Such a lovely video! It's so interesting how the different languages and dialects are somewhat similar to German and Dutch but different at the same time! Plus first one here let's go
Very interesting to hear all of these Germanic languages, some of which I was aware of others I only discovered because of this video, please keep up the good work.
North low saxon is very good spoken, my grandfather spoke it that way. My father can understand it, but can't speak it anymore , funny although it was the only language he could speak before in the days before school.
if you make another one of these; you should look into the dialect of the vorarlberg region of austria, its very interesting and quite unlike any other austrian dialect
Because almost all of languages on europe is an indo-european language. (except for finnish, hungarian, which is part of the uralic language family, also basque, turkey which speaks turkish which is a turkic language, and many many more!)
There is a dialect called ”tjörbu” spoken on the island Tjörn in Bohuslän, Sweden. It is really intresting and really not mutually intellegible with swedish. You should look into it.
It dependts from what region you are. As someone from Baden (south west) I could understand 100% of the Alsatian (but it was only a small sample ofc). Also the Swabian and Swiss were simple, but all the Low german variaties are a different language. Also Bavarian is not too lucid. But as a rule of thumb, even from town to town the dialects can differ greatly! If they don't want to be understand, they can make that happen. Not as extreme as in Norway but in the south of germany (including Austria and Switzerland) it can be very wild, and often unintelligible even for people that live in the neighbouring region.
@@Gizmonips I'm from Alsace, here's a ranking from most understandable to least: -Swiss german -Swabian -Bavarian -N Low Saxon -E Low Saxon -West Frisian -West Flemish -Both Jutish Also don't worry if you ever go to Germany, pretty much everyone knows Hochdeutsch unless you purposely deepen into countryside and/or talk to (very) old people. Matter of fact most people know how to speak english in Germany so it's not that big of a deal.
@@Gizmonips I have to agree with Alan_ and wahatafakbro: Virtually everyone speaks High German, even if some people in High German keep a regional accent. Most people can also speak English (a few older generations may be excluded) or at least understand it. Also my ranking as someone born in Swabia would be: - Swabian & Bavarian - Alsatian - Swiss German - E. Low Saxon - N. Low Saxon
Hey! I speak a south-western rhine franconian central german dialect, is there any way I could commission to read like a sample text for one of ur vids?
Language is not a determinate nor connected to race. Languages beyond national boundaries expand across multiple phenotypes. Common English is full of Germanic characteristics and words which stem from a much older time just like other languages especially in dialects. Such connection between race and language ought to be avoided especially given the variance in phenotype and the pop-culture understanding of race being more simplified.
English ultimately has the same amount of germanic characteristics. Thematically Dipthongs are something that no other germanic language has kept besides English and or Icelandic, English grammar is germanic, 80% of all everyday spoken words are Germanic. The only thing that isn't Germanic is some pronunciation, and academic words.
Hi Andy. I wanted 1 honor from you if you could.. I remember that 1 year ago you published 1 video of Proto Shqip (Illyrian language), Horse and the Sheep,. That video no longer exists on RUclips and I don't know why. If you have it I would beg you with all my heart to publish it for me it is very important. I hope you read my comment. Greetings and thank you for this great work you do. 😘🇦🇱🇦🇱
Such a lovely video! It's so interesting how the different languages and dialects are somewhat similar to German and Dutch but different at the same time!
Plus first one here let's go
Very interesting to hear all of these Germanic languages, some of which I was aware of others I only discovered because of this video, please keep up the good work.
North low saxon is very good spoken, my grandfather spoke it that way. My father can understand it, but can't speak it anymore , funny although it was the only language he could speak before in the days before school.
Great , I hope you make another part contains wymysoris , yenish , Belgian German and Thuringian languages
Please make a video about some "unknown" Romance languages like Norman, Welche, Lorraine or Picard.
if you make another one of these; you should look into the dialect of the vorarlberg region of austria, its very interesting and quite unlike any other austrian dialect
Proto-Germanic is very similar to Proto-Slavic, did they Evolve together: like Proto-Italic and Proto-Celtic?
Proto-Baltic is the closest language to Proto-Slavic. This languages evolved together.
yes, germanic and balto-slavic were close languages
I do believe so. I think that the Germanic, Baltic and Slavic languages are closer to one another than they are to other branches
possibly because proto-slavic inherited a lot of words from proto-germanic apparently
Because almost all of languages on europe is an indo-european language.
(except for finnish, hungarian, which is part of the uralic language family, also basque, turkey which speaks turkish which is a turkic language, and many many more!)
Alsace ❤️ Baden ❤️ Swiss, sister dialects
Nice. Can you make video about Eskimo-Aleut languages?
Oooo, that would be very interesing!
