Che Languages

Che Languages

Welcome to Che Languages!

My name is Yair, but I also go by Che. Simply put, here I make videos about languages, especially lesser-known or endangered languages.

Also feel free to check out @chelanguages on Instagram and also follow me on Duolingo at CheLanguages, the links are provided on the channel banner.

Head of the Che Languages franchise of channels.

The Paleohispanic Languages

The Paleohispanic Languages

3 Revived Languages

3 Revived Languages

The Languages of Persia

The Languages of Persia

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  • @letsmakelifegood7449
    @letsmakelifegood74497 сағат бұрын

    And arab8c

  • @robertlonsdale5326
    @robertlonsdale532616 сағат бұрын

    So being anti semetic includes Arabs as well as jews. Funny how it's only used by the jews to use when there toys fall out of the cot.

  • @smsppns
    @smsppns20 сағат бұрын

    I would say that "completely mutually unintelligable" is an overstatement for the case of Griko and Pontic, but I would confirm it in the case of Tsakonian. Recently I was given an unknown to me Griko song, and I translated about 60 to 70%. I would say, a similar thing holds about Pontic. I would say however, that I would feel even more comfortable translating a Koine text, however, such as an excerpt from the New Testament- given that it was pronounced in modern Greek pronunciation. I would also like to point out that these languages do not necessarily preserve more features of Ancient Greek that Standard Modern Greek, but rather different ones

  • @user-fy9tu3sk8t
    @user-fy9tu3sk8tКүн бұрын

    Biased video. Saying Arabic is a collection of languages is wrong, you didn't provide any evidence to your claim, and if that were true, why for example all Arabic speaking people understand the Egyptian dialect? Don't let your beliefs affect your neutrality.

  • @Sadnessiuseless
    @SadnessiuselessКүн бұрын

    Why do you call the soviet republics "colonies" of the soviet union?

  • @mustafaercumen3187
    @mustafaercumen3187Күн бұрын

    Karaims aren't just indigenous to Crimea. There are Karaims in Litvania Türkiye Specifically İstanbul and then Crimea

  • @Crypt0n1an
    @Crypt0n1an4 күн бұрын

    ALL Cypriots can understand modern Greek spoken by mainland Greeks. Don’t know where this person’s grandma lived(possibly in a cave somewhere) but i’ve never encountered one instance of someone being so secluded and isolated that they found it difficult to understand spoken modern Greek. This is TOTAL hogwash. All our TV channels and radio programs(except from some period sketch shows set in a village somewhere) speak in modern Greek so this person probably didn’t even own a TV or radio and had virtually no contact with anyone from the cities. In Cyprus more than half our TV programming is from Greece(TV shows and news) so EVERYONE understands modern Greek spoken by mainland Greeks. Now could a mainland Greek understand a Cypriot talk? Well it depends where this Cypriot was from and how keen the Greek was in wanting to understand. We use a few ancient Greek words so perhaps some knowledge of ancient Greek could help. If it was a person from the cities there would be no problem in communication. Over 90% of our communication is done using modern greek words with a moderate to light Cypriot accent while if we were speaking to a mainland Greek we would make sure we fully spoke in modern Greek. If it was with a person in rural areas one could probably get the gyst of what was being said but some words would not be understood(typically a heavier Cypriot accent but not always).

  • @marjae2767
    @marjae27675 күн бұрын

    1. Each English dialect seems to have its own set of vowels. And supposed "vowel sets" are each collections of several different vowels which are supposed to match another collection in other dialects and don't. Maybe an abjad would be a better fit. P.S. Or a Cyrillicization of Original Pronunciation, since it is close to a common source for each modern English accent, and a lot of literature written in that era is still readable now. 2. Using different letters and/or digraphs (дь and ть) where there aren't minimal pairs seems like extra work. Early Cyrillic alphabets had Greek theta, that would do. 3. Using the same letter (х) or digraph (уь) where there are minimal pairs seems like cutting corners (Han vs. Khan, werewolves vs. where wolves). 4. Using the Cyrillic combo-letters for j+vowel seems inconsistent with using separate letters for vowel+j, w+vowel, etc.

  • @deserteagle1506
    @deserteagle15068 күн бұрын

    Im lak and we are NOT kurd

  • @CheLanguages
    @CheLanguages6 күн бұрын

    OK cool!

