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Nope. None, in fact. Legolas Send a noteboard - 13/04/2011 07:15:28 PM
They sound very similar. Similarly irritating to the ear. Not quite as irritating as Cantonese, which may quite possibly be the most unpleasant language in the world (as much because no one seems to be able to speak QUIETLY in Cantonese as that it has so many abrupt stops), but irritating nonetheless. Northeast Asian languages are much easier on the ear, and I haven't really had any negative reactions to Thai or Vietnamese.

But my point doesn't really require me to, that I can see - if Indo-European languages can sound so wildly different, even closely-related ones like Portuguese and French, then why shouldn't the Austronesian ones? Even if Tagalog is a lot closer to the Bahasa's than I thought, or if they sound alike at least, I still don't see why it'd be odd that the three of them sound very different from Hawaiian.
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no, that's the one *NM* Yunalesca - 11/04/2011 09:07:30 PM 186 Views
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Utfart. globug0822 - 11/04/2011 06:15:45 PM 514 Views
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How about these? ironclad - 11/04/2011 07:30:41 PM 742 Views
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*chuckles* Schmutzenficken! ironclad - 12/04/2011 10:51:09 AM 615 Views
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Czech? Tom - 11/04/2011 11:30:24 PM 441 Views
Re: Funny words Kronin al'Sulc - 11/04/2011 09:40:11 PM 511 Views
Embarazada was one we talked about in Spanish class Tom - 11/04/2011 11:32:51 PM 444 Views
Yea Kronin al'Sulc - 11/04/2011 11:51:23 PM 469 Views
Haha. How are you supposed to pronounce it? Vivien - 11/04/2011 10:36:16 PM 517 Views
Moockefoock, though with short "oo"s. I'm guessing it's more the spelling that's funny. *NM* Legolas - 11/04/2011 10:59:37 PM 236 Views
Sort of like "book" for both "u"s and with a short "uh" sound for the "e". Tom - 11/04/2011 11:22:55 PM 431 Views
That sill sound funny. Vivien - 12/04/2011 01:13:06 AM 441 Views
Innstapp Camilla - 12/04/2011 07:44:01 AM 439 Views
Instappen, stap in *NM* Helene - 12/04/2011 11:12:42 AM 179 Views
I think that works because the languages are similar but distinct Tom - 12/04/2011 03:04:49 PM 418 Views
I think some of my funniest foreign words would have to be Norwegian, as well. Legolas - 12/04/2011 07:11:43 PM 486 Views
Re: I think some of my funniest foreign words would have to be Norwegian, as well. Camilla - 12/04/2011 07:13:26 PM 707 Views
Well, Norwegian is closer to Dutch than Swedish and Danish are. Legolas - 12/04/2011 07:33:22 PM 451 Views
Re: Well, Norwegian is closer to Dutch than Swedish and Danish are. Camilla - 12/04/2011 07:35:38 PM 458 Views
Re: Funny words Stephen - 12/04/2011 11:58:22 AM 468 Views
I found Tagalog to be an unattractive language Tom - 12/04/2011 03:07:28 PM 2965 Views
That's an odd way of reasoning... Legolas - 12/04/2011 07:15:37 PM 459 Views
Have you spent any appreciable amount of time in Asia? Tom - 13/04/2011 01:23:13 AM 422 Views
Nope. None, in fact. Legolas - 13/04/2011 07:15:28 PM 500 Views
The better analogy is with Turkic languages. Tom - 13/04/2011 07:51:48 PM 481 Views
Re: The better analogy is with Turkic languages. Legolas - 14/04/2011 09:02:05 PM 442 Views
Sorry, Dudelsack is still funnier ßelals Girl - 12/04/2011 07:28:24 PM 516 Views
I always grimace a little when I hear "pupsik". Always sounds like "poopsicle" to me. *NM* everynametaken - 13/04/2011 06:08:46 AM 204 Views
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