across Posted December 31, 2010 at 05:10 PM Report Posted December 31, 2010 at 05:10 PM Or, for those in PRC (same video): http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/pBZapKB3n5U/ Quote
Player01 Posted December 31, 2010 at 09:29 PM Report Posted December 31, 2010 at 09:29 PM sounds like a mix of Russian, Thai and Vietnamese... O.o Quote
Hofmann Posted January 1, 2011 at 12:19 AM Report Posted January 1, 2011 at 12:19 AM All the reconstructions are so varied that nobody's close to certain. If somebody says they are, they're bullshitting. Quote
jessiejin Posted January 1, 2011 at 06:12 AM Report Posted January 1, 2011 at 06:12 AM sounds ugly. Quote
anonymoose Posted January 1, 2011 at 06:14 AM Report Posted January 1, 2011 at 06:14 AM You mean they all spoke with an echo in their voices? 1 Quote
rezaf Posted January 1, 2011 at 03:50 PM Report Posted January 1, 2011 at 03:50 PM It sounds like Mongolian Quote
across Posted January 2, 2011 at 09:27 PM Author Report Posted January 2, 2011 at 09:27 PM Yeah, I can hear the Mongolian type sounds in that. Actually, it kind of made me think of Klingon, but Klingon is heavenly inspired by Mongolian. There are also some kind of Viet/Canto type of sounds in there (the video). Kinda makes me think of Russian at times, too. I should add that after I posted these, I noticed that the YouTube version has English subtitles, but the other version doesn't. Quote
The World of Chinese Posted January 18, 2011 at 08:03 AM Report Posted January 18, 2011 at 08:03 AM Very interesting indeed. Does anyone know if there are other simulation recordings/interpretations of ancient speech out there? I recall a professor of mine in college mentioning work on this front, but not sure what exists for the general public to listen to... Quote
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