I never thought you could pronounce a hashtag...

@kudzanai8015

8 жыл бұрын

+Ryan Chon It's a symbol to a pronunciation.

@matthewburson2908

5 жыл бұрын

@@kudzanai8015 Yes, the previous comment was a joke. But it's interesting that we need new symbols to represent sounds that can't be made with English phonemes. I'm glad I decided to Google/Wikipedia/KZread and discover this language.

@destinynetope7396

5 жыл бұрын

Welcome to my Namibian lol 😂

@neljaro

4 жыл бұрын

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@rinotilde2699

3 жыл бұрын

LOL

Never have I been this happy in my entire life. I’m from South Africa and want to learn our endangered languages. Thank you for this. Thank you so much.

Simply the world’s coolest sounding language. Fascinating how babies make all these clicking sounds too right when they are learning to talk.

@lekholokoelekotsoanamoloi9593

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂. You gotta watch them babies . They are smart .

@incumbentvinyl9291

Жыл бұрын

@@lekholokoelekotsoanamoloi9593 IQ tests prove otherwise, haha!

@incumbentvinyl9291

Жыл бұрын

@@solarprogeny6736 I notice that you're not very bright.

This language is amazing! So interesting that they grew up with this and can easily pronounce everything yet I cannot even come close to matching their skills. Learning any language that isn't your own is tough. Great tutorial, thanks for sharing!

Ive become addicted to this language. Its so unique and beautiful.

@ooos2989

4 жыл бұрын

규러취

And how DARE the name of this channel be "Easy Languages." Lies. LIES!!!

@easylanguages

9 жыл бұрын

Yolis Bortin Come on :)

@nikolettnagy2634

8 жыл бұрын

+Yolis Bortin y dafuq u lion?

@radimbartosek5356

8 жыл бұрын

You got me .. I´m in. :) Let´s dance! :D

@eberhard1991

8 жыл бұрын

+Yolis Bortin , LOL

@Nani2AM

8 жыл бұрын

+Yolis Bortin I know, right

I can't pronounce polish correctly, because there are a lot of "ts", "ch" and others, but THIS... kurwa....

Those sounds are pretty hard to distinguish, for beginners. Thanks for the lesson. It was informative and clear.

@neljaro

4 жыл бұрын

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Koisan people, the bearers of this language genetically (haplogroup A) are the most ancient population on the planet. Thats why their language might be the most ancient one too. The click sounds add to the argument as well, being very archaic linguistic features, lost in the most of modern tongues, as languages tend to simplify with time.

@yosephrezahe2534

9 жыл бұрын

I get what you're trying to say, but you really shouldn't confuse language with genetics, because you're fairly dodgy in the information you claim in the latter sentences of your paragraph. First off, there is not a single 'Koisan' language, and indeed the very 'Koisan language' family is now considered wholly incorrect by modern linguists; in fact, there are a multitude of completely unrelated languages spoken by peoples throughout Southeast Africa with completely different word-order, syntax and other structural features that all contain similar click noises due to sprachebund, so you really cannot easily claim that one language has 'particularly archaic linguistic features' in the first place (In fact, I'd even argue that some explanation of 'archaic' on your part is required - do you mean cultural effects such as a language's relation to a hunter-gatherer lifestyle?). Even Xhosa and Zulu, which are Bantu languages, have been affected by this Sprachebund. Khoekhoegowab actually reminds me a lot of English, to be honest. Not with the phonetics or tonal side of things, but with the grammatical structure and most noticeably the inflection used. Secondly, the idea that click noises were a common archaic linguistic feature of most languages is contested by linguists almost across the board at this point. The most reputable hypothesis is that clicks were actually consciously engineered and added to a particular language of a group of people in Southeast Africa by said people in order to stop the animals that they were hunting from recognising human speech patterns. These clicks then appeared through linguistic contact in other surrounding languages. It's not really an 'archaic feature of human language' as much as the remnants of a very intriguing way of innovation in hunting techniques during ancient times.

@user-tr6xx5pi8f

9 жыл бұрын

I am a linguist, and I agree with what Yoseph said except for the last paragraph. The "reputability" of that hypothesis is dubious, and I for one don't find it very convincing. However, it is true that clicks could be innovated as phonemes in one language and then spread to neighbouring languages, becoming an areal feature of a Sprachbund (written without an "e"). Clicks per se aren't that alien in other areas of human habitation. They are used by speakers of many languages to signal certain emotions (like disapproval: "tsk-tsk", "tut-tut"), or to issue commands to horses, among other uses. It just so happened that they aren't used as phonemes in other languages. Also, Zakharii's claim that "languages tend to simplify over time" is groundless and untrue. Languages tend to change, and can add features as well as remove them. PS. Saying that they are the most ancient population is also a very poor choice of words. Their DNA is the most diverse from the rest of humanity, because they are the descendants of one of the most ancient, if not the most ancient, splits of human populations (of the ones still alive). That doesn't make them an "ancient people". The very idea of a human group being ancient is strange.