  • @haidaralhassan4621
    @haidaralhassan46219 күн бұрын

    The dual case thing has always fascinated me since I learned english as a child. I came to know that it doesn’t have duals, and it was weird to me because I am an Arab. Arabic or at least MSA and all dialects in the Levant, Peninsula, and Egypt (bc Idk about the western side of North Africa) have dual cases for everything basically. There are some scattered cases where there is no dual of a noun because it is in fact a plural only, like one of the words for women is نساء pronounced ni-sa-a (the last a is a consonant not a vowel) which is a plural but has no singular form, therefore not having a dual. Languages are so weird but they follow rules which is why I love linguistics so much

  • @AndreaMastacht-lj4in
    @AndreaMastacht-lj4in11 күн бұрын

    I wish it were possible to reconstruct Celtiberian

  • @CheLanguages
    @CheLanguages11 күн бұрын

    It would be very cool indeed

  • @Farooqueakhan
    @Farooqueakhan12 күн бұрын

    Hebrew is one of the languages of the Semitic languages family, so how can you say the word comes from it? That's what you claim - self-styled 'chosen' 😂😂

  • @CheLanguages
    @CheLanguages12 күн бұрын

    Because the word « Semitic » comes from the Hebrew « Shem » who was one of the sons of Noakh (עליו השלום) whose descendants inhabit Asia according to the Torah

  • @rafalkaminski6389
    @rafalkaminski638913 күн бұрын

    Compulsory language learning is what counts. How german is that 😅

  • @CheLanguages
    @CheLanguages11 күн бұрын

    Definitely, it should be compulsory in the UK

  • @rafalkaminski6389
    @rafalkaminski638913 күн бұрын

    W in sorbian is pronounced as in english.

  • @CheLanguages
    @CheLanguages11 күн бұрын

    Ah good to know thanks

  • @Name-og4th
    @Name-og4th16 күн бұрын

    Russification means that Russians has killed thouthands of Belarusian intellectuals, teachers and writers. And burried them in mass graves like in the Ukrainian Bucha. The most known place of mass execution, Kurapaty, has become a people's memorial. Yet, the Russian-puppet government has always tried to destroy the memorial and never dedicated any funding for its building and maitenance. Speaking Belarusian openly in street is still unsafe. The cops would stop a person and take to a police departement.

  • @khantsal2305
    @khantsal230518 күн бұрын

    Hi, I am amateur linguist who interest in Indo European languages. Your presentation was perfect but there are some extinct Indo-European branches like Anatolian, Tocarians. Talking about Indo-European languages is very difficult because Indo-European have many sub-branch and each branch have their own innovations. (1) Anatolian languages is the oldest attested Indo European languages. These languages are more archaic than many attested ancient Indo European languages. Although being archaic languages Anatolian languages verbs conjugation is very simple compared to ancient Indo European languages such as Sanskrit, ancient greek and classical Latin. (2) Tocarian branch. Tocarian is the another extinct branch of Indo European family. Tocarian branch is also very interesting branch because it is the eastern most centum language. Phonologically Tocarian is very close to western centum languages like celtic, italic and germanic. (3) Hellenic branch contains only greek. Greek is one of the most ancient Indo-European language that are still surviving today. There are many theories about greek language. Greek have many similarities and relations with Phygian, Armenian and many other Indo-Aryan languages. Greek is traditional classified as centum language but Greek phonology is such more common with satem language. (4) Italic languages. Italic languages are group of Indo-European languages mainly spoken by Italian peninsula before roman expansion. Italic languages lost Indo-European dual number and instrumental case but italic languages developed complex subjunctive system. Italic languages is closely related to celtic languages. It's very hard to show other italic languages because Latin was the only italic language doesn't extinct. Other italic languages are extinct for over 1000 years. But as far as I know the oldest italic language was Umbrian. Italic languages are divided into two subdivision latino-faliscan languages also known as (latinian languages) and osco-umbrian languages(sabellic languages). As far as I know, aside from Latin the well known attested italic language was oscan. Oscan was the most archaic attested italic language probably all seballic languages are more archaic that latin. They still retained separated locative case but Latin was more likely to use propositions. Sabellic languages full retained secondary ending but latin only retained for the first person singular. (5) Germanic languages. Germanic languages have strange features that are not founded in other IE language because proto germanic was mainly spoken in northern Europe. There are several hypothesis, before germanic speakers arrived northern Europe, there were unattested non IE language were spoken and these language merge with proto germanic. It's very hard to reconstruct proto Germanic because most of Germanic languages abandoned most of synthetic systems and become much more analytical languages. Although Germanic was centum languages germanic was pretty close to stem one. (6) Balto-slavic language. Balto-slavic languages are Indo-European language with satemic features. Balto-slavic languages are much more closer to Indo-Iranian languages because both of them are satemic languages. Some linguists said that Balto-Slavic and Indo-iranian were once single language. Some linguists said that Proto Baltic were centum language alongside with Germanic unlike slavic satemic language. But unlike other Indo-European languages balto-slavic fully retained dual number in grammar. Baltic language are much more older than slavic languages one theory shows that slavic languages are derived from west baltic language. Proto slavic was actually a dialect of western baltic branch and it dialect developed several grammertical innovations are become separate language but it was just an hypothesis. (7) Indo-aryan languages. Indo Aryan branches have two subdivision Indic and Iranic. Indo-aryan languages are highly fusional and inflected they fully retained all of 8 Indo-European cases, dual number and many verb forms. The oldest attested indo aryan language was vedic sanskrit. Vedic Sanskrit retained many of IE grammatical features that are lost in other IE languages. But later classic Sanskrit lost singular masculine nominative marker s ending. Whatever thank you very much Mr Yair. Have a good day.

