In this conversation, several people from diverse backgrounds speak to each other in their native languages, while others try to guess the languages being spoken. The participants come from various countries, including Brazil, Belgium, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Ukraine, China, the Philippines, and India. They share their languages, such as Portuguese, Flemish, Amharic, Kinyarwanda, Swahili, French, Shanghainese, Tagalog, and Ukrainian. The conversation is light-hearted and playful, with participants laughing and joking as they try to identify the languages. However, it also touches on more serious topics, such as language profiling and the importance of preserving cultural heritage. Ultimately, the conversation celebrates the diversity of languages and cultures, and encourages people to learn and appreciate them.
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 taught introduction to linguistic anthropology in grad school.
3. The speaker speaks Korean, Japanese, and Portuguese.
4. The speaker is from Detroit and is familiar with Ebonics.
5. Ebonics is a form of English.
6. The speaker wore a hat because they didn't do their hair.
7. The speaker is asked to teach someone something in Portuguese.
8. The speaker says "oi" means "hi" in Portuguese.
9. The speaker is asked to insult someone in a foreign language.
10. The speaker says "I hate you, black man" in Portuguese.
11. The speaker is asked if they understand high German.
12. The speaker says they are knowledgeable about languages.
13. The speaker is asked to count to 10 in a foreign language.
14. The speaker is asked how to say "thank you" in a foreign language.
15. The speaker is speaking Amharic, a language from Ethiopia.
16. Amharic is a Semitic language, related to Arabic and Hebrew.
17. The speaker's parents are from Ethiopia.
18. The speaker is asked to share sentences in their language.
19. The speaker is asked to count to 10 in their language.
20. The speaker is asked to say "mom" and "dad" in their language.
21. The speaker is speaking Ukrainian.
22. The speaker is asked to teach something in Ukrainian.
23. The speaker says "fuck your mother" in Ukrainian.
24. The speaker is speaking Kinyarwanda, a language from Rwanda.
25. The speaker is also speaking Swahili and French.
26. The speaker is from Rwanda and speaks four national languages: French, English, Kinyarwanda, and Swahili.
27. The speaker is asked to speak their language, and they speak Shanghainese.
28. Shanghainese is a dialect spoken in Shanghai, China.
29. The speaker's grandparents and parents speak Shanghainese, but they usually switch to Mandarin when addressing younger kids.
30. The speaker wants to teach their kids Shanghainese to keep it alive.
31. The speaker is speaking Tagalog, a language from the Philippines.
32. The speaker is Filipino, but people often don't think they are because they don't look typically Filipino.
33. The speaker learned English more than Tagalog growing up.
34. The speaker's parents didn't teach them Tagalog because they wanted them to succeed in the majority language.
35. The speaker thinks this is a common experience for many children of immigrants.
Note: Some of the facts are repeated or rephrased, but I've tried to keep them concise and clear.