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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel
here is my contribution. i think the czech language (which i don't actually speak...) is very elegant. one reason why :
to make certain sounds, most languages must use more than one letter. for instance,
english : ch sh
french : tch ch
polish : cz sz
german : tsch sch
but in czech they simply add a little crown to the letter :
czech : č š
what a lovely solution.
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The Czech are not alone, in Bulgaria we have
ч and
ш for the two above and also
щ (sht in english )
я (ja if pronounced in german).
And there is this word тояга [toiaga]. It's basically a big stick with multiple purposes. Most laguages have 3-10 words for the different uses, we are happy with one
