What is your mother tongue ? What other languages you can read, write and speak ?

[kseeker]

Mother tongue- French

Languages I can speak:- French English Hindi

How did you learn Hindi ?

 

[Darth Vader]

Norsk
English
little French
Urdu +Punjabi + Hindi( Can talk only thnkx 2 ex )

 

[Jaanbaz]

Mother tongue: Punjabi & Urdu.

Can speak fluent: English, Urdu.

Can read: English, Urdu, Arabic, Farsi.

can understand a bit of Turkish & Farsi.

 

[JohnyD]

Wow ! Konkani

Kashi aasa ?

mast...thanks

mine is east Indian konkani (Mumbai-Thane Natives) ...its bit different than goan, mangalore and kokan Konkani...but lot of resemblance.. ..

the same question in my language.... "Kaho ha?"

 

[kseeker]

mast...thanks

mine is east Indian konkani (Mumbai-Thane Natives) ...its bit different than goan, mangalore and kokan Konkani...but lot of resemblance.. ..

the same question in my language.... "Kaho ha?"

Sounds like Kadodi dialect spoken by Kupari Christians of Vasai. One of my friend is from Vasai.

Kadodi language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Kupari - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Established_1965]

I was thinking you are a Chinese.

I do know Chinese a bit

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/30/travel/30Pondicherry.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

ha ha ha!! I do fit the description but alas I'm not from there!!

 

[takeiteasy]

kseeker
my neighbour(near Cochin) is a "konkani" with surname "bhakthan"(bhaktha) .
by konkani we in kerala mean GSB's. they are all over kerala. they speak a funny language of konkani and malayalam.

 

[Afghan-India]

Mother language: Pashto, Farsi

Can Speak: Pashto, Farsi, Danish, English, German & Spanish.

Can Write & read: Pashto, Farsi, Danish, English, German & Spanish.

 

[iam not greek]

How did you learn Hindi ?

I came to India at a very young age and from my surroundings i picked up the language

 

[kseeker]

kseeker
my neighbour(near Cochin) is a "konkani" with surname "bhakthan"(bhaktha) .
by konkani we in kerala mean GSB's. they are all over kerala. they speak a funny language of konkani and malayalam.

Yes, Kerala GSB konkani dialect is completely influenced by malayalam, I have met Kerala GSBs couple of times during our community gatherings. It's really difficult for Karnataka GSBs to understand what those blokes are talking, it sounds exactly like malayalam

Mother language: Pashto, Farsi

Can Speak: Pashto, Farsi, Danish, English, German & Spanish.

Can Write & read: Pashto, Farsi, Danish, English, German & Spanish.

Wow ! 6 different languages

Do you work at UN as language specialist ?

 

[Afghan-India]

Yes, Kerala GSB konkani dialect is completely influenced by malayalam, I have met Kerala GSBs couple of times during our community gatherings. It's really difficult for Karnataka GSBs to understand what those blokes are talking, it sounds exactly like malayalam



Wow ! 6 different languages

Do you work at UN as language specialist ?

Not i just grew up in a little country, and the education system wants you to learn at least 2 other languages than the national one.

 

[takeiteasy]

Yes, Kerala GSB konkani dialect is completely influenced by malayalam, I have met Kerala GSBs couple of times during our community gatherings. It's really difficult for Karnataka GSBs to understand what those blokes are talking, it sounds exactly like malayalam

there are other people also who speak konkani in coastal kerala like "Kudumbi" people.
Kudumbi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Chronos]

kseeker
my neighbour(near Cochin) is a "konkani" with surname "bhakthan"(bhaktha) .
by konkani we in kerala mean GSB's. they are all over kerala. they speak a funny language of konkani and malayalam.

What's a GSB

 

[takeiteasy]

GSB

gaud saraswat brahmin or konkani people ..

 

[Chronos]

gaud saraswat brahmin or konkani people ..