@FLomasterZ

9 жыл бұрын

Zakharii Are chinese language archaic too? If so, why chienese not have clicks|smacking sounds?

@user-tr6xx5pi8f

8 жыл бұрын

FJIOMACTEP JIOMACTEP Languages that are spoken right now cannot be archaic. This concerns all modern varieties of Chinese, and all languages with click consonants. These languages are not archaic, because they are still in existence today. The presence or lack of certain sounds in a language is in no way dependent on how "ancient" or "archaic" it would be. One theory about click phonemes was that they originated from a single ancestral language in Africa. However, it's only a theory, and I don't think there is sufficient proof (or even argumentation) for it. All languages spoken now are equally old, because all human languages evolved from one source (presumably around 50K years ago, roughly at the same time as the Upper Paleolithic Revolution).

@takitezy7

8 жыл бұрын

+郭育賢 thanks for the insight

Amazing! I used to think the Chinese and Xhosa's were nuts! I hadn't seen anything yet! Really cool though! If you really want to be mesmerized by a continuous flow of clicks, cross to Botswana to hear the San speak. It's like nature's crazy experiment but fascinating to listen to, and they are the most pleasant people ever!

Great video! I'll never complain about the tones in Mandarin Chinese again!

@LordComradeAnarchoCapitalus

3 жыл бұрын

If you think Khoekhoegowab is crazy with these clicks, the Taa language has 80 clicks.

The name of the artist is: The Dogg I don't remember the name of the song but you find a lot of his stuff on youtube. He is a very well know Namibian Kwaito - Style musician. Last year he let us to make a video clip with him to advertise the idea of using digital media on internet by high school students. If you search for "The Dogg" on my channel you could see it. Most of it was done in our partner school in Windhoek. Thank you for your interest. Namibia is unbelievable beautiful country.

I give up. I just...I give up.

@takitezy7

8 жыл бұрын

+Yolis Bortin hey boris yeltsin dont give up!

@user-uc9py3gy8x

7 жыл бұрын

i know keep trying!

@suki9735

4 ай бұрын

So, made any progress?

My ear can hear the difference, but my tongue can't make it right. This is such a powerful thing, the variety of languages. I will keep listening and learning

I'm familiar with the clicks (I'm Xhosa) but putting them altogether is a bit of a tongue twister

@neljaro

4 жыл бұрын

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@verfuncht

4 жыл бұрын

But Xhosa doesn’t have the third click, right? Are you able to pronounce it? If so, please tell me how; it’s the only one I can’t figure out!

@peipekraeft3365

4 жыл бұрын

How in the world they can put the clicks together tho, I'm laughing myself at the mirror trying this

@sihlem444

4 жыл бұрын

We can do the clicks but to /khim !nu ... yhooo 😂😂😂😂

@sihlem444

4 жыл бұрын

Yes Jesse Sugarman-Weir ... usually people whose tongues can’t hit as hard doing the second would use the third... and it sounds the same to us. Well in context.

Dis so cool dat julle die Khoi-San taal ook opgeneem het. Trots op julle! Hou so aan!

@ASPRINALARD thank you, next year I'm going to visit Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe. I will try to meet those people and listen :)

I really love Nama, and I wish that more people around the world would try to learn it. I am learning it, as well as Herero.

That sounded just amazing! I could never imagine myself speaking like that. Your language seems so unique! :)

This is the most interesting language i have ever heard in my life 😮😯. I say that with the utmost respect.

Love those Khoisan languages. Wish they were more widespread in Africa.

@Jerimbo

5 жыл бұрын

If khoekhoe can develop a bigger spot in the media, and gain more prominence in Namibia, it can live through the ages, unfortunately I think its the only khoisan language with a chance of survival, and that's still very slim, I think the rest are all headed for definite Extinction

@VRuyt123

5 жыл бұрын

Khoisan languages are pushed in the antiquity by the Bantu black settlers and then in the 16th century by European settlers. They were then forcefully assimilated into the different communities, either absorbed into Xhosa clans or into the Cape Coloured community. I'm a Coloured South African of Malay heritage but the Khoi and Sani blood is still running in my vein, shame that the SA government only cares about the Indo-European and Bantu languages while neglecting the Khoisan languages.

