Languages

[Mel Asher]

Since I have you pegged as Ahasuerus ( although he was last identified in Mainz 400 years ago, and you do not claim knowledge of German ) Ecclesiastical Latin would be familiar ground to you. Perhaps you gave Linnaeus a helping hand. Either way, may I be so bold as to point out that you left Panthera uncia off your list. Snow Leopards are so beautiful, they deserve a mention. Next to Panthera nebulosa ( which is still a matter of hot debate in zoological circles as to whether it should be a Felis or one of the Panthera ) it is certainly one of the rarest cats.

No apologies please, Sesame, by all means bang on about Linnaeus. I'm really obsessive about nature, mammals in particular ( quite apart from Trannies, that is ! ), so I'm happy !

[RedderZNZ]

My native tongue is Russian.
Fluent in Ukrainian and English.
Got some basics in French and German.
Remember some words from Spanish

Ну и само собой немножко уроков по великому и могучему: Здорово, пацаны! Как жизнь молодая! Всем удачи

[sesame]

Ah, Mel, what are friends like you for?
If I miss something, please, do remind me.
But the Southeast Asian Clouded Leopard
has already got a Latin name. And its :
Neofelis nebulosa

meaning clouded new cat.
Neo = new (Greek), felis = cat (Latin)
Nebulosa = foggy (Latin)
It lives in the rainforests of SE Asia.

Panthera uncia
The magnificent snow leopard of SE Asia.
This beautiful fat-cat is found at a height of 10,000 feet!
(officially 5000-18,000 feet) Its home is in the Altai mountains (Russia & Mongolia), Hindu-Kush mountains (Afghanistan) and the Himalayas.
It mostly stays in the snowy heights.

[sesame]

Pardon me, Ila dear, for dragging the thread forcibly into the wild.

[Mel Asher]

Originally Posted by sesame

Ah, Mel, what are friends like you for?
If I miss something, please, do remind me.
But the Southeast Asian Clouded Leopard
has already got a Latin name. And its :
Neofelis nebulosa

meaning clouded new cat.
Neo = new (Greek), felis = cat (Latin)
Nebulosa = foggy (Latin)
It lives in the rainforests of SE Asia.

Panthera uncia
The magnificent snow leopard of SE Asia.
This beautiful fat-cat is found at a height of 10,000 feet!
(officially 5000-18,000 feet) Its home is in the Altai mountains (Russia & Mongolia), Hindu-Kush mountains (Afghanistan) and the Himalayas.
It mostly stays in the snowy heights.

Thanks for the nice comment, Sesame. I'm not sure where I would start with such a thread. The sex life of Chimpanzees, perhaps ? ( Not joking, honest !) But I'm not sure that wildlife would spark an awful lot of interest. Opinions and suggestions ( as vulgar as you like ) welcome on this from anyone.

[nmlss]

I'm from Barcelona, so my two official languages are spanish and catalan (and english, but it's not an official state language). Catalan is the language spoke in Catalonia, and it's a really refined one.

Salut i força al canut, gent!!

[ila]

Originally Posted by nmlss

I'm from Barcelona, so my two official languages are spanish and catalan (and english, but it's not an official state language). Catalan is the language spoke in Catalonia, and it's a really refined one.

Salut i força al canut, gent!!

A question for you nmlss, and I'm not being facetious here. Is Catalan considered a language on its own or is it considered a dialect of Spanish? If it is a dialect how does it differ from Spanish? If it is a language to what group of languages does it belong?

[nmlss]

Originally Posted by ila

A question for you nmlss, and I'm not being facetious here. Is Catalan considered a language on its own or is it considered a dialect of Spanish? If it is a dialect how does it differ from Spanish? If it is a language to what group of languages does it belong?

I'll tell you. But first I have to tell you a little bit of Spanish History X.

Catalan is a real language. In Spain there are nationalism from Catalonia (which demands independence) and the Spanish Nationalism (whick says "Spain is one, not fiftyone).

The spanish nationalism came from Franco's dictatorship, and the catalan one from the Civil War's anarchists. This is where this "Language war" started.

If you ask a reactionary spanish (which doesn't speaks catalan) he'll say "It's a dialect!!! In Spain we only talk one language, not fiftyone!!!"

If you ask a catalan (a person who SPEAKS catalan) or a spaniard with common sense they'll say "Of course it's a language"

I'll sum up!!: Catalan IS a LANGUAGE, and it's spoken on the east cost of Spain, the zone of "Catalan Countries" (Catalunya, València (well, they speak Valencian, but it comes from the same root as catalan) and Illes Balears). In these autonom communities it's the official language along with spanish, but in Andorra, the country in the Pyrinees, it's the oficial one.

Well, hope you can understand my words, I'm talking my third language, so probably I made lots of errors, hehe.