There is a dialect called ”tjörbu” spoken on the island Tjörn in Bohuslän, Sweden. It is really intresting and really not mutually intellegible with swedish. You should look into it.
Amazing! don't know what language is best. all are beautiful
As a Dane i can understand Jutish mostly tho i've lived a lot of my life in the south
How to say “water” in these languages
Bavarian: Wossa/Wåssa/Boßər
West Frisian: Wetter
N. Low Saxon: Watar?
Swiss German: Wasser
Theres a schwa letter on bavarian? Good to knoe.
It's "Water" in Low German.
What happened to all the old "Sound of...language" videos?
As a native Swiss German speaker, I understood the Alsatian dialect very well. The Swabian dialect a bit less.
What about the Low German?
As a swabian speaker, this example here was very inaccurate.
The Swiss German one is the bernese dialect
For Germans: To what extent are German dialects intelligible? Are there some dialects you understand 100% and others hardly anything?
It dependts from what region you are. As someone from Baden (south west) I could understand 100% of the Alsatian (but it was only a small sample ofc). Also the Swabian and Swiss were simple, but all the Low german variaties are a different language. Also Bavarian is not too lucid. But as a rule of thumb, even from town to town the dialects can differ greatly! If they don't want to be understand, they can make that happen. Not as extreme as in Norway but in the south of germany (including Austria and Switzerland) it can be very wild, and often unintelligible even for people that live in the neighbouring region.
@@alan_4766 Thanks. So can mostly everyone speak Hochdeutsch in Germany though? I’m planning on learning it and visiting one day.
@@Gizmonips I'm from Alsace, here's a ranking from most understandable to least:
-Swiss german
-Swabian
-Bavarian
-N Low Saxon
-E Low Saxon
-West Frisian
-West Flemish
-Both Jutish
Also don't worry if you ever go to Germany, pretty much everyone knows Hochdeutsch unless you purposely deepen into countryside and/or talk to (very) old people. Matter of fact most people know how to speak english in Germany so it's not that big of a deal.
@@Gizmonips I have to agree with Alan_ and wahatafakbro: Virtually everyone speaks High German, even if some people in High German keep a regional accent.
Most people can also speak English (a few older generations may be excluded) or at least understand it.
Also my ranking as someone born in Swabia would be:
- Swabian & Bavarian
- Alsatian
- Swiss German
- E. Low Saxon
- N. Low Saxon
@@alan_4766 Sweden has more unintelligible dialects than Norway does.
Hey! I speak a south-western rhine franconian central german dialect, is there any way I could commission to read like a sample text for one of ur vids?
Hello! Yes, please. Kindly email me. Otipeps24@gmail.com
Low Saxon sounds nice.
cool.
I just learned a bunch of languages existed!
As a german learner i don't understand much. Good video andy.
Hello im requesting can you do punjabi dialects like pothwari saraiki hindko and especially counting in these dialects 🙂😊
how many people speak Jutish?
Pleas francosian german dialekt🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
My familiarity language is the Swiss German language
As a Dutch person, I literally got nothing from that Frisian hahaha
Is Alsasian somehow related to the Franks?
No, it's related to the Alemanis. The Franks were living in a place closer to where Frisian is spoken nowadays. Basically in the Netherlands.
I love the language of my race 🥰
Wish our dialect of Germanic, English, kept more Germanic characteristics to some degree.
Wes thu hal bicce!
Language is not a determinate nor connected to race. Languages beyond national boundaries expand across multiple phenotypes. Common English is full of Germanic characteristics and words which stem from a much older time just like other languages especially in dialects. Such connection between race and language ought to be avoided especially given the variance in phenotype and the pop-culture understanding of race being more simplified.
English ultimately has the same amount of germanic characteristics. Thematically Dipthongs are something that no other germanic language has kept besides English and or Icelandic, English grammar is germanic, 80% of all everyday spoken words are Germanic. The only thing that isn't Germanic is some pronunciation, and academic words.
Bavarian has a strange accent,
Alsatian reminds me of Dutch lol
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Low saxon sound like english speakers. But unintelligible.
A quick reminder that this are just dialects of German, danish and dutch
Alsaitian sounds like a German who was adopted by French parents
It really doesn't. We do use a few french words but it sounds nothing like it.
@Alarich blasting facts right here, that couldn't be more true
Hi Andy. I wanted 1 honor from you if you could.. I remember that 1 year ago you published 1 video of Proto Shqip (Illyrian language), Horse and the Sheep,. That video no longer exists on RUclips and I don't know why. If you have it I would beg you with all my heart to publish it for me it is very important. I hope you read my comment. Greetings and thank you for this great work you do. 😘🇦🇱🇦🇱