A diverse group of people speak various languages, including Portuguese, Flemish, Ethiopian, and Slavic languages. A Shanghainese speaker shares their dialect, which is fading among younger people, and expresses a desire to teach it to their children. A Filipino person discusses the challenges of learning Tagalog and the importance of preserving cultural heritage. The conversation highlights the complexities of language and identity, as well as the consequences of linguistic profiling.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The speaker grew up in an environment where Cantonese and Tagalog were spoken.
2. The speaker learned Western anthropology in graduate school.
3. The speaker speaks Korean, Japanese, and Portuguese.
4. The speaker is from Detroit.
5. Ebonics is a form of English.
6. The speaker worked out before the recording and didn't do their hair.
7. The speaker doesn't like being blindfolded.
8. Someone in the conversation is from São Paulo, Brazil.
9. The speaker was born in the countryside of São Paulo state.
10. The speaker speaks Portuguese.
11. Some languages are derivative of Spanish.
12. The speaker was speaking a language that others thought was Spanish.
13. Flemish is a dialect similar to Dutch and is spoken in Belgium.
14. The speaker's dad is from Belgium.
15. The speaker's mom is Chinese.
16. The speaker learned Chinese and Flemish from their parents.
17. The speaker also learned some languages in school.
18. Someone in the conversation is from Ethiopia.
19. Amharic is a language spoken in Ethiopia.
20. Amharic has over 80 dialects.
21. Someone in the conversation is marrying a person from Ethiopia.
22. Amharic is considered one of the most beautiful dialects.
23. Arabic has an influence on Amharic.
24. Hebrew is a Semitic language.
25. Someone in the conversation is from northern Iraq.
26. Kurdish is a language spoken in northern Iraq.
27. Someone in the conversation is from Romania.
28. Romanian is a Slavic language.
29. Someone in the conversation is from Ukraine.
30. Ukrainian is a Slavic language.
31. Someone in the conversation is from Kenya.
32. Swahili is a language spoken in East Africa.
33. Someone in the conversation is from Shanghai, China.
34. Shanghainese is a dialect spoken in Shanghai.
35. Shanghainese is fading as a language.
36. Mandarin is the global language in China.
37. Someone in the conversation is Filipino.
38. Tagalog is a language spoken in the Philippines.
39. Many Filipino parents encourage their children to speak English to succeed in the US.
Note that these facts are not necessarily in order and may be scattered throughout the text.