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Post by ss on Mar 8, 2007 20:27:22 GMT
Maybe Yoruba or some of the "Whistle" languages or the "Talking Drum" languages..?? I still do not recognize the building though...
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Post by cleglaw on Mar 9, 2007 0:06:48 GMT
The language I mentioned comes from the language of the original European colonists mixed with the language of the native people and others. It is one of two official languages--the other being English.
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Post by LaFille on Mar 9, 2007 16:20:09 GMT
Heh, not much more advanced here... Where is Glance?
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Post by ss on Mar 9, 2007 17:39:35 GMT
Good Question Fille...He's not around when we need his expertise.. ;D
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Post by cleglaw on Mar 9, 2007 18:43:44 GMT
Golly. I thought you folks would have this one by now. Here is another hint: This is in a country that was in the news a lot for years.
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Post by ss on Mar 9, 2007 22:26:47 GMT
Does it have anything to do with "Jim Jones"... ;D
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Post by cleglaw on Mar 9, 2007 23:15:04 GMT
Does it have anything to do with "Jim Jones"... ;D No. To summarize, we have a government building in a country south of the equator that was in the news a lot in recent years. There are 2 official languages--one is English. The other language is not spoken anywhere else; it is, however, understandable by certain Europeans. This other language is derived from the language of the original European colonists as well as native peoples and others. This would of course suggest that the British (English is spoken here so it must have been settled by the Brits) were not the original settlers, but were preceded by some other European country. And now here is another hint--the Brits fought a war with the original colonists.
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Post by ss on Mar 10, 2007 7:44:17 GMT
Boers, Zulu's - The Brits colonized half the world once upon a time.. Edit: Of course there are parts of Argentina, mostly in Patagonia, that speak Welsh...So most Brits would recognize it. But in ref to Jones -- Guyana has the only South American official language of English...?? Course we still have Africa.... ;D
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Post by Ubereil on Mar 10, 2007 10:50:57 GMT
There ARE no countries in the Southern Hemisphere that fits. There are some smaller African countries that has English as it's official language plus one more, but those languages are allways some kind of Bantu languages that would prehaps be recognized by African imigrants in Europe, but I doubt that's what you're referring to. Same goes with most Oceanic countries that fits. The only ones there that looks reasonable is Australia and New Zeeland, and neither of those two have two official languages (Australia has one, New Zeeland three. Besides, neither of the govermentbuildings looks like the one on your picture). South American countries aren't even worth considering, since they all speak Spanish (exept Brazil, who speak Portugese). Übereil
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Post by cleglaw on Mar 10, 2007 12:29:14 GMT
Boers, Zulu's - The Brits colonized half the world once upon a time.. South Africa--yes, though Zulu is not the language. Now that you know the country, do you care to make a guess at the building and the other official language?
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Post by Ubereil on Mar 10, 2007 13:11:14 GMT
The official languages for South Africa is: Afrikaans, English, IsiZulu, IsiXhosa, SiSwati, Ndebele, Southern Sotho, Northern Sotho, Tsonga, SeTswana and Venda. If that is two languages then I can't count . Übereil
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Post by ss on Mar 10, 2007 15:33:47 GMT
Ube, You forgot "Rap"... ;D
Might it be the Union Buildings in Pretoria. ??
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Post by LaFille on Mar 10, 2007 18:33:47 GMT
Oooh, was about to throw the guess at Phillipines. ;D Alright... thanks to Wiki: The Union Buildings. Edit: Oops, missed your post, ss; you got it, it seems. ;D
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Post by ss on Mar 10, 2007 19:03:17 GMT
Not necessarily Fille, Cleg has not confirmed such a guess... ;D
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Post by LaFille on Mar 10, 2007 23:51:39 GMT
Oh yeah; now suspense... ;D
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Post by cleglaw on Mar 11, 2007 1:00:30 GMT
The official languages for South Africa is: Afrikaans, English, IsiZulu, IsiXhosa, SiSwati, Ndebele, Southern Sotho, Northern Sotho, Tsonga, SeTswana and Venda. If that is two languages then I can't count . Übereil In 1925, Afrikaans became the 2nd official language of Sout Africa. Apparently the native languages must have become "official" more recently. I apologize for the oversight. And yes, it is the Union Buildings.
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Post by Glance A'Lot on Mar 12, 2007 23:29:38 GMT
See - you don't need me (but thanks for the compliment of missing me - I'm rather tied up at the moment)
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Post by Glance A'Lot on Mar 13, 2007 16:47:09 GMT
What could that big white building be, and where is it?
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Post by ss on Mar 13, 2007 17:50:59 GMT
IS it the Mosque on the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem...??
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Post by Nero the Glorious on Mar 13, 2007 19:32:33 GMT
Nah everest is bigger and covered in snow...plus I think that is a road up the back side...
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