Wednesday, 14 October 2009

Language in Nepal believed to be related to papuan languages

Kusunda ,a language spoken by perhaps 5 people in western Nepal may be related to the papuan language group.

Some,at least, of the words in the kusunda language are similiar in both spelling and meaning to words in both Papuan and andamanese languages.

One theory is that this language originated 75,000 years ago.

words include

wadar,to flow

Friday, 21 August 2009

Scottish celtic placename elements

Ab;river
aber;river confluence
abhainn;river
allt;stream,brook
looks similiar to a thracian word
ard;cape
baile;stead,farm
ben;mountain
related to welsh pen
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cet;a wood
easlwaterfall
eglis;church
eilean;island
gaoth;(Tidal)inlet,marsh,bog
glen;valley
pen;head,end,mainly southern scotland
pert(h);grove,wood
pett;place
pit;place

Sunday, 12 July 2009

Italian guides etc avaible in guardian and observer 11 -17 July 2009

there will be 2? cds to help learn italian and possibly 4-5? phrasebooks over this period avaible in either the guardian or observer

Saturday, 4 July 2009

Guardian and Observer;5 jULY 2009 - 11 jULY 2009?

CDs concerning spanish will be distributed via the newspapers on saturday today

Friday, 8 May 2009

translation software and tools on Internet

Google has a translation tool

Babelfish

Lexichem is software that translate english chemical names into seven languages.



www.itunes.com.apps/iTranslatePlus translate text into 42 languages

Friday, 24 April 2009

Indus symbols are unknown language

Symbols on amulets and tablets of the Indus Civilization are an unknown language ,according to the conclusion of a new study in Science magazine,using a computer programme.

Wednesday, 22 April 2009

New languages discovered in china

Researchers have discovered 24 new languages in southern china.

The new languages are associated with the Phula ethic group.

Speakers of each new language are unable to understand each other.

Among the new discovered languages are
Alo Phola
azla
pholo