Michael Mitchell1d ago
Quick, in under 90 seconds, what’s the longest word you see?

Non-English words welcome with translation.

Drop your word (4) in a reply with the letter count.

#langsky
Show threadJohan Schalin2d ago
Here the purpose of the thread was stated👇🏻
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#langsky
#etymology
#toponymy

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Johan SchalinJun 6
The dialect spoken around Helsingfors (Fi. Helsinki) is also rare among Germanic languages in preserving the dual form of the 2. person pronoun (as a politeness form), sample ”ska et int kåm et mjölk i da:” ’shall YOU not come [for] milk today”. kaino.kotus.fi/fo/?p=articl... #Langsky #Linguistics

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Michael MitchellJun 1
Quick, in under 90 seconds, what’s the longest word you see? Non-English words welcome with translation. Drop your word (4) in a reply with the letter count. #langsky
FreudeSprache InternationalJun 1
Liebe Freunde, hier kommen unsere neuen Kurstermine ab dem Juni #EduSky #LangSky #AcademicSky #Sprachschule #Düsseldorf #Präsenz #Online #Hybrid #DigitaleBildung #DeutschLernen
Show threadJohan SchalinMay 16
Gathered to watch #Eurovision and support Linda and Pete where Linda grew up. Here someone graciously translated the lyrics into local dialect for anyone to sing. Good luck tonight! #Langsky #ESC #ESC2026 #Eurovision2026
Johan SchalinMay 16
#Diphthongs are usually ascending AND opening (like Spanish ”biEn” or Italian ”insiEme”), or they are descending AND closing (like German ”hEim”. Finnish has these rare diphthongs that are descending and opening, as in ”Liekinheitin” with -Ie-. #Langsky #Eurovision #ESC #ESC2026 #Eurovision2026

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Show threadJohan SchalinMay 12
So, this is the language where the violinist has her roots. The song would be no easier to decode sung in this one: #langsky www.researchgate.net/publication/...

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Show threadJohan SchalinMay 12
Two caveats though: I am not an expert in Finnish, just a fluent L2 speaker and a linguist. My mother tongue is in fact Swedish, just as the native language of the violinist is, who by the way does not sing at all in the show, except with her violin. #langsky eurovisionworld.com/eurovision/2...

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Johan SchalinMay 12
Useless factoid before Semifinal_1 of the #EurovisionSongContest tonight: The entry from #Finland is sung in #Finnish and since the lyrics are mostly in spoken (not standard) Finnish the text is missing 77 out of a total of 346 syllables. #Langsky #Eurovision #ESC #ESC2026 #Eurovision2026