Music in minority languages

Postby **vijayjohn** » 2016-12-16, 6:09

Languedocien (French name) a.k.a. Lengadocian (native name) is another variety of Occitan spoken in southern France, particularly in the southern French region of Languedoc (or Languedoc-Roussillon). This is a song in Languedocien (AFAICT) about Languedoc-Roussillon:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZRIMiGBY_M

h34 · Postby **h34** » 2016-12-17, 7:00

[flag=]alt[/flag] A song in Altai called "Kara Suu". In the video description, the lyrics are added in both Altai and Turkish.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altai_language
http://youtu.be/Jl8JYi_ZwBw

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Postby **vijayjohn** » 2016-12-17, 7:12

Shenwa or Chenoua is a Berber language spoken in Algeria just west of Algiers. At least one source includes it (and a lot of other Northern Berber languages) in the Zenati language group, though there is at least one other source that does not address this. This is a song in Shenwa by Billal Annou called "A Yellis N'Tamurth-Inu" (though unfortunately not the old version that I think sounds way better!

):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCWbwJPJkwY

opipik · Postby **opipik** » 2016-12-19, 20:05

Bininj Kun-wok is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken in central Arnhem Land in Northern Territory, Australia.

This song is called "Nangale Nuk", which means "who". It is about eating local food.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U18WbIbQKSA

Postby **vijayjohn** » 2016-12-20, 8:26

Tidikelt is another Berber language of the Zenati group and possibly a member of the Mzab-Wargla language group that Gurara and Mozabite belong to. It's spoken in what I at least would call southern Algeria. This is a video of what appears to be traditional folk singing in Tidikelt. I'm not sure how many songs this constitutes (two?) because there are at least two fairly long periods of instrumental music in the middle:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKwQxeyjiN8

Postby **vijayjohn** » 2016-12-21, 5:06

Wargli a.k.a. Ouargli or Teggargrent is another member of the Mzab-Wargli language group. It's apparently so closely related to Mozabite that its speakers consider it and Mozabite (and some of the other Berber varieties) to both be varieties of the same language. They call this language Twargrit. This is a traditional religious song in Wargli:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5O22HoJH1SM

h34 · Postby **h34** » 2016-12-28, 5:51

[flag=]bua[/flag] Another song in Buryat. It is called Гамнаарай (Gamnaaraj).

On this dictionary website...
http://buryat-lang.ru/
... there is a link to an on-line grammar, downloadable as a pdf:
http://nom.buryat-lang.ru/

http://youtu.be/0J47AVIJw9w
http://youtu.be/2VBozS5cMeU
Lyrics:

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Postby **vijayjohn** » 2016-12-30, 8:17

I'm starting to wonder whether we actually have more Buryat songs on this forum than Halh/Khalkha Mongolian ones!

Tugurt, a.k.a. Oued Righ Berber/Wad Righ and Temacine Tamazight (or just Temacine), is yet another member of the Mzab-Wargli language group and is also supposedly part of the Twargrit language. It's spoken in northern Algeria, not far from the border with Tunisia. This is a clip from a wedding with singing in the background that I'm pretty sure is in Tugurt:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Whe6t51mhME

Postby **vijayjohn** » 2017-01-01, 7:45

Nafusi is a Berber language of uncertain affiliation spoken in northwestern Libya, in the Nafusa Mountains. It shares several innovations with the Zenati languages but also maintains some prefixes that Zenati languages have lost. This is a song in Nafusi called "Sˤubaħ al-khair u sˤbaħ an-noor," which basically is just the Modern Standard Arabic equivalent of two people saying 'good morning' to each other.

It's a cute song, though, and has the lyrics in the video in Arabic script:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrgeKClkpJU

Postby **OldBoring** » 2017-01-01, 8:31

You're listening to songs from North Africa in January? Austin must be hot these days.

vijayjohn wrote:Languedocien (French name) a.k.a. Lengadocian (native name) is another variety of Occitan

What? I thought the word Occitan itself came from langue d'oc. (Thus I thought Languedocien/Lengadocian were synonyms of Occitan).

Postby **vijayjohn** » 2017-01-01, 9:19

OldBoring wrote:You're listening to songs from North Africa in January? Austin must be hot these days.

You have no idea how cold North Africa gets in January!