@mbulelozulu7963

4 жыл бұрын

@@VRuyt123 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Khoi blood running through your veins But know nothing about khoi culture or language you a fraud

@VRuyt123

4 жыл бұрын

Mbulelo Zulu tsek don’t blame me for that, the Dutch forced us to sever the ties with the Khoi if we want to stay in Kaapstad 😒

@mbulelozulu7963

4 жыл бұрын

@@VRuyt123 U a fraud your ancestors came to this country as slaves and captives u are not Khoi

such a fascinating language, be proud of it, cherish it and never ever let it die

beautiful people, beautiful language. Thanks for teaching us and posting videos.

Dis 'n pragtige en unieke taal van my pragtige land!

Now try whispering with that...

@weston407

8 жыл бұрын

that'll get the ladies moist

@eb.3764

5 жыл бұрын

Whispers are voiced

@user-re7po

4 жыл бұрын

*loudly sounds like computer mouse*

@drecksackblase2011

4 жыл бұрын

MOIST

@user-es1de8mu5q

4 жыл бұрын

Or yell loudly

Your language is on "The Top 10 most Hard Languages to Learn"

@petibatyo

3 жыл бұрын

What are the other 9?

I'm a students of linguistics and I've learnt about those sounds but it's great to hear them pronounced by natives. Thank you!

@neljaro

4 жыл бұрын

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You are great, but your language is impossible to learn 😂. Greetings from Italy. We have only / which means "no". 🤗🤗🤗

@belverin01

5 жыл бұрын

/

@neljaro

4 жыл бұрын

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@user-ji8uo2wm3d

4 жыл бұрын

In China "/" also means no or at least negative things and attitudes.

@user-hh2is9kg9j

4 жыл бұрын

why have / in Arabic means no. You say it is in Italian and the other guys said it was in Chinese. I believe we are on into something here maybe we all inherited this from way back before humans we left Africa.

@ai8893

3 жыл бұрын

in my area it's literally just lift up ur head for a bit really quickly

One day as black South Africans we will study these languages and realise that they are so similar to our languages as well. Right now we are being denied access to historic South African Khoekhoe documents which have been kept in UCT. The day they are released all black South Africans (The Khoe, the San, the Sotho-Tswana and Nguni) will unite. Because we all share the same ancestry and history of more than 2,000 years.

in fact I posted one new lesson today. Please go to my account and check it: Khoekhoe Language - Colors :) or/and visit us on our site: solarnet tv :)

Amazing!!! Thank you so much for this video!!! Your language is just fascinating!!!

OMG!, my brain has fallen

Beautiful! Amazing language,

Thank you for sharing I will luv to learn the Nama language 👍

Im a Khoi from South Africa and want to learn...please keep it coming

@Puzzle_Mas

Күн бұрын

NO YOU'RE NOT

@african3974

Күн бұрын

@@Puzzle_Mas jealous much.... 1st nation bru dont hate

@Puzzle_Mas

Күн бұрын

@@african3974 no hate just that, KHOI and SAN are made up words created in 1928 to sum up the nations of SA. Who were you before 1928, what is your clan name? My questions come from a good place.

@african3974

Күн бұрын

@@Puzzle_Mas I hear you 100%, Clans and such are still followed closer to Northern Province. Just a search would solve that, other than that tribal thingies desolved after arrival of Euros and blacks. Unesco did a study in the 90s when the 1st nation claim became a thing and concluded that "coloured" people are the 1st nation. Language issue can be easily solved, simple reason why blacks still speak their languages is that they havent been exposed to whites as much as we have. In Mexico they speak spanish because of Conquistador invaders, same can be said for Brazil and Portuguese people. Slavery existed amongst my people only, and black once again not being exposed to such due to absence from this part.... which is why most of our surnames are derived directlt from whites, and months in which my people were bought, hemce the reason why our surnames January, February, March, October, August , September etc..... Which is why black CANT be called South african, because they are Central and northern african.... whites cant be called South african because they are Euro Afrcan.... and in all honesty, this place wasnt empty when either one arrived. Black on the

Easy languages my eye! I'll keep practicing. It's such a beautiful language!

What a beautiful language, I love it!

This language sounds wonderful!

I think they used all the kinds of sounds we could make and used it to communicate. That's just genius

making a project about central africa rn and i stumbled over some names of tribes using clicks. i wanted to pronounce it right while presenting and this video has been very helpful!

amazing. i like the sound of that.

THANK YOU! I've always wanted to learn their language!

thank you. In three weeks we are going to visit our Partner School in Namibia again and this time we want to concentrate on producing more lessons :)

@mohammadibnallah8062

8 ай бұрын

HOw can I contact these two teachers?

My kids love this! Thanks!

