc but u actually do

[lalinguistica]

Bilingualism is almost never symmetrical

That was the overarching takeaway of my Bilingualism class

The ‘mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell’ of the class, if you will

How are you a native speaker but not fluent?

I grew up in the states and didn’t really attend korean school as a “young” kid. My parents are both bilingual so we also used English at home. That being said I do have a decent amount of exposure due to simply being Korean-American and interacting with grandparents, and a lot of my knowledge comes from what I’ve learned through human interaction and traveling to Korea several times. I wanted to become more fluent and decided how fun would it be to share my journey with you guys! Hopefully I’ve helped inspire others to learn or to become more fluent as well 😊TL;DR conversational Korean-American boy wants to become more fluent, decides to share with others

[lalinguistica]

So this is the Russian “mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell”

London is the capital of Great Britain is a phrase used by Russians as an example of things you learn from school and never forget (a common way to start a text about London or the UK in an English textbook)

What I learned from school

1. I’m an idiot

2. Everyone else is an idiot

3. London is the capital of Great Britain

[lalinguistica]

Twitter has a 140 character limit, yet I still found a way to tell one of the longest and most obnoxious knock-knock jokes of all time within a single tweet.

I am more proud of this accomplishment than any human right has the right to be.

[lalinguistica]

there is…. another juice

[lalinguistica]

The international borders of the Americas drawn according to official language.

[lalinguistica]

[lalinguistica]

Potential EU leaving names.

[lalinguistica]

PSA to all new German learners

BEKOMMEN DOES NOT MEAN TO BECOME

WERDEN MEANS TO BECOME

BEKOMMEN MEANS TO GET/RECEIVE

I HOPE THIS HAS HELPED YOU, ENJOY YOUR DAY.

[lalinguistica]

*a pair of black socks on Ebay*

“NEW Casual sexy cute elegant slim-fit low cut soft and hypoallergenic comfy neutral FASHION HOT SELL x-small extra small small medium simple chic booties feet mittens warm foot cover direct honest seller FAST CHEAP SHIPPING pair of dark mysterious black shade for YOU”

[lalinguistica]

*talking with native speaker in target language*

Native: Oh, I couldn’t help but notice your accent! Where are you from?

My brain: *I couldn’t help but notice your accent*

*I couldn’t help but notice your accent*

*I couldn’t help but notice your accent*

[lalinguistica]

Russell proving that British Accents aren’t sexy

[lalinguistica]

bf/gf - too short, holds less direction Boyfriend/Girlfriend - too long, people lose interest Beef/Geef - perfect size, catches attention

[lalinguistica]

don't👏learn👏german👏if👏you're👏not👏a👏germ

[lalinguistica]

Ojalá