The conversation revolves around a language guessing game where participants try to identify the languages being spoken by others. The languages mentioned include Mongolian, French, Flemish, Swahili, Makah (a Native American language), Russian, Hebrew, Arabic, Hindi, Urdu (from Pakistan), and Khmer (from Cambodia). The participants engage in discussions, guesses, and learning about different languages and cultures. They also share their personal experiences and connections to various languages, highlighting the diversity of languages and cultures represented.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. A person named Jana speaks fluent Chinese and lived in China for 15 years.
2. Jana is a translator and speaks Mandarin, Flemish, Spanish, and English.
3. Jana also speaks a little bit of French, which she learned in elementary school.
4. A person from the Congo speaks Lingala, a language from the Congo.
5. Lingala is spoken by people from the Congo, and it has some influence from French.
6. A person from the Makah tribal Indian Reservation speaks Makah, a Native American language.
7. There are only seven fluent speakers of Makah left, and they are trying to teach the language to others.
8. A person speaks Russian and has a degree in Russian language.
9. Russian people often use strong curse words.
10. A person from India speaks Hindi, which sounds similar to Urdu, a language spoken in Pakistan.
11. A person from the Netherlands speaks Dutch and lived in the Netherlands for seven years.
12. A person from Cambodia speaks Khmer, the official language of Cambodia.