Is Anyone Here Learning An Obscure Language?

[Shadowfax]

I am really interested in Anglo-Saxon (Old English), and will probably study it in University next year. I would also really like to learn to speak and write Estonian, which is a language closely realated to Finnish. Other languages I would love to learn include Welsh, Gothic, and Icelandic. I'm not in a position right now that I actually could begin learnign these, because I'm in grade 12, so I'm really busy, but once I get to university, look out! Yes, I'm a major language buff; I love languages. My first language is English, but right now I can also speak French, though I'm better at writing in it.

[Falagar]

I've searched around on the internet trying to find good Welsh/Gaelic/Irish, Chineese and Latin-courses. Have found some, but never gotten around to really learn anything (read through one or two lessons in each though).

Apart from that I've learned Quenya and tried myself on Sindarin. Learning Spanish at school (but that's hardly an obscure language).

[Anglorfin]

Originally posted by Jonathan
It is the national day of Finland tomorrow. You should make the Finns happy by starting studying their language
Tolkien based Quenya on Finnish - Sindarin was more based on Welsh IIRC.

I thought so. If only I could find some documentation on Finnish. There aren't any official classes here near me though.

[Falagar]

Originally posted by Anglorfin
I thought so. If only I could find some documentation on Finnish. There aren't any official classes here near me though.

I actually found a finnish-course on the net as well. Have lost the link, however...

[Nurvingiel]

Originally posted by FrodoFriend
I'm learning Magyar. It's the national language of Hungary (am going to Hungary next year). The best thing about it is that it pretty much unrelated to any other language, except possibly Finnish, which means an entirely different structure of grammar, etc. Szeretek!

Thanks to you, I finally know conclusively that all the stamps in my stamp collection that say "Magyar Posta" are from Hungary! Cheers.

I was trying to learn Welsh for a while. All I remember is:

Sharadwc un araf, ween dusgee Cymraeg.

(That is definately not spelt properly, but it means "Speak slowly, I'm learning Welsh.)

That's a project that will someday be removed from the back shelp. Welsh is a beautiful language.

[Shadowfax]

Originally posted by Nurvingiel
I was trying to learn Welsh for a while. All I remember is:

Sharadwc un araf, ween dusgee Cymraeg.

(That is definately not spelt properly, but it means "Speak slowly, I'm learning Welsh.)

That's a project that will someday be removed from the back shelp. Welsh is a beautiful language.

Cool. Yeah Welsh is so beautiful, and what's more, it's the language Tolkien used as a base for Sindarin (to some extent), just as he used Finnish for Quenya!

[Almie]

Originally posted by Anglorfin
I thought so. If only I could find some documentation on Finnish. There aren't any official classes here near me though.

Hi! I found this by Google search: http://www.thenook.net/courses.php. There are some basics of the Finnish language.

Finnish is my native language, by the way, so it's not an obscure language for me at all...

I'm studying Quenya. And some time ago I tried to learn modern Welsh, but I haven't got time for that lately. Welsh is a beautiful language, though, and I thought that it could be nice to know some Welsh if I ever start to study Sindarin. So my interest in obscure languages is heavily influenced by Tolkien.

[Nurvingiel]

Originally posted by Shadowfax
Cool. Yeah Welsh is so beautiful, and what's more, it's the language Tolkien used as a base for Sindarin (to some extent), just as he used Finnish for Quenya!

Super cool. My brother loves languages. He was learning Danish for a while. (He already speaks English, French and German, and I speak English and French.) He's also taking a Spanish class at university.

[jellyfishannah]

Languages I want to learn or am learning:
Quenya
Spanish
Latin
Gaelic
Italian
Japanese (my stepbrother is learning it currently)

Wow. That's an awesome list. I am very in love with languages, though I only know a bit of Russian and Spanish besides my English. Ancient languages are especially interesting to me.

Languages I want to learn:

Old English
Middle English
Welsh
Modern Greek*
Ancient Greek
Spanish*
Russian*
Latin
German*
Gaelic*
Quenya*

* Languages I have already tried to learn (and, for the most part, failed. )

[Laurelyn]

I take LAtin in school, I'm teaching myself Quenya, and my lifetime goal is to speak Irish Gaelic fluently before I die.
I'd also like to learn Dutch.

[Elfmaster XK]

I am studying Ancient Egyptian Language at University. It bears absolutely no resemblance to a modern day language and as everyone will know, doesn't even use the alphabet English does.

I'd say that this is definately an obscure one

Other than that, though I only speak English and a little French at the moment I'll be taking a Japanese class next year (sept.2004.)

[Earniel]

Originally posted by Elfmaster XK
I'll be taking a Japanese class next year (sept.2004.)

Hence the oriental avatar, I guess.

[Falagar]

My friend have been trying to learn me Japanese (though I don't think he can speak fluently), but with no success yet. But I know a sentence:

Joi san ga imasu ka.

Which means....


I need a female doctor