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Localingual: Listen to voices from around the world
- DFHippie 8y agoI love this project. I was disappointed that you don't see Saami in Finland or Norway, there are no aboriginal languages in Australia, no Ainu in Japan, and no Navajo, Seneca, Comanche, and so forth in the United States. It's weird to find Sardinian in Australia but no Yindjibarndi.
- zodPod 8y agoMost of these English ones just sound like Americans saying the name of the place. Is that the case or am I misunderstanding the project or is it really just that similar and American accented when people speak English in other countries?
- pavel_lishin 8y ago... and it's already being packed full of jokes: https://imgur.com/a/psbMDKj https://imgur.com/a/psbMDKj Under "Russian Voices", one of the most popular entries is "COMMUNISM", "USSR" - and the recording is that of the soviet anthem. Directly above it is, "It's time to give vodka to my bear." The top one, of course, is some video-game based joke profanity. (Right under it is a profanity-free video game joke - taken directly from Overwatch.)
- razster 8y agoUnited Stated of America > California > (Play) Mountain View is Awesome. Censorship might be a bit loose.
- bradknowles 8y agoThe site doesn’t seem to work on iOS. And I can’t scroll down to see the cat gif. I’m so bummed. ;)
- throw_this_one 8y agoVery cool idea. Especially as homogenization really takes hold with the current generation being born into ubiquitous and homogeneous online media, this will act as a way to preserve.
- jpl56 8y agoawesome database. It seems to need two "quick browse" modes for an easy discovery: (1) clicking on a country just plays the most popular sound clip. (2) clicking on a country, then on a region, plays the most popular clip.