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Now, that sure sounds like the setup to a punch line, but according to this story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4328733.stmthey speak with the very same accent. So, how 'bout it, those of you in the know? (Mav? Avy?)
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Yes, a lot of phonological similarities between at least some varieties of each language. Actors are known to slip slightly easily between a poor rendition of both :) I was unaware of the morphemic similarities like naw, but in a way they seem much less surprising than similar sound systems and rhythms.
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Wow, that IS intriguing, Sparteye. professor Colin Williams of Cardiff University's School Of Welsh, who specialises in comparative languages.
He suggested that the similarities are because they come from the same mother language - the proto-European language. This makes me wonder a couple of things. First, is it only Welsh that shares such a close bond w/ Hindi? Many different languages have many words that are very similar. However, if it is only Welsh (and it sounds like it might be) that has this close a tie, then there must be more explanation than simply sharing a root language. So--was the Hindi-speaking part of India settled (ARGH, the word ruled gets my goat!) by Welshmen, or what? ************************************************************ Rats--I had a vague memory that maahey, that awesome person (where are you??), had made a post about language in India; I found the one I was looking for, and it isn't really about language s, but I'll put the link anyway because it's so interesting: http://wordsmith.org/board/showthreaded.pl?Cat=&Board=miscellany&Number=95585
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was the Hindi-speaking part of India settled (ARGH, the word ruled gets my goat!) by Welshmen, or what?
Boy, if there is so direct a connection, I'd suspect that it went the other way around.
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It is so strange that when one thinks of or reads something, the chances that the same topic will pop up again somewhere soon are so high. Just yesterday, I was watching, on BBC world, a news report of welsh boys being taught to play rugby. For some reason, I listened closely to the words of the boy who was being interviewed. I did not think at the time the accent was like mine, but today, on reading Sparteye's post, I think maybe that was what held my attention. (It could not have been the rugby for which i have no special interest.)
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Speaking of Welsh and Indian. Can anyone help me with a more or less simple guide to pronouncing Indian names?
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Just use the Welsh pronunciation, Faldo. Never fails, boyo. How many Indian villages have Jones the Baker or Jones the Taxi?
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Somehow I don't think they have a Ll in Hindi.
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>Somehow I don't think they have a Ll in Hindi.
Pishtosh - I'll take the Welsh "Ll" over Hindi's flapped aspirated retroflex consonants any day.
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Llovely to see you bach, max :)
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