Welcome to part 2 of the Kiswahili greetings lesson by YLP! You'll get to learn Kiswahili from scratch, and as you progress, you will build your confidence in the language. Let’s kick things off with a Kiswahili lesson on greetings.
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1. Umeshindaje? – How have you been?
2. Nimeshinda vyema – I have been well
3. Habari za kutwa? – How was your day? 
4. Ilikuwa njema – It was good  
5. Habari za jioni? – Good evening?
6. Nzuri - Good
7. Ahsante – Thank you 
8. Ulilalaje? – How did you sleep?   
9. Mimi nililala vyema – I slept well
10. Mchana mwema – Have a good evening 
11. Jioni njema – Have a good evening 
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Kiswahili lessons: Greetings - Part 2

Welcome to part 3 of the Kiswahili greetings lesson by YLP! You'll get to learn Kiswahili from scratch, and as you progress, you will build your confidence in the language. Let’s kick things off with a Kiswahili lesson on greetings.
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1. Shikamoo – I give you my respect (From a younger to older person)
2. Marahaba – You have my blessing (Response to shikamoo)
3. Muda mrefu bila kuonana! – Long time no see!
4. Hamjambo? – How are you all? (To two or more people) 
5. Hatujambo? – We are fine 
6. Lala salama – Sleep well 
7. Tuonane kesho – See you tomorrow 
8. Baadaye! – later!  
9. Usiku mwema – Goodnight
10. Kwaheri – Goodbye 
11. Nenda salama – Go in peace  
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Kiswahili lessons: Greetings - Part 3

Mazungumzo C-Dialogue C

Juma anamsalimia Mwalimu

New money, new flows
New clothes, night show
Drug addict, nude hoes
Night show, night show
Top ten, dead or alive, yeah, I’m him
Skinny jeans on, my pockets stuffed like shrimp

I got like 30 hoes in my DMs
And they all bad, yeah, they all 10s
I smoke big gas, blow it in the wind

I take blue 30s, gone off pink 10s
I’m a beast, baby you know I go for the win
I’m a beast, baby you know I go for the win

New money, new flows
New clothes, night show
Drug addict, nude hoes
Night show, night show
Top ten, dead or alive, yeah, I’m him
Skinny jeans on, my pockets stuffed like shrimp

I smoke, 100 grams without a filter!
I took like 5 pills now I can’t feel
I told her to tattoo my name if it’s real
I took X 5 times this week, I should chill

I took X 5 times this week, I should chill

New money, new flows
New clothes, night show
Drug addict, nude hoes
Night show, night show
Top ten, dead or alive, yeah, I’m him
Skinny jeans on, my pockets stuffed like shrimp

I got like 30 hoes in my DMs
And they all bad, yeah, they all 10s
I smoke big gas, blow it in the wind

In the Wind (Broadday)

Join sound artist Katharina Smets on an intimate journey through the Polish language in this short sonic exploration. Together with musician Tim Vandenbergh, they create a personal alphabet that transforms Polish from unfamiliar sounds into a poetic and musical landscape.

Through voice, rhythm, and melody, this quirky abecedarium weaves together words, legends, objects, and customs – connecting images to memories of food and strange folk songs, all brought to life through Tim Vandenbergh's musical interpretations. 

Artists: 🎙️ Katharina Smets - Polish-Belgian radio producer & audio storytelling professor at Royal Conservatoire Antwerp 🎵 Tim Vandenbergh - Belgian contemporary musician (bass guitar, double bass)

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Sounds Like Polish

Track list *ALL CREDIT GOES TO ARTISTS* 

TRY - Madison McFerrin
Hang onto your love - Sade
Mystery of love - Dream 2 Science
Living in oblivion - Anything box
In my dreams - Holo
Tranquility bass - Language
2021 Disco - Dj Harrison Ft. Stimulator Jones
Funk You - Kreech
Moving in - Kerri Chandler
Self - Cleo Soul
Omw - ((( O ))) Ft. FKJ
No excuses - Childish Gambino Ft. Ludwig Goransson & Kamasi Washington
I Didn't Know - Skinshape

RNDM.3

Linguistic research has its highs and lows: from staging a traditional wedding to learn about ceremonial words to having your efforts to found a village school disrupted by civil war. Linguistic research can also be about highs and lows: in this case, looking at how high and low tones in Babanki words affect their meaning. 

