[OFF TOPIC] Language Thread

[Griff88 1,968]

3 hours ago, hckosice said:

 

 

In Slovak language:

 

Slovakia - Slovensko

Slovenia - Slovinsko

 

Slovak female - Slovenka

Slovenian female - Slovinka

 

 

Slovak Language - In Slovak (Slovenčina),

Slovene Language - In Slovenian (Slovenščina)

 

 

So, who the vak created the 'vak' and exported it?

[Olympian1010 8,053]

Alright, well that pretty much ruins my suggestion about how to lessen Slovakia/Slovenia confusion.

[dcro 10,210]

7 minutes ago, Olympian1010 said:

Alright, well that pretty much ruins my suggestion about how to lessen Slovakia/Slovenia confusion.

Well, if Slovakians start calling themselves Slovačko instead of Slovensko, then everything is solved.

 

I guess this is what happens when you forget to pattent your name. I wonder who called themselves Slovensko first.

 

[Grassmarket 3,533]

12 minutes ago, dcro said:

Well, if Slovakians start calling themselves Slovačko instead of Slovensko, then everything is solved.

 

I guess this is what happens when you forget to pattent your name. I wonder who called themselves Slovensko first.

 

It’s not unique.  There are about a dozen groups worldwide calling themselves Gauls, Gaels, Galls or some minute variation.

[dcro 10,210]

Speaking of languages... I guess my most interesting language experience happened last year when we visited Slovenia. I expected there to be a bit of a language barrier, but in the end things turned out to be much more intelligible than expected...

 

We understood each other quite well, however I got a feeling that Croatian is somewhat more intelligible to Slovenians than the other way around...

[dcro 10,210]

1 minute ago, Grassmarket said:

It’s not unique.  There are about a dozen groups worldwide calling themselves Gauls, Gaels, Galls or some minute variation.

Not to forget Galicia and Galicja.

 

Although this one seems quite random.

[Grassmarket 3,533]

8 minutes ago, dcro said:

Not to forget Galicia and Galicja.

 

Although this one seems quite random.

No, both of those were at one time the same Keltic people.  Also Galata in Turkey!

 

The Keltic languages were the most widespread in Europe before the Roman Empire.  Literally from Ireland to the Urals.

[dcro 10,210]

4 hours ago, Griff88 said:

So, who the vak created the 'vak' and exported it?

I imagine it was Hungary or more likely Austria, since they had to deal with them both at one time or another.

[Vojthas 949]

3 hours ago, dcro said:

I imagine it was Hungary or more likely Austria, since they had to deal with them both at one time or another.

A little bit of lesson:

vak - blind

vén - old

[mrv86 3,151]

11 hours ago, dcro said:

We understood each other quite well, however I got a feeling that Croatian is somewhat more intelligible to Slovenians than the other way around...

That's why I feel about Chilean and Brazilian Portuguese