tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2331843854226475004.post2804233216212064706..comments2023-12-27T16:53:26.719+11:00Comments on JessePædia: What living language is the closest to Latin?Jesse http://www.blogger.com/profile/13447992460891884043noreply@blogger.comBlogger78125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2331843854226475004.post-17627347514025781332022-08-17T00:15:35.658+10:002022-08-17T00:15:35.658+10:00Portuguese is extremely similar to Latin. Virtuall...Portuguese is extremely similar to Latin. Virtually every word is derived from Latin: eu tenho um livro na mão = ego teneo unum librum in illa manu ‘I am holding a book in my hand’. Even the verb endings are just like Latin: tenho = teneo, tens = tenes, tem = tenet, temos = tenemus, têm = tenent, ter = tenere and so on. So if you know Latin, it won’t take long to learn.<br /><br />However, the pronunciation is a bit difficult. There are nine ordinary vowels as well as various nasal vowels and diphthongs. What’s more, some of the vowels are swallowed up by neighbouring consonants (for example, ovos ‘eggs’ is pronounced ovsh). Basically, European Portuguese sounds as if Latin is being spoken by someone who is slightly drunk. Wine is cheap and freely available in Portugal, so I suspect this is not far from the truth.Mr. Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935378990478326598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2331843854226475004.post-87078328523527010802021-12-23T19:06:05.963+11:002021-12-23T19:06:05.963+11:00Armãn'i are neither Romanian nor Greek. Maybe ...Armãn'i are neither Romanian nor Greek. Maybe related to the Macedons (non-Greek:)Dimitarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08661156342010464616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2331843854226475004.post-618926434440014992021-02-25T06:46:19.590+11:002021-02-25T06:46:19.590+11:00This comment section is in dire need for cleaning,...This comment section is in dire need for cleaning, until then, unsubscribed.d_cosminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14820981117604535538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2331843854226475004.post-66630268765866757132021-02-04T01:12:31.908+11:002021-02-04T01:12:31.908+11:00Absolutely pent subject matter, appreciate it for ...Absolutely pent subject matter, appreciate it for selective information . <a href="https://mtpolice.kr/" rel="nofollow">검증사이트</a><br />officelaptophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06645572570727281486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2331843854226475004.post-54258409346135786392020-08-19T03:30:01.793+10:002020-08-19T03:30:01.793+10:00From this text , there is clear that in order to m...From this text , there is clear that in order to make thois comparison and draw a conclusion, a certain number of criteria were established. From the point of view of each criterium, different languages are „closest” to Latin. <br />In order to combine these criteria and draw a final conclusion it is a question of what weight one put for each citeria and ponder them.<br />English has a tremendous number of Latin (direct or indirect) words, but ypou van not understand it. Do you know why ? Because of the grammar. A language is more stable as its grammar is stable and beginns to change when grammar begins to change. Everyone here experimented in his own contries that whe moving to various region, they had a problem in the beginning understanding the local verncular. That was due to different words and different pronounciation. Once they learned the local words and pronounciation, there was no longer a problem. Why ? Because the grammar was the same.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214537316385947068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2331843854226475004.post-14973104303401129382020-06-19T13:35:10.036+10:002020-06-19T13:35:10.036+10:00Portuguese may be far removed from Latin, but beca...Portuguese may be far removed from Latin, but because of all the -m endings, it *looks* superficially like Latin. :)<br /><br />(and it was because of this that I googled and ultimately found this lovely article, thank you!)galacticjourneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350935794214027433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2331843854226475004.post-55265643087141781772020-05-20T23:49:01.399+10:002020-05-20T23:49:01.399+10:00The Roman's that migrated to Spain were from e...The Roman's that migrated to Spain were from eastern Greek speaking Rome - ergo Spanish is phonetically equivalent to GREEK. Upper class Roman's spoke Latin with a Greek accent after ~BC0AD. <br /><br />Vulger Italian of the Legionares that conquored and moved in on Portugal were more like Occitanian. Southern French sounds like Detroit. In 1950s Santa Clara CA USA the Mexicans sounded like "Ladino-Malaga-Greek" while the Portugese sounded "gruff-gangsta-Occ 0ccitan-SouthernFrench"Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13774646818377715042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2331843854226475004.post-89827968127180222892020-03-30T08:05:12.585+11:002020-03-30T08:05:12.585+11:00The closest language to latin is vulgar latin. and...The closest language to latin is vulgar latin. and who knows what was vulgar latin those times and how it changed? thousands of theories... Nobody can prove a thing. Linguistics, history, archaeology and other sciences are at different sides on this matter. History was written by the winners. Maybe 3 or 2 thousands years ago we were speaking various forms of one language and we were able to understand each other. These talks lead nowhere. Have a good life everyone!