  • @christfriedrodeyns5300
    @christfriedrodeyns530018 күн бұрын

    Luxemburgisch (Letzenburg: in their own language) is not the official language, but everyone uses it. Funny fact is that when you talk dutch to them, they answer in luxemburgish and not in french or german.

  • @CheLanguages
    @CheLanguages14 күн бұрын

    I thought it was official. Even if it isn't, I know that it's now a requirement to achieve a certain level of it if you want to become a citizen

  • @ChuJungyin
    @ChuJungyin19 күн бұрын

    14:22 The ROC flag on a map of the modern border between India and China. Interesting choice.

  • @CheLanguages
    @CheLanguages19 күн бұрын

    I chose the flag of China 🇹🇼

  • @ChuJungyin
    @ChuJungyin18 күн бұрын

    @@CheLanguages I'd prefer a Ming Dynasty flag. /JK

  • @jonnymak1079
    @jonnymak107919 күн бұрын

    This dont make scence though... the Greek language never really changed... its almost a mystery, same with the dna... but thats cause ALL caucasions come from persian "before the empire" and its sister Greek dna... so when took over it was same dna... all of turkey italy and most regions around was ancient and prehistoricGreek

  • @CheLanguages
    @CheLanguages19 күн бұрын

    Except it has changed, like any language

  • @jonnymak1079
    @jonnymak107916 күн бұрын

    @@CheLanguages not really... it goes back to ancient still... dilects changed yes... launguage no

  • @jonnymak1079
    @jonnymak107916 күн бұрын

    @@CheLanguages lets say it got a bit lazyer lol but even in this video here...shes making the diffrences and showing it changed lol but didnt... its weird Our Dna too... same

  • @Trolligi
    @Trolligi19 күн бұрын

    Would be interesting to mention the Sayan Samoyedic languages, which were Samoyedic languages spoken all the way down near the Altai mountains. Sadly they have all gone extinct

  • @kathrinat9824
    @kathrinat982420 күн бұрын

    What's the Witcher scene , can someone link me, thanks?

  • @CheLanguages
    @CheLanguages20 күн бұрын

    kzread.info/dash/bejne/ap2DqJiOnrbYfaQ.htmlsi=ppXW5ewpLGyKMHPn Here you are

  • @DafuqBoom.S378
    @DafuqBoom.S37820 күн бұрын

    Im from malta

  • @CheLanguages
    @CheLanguages20 күн бұрын

    Awesome! What's it like living there?

  • @HerkusAbromikas
    @HerkusAbromikas21 күн бұрын

    I live in Lietuva 🇱🇹🇱🇹

  • @CheLanguages
    @CheLanguages20 күн бұрын

    Awesome!

  • @SplendidMisanthropy
    @SplendidMisanthropy21 күн бұрын

    Anyone else associated Xaayda Kil with Eesti keel?

  • @CheLanguages
    @CheLanguages20 күн бұрын

    Someone else did. It's quite interesting, possible Altaic evidence? I'm still skeptical though

  • @kastriotelaago7158
    @kastriotelaago715821 күн бұрын

    😂😂 you just said you don’t want to be in any side but you just said the albania tried to be ilirian language 😂 you are so stupid indeuropian language didn’t existed they invented in 15-16 countries and greek language is invented in 1821 🤣 pelagic alfabet not greek and no latin you guys keep faking

  • @SpeakingFacts12390
    @SpeakingFacts1239023 күн бұрын

    God bless u for making this video ❤😢u became a voice for us❤

  • @CheLanguages
    @CheLanguages23 күн бұрын

    You're welcome! I hope you and your people can live in peace

  • @SpeakingFacts12390
    @SpeakingFacts1239022 күн бұрын

    @@CheLanguages thank you so much❤🥹🙌i hope the same, i Live in Norway but sometimes we hear people get injured by turks, so we have to always careful

  • @CheLanguages
    @CheLanguages20 күн бұрын

    @@SpeakingFacts12390 that's sad to hear thqt you're not even safe in the diaspora. As a Jew I can relate

  • @walangchahangyelingden8252
    @walangchahangyelingden825223 күн бұрын

    Thanks Imperial Japan, I guess. 😂

  • @CheLanguages
    @CheLanguages23 күн бұрын

    For reak

  • @yahoodascariot3667
    @yahoodascariot366723 күн бұрын

    actually a lot of turkics have dark l, but its just allophone with back vowels

  • @CheLanguages
    @CheLanguages23 күн бұрын

    Indeed, I don't know what I was thinking when I made this video

  • @adeno-ob8dw
    @adeno-ob8dw24 күн бұрын

    Silesian is definitely a polish dialect. There are no clear differences between the Greater Poland dialect and the Silesian dialect.