This is good? No. This is AMAZING!!! I never heard this language before. Aaaa

@xixobushman8324

4 жыл бұрын

Check out my movie kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZXl7ksaBYdK0Z84.html it was a crazy time in my life 😀

@aximusroh6453

4 жыл бұрын

@@xixobushman8324 😂 one of the greatest movies ever made. You are a star 👍

thanks 4 sharing its a beautiful language

keep on teaching us. It is super interesting.

OMG! I have never heard of such an interesting language!!!!!

So unique, great language!

wow thank you so much for sharing this with us!

Omg, this is so beautiful! 😍 I don't understand how to pronounce it, but it awesome 😀

thank you very much for posting this, good on you!

Love this so much you have no idea

Oh my God! What a extrange language! Amazing and hard!

This is the great course!! :)))

@fmskido I'm very glad I could help :)

Sounds great!

It's an amazing language))) I've watched this video many times because I'm delighted with this strange sounds. In my country we use the first one "/ " to show that we are disappointed or angry. But other 3 are harder. So fabulous to see that we are different, that the world is so wide :))

@aidanfourie8321

7 жыл бұрын

IreanaR y

Great video. Second part of my videos is my native language, Khoekhoegowab. I am a proud Damara and with a unique special language like my mother, I prefer to show the world awareness of its existence ❤🇳🇦🙏

My language; My pride..#nisa !nâ ta a gowatse.

Having trouble with the last click

Thanks so much for your reply.

yeah this is so great!

If only I could reach this!

Amazing....

Bravo!!!

I love it!

this is soo awesome omg, i can't pronounce different of / and // omg. it's so difficult yet so fun!

The Gods Must Be Crazy is the first time i heard clicking sounds in 1980. we do make vernacular sounds when we disagree so that's one way of putting it. my daughter will be tickled pink when i show her this video. i Like, OLE' !

very beautiful. i bet this language would combine well will music.

this is the most amazing sounding language ever! it looks like it would be fun to learn, but my clicks sound so different. I'm not sure I am doing it right.

its a beautiful language.

Hi there...I'm so excited to have found this video...Could you please make a video that pronounce //khae-b 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 It's one of the words that my late grandfather used a lot. I think it has something to do with the earth, as in the sand....He use to love gardening and had the most beautiful flower garden and a fruit and veg garden that was the envy of the neighborhood...

@ferdieortman6614

3 ай бұрын

It means soil

Matisa! I love Namibia, it's peoples and it's languages!

@neljaro

4 жыл бұрын

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this is too freakin awesome

Very amazing

This is amazing

Click sounds are awesome

Supper cool.

This is a very beautiful language ~ even though the clicks are hard, I want to learn it :D

Mooi, proudly African !!

@neljaro

4 жыл бұрын

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What a beautiful language!

@petibatyo

3 жыл бұрын

Well, almost.

this blows my mind. 2 and 3 sound the same til the sentence in the end then you can hear the difference

It's beautiful

Damn it! If I practice this daily it will take me months to master this.. I must learn how to speak this before I die. It's only easy if you are not from those significant parts of Africa. The name of the channel is merely a marketing strategy, how many people will be deterred if the name was "Difficult Languages"? lol

This is very interesting i can only imagine how difficult it is for someone who's native language is european to learn. In away it reminds me of Morse code... Very interesting the way different humans around the world all developed completely different languages. I've always wanted to learn a second language. This would be cool to learn but in a way impractical since it wouldn't me as useful for me as others.

I NEED MUSIC IN THIS!!!

So fascinating... Xhosa has the same sounds but we use actual letters of the alphabet...

0:39 been looking for someone to go in depth between palatal and post alveolar... this helps but i'm still not 100% sure, is post alv more back and palatal towards front?

First time I heard this language 😮

Very cool... I've already learned to do the clicks from my friends from Namibia. It's funny that they told me the same sentence to learn it! P.S.: I can do them all and the sentence, too! ;-p

Thank you for posting these lessons. I teach high school human geography in Tennessee USA and my classes had a lot of fun trying to speak Khoisan. They asked me to find out the name and artist of that very catchy tune you play at the end. Could you please tell me if you can? Kindest regards Stephen

@elxakiltse8773

Жыл бұрын

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Namibia is located in southern Africa

Beautiful. But imagine trying to sing this!

I still can't figure out the second one: (!). Does anyone know how to find a phonetic description of this sound?

I'm Zulu, and for some reason I'm struggling with the third click, I've only used the first second and forth click, it's the third one that seems difficult to pronounce. But I'll get it soon enough.

! is alveolar (tongue on the ridge behind the teeth), while ǂ is palatal (tongue on the hard palate)

Wow!! How interesting!!😂

Holy crap! That looks hard.

i am a filipino... but i can speak korean and japanese.... but THIS IS THE HARDEST language i have ever heard... i really want to learn this