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Default 07-09-2008, 21:40

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Originally Posted by mowgli View Post
Today we had a Hawaii-themed luncheon, and I learned that the Hawaiian language only has 5 vowels (i,a,o,u and e), as well as 7 consonants (p, h, m, n, k, l and w).

I thought of how many relatively common-place sounds are unreproduceable in Hawaiian and it blew my mind something fierce. Then I imagined a native Hawaiian trying to learn some consonant-overdosed language, such as Czech (where the word for "heart" is "srce"), and it blew whatever was left.
Or one of my favourite childhood clip's original name was "Krtek"... (The little Mole). Spell that, Hawaiians!
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