  • @CheLanguages
    @CheLanguages24 күн бұрын

    Some of the comments say otherwise. I now believe it's a dialect continuum

  • @adeno-ob8dw
    @adeno-ob8dw18 күн бұрын

    ​@@CheLanguages There are differences between Silesian dialect and modern Polish because of the fact that Silesia was occupated for about 700 years by Czech Austria and Germany but the origin of this language is Old Polish language. Silesia has a natural language bareer that separates it from Czech and Lusatian languages. The bareer are mountains Sudetes.

  • @AWSMcube
    @AWSMcube26 күн бұрын

    Keep the grammar parts 👍

  • @CheLanguages
    @CheLanguages25 күн бұрын

    Thank you for the feedback! I hope you enjoy the video!

  • @hubb8049
    @hubb804926 күн бұрын

    Is Zuni mysterious enough to be featured in this series?

  • @CheLanguages
    @CheLanguages25 күн бұрын

    Definitely, or maybe on my video on Indigenous North American languages

  • @hubb8049
    @hubb804925 күн бұрын

    @@CheLanguages Very nice! I'm looking forward to that vid

  • @CheLanguages
    @CheLanguages20 күн бұрын

    @@hubb8049 I'm glad

  • @elviejas8076
    @elviejas807626 күн бұрын

    Arחeologists

  • @CheLanguages
    @CheLanguages26 күн бұрын

    Arכæologists

  • @chewsawyeng4153
    @chewsawyeng415327 күн бұрын

    France is try to dominate Europe by their language. In Belgium, the French speakers, are less than Dutch speakers, but they try to manipulate the politic position, the same to Switzerland, german speakers are far more numerous than French speakers, but they do the same thing as well, manipulate the political influence, also! In Luxembourg! French speakers try to create that! The top ranking of social life is French speakers! Their number is shrinking! But try to bring back their hournest ! Oh----- bye bye!

  • @jdogpuppy
    @jdogpuppy27 күн бұрын

    very interesting stuff

  • @CheLanguages
    @CheLanguages27 күн бұрын

    Thank you!!!

  • @jdogpuppy
    @jdogpuppy27 күн бұрын

    no problem bro i love your channel@@CheLanguages

  • @CheLanguages
    @CheLanguages20 күн бұрын

    @@jdogpuppy thank you that always makes me happy to hear

  • @ampm9771
    @ampm977127 күн бұрын

    There is no such a thing as Indo-Iranian. This term was fabricated by Brirqin, true Vedic period India were in fact Iranians, but they werw wiped out of the planet by the original Indians who were Dravidians. It is now been established that Vedic Sanskrit in fact is an off-shoot of Old Iranian of Avestan period. Besides, Parthian language isn't Median, it is related to Saka.

  • @CheLanguages
    @CheLanguages27 күн бұрын

    Average Tamil nationalist

  • @ampm9771
    @ampm977126 күн бұрын

    @@CheLanguages FYI I am Iranian hahaha

  • @CheLanguages
    @CheLanguages20 күн бұрын

    @@ampm9771 interesting?!

  • @Dagrqv
    @Dagrqv28 күн бұрын

    It is very interesting with language isolates. In the map showen in the beginning, though, I would have expected to see Japanese and Korean. As far as I know, these are two isolate languages.

  • @CheLanguages
    @CheLanguages27 күн бұрын

    Thank you for the support. Japanese and Korean are usually referred to as their own language families (Japonic and Koreanic respectively) due to the presence of other languages besides Japanese, e.g. Ryukyuan languages, and other languages besides Korean e.g. Jeju language

  • @ikurasake
    @ikurasake28 күн бұрын

    Love hearing your voice

  • @CheLanguages
    @CheLanguages28 күн бұрын

    Thank you! I hope you enjoyed the video!

  • @believeinpeace
    @believeinpeace28 күн бұрын

    Thank you. Very educational. I like the grammar and long videos are good

  • @CheLanguages
    @CheLanguages28 күн бұрын

    That's all amazing feedback thank you!

  • @rupalibiswas5128
    @rupalibiswas512828 күн бұрын

    এখানে সবচেয়ে মধুর ভাষা

  • @CheLanguages
    @CheLanguages28 күн бұрын

    Indeed