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Location: Somerville, MA Registered:: 06-06-2002 Posts: 1588 | Anyone know? I'm usually pretty good about identifying languages, but can't figure out what the lyrics to this one are in... sounds like it's probably something african (perhaps in a carribean varient) but that's only a guess... |
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Registered:: 07-11-2001 Posts: 3144 | Half a banana? |
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Location: Houston, TX Registered:: 09-19-2002 Posts: 434 | Originally sung by Afric Simone. Look him up and that might give a clue as to which language it is in. I'm guessing some kind of African languauge too. |
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Registered:: 12-15-2002 Posts: 111 | Afric Simone is from Mozambique.
Virginie
(a neighbor) |
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Location: Germantown, MD Registered:: 12-16-2001 Posts: 973 | What do you think "hafanana" means? Perhaps "please shoot me while I do this stupid dance". |
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Location: Indiana Registered:: 02-14-2002 Posts: 103 | Actually, it is what is generally known as 'pig latin'. IN other words, he just makes up sounds, and not in any particular language. I think long time ago I've heard/read the interview with him. Could have foold us! ![[Big Grin]](grin.gif.htm) |
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Location: Under the Soap Box Registered:: 06-25-2001 Posts: 1412 | afanana hay?
Heh.
I think if it was sung in pig latin, it'd have a totally different sound to it.
Not that I know anything aboot pig latin
eeStepThray
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Location: Somerville, MA Registered:: 06-06-2002 Posts: 1588 | quote:
Originally posted by ThreeStep:
I think if it was sung in pig latin, it'd have a totally different sound to it.
You're probably right - however there is always the chance that it's in say the french equivelent of pig-latin. I was once taught something like this for disguising russian - forget the transformation they used, but it was a fairly simple one, and I have some vague recollection about hearing about a similar trick in german. As a result, I wouldn't be suprised if nearly every langauge has something like this... |
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Registered:: 07-11-2001 Posts: 3144 | quote:
Originally posted by ThreeStep:
Not that I know anything aboot pig latin
But apparently you speak Canadian! ![[Smile]](smile.gif.htm) |
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Location: Under the Soap Box Registered:: 06-25-2001 Posts: 1412 | Yes. I'm from Canadia. |
