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It is interesting to compare languages<\/strong> through their use of daily words and expressions which are (too often\u00a0!) held as universal. Our shooting teams were requested to gather names of colours, numbers from 1 to 10 (although we know all populations do not necessarily use the same counting systems) as well as daily phrases from all their interlocutors in their respective languages<\/strong>. These basic words often prove to be an efficient way of verifying similarities between languages <\/strong>belonging to the same linguistic group<\/strong>. In indo-european languages<\/strong>, for example, numbers from 1 to 10 are very similar which confirms connections between, among others, Kurd, French or Russian.<\/p>\n

Body parts are referred to both by the use of words\u2026 and gesture! Thus they raise the often occurring sense of embarrassment when it comes to naming private parts\u2026 It appears some words are subject to giggles and chuckles in many languages<\/strong> in the world!<\/p>\n

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Body parts in Akele<\/h5>\n

Akele<\/strong> is the language<\/strong> of the Akele <\/strong>people from Gabon<\/strong>. It\u2019s a Bantu language<\/strong>, whose speakers are scattered around various parts the country. The Akele<\/strong> are fishermen and farmers living along the Ogoou\u00e9 and Ngounie rivers, and in the lake region around Lambar\u00e9n\u00e9.<\/p>\n

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Linguist<\/span>: Jean-Marie Hombert
\nCamera and sound<\/span>: Luc-Henri Fage
\nTranslation<\/span>: Hugues Awanhet
\nEditing<\/span> : Caroline Laurent<\/p>\n

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Body parts in Punu<\/h5>\n

Punu<\/strong> is the language<\/strong> of the Bapunu, second largest ethnic group in Gabon<\/strong> in terms of population. It\u2019s a Bantu language<\/strong>, spoken in the Tchibanga area. The increasingly important movement of Bapunu people towards larger urban areas is causing a gradual loss <\/strong>of their language<\/strong> and cultural <\/strong>knowledge.<\/p>\n

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\nLinguist<\/span> : Jean-Marie Hombert
\nImage and sound<\/span>: Luc-Henri Fage
\nTranslation<\/span>: Marie-Jos\u00e9e Awanhet
\nEditing<\/span>: Caroline Laurent<\/p>\n

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Body parts in Mpongwe<\/h5>\n

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\nLinguist<\/span> <\/strong>: Patrick Mouguiama-Daouda
\nImage and sound<\/span> : Muriel Lutz
\nEditing<\/span> : Caroline Laurent<\/p>\n

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Body parts in Kaqchikel<\/h5>\n

Kaqchikel is one of the 30 Mayan<\/a> languages <\/strong>spoken in Guatemala and in Mexico. Most speakers of Kaqchikel live in the volcanic region of Chimaltenango, in central-western Guatemala, near Lake Atitl\u00e1n. It is a poor area, essentially rural, where corn farming plays an extensive role.<\/p>\n

Despite accounts of a promising demography, Kaqchikel lacks diffusion among the young generations <\/strong>and faces a serious decline. Beyond the language itself, thus a whole part of the Maya culture and knowledge is threatened with extinction.<\/p>\n

See all our videos in Kaqchikel<\/a><\/p>\n

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Linguist<\/span>: Nikte Sis Iboy
\nImage & sound<\/span>: Jos\u00e9 Reyn\u00e8s
\nEditing<\/span>: Caroline Laurent<\/p>\n

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Body parts in Baynunk<\/h5>\n

In the following video, Awa Coly grants us a full-on detailed description of the parts of the body<\/strong>!<\/p>\n

Baynunk, as you may remember, is a North Atlantic language (Tenda-Nyun group)<\/strong> of the Niger-Congo family<\/a><\/strong>. It is spoken in southern Senegal, as well as in neighboring Gambia and Guinea-Bissau.<\/p>\n

