Public Research: Mothertongue (Part 1) - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Roa_Aoife · 01-31-2006, 08:45 AM

English is Indo-European.

Well... English is a little bit of everything really, but we call it Indo-European.

JennyHallu · 01-31-2006, 09:00 AM

whoops. That means your poll is off by one caucasian vote. Sorry.

littlemanpoet · 01-31-2006, 11:06 AM

What's this for? I'm very interested in language families myself, and I'm really, really curious...... ???

the guy who be short · 01-31-2006, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Elempi

What's this for? I'm very interested in language families myself, and I'm really, really curious...... ???

Just that. Curiousity.

My mothertongue, if you mean the tongue I learnt first and thereafter forgot, is Gujarat, spoken in the Western state of Gujarat in India, and a member of the Indo-European family.

HerenIstarion · 01-31-2006, 11:56 AM

As was my advice, consult the map or encyclopaedia first

Out of four Caucasian votes, two are already gone amiss.

For further reference, Caucasian Family refers to:

1. North Caucasian Family (Abkhaz/Adygh and Nakh-Dagestanian)
2. South Caucasian Family (Kartvelian Languages (Georgian, Margali, Svan, Lazuri-Chanuri))

Whether the two families are related, is not yet clearly shown, but, as the poll is general, so the listings are general as well.

Hence, the term has nothing to do with 'Caucasian race'. To avoid confusion, I specifically employed 'white' in the race thread and probably brought about more confusion because of that decesion.

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Originally Posted by lmp

What's this for? I'm very interested in language families myself, and I'm really, really curious...... ???

Squatter suspects I may be on the pay-roll of HarperCollins... go figure

littlemanpoet · 01-31-2006, 02:46 PM

Okay, curiosity's good. Didn't I say I was?

Just for fun, how about we say which part of our Language Family our mother tongue is?

My Indo-European mother tongue is Dutch --> which is part of --> Germanic --> which is part of --> European --> which is part of --> Indo-European.

Confusing? Nah. Try a Tolkienian Elven tongue, if you want confusing!

EDIT: Welllll...... my parents' parents' mother tongue is Dutch. I barely know the language. Jah.

Lalaith · 01-31-2006, 03:06 PM

For those confused, a nice simple summing up of Indo-European:
http://www.krysstal.com/langfams_indoeuro.html

Nerwen · 11-30-2007, 01:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Roa_Aoife

English is Indo-European.

Well... English is a little bit of everything really, but we call it Indo-European.

Er... there's actually no question about English being an Indo-European language. True, it has a very large number of "loan words", but almost all of them are Indo-European too.

View Poll Results: Your mothertongue is of the following language family:
Afro-Asiatic	0	0%
Niger-Congo	0	0%
Nilo-Saharan	0	0%
Khoisan	0	0%
Indo-European	50	80.65%
Caucasian	8	12.90%
Altaic	0	0%
Uralic	4	6.45%
Dravidian	0	0%
Sino-Tibetan	0	0%
Voters: 62. You may not vote on this poll

01-31-2006, 08:45 AM	#1
Roa_Aoife Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Someday, I'll rule all of it. Posts: 1,696	English is Indo-European. Well... English is a little bit of everything really, but we call it Indo-European. __________________ We can't all be Roas* when it comes to analysing...* -Lommy I didn't say you're evil, Roa, I said you're exasperating. -Nerwen

01-31-2006, 02:46 PM	#6
littlemanpoet Itinerant Songster Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Edge of Faerie Posts: 7,066	Okay, curiosity's good. Didn't I say I was? Just for fun, how about we say which part of our Language Family our mother tongue is? My Indo-European mother tongue is Dutch --> which is part of --> Germanic --> which is part of --> European --> which is part of --> Indo-European. Confusing? Nah. Try a Tolkienian Elven tongue, if you want confusing! EDIT: Welllll...... my parents' parents' mother tongue is Dutch. I barely know the language. Jah. Last edited by littlemanpoet; 01-31-2006 at 06:34 PM.

01-31-2006, 03:06 PM	#7
Lalaith Blithe Spirit Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,779	For those confused, a nice simple summing up of Indo-European: http://www.krysstal.com/langfams_indoeuro.html __________________ Out went the candle, and we were left darkling

01-31-2006, 09:00 AM	#2
JennyHallu The Pearl, The Lily Maid Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In my luxury Barrow, snuggled up in a pile of satin pillows, eating fresh fruit. Posts: 1,628	whoops. That means your poll is off by one caucasian vote. Sorry.

01-31-2006, 11:06 AM	#3
littlemanpoet Itinerant Songster Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Edge of Faerie Posts: 7,066	What's this for? I'm very interested in language families myself, and I'm really, really curious...... ???