Originally posted by AThousandYoungI'm not sure about Celtic. If I understand correctly, they arrived somewhere around 0 AD, and I suppose there were people living on the British Isles before them. But is this really relevant? Languages change and evolve - it would probably be a lot easier for me to hold a conversation with someone speaking Afrikaans than someone speaking 12th century Middle Dutch.
First ethnicity known to inhabit the land since history began.
What languages did Indo-European replace? If none that you know if, then it's indiginous.
For example, did the Celtic language displace some other non Indo-European language in Ireland?
Originally posted by KazetNagorraDepends what variety of Afrikaans. I'd defy you to communicate with someone speaking fluent Gam.
I'm not sure about Celtic. If I understand correctly, they arrived somewhere around 0 AD, and I suppose there were people living on the British Isles before them. But is this really relevant? Languages change and evolve - it would probably be a lot easier for me to hold a conversation with someone speaking Afrikaans than someone speaking 12th century Middle Dutch.
Originally posted by Bosse de NageOh wow...the Irish consider themselves by legend like the sixth culture in Ireland. Interesting. I didn't realize the conquests kept going back so far...
Well, I don't think Basque should be the official language of Spain.
Yet it as official status within the Basque autonomous region (I think).
Oh, they're so oppressed, the Basques. Especially compared to, say, the Pashtuns.
-- The Danaans were invaders who wiped out the indigenous Firbolg. Much like the Aryans drove out the Dravidic peoples of ...[text shortened]... s Language we'd have to travel back to Africa and catch the very first hominids heading Out.
To the stone age looks like.
Originally posted by FMFThen you have all those languages as the official languages.
How about in a country where the language/culture/ethnic groups make up 35%, 30%, 25%, and 10% of the 100% of the population?
but if you have, say, 80% of a country's population speaking one single language, naturally this should be the official language.
Originally posted by zeeblebotAh. So you did a search for the word, apparently not knowing what it means or how it's spelled yourself. Wikipedia corrected you and you tried to turn it into a jab at me about the exact same mistake you made.
i didn't say it, it's an exact quote from the wikipedia server bot.
A hypocritical grammar Nazi.
Originally posted by AThousandYoungi'm not a teacher and i was never steeped in Multicultural Ethnicity classes.
Ah. So you did a search for the word, apparently not knowing what it means or how it's spelled yourself. Wikipedia corrected you and you tried to turn it into a jab at me about the exact same mistake you made.
A hypocritical grammar Nazi.
if you took those classes in Spanish i guess we should give you a bye. but if in English, not! đ