Languages and More
Free Language Lessons
Catherine Tate – The Offensive Translator [HighQuality]
Internet Polyglot
Lingua TV – We watch Languages
International Mother Language Day
International Mother Language Day (IMLD) was proclaimed by the General Conference of UNESCO in November 1999. It has been celebrated since 2000 to promote all the languages of the world.
Origin of Language
The origin of language is the onset in prehistory of human spoken language.
It also represents the acquisition of the human ability to use language. There are a number of hypotheses surrounding the origin of language, but each is speculative.
The evolution of spoken human language requires the development of the vocal tract used for speech production and the cognitive abilities required to produce linguistic utterances. The debate surrounds the time line, sequence and order of developments associated with the origin of language.
Being so early in human prehistory, the relevant developments have left no direct historical traces and no comparable processes can be observed today.
Miriam Makeba – Qongqothwane (The Click Song)
Hakuna Matata – The Lion King in 13 languages (full song!)
The Essential Guide To Africa – Click Song
The Click Song – Miriam Makeba
SONGS OF AFRICA
Lion King – Circle of life (Zulu)
The beginning of the song is in Zulu, not Swahili as mistakenly credited in the video.
Circle Of Life- Lion King w/Lyrics
Nants ingonyama bagithi Baba [Here comes a lion, Father]
Sithi uhm ingonyama [Oh yes, it's a lion]
Nants ingonyama bagithi baba
Sithi uhhmm ingonyama
Ingonyama
Siyo Nqoba [We're going to conquer]
Ingonyama
Ingonyama nengw’ enamabala [A lion and a leopard come to this open place]
[Chant repeats]
From the day we arrive on the planet
And blinking, step into the sun
There’s more to see than can ever be seen
More to do than can ever be done
There’s far too much to take in here
More to find than can ever be found
But the sun rolling high
Through the sapphire sky
Keeps great and small on the endless round
It’s the Circle of Life
And it moves us all
Through despair and hope
Through faith and love
Till we find our place
On the path unwinding
In the Circle
The Circle of Life
It’s the Circle of Life
And it moves us all
Through despair and hope
Through faith and love
Till we find our place
On the path unwinding
In the Circle
The Circle of Life
Lami.us – Writing
The history of the alphabet is believed to have begun in Ancient Egypt, more than a millennium into the history of writing.
The first consonantal alphabet found has emerged around 2000 BCE to represent the language of Semitic workers in Egypt (see Middle Bronze Age alphabets), and was at least influenced by the alphabetic principles of the Egyptian hieratic script.
Nearly all alphabets in the world today either descend directly from this development or were inspired by its design.
Improving your language skills
The Government of Canada provides language training programs for newcomers in cooperation with provinces, territories and non-governmental organizations. Contact the language training centre in your city or town to find out what programs are offered.
- The Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada (LINC) program allows eligible adult immigrants the chance to take basic English or French classes at no cost.
- The Enhanced Language Training (ELT) initiative allows eligible adult immigrants the chance to take advanced language training and job-specific language training at no cost. Each year a number of organizations across Canada are funded through ELT to provide these services.
- Other job-specific language programs may be offered that help prepare you for working for this occupation in Canada. These may be offered through school boards, community colleges or community agencies.
There are also many non-governmental organizations in Canada that offer English and French language programs for a fee.
Visit the Language assessment and training section of the Citizenship and Immigration Web site for a list of English and French language programs across Canada.
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