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11579911328526040395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2331843854226475004.post-77145562004501678492019-12-01T04:01:18.461+11:002019-12-01T04:01:18.461+11:00How similar your current language is to that of th...How similar your current language is to that of the invadors who conquered your ancestors is only interesting for a tourist, during its initial time in the country. What is really interesting is the quality of life most people have in that country.d_cosminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14820981117604535538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2331843854226475004.post-24606589654334626082019-11-03T05:16:57.281+11:002019-11-03T05:16:57.281+11:00Sorry the closest is Romanch, which is spoken in c...Sorry the closest is Romanch, which is spoken in canton of Graubünden. It is essentially vulgar latin. This is well known. Roman soldiers were isolated in mountain villages. It changed very littleAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05774178857535901214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2331843854226475004.post-72208620132249107202019-11-03T05:14:03.358+11:002019-11-03T05:14:03.358+11:00Sorry the closest is Romanch, which is spoken in c...Sorry the closest is Romanch, which is spoken in canton of Graubünden. It is essentially vulgar latin. This is well known. Roman soldiers were isolated in mountain villages. It changed very littleAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05774178857535901214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2331843854226475004.post-70376780712164766672019-11-03T05:13:33.843+11:002019-11-03T05:13:33.843+11:00Sorry the closest is Romanch, which is spoken in c...Sorry the closest is Romanch, which is spoken in canton of Graubünden. It is essentially vulgar latin. This is well known. Roman soldiers were isolated in mountain villages. It changed very little Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05774178857535901214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2331843854226475004.post-56590349354421792022019-10-30T04:07:13.591+11:002019-10-30T04:07:13.591+11:00Hello Iustin, as I tend to agree with your comment...Hello Iustin, as I tend to agree with your comment, regarding Romanian grammatical, and as we may observe that our mother language is actually a 2000 year old language, simple due to its phonetic direct writing, yet complicated due to its required communication complexity, English is a relatively young language, with more simple/direct application. Yet all comments we make here should be respectful: many of us are not native English speakers, and some speak the off-shoot English (called American-English) or other English related language (Australian, New Zealand, etc). As I have relative good knowledge of at leas 5 other languages, I can vouch that being able to communicate in whichever language, regardless of the mistakes one makes, is appreciated in all cultures in this world. Take care. GeorgeNybhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11612181999598770456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2331843854226475004.post-55891987359553290132019-10-29T05:51:38.355+11:002019-10-29T05:51:38.355+11:00lol. in latin there were 8 cases actually . i just...lol. in latin there were 8 cases actually . i just saw your comment. 8 cases. and we kept them all mostly until a certain time. now we have 6 or 7 left. it s nomitav, acuzativ, genitiv, dativ , ablativ ( we learned in school and even at olympics we had the cazul ablativ), vocativ and that s 6. and if i count genitiv-dativ as a case, witch should be like that cuz it is still a particular case, then it s 7. we used to have instrumental and locativ , but not anymore. serious arrogance from english ppl .Iustinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18193964758023612225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2331843854226475004.post-87129053564398082752019-10-29T05:36:22.900+11:002019-10-29T05:36:22.900+11:00you should learn some grammar . romanian one. migh...you should learn some grammar . romanian one. might not make sense to you,because u are an english speaker and u cannot grasp these notions. but those cases are very very different. just like an english lad i met, can t grasp the notion of the use of a neutral gender. or we even have respectful pronons. liek we don t adress older ppl at the singular person. something else to dwell on. don t say they are the same, cuz they are not the same. there are differences, and just cuz u can t <br />understand them doesn t mean they re not thereIustinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18193964758023612225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2331843854226475004.post-46295035854058819972019-10-07T19:23:03.927+11:002019-10-07T19:23:03.927+11:00what??
