Loving the Languages of the World!

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I love learning new languages! I am sharing my experiences as I dance with various languages of this world! Some of the languages which are likely to be covered here include Bengali, Bo, French, German, Gujarati, Kannada, Hindi, Malyalam, Marathi, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Sharda, Spanish, Tagalog, Tamil, Telugu, and many more!

Montenegrin

Official language of Montenegro

dobro jutro: good morning
zdravo: hello
dobro vece (veh-cher): good evening
laku noc (noh-ch): good night
hvala: thank you
molim te (moh-leem teh): please
Kako si? (if you are addressing one person): How are you?
Kako ste? (If you are addressing two or more people): How are you?
kolko ovo kosta(koh-shta)?: How much does this cost?
ciao (chao): bye

Source: http://www.travel-in-montenegro.com/country_guide

Tagalog

An Austronesian language spoken in Philippines by 22 million people

Kamusta po? (how are you)?

Sana okay ka lang (Hope you are okay)

Mabuti po naman (I am fine), kayo po, kamusta (and, yourself)?

Kamusta ka, kaibigan - how are you my friend
Kamusta ka mahal - how are you my love
Kamusta po kayo - how are you in a very respectful way to an elder person
Kamusta ka na - means how have you been?

What is your name: Ano po ang pangalan nila? (formal), Anong pangalan mo? (informal)

My name is: Ako (po) si

Thank you: salámat, maráming salámat

Long life: Mabuhay!

I don't understand: Hindí ko náiintindihan

Sources:
http://twitter.com/delisateacher
http://answers.yahoo.com

Last Speaker Of Ancient 'Bo' Language Dies In Andaman Islands

Bo is now an extinct Great Andamanese language

CNN: An 85-year-old woman was the last member of an Andamanese tribeAccording to leading linguist Professor Anvita Abbi, the death of Boa Sr from a unique tribe in the Andamans also led to the tragic demise of the world's oldest languages - Bo.

Bo may have been related to languages spoken in Neolithic times and was one of the world's oldest languages.

Professor Abbi said that Boa Sr's death was a loss to intellectuals wanting to study more about the origins of ancient languages because they had lost "a vital piece of the jigsaw".

"The Andamanese are believed to be among our earliest ancestors," she explained.

Languages in the Andamans are thought to originate from Africa, with some estimated to be even 70,000 years old.

The islands are often called an "anthropologist's dream" and are one of the most linguistically diverse areas of the world.

The organization Survivor International announced that she was the last member of one of 10 distinct Andamanese tribes, the Bo. Survival International estimates there are now just 52 Great Andamanese left.

Survivor International, which works to protect indigenous peoples, said the tribe lived on the islands for as long as 65,000 years.

Before British colonization there were more than 5,000 Andamanese on the islands. Activists say the tribes were killed off or died of disease.

"After the death of her parents, Boa Sr was the last Bo speaker for 30 to 40 years. She was often very lonely and had to learn an Andamanese version of Hindi in order to communicate with people," Prof Abbi said.

"But throughout Boa Sr's life, she had a very good sense of humor and her smile and full-throated laughter were infectious," said Abbi.

Sources:

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/2010/02/05/2010-02-05_ancient_tribe_becomes_extinct_as_last_member_died_off_coast_of_india.html#ixzz0emqceXPp

http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsworld.php?id=473657

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