wiki-illiam #104: q7
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dubdobdeeQ7:
i: Which language was developed by a Polish ophthalmologist?
ii: Which language of the Romance group has a definite article suffix?
iii: Of which European language is the origin unknown, even to the experts?
iv: Which geographically Scandinavian language is not linguistically Scandinavian?
v: Which European language is the only survivor of its branch of the Indo-European group?
vi: Which Slavonic language is spoken in a country whose national language is not Slavonic?
vii: Which European language is spoken by about 1% of the population of Switzerland?
viii: Which European language has a past tense form which looks like a future?
xi: Which Slavonic language has done away with the case forms of nouns?
x: Which European national language still retains the dual number?
the rules as they have evolved:
a: nice full answers and anecdotes if poss
b: say if googled or no; leave time for non-googlers to play
c: obviously look ahead at future questions if you want
d: don't bring in confirming or dissenting answers from other fora until next set is up and running
spoilers: language-related obviously -- is i esperanto (but there are other invented languages); iii may be basque?; iv i assume is finnish...
i: Which language was developed by a Polish ophthalmologist?
ii: Which language of the Romance group has a definite article suffix?
iii: Of which European language is the origin unknown, even to the experts?
iv: Which geographically Scandinavian language is not linguistically Scandinavian?
v: Which European language is the only survivor of its branch of the Indo-European group?
vi: Which Slavonic language is spoken in a country whose national language is not Slavonic?
vii: Which European language is spoken by about 1% of the population of Switzerland?
viii: Which European language has a past tense form which looks like a future?
xi: Which Slavonic language has done away with the case forms of nouns?
x: Which European national language still retains the dual number?
the rules as they have evolved:
a: nice full answers and anecdotes if poss
b: say if googled or no; leave time for non-googlers to play
c: obviously look ahead at future questions if you want
d: don't bring in confirming or dissenting answers from other fora until next set is up and running
spoilers: language-related obviously -- is i esperanto (but there are other invented languages); iii may be basque?; iv i assume is finnish...
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Date: 2009-01-07 10:59 am (UTC)Deitsch: "Idali iss en Land in Eiropaa. Die Haaptschtadt iss Rom."
Lëtzebuergesch: "Italien [...] ass e Staat a Südeuropa. Italie grenzt am Norden un d'Schwäiz an Éisträich, am Westen un d'Tyrrhescht- a d'Ligurescht Mier an am Nordwesten u Frankräich."
Limburgs: "Italië [...] is 'n rippebliek in Zuid-Europa op 't glieknaomeg sjiereiland."
Plattdüütsch: "Italien (italieensch Italia) is en Republiek, de in'n Süden vun Europa an't Middelmeer liggt. Navers sünd Frankriek, de Swiez, Österriek, Vatikan, San Marino, Kroatien (de Grenz löppt öber de See) un Slowenien. De Hööftstadt is Rom."
Ripoarisch: "Italie oddo Ëtalije oddo Italië ess_enne Shtaad_en der Medde fun Europa. Rom, woh dr Papß wonnt, eß sing Houpshtadt."
Seeltersk: "Italien is n Lound in Middel-Europa. Ju Haudstääd is Room"