{"id":15932,"date":"2010-12-15T17:34:13","date_gmt":"2010-12-15T16:34:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sorosoro.org\/?p=15932"},"modified":"2012-01-11T11:36:21","modified_gmt":"2012-01-11T10:36:21","slug":"little-words-for-everyday-use","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sorosoro.org\/en\/2010\/12\/little-words-for-everyday-use\/","title":{"rendered":"Little words for everyday use"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It is interesting to compare languages through their use of daily words and expressions (too often!) held as universal. Our shooting teams are requested to gather names given to colors, body parts, numbers from 1 to 10, 50, 100 or even 1,000 for the most courageous, daily phrases, insults and slang\u2026 from all their interlocutors in their respective languages.<\/p>\n

These basic words often prove to be an efficient way of verifying similarities between languages belonging to the same linguistic family. In Indo-European languages, for example, numbers from 1 to 10 are very similar, which confirms connections between Kurdish, French and Russian, among others.<\/p>\n

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Numbers<\/h5>\n

See all the videos on numbers – available in Punu, Mpongwe, Benga and Akele from Gabon; Baynunk from Senegal; Kaqchikel from Guatemala; in Syriac; and in Tamasheq from the Sahara<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Example: Numbers in the Kaqchikel language
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\nLinguist<\/span> : Nikte Sis Iboy
\nImage & sound<\/span> : Jos\u00e9 Reyn\u00e8s
\nEditing<\/span> : Caroline Laurent<\/p>\n

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Colors<\/h5>\n

See all the videos on colors – available in the Punu, Benga, Akele and Mpongwe languages from Gabon ; in Kaqchikel from Guatemala ; in Baynunk\u00a0 and Menik from Senegal ; in Syriac ; and in Tamasheq from the Sahara<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Example: Colors in the Benga language<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

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Body parts<\/h5>\n

Body parts<\/strong> 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 in the world!<\/p>\n

See all the videos on body parts – available in Akele, Punu, Mpongwe (Gabon), Kaqchikel (Guatemala), Baynunk (Senegal), Syriac, Tamasheq (Sahara), X\u00e2r\u00e2c\u00f9\u00f9 (New Caledonia)<\/a><\/p>\n

Example: <\/strong>Body parts in the Akele language
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\nLinguist<\/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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Weekdays<\/span><\/h5>\n

Comparison of the terms which Benga <\/strong>and Mpongwe <\/strong>use in reference to weekdays is equally significant: the term \u201csono\u201d appears in both languages<\/strong> as a translation of \u201cSunday\u201d, and as a root for the names of the other weekdays. The word \u201cSaturday\u201d in Mpongwe might also catch your attention\u2026 it sounds a little too familiar not to question its Bantu origins!<\/p>\n

See all videos on weekdays – available in Mpongwe, Benga, Baynunk, Syriac, Tamasheq and Menik<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Example: <\/strong>Weekdays in the Mpongwe language
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\nLinguist<\/span>: Patrick Mouguiama-Daouda
\nCamera and sound<\/span> : Muriel Lutz
\nEditing<\/span>: Caroline Laurent<\/p>\n

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Expressions of Time and Space<\/h5>\n

Example : Expressions of time and space in Baynunk<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nLinguist<\/span>: Sokhna Bao-Diop
\nImage & sound<\/span>: Muriel Lutz, assisted by Cheikh Tidiane Sall
\nEditing<\/span>: Caroline Laurent
\nVideo created within the ANR S\u00e9n\u00e9langues <\/em>project<\/p>\n

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Words the nature<\/h5>\n

See videos on the words of nature<\/a><\/p>\n

Example: The words of the desert, in Tamasheq and Arabic<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Image & sound<\/span>: Arnaud Contreras
\n<\/span> Editing<\/span>: Caroline Laurent<\/p>\n

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Daily phrases<\/h5>\n

Expressions of current usage are opportunities to discover the wealth and imagination of these languages. Amongst the sentences that we propose here, do not miss the \u2018I love you\u2019 of Henriette!<\/p>\n

Watch all the videos on daily phrases – available in the Mpongwe, Punu and Benga languages from Gabon, in the Baynunk language from Senegal, in Tamasheq, and in Kaqchikel from Guatemala<\/a><\/p>\n

Example: <\/strong>Expressions of current use in the Mpongwe language
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\nLinguist<\/span> : Patrick Mouguiama-Daouda
\nCamera and sound<\/span> : Muriel Lutz
\nEditing<\/span>: Caroline Laurent<\/p>\n

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New words<\/h5>\n

A look on some populations\u2019 translations of modern world notions and objects is equally amusing and instructive: it shows how imaginative men & women can be when it comes to adapting foreign concepts into a given culture, without necessarily having to re-use the actual word in its original form (here English or French).<\/p>\n

See all the videos on new words – available in the Punu and Mpongwe languages (Gabon), and Tamasheq<\/a><\/p>\n

Example: <\/strong>New words in the Punu language
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\nLinguist<\/span>: Jean-Marie Hombert
\nCamera and sound<\/span>: Luc-Henri Fage
\nEditing<\/span>: Caroline Laurent<\/p>\n

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Insults<\/h5>\n

All languages have a range of terms and expressions people use to swear themselves out of (or into) conflict.<\/p>\n

Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n

Example: <\/strong>Insults in the Akele language
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\nLinguist<\/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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In the words of children<\/h5>\n

Listening to the words of children is a\u00a0 great opportunity to hear the language clearly uttered, with a lot of strength and willpower\u2026<\/p>\n

Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n

Example: words of children in the Benga language<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nLinguist <\/span>: Patrick Mouguiama-Daouda
\nImage and sound<\/span> : Muriel Lutz
\nEditing<\/span> : Caroline Laurent<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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