In this episode, your host Lauren Gawne gets enthusiastic about the highs and lows of fieldwork in Babanki with Dr. Pius Akumbu, who's a linguist from Babanki, Cameroon, and a Director of Research in African Linguistics at CNRS in the LLACAN Lab (the Languages and Cultures of Africa Lab) in Paris, France. We talk about Professor Akumbu's documentation work on a wide variety of topics from the relationship of Babanki to other Grassfields and Bantu languages, what happens when words have a mysterious extra tone that is only produced under the right circumstances (floating tones), to that time he staged a false wedding to document traditional wedding ceremonial language – and led to a real couple opting for a traditional-style wedding of their own. We also talk about the process of founding a school in his home village to ensure that children have access to primary education in their own language.

Click here for a link to this episode in your podcast player of choice: https://pod.link/1186056137/episode/dGFnOnNvdW5kY2xvdWQsMjAxMDp0cmFja3MvMjE3Mjk5MTM2Mg
Read the transcript here: https://lingthusiasm.com/post/795823209951936512/transcript-episode-108

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108: Highs and lows of tone in Babanki - Interview with Pius Akumbu

250921_Sin and the church_1 Cor 5v1 - 6v8

靈感接近 前衛 Tribal Techno 與 工業噪音儀式化，有點像是賽博世界的部落祭典

Primitive Language

poesia di Lillo Sciortino BUONGIORNO, interpretata da Annibale Covini Gerolamo

Poesie di Lillo Sciortino

BUONGIORNO

BUONGIORNO poesia di Lillo Sciortino voce di Annibale Covini Gerolamo

Past tense. The most important words: 

å være - var (past tense) 

å måtte - måtte (past tense) 

å ha - hadde (past tense)

5 minuti norvegese - past tense

U EVER ALMOST GET GOT THEN FLIP THE SKRIPT?? 
ME TOO. 

RED BANDANA//KONJURRED

On April 3, 2025, Julie Washington was appointed interim dean of the School of Education at the University of California, Irvine. No stranger to leadership roles, the professor of education was already associate dean for faculty development and diversity at the school, where she’s been a member of the faculty since 2021. Before that, Washington served as professor and chair of the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Georgia State University and professor and chair of the Department of Communicative Disorders at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. 

Washington describes herself as a “language nerd” who, during her high school years, frequently won oratory contests and reveled in the art of diagramming sentences. After working with a speech-language pathologist for voice therapy during that same period of her life, Washington knew she had found the career she wanted to pursue. 

Most recently, her research has centered around how language impacts reading and writing and how it develops in children who learn variations of American English in their communities. Washington shares her expertise worldwide – this summer, she served as the keynote speaker at the Africa Dyslexia Conference, held in Accra, Ghana, an event co-sponsored by UC Irvine’s School of Education.

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Julie Washington on her love of language and the future of teaching

Thank you for listening to Episode #001 of the Short Mile Media Interview Series.  We're speaking with Kristen Parr (CTUIR) and her knowledge of various languages, her history in language, growing up in different areas, and challenges of keeping the language alive today for future generations.  For more information, email shortmilemedia@gmail.com 

Kristen Parr - #001 - Language & Linguistics

Cupeño word for California Buckwheat Wilákal 

Wilákal - California Buckwheat word in Cupeño

Gdy wyjdziesz z Schronu to mniej więcej dostaniesz tyle światła co z tego utworu.

SYNCHRONUM

“It’s alive, it’s alive—tongues don’t die, they multiply!” 🔥
A trap anthem that flips history, slang, and the future into one unforgettable chant.

“TONGUES DON'T DIE” is a time-bending rap journey through the dimensions of language—from cave echoes to Shakespeare quills, from Queen’s English tea to Atlanta trap slang, all the way into emojis, memes. With a chantable hook built for arenas and TikTok loops, this track is a living, breathing soundscape of how words never die—they evolve, multiply, and dominate culture.

TONGUES DON'T DIE

If I said I’m sorry would you take me back
I guess I wasn’t ready for relationships
All I wanted was to feel something real
Maybe hit you up on nights like this
I never really did experience love
Life get too serious so, I got mysterious and left
I wanna do bad all by myself 
I want you and nobody else
Tell me that you feel what I felt
I’m wasting time at this point
I think I’ve died in your story
You know I told you from the start
That I was bound to be a star
You hated that I wouldn’t change
I just hope you know it was all for you

Popping these pills doing all of these drugs tryna forget about you
I pour up lean, lean, I became a fiend tryna forget about you baby
No I can’t lie and say that I don’t still give a fuck bout you
But it’s the truth to say that I think I’m better without you
Wake up get high, get fly, then I live my life like a bachelor
I love blue strips, red beams
Black trucks, big dreams
Love my purple cup, sip lean
Double cup, Houston
Double cup, Houston
Houston, Houston

We Can't Be Friends

la parola per emozionare il pubblico... mi piace un casino!!!

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