What? I thought the word Occitan itself came from langue d'oc. (Thus I thought Languedocien/Lengadocian were synonyms of Occitan).

Yes, it does, but that doesn't make those two terms synonymous. Languedoc is one former province in the areas where the langues d'oc are spoken. But it's located in the modern French region of Occitanie now.

Postby **vijayjohn** » 2017-01-02, 6:30

Tabarchino is a variety of Ligurian spoken in southwestern Sardinia, in the towns of Calasetta and Carloforte. Ligurian, for those who don't know, is a Gallo-Italic language spoken mainly in northwestern Italy along the Mediterranean coast, and the Ligurian language includes Genoese as its main linguistic variant. This is a song in Tabarchino called "Bèlla figgia" by Salvatore Fulgheri (sorry for the poor audio quality):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4jUc_HNdT0

Postby **OldBoring** » 2017-01-04, 15:45

vijayjohn wrote:You have no idea how cold North Africa gets in January!

As cold as Austin?

Languedoc is one former province in the areas where the langues d'oc are spoken. But it's located in the modern French region of Occitanie now.

K. Now let's rename the langues d'oïl "Oilitan" and then rename one of them "languedöilen".

vijayjohn wrote:Ligurian, for those who don't know, is a Gallo-Italic language spoken mainly in northwestern Italy along the Mediterranean coast

Or… Ligurian is spoken in Liguria*! :twisted:

*and also in a little piece of land in the Northwestern tip of Tuscany.

"Bèlla figgia"

Bèlla figgia,
walking down the street,
Bèlla figgia,
the kind I'd like to meet,
Bèlla figgia…
:whistle:

Postby **vijayjohn** » 2017-01-05, 1:35

OldBoring wrote:
vijayjohn wrote:You have no idea how cold North Africa gets in January!

As cold as Austin?

Well, yeah. :lol:

languedöioïlien

Or… Ligurian is spoken in Liguria*!

*and also in a little piece of land in the Northwestern tip of Tuscany.

And also in a small area in southern Sardinia.
And southern Piedmont.
And the western extremes of Emilia-Romagna.
And the Alpes-Maritimes of France.
And a township in southern Corsica.
And Monaco.
Oh well...

Bèlla figgia,
walking down the street,
Bèlla figgia,
the kind I'd like to meet,
Bèlla figgia…

Girl, not woman!

(jk)

Postby **OldBoring** » 2017-01-05, 14:10

vijayjohn wrote:Girl, not woman! (jk)

But woman can refer to a young woman too.

Postby **vijayjohn** » 2017-01-07, 5:21

OldBoring wrote:
vijayjohn wrote:Girl, not woman! (jk)

But woman can refer to a young woman too.

Tbh I thought of that song myself. :lol:

Algherese is a variety of Catalan spoken in the town of Alghero in northwestern Sardinia, surrounded by speakers of Logudorese Sardinian. It's apparently part of the Eastern Catalan branch, along with Central Catalan (the standard variety) and Balearic. This is a song in Algherese dedicated to Alghero called "Lo Pais Meu" by Tore Becciu:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GlAP41UeNs

Postby **vijayjohn** » 2017-01-11, 4:47

Castellanese is apparently a transitional language variety between Sassarese and Gallurese spoken in Sardinia (between the Sassarese and Gallurese linguistic areas). This is a song in Castellanese called "Buttala a mare," I guess played by a singer on the street:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2nbBCne8_Y
Well, at least the singer is Castellanese. I hope it's actually in Castallanese and not just Standard Italian. :para:

Postby **vijayjohn** » 2017-02-07, 4:50

This is a song in another variety of Ligurian, this time spoken in Bonifacio in southern Corsica. In Corsican, Bonifacio is Bunifaziu, and in Ligurian, it's Bunifazziu. The song is called "Dopu tant'ani" and apparently performed by I Gargarozzi (the singer's name is Thomase Culioli). The video description includes the lyrics in Ligurian:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-vQIjDL24I

Postby **vijayjohn** » 2017-02-22, 1:49

Noveise a.k.a. Oltregiogo Ligurian is a variety of Ligurian spoken to the north of Genoa, the biggest city in Genoa, particularly in a valley called Val Borbera and a city called Novi Ligure (known in Ligurian as Nêuve). This is a folk song in Noveise:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjI6IhXl-io

Postby **OldBoring** » 2017-02-22, 5:01

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