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Anyone ever heard of this language?

av Sinanthiel, 14 december 2008

Meddelanden: 11

Språk: English

Sinanthiel (Visa profilen) 14 december 2008 18:38:19

Growing up I had a friend who used to speak a strange language with her mother and at the time I didn't know what was. Now that I am grown up, I was curious if it was Esperanto, but I wasn't sure. So, I asked her what language it was and she said it was a language called gatie... Has anyone ever heard of this language?

vejktoro (Visa profilen) 14 december 2008 18:47:31

Well,

Where did you grow up?

What is her heritage? Where did her mother grow up?

Is your spelling phonetic, or did she tell you how to spell it?

Sinanthiel (Visa profilen) 14 december 2008 18:52:19

Erm... I grew up in Oregon.

My friend grew up in Cali and Oregon too, but her mother is from New York.

vejktoro (Visa profilen) 14 december 2008 19:01:59

Er..

Cali in Colombia?

Andybolg (Visa profilen) 14 december 2008 19:26:03

Yup.

RiotNrrd (Visa profilen) 14 december 2008 20:15:21

vejktoro:Er..

Cali in Colombia?
More likely Cali as in California.

Hey, Sinanthiel, always nice to see a fellow Oregonian on the forum (I'm in Tigard - next to Portland, for those out of the area).

Sinanthiel (Visa profilen) 14 december 2008 21:08:21

I live very close to Tigard... About 20 minutes or so. okulumo.gif It is nice to see a fellow Oregonian. sal.gif

vejktoro (Visa profilen) 14 december 2008 23:34:34

Sinanthiel, I`m ridiculously curious about this language.

I`ll need some clues though. Like the numbers from one to five. The verb to be. 'mom', 'dad'..

Stuff like that.

There is a region in Senegal Africa called Gatie. Africa is full of languages and dialects. Gatie is an Irish surname.

Could it be Native American and start with a glottal stop and not an English 'g'? Do you remember if it sounded germanic or closer to a romance language?

If your friend spelled the name of the language, would she spell it 'gatie' or does it just sound like that when she says it?

If ya can find any clues that would be great...

Hee hee. I guess my answer to your first post in this thread is "No, I`ve never heard of it!"

Sinanthiel (Visa profilen) 16 december 2008 01:17:37

Hmmm.... I will have to ask her... I asked her if she still spoke the language and I haven't heard back from her. So, we'll see.

Mendacapote (Visa profilen) 16 december 2008 03:44:50

Wow, Sinanthiel, your picture is beautiful! You look like an angel.

What’s the cultural background of your friend? Is she from European, African, Meadle East or Asian origin? There are two languages with names close enough to the spelling you used for your friend’s mother tongue. Gatti from India and Gade from Nigeria.

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