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[hex set] #202 - Mother Tongue
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domroberts
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 		this is the baby concerning single languages and the magic number :
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The Ethnologue, a website maintained by SIL International, reports that there were 6,912 languages spoken in the year 2005 – 239 in Europe, 2,092 in Africa. One can argue about how the languages were counted. English is listed as a single language, although it embraces varieties that are mutually incomprehensible, but the very similar Norwegian and Swedish are listed as distinct languages (Grimes & Grimes 2000). Conventionally, we often speak of Chinese and Arabic as single languages, although they include mutually incomprehensible varieties – “Chinese” seems to encompass eight very different languages. Whatever the best number is for the world’s languages, it will be smaller in a short time. A total of 497 languages are listed as “nearly extinct,” which means that “only a few elderly speakers are still living.” Some linguists, the Ethnologue reports, believe that over half of the world’s languages will not be passed on to the next generation.

Dunno if that helps.

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EvilGenius
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ambskunk wrote:
My list for the countries as the locals (natives?) know the country (in its short form) is:

AAABEEEEGGGHLMMNNNOORSSSSTUUY

Take out 'LANGUAGE' and 'NUMBER' and you are left with:

AEEGHMNOOSSSSTY

Eric may or may not want to confirm the use of the native country name.

And you may want to check the database by Andy Hall http://www.ukinetmedia.com/perplexcity/ since some of the answers just posted have been tried with no luck.


you can get "ago hotness messy" from that - hee! And "asses ghost money" And, unaccountably, "gay semens shoots"

See why I hate anagramming? I just can't resist finding the nonsense . . .
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domroberts
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 		My favourite was by Chimera245 :

UMTEEN GURU GLOSSAL TUBE MONKEYS

which nearly made me fall off my chair when I first read it.

Think 'anagram' and 'not over complicated' everyone! Theyre our only hints so far...

Dom

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 		I haven't gone back through the anagrams, but I remember there was one line of thought (which took off from an anagram) that I followed for days (and tracked down some old postcolonial/structuralism lit theory class papers in the process). So if this card has anything to do with

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Edmond LaForest


please let me know.

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domroberts
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 		Look, I'm sorry if we're all supposed to be serious on here, but Anagram generators always send me into hysterics.

'SUM THE NUMBER OF SINGLE LANGUAGES' is an anagram of : 'UNFEMALE STALENESS OR HUMBUGGING'

Also, our best letter-list so far, 'AAABEEEEGGGHLMMNNNOORSSSSTUUY'
anagrams to 'YOUNGSTER MASSAGES HUGE NOBLEMAN'.

*falls off my chair in hysterics again, and now a 3rd time* Don't shout at me because this post is not going to help us solve it, but did make me laugh Laughing

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Bendover
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 		Youy can add this to the list that says
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http://www.languagemonitor.com/Language_Stats.html
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6912(oops)
is the magic number.Has anyone tried the magic number as a solve? And no it is never wrong to be silly

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EvilGenius
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 		I do believe the magic number has been tried, at least according to the database referenced above

HA! - YOUNGSTER MASSAGES HUGE NOBLEMAN. That's awesome (although still not as good as my dirty anagram from Primer . . .)
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 		And H4T makes two. I smell a rat! Hey, I traded with you too Eric! Hook me up as well! Smile

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EvilGenius
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e_nygma wrote:
And H4T makes two. I smell a rat! Hey, I traded with you too Eric! Hook me up as well! Smile


Ditto ratty smell - H4T is massaging his trading connections, perhaps literally Wink
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e_nygma
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EvilGenius wrote:
e_nygma wrote:
And H4T makes two. I smell a rat! Hey, I traded with you too Eric! Hook me up as well! Smile


Ditto ratty smell - H4T is massaging his trading connections, perhaps literally Wink


*coughs*her*coughs*

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EvilGenius
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domroberts wrote:
Hmm. Googling the following :
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"single languages" 6912

Only gives 2 results. Is there a general international consensus for this figure?


Count them yourself Wink I consulted http://www.ethnologue.com/ as you likely did.
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 		No way! LMAO Laughing
All I can say, at this point... *Don't* trust afore-mentioned database! Rolling Eyes
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I didn't say anything that someone here hasn't said already. Very Happy



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e_nygma
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Hunting4Treasure wrote:
No way! LMAO Laughing
All I can say, at this point... *Don't* trust afore-mentioned database! Rolling Eyes


Well, ladies and gents, that would imply we have to sift through 203 pieces of dross to find the 1 piece of gold.

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 		Woot - score me third! Muhahahahaha!
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