See all our videos in Baynunk<\/a><\/p>\n

Learn more on Baynunk here<\/a><\/p>\n

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Linguist<\/span>: Sokhna Bao-Diop
\nImage & sound<\/span>: Muriel Lutz, assisted by Cheikh Tidiane Sall
\nEditing<\/span>: Caroline Laurent<\/p>\n

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Body parts in Syriac<\/h5>\n

Syriac<\/strong> is a classical and liturgical belonging to the Aramaic group of languages<\/strong>. These derive from Aramaic<\/strong>, a Semitic language<\/strong> that was officially recognized over 2,500 years ago! Aramaic became the administrative language of the Neo-Assyrian Empire in the 7th century B.C., followed by the Neo-Babylonian and Persian Empires, thus becoming the common language of the Middle East. Aramaic already included several dialects prior to the Christian era. And one of these was the language Jesus Christ used to preach in.<\/p>\n

Read our description sheet on Neo-Aramaic languages (French)<\/a><\/p>\n

See all videos in Neo-Aramaic languages<\/a><\/p>\n

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\nImage & sound<\/span>: Baptiste Etchegaray
\nEditing<\/span>: Caroline Laurent<\/p>\n

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Body parts in Tamasheq<\/h5>\n

Tamasheq<\/strong> (or Tamajeq, or Tamaheq, stemming from the word Tamazight) is\u00a0spoken by the Tuareg<\/strong>, a nomadic people that has been settled in the\u00a0desert areas of North Africa<\/strong> for millennia, over a vast territory reaching from Mali to Libya, from Burkina Faso to Algeria, and including Niger. There are around\u00a0one million<\/strong> speakers of Tamasheq.<\/p>\n

Like Kabyle, Shawia, or Rifian, Tamasheq is in fact a\u00a0variant of Berber<\/strong> (or Tamazight), a group of languages that covers the whole of North Africa (Marocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Niger, Mauritania, Mali, and Burkina Faso), not to mention a large diaspora in Europe and America.<\/p>\n

See all the videos in Tamasheq<\/a><\/p>\n

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\nImage & sound<\/span> : Arnaud Contreras
\nLanguage advice<\/span> : Salem Mezhoud and Abdoulahi Attayoub
\nEditing<\/span> : Caroline Laurent<\/p>\n

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Body parts in X\u00e2r\u00e2c\u00f9\u00f9<\/h5>\n

X\u00e2r\u00e2c\u00f9\u00f9<\/a><\/strong> is one of the 28 Kanak languages<\/a> of New Caledonia<\/strong>, a group belonging to the Austronesian language family. X\u00e2r\u00e2c\u00f9\u00f9 is one of the languages spoken in the X\u00e2r\u00e2c\u00f9\u00f9 area, alongside X\u00e2r\u00e2gur\u00e8<\/a>, Ham\u00e9a, and T\u00eer\u00ee. It is the most widely spoken of these four languages, with 5,729 speakers over 14 years old accounted for in the 2009 census. One third of them live essentially around Noum\u00e9a, while the other two thirds have remained in their traditional area, on the eastern coast of Grande Terre, and mainly in the Canala and Thio municipalities. X\u00e2r\u00e2c\u00f9\u00f9 is also the fourth most widely spoken Kanak language in New Caledonia, following Drehu, Nengone, and Paic\u00ee \u2013 it is also one of the best maintained: spoken in every municipality of the X\u00e2r\u00e2c\u00f9\u00f9 language area, it reaches over 90% of the population in Canala.<\/p>\n

See all videos in X\u00e2r\u00e2c\u00f9\u00f9<\/a><\/p>\n

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\nLinguist<\/span>: Claire Moyse-Faurie (LACITO\/CNRS)
\nImage & sound<\/span>: Jos\u00e9 Reynes, assisted by Karl Jor\u00e9di\u00e9
\nTranslation<\/span>: Annick Kasovimoin (Acad\u00e9mie des Langues Kanak – ALK)
\nEditing<\/span>: Caroline Laurent<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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