The sardinian language is the closest. sti...what??<br /><br />The sardinian language is the closest. still alive, still spoken by Sardinians Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01148361282476697949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2331843854226475004.post-1671474312106537482019-10-07T19:21:42.150+11:002019-10-07T19:21:42.150+11:00wrong. closest living languages are:
Sardinian
I...wrong. closest living languages are: <br /><br />Sardinian<br />Italian <br />and so on Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01148361282476697949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2331843854226475004.post-86667997643153764782019-10-07T19:15:10.137+11:002019-10-07T19:15:10.137+11:00The closest is Sardinian language. then, italian The closest is Sardinian language. then, italian Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01148361282476697949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2331843854226475004.post-70123206723031917612019-10-06T19:52:49.571+11:002019-10-06T19:52:49.571+11:00Noup,French is like the adopted child in the Latin...Noup,French is like the adopted child in the Latin family while the others are pure blood latin sister countries.Also from all the latins french are the most c...k s...s of them all.Have been traveling to all the Latin countries including France ,very disappointed by this nation ,as they think about themselves the best country in the world which obviously it s not even in top 50Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07281183978836892083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2331843854226475004.post-25047596676004456262019-09-10T11:45:42.676+10:002019-09-10T11:45:42.676+10:00That is certainly not the Lords prayer in any celt...That is certainly not the Lords prayer in any celtic language that's for sure... Funnily enough though, Welsh inherited a lot of Latin nouns for new ideas... Many verbs and adjectives are celtic, but I'd say 50% of our nouns descend from the romance languages in general, and Latin in particular!Snowdonia Botanicalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11950907637466937303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2331843854226475004.post-62751021036708778892019-09-10T11:42:43.415+10:002019-09-10T11:42:43.415+10:00This comment has been removed by the author.Snowdonia Botanicalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11950907637466937303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2331843854226475004.post-69125757362473141622019-09-06T00:47:35.937+10:002019-09-06T00:47:35.937+10:00Another interesting ling between Romanian and Wale...Another interesting ling between Romanian and Wales' Celtic language, for those interested, see link included (sorry it's in Romanian and I am not dertain of it's validity) : https://www.realitatea.net/asemanare-intre-tatal-nostru-in-romana-si-celta-iata-care-este-de-fapt-adevarul_1643440.html?fbclid=IwAR1Lq52vVtU8D14P1e4ySA3TaXArAhR9GveuHDGM7a9pIR-EKZxynzk7SKQ <br /><br />One more trivia I've collect along the years: there is a German minority, speaking old and now altered Romanian language, somewhere in Germany. I watched an entire tv show dedicated to the similarities on etymology and morphology of this now endangered language. If I find it, I'll post it here. GeorgeNybhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11612181999598770456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2331843854226475004.post-21036024080681377472019-09-06T00:29:51.768+10:002019-09-06T00:29:51.768+10:00In that case I'd suggest that Aromânii, or Arm...In that case I'd suggest that Aromânii, or Armânii make a choice, because if you ask them, they're of Greek descent speaking an of-shoot of Greek... not Latin. Or they could be of Greek descent, but speaking a Latin related language? - that may be an acceptable compromise, I suspect.GeorgeNybhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11612181999598770456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2331843854226475004.post-79620887264090665722019-09-06T00:27:10.603+10:002019-09-06T00:27:10.603+10:00Sorry, but that is not correct. See my post above ...Sorry, but that is not correct. See my post above and other's opinions. GeorgeNybhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11612181999598770456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2331843854226475004.post-33397009236500402712019-09-06T00:26:04.588+10:002019-09-06T00:26:04.588+10:00You must be referring to Aromâni or Armâni... In t...You must be referring to Aromâni or Armâni... In that case I'd suggest that they make a decision, because if you ask them, they're of Greek descent speaking an of-shoot of Greek... not Latin. Or they could be of Greek descent, but speaking a Latin related language? - that may be an acceptable compromise, I suspect. GeorgeNybhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11612181999598770456noreply@blogger.com