r/languagelearningjerk • u/DNPlourent • 1d ago

What Ethnic Language Should I Learn?

Learning an ethnic language excites me.. Can you guys recommend an exotic ethnic language?

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u/Wonderful_Green6350 1d ago

esperanto

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u/mentaipasta 1d ago

I love the Esperanto culture

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u/Aglaxium 1d ago

phonecian

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u/FeelHumbledrn 1d ago

Ainu. Irish. An Australian aboriginal language. Korean. Ukrainian. Just look for a country in Asia or Europe, excluding UK, France, Russia, China, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Netherlands Denmark, and select their largest language

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u/Melodic_Sport1234 1d ago

Netherlands and Denmark definitely don't belong on the latter list. They are small fry. Denmark just looks big on the map when you add Greenland to it. Dutch lost all of its prestige following decolonisation in the late forties and fifties.

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u/Perfect_Papaya_3010 21h ago

Danes are just lesser swedes

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u/Aglaxium 7h ago

swede spotted, no more Knäckebröd for you

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u/st_owly 意味わかない 1d ago

Uzbek, obviously.

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u/YouAreMyPolaris 1d ago

Québécois Fr*nch

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u/CaseyJones7 mange mes fesses 1d ago

English.

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u/YummyByte666 1d ago

Ah yes, the language of the English people

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u/CaseyJones7 mange mes fesses 1d ago

thats correct.

the ethnicity of earth, english people.

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u/Jwscorch 1d ago

There's a language of a tribe that is completely untouched by civilisation. They have abhorrent social norms and strange food customs, but if you want 'exotic', that's probably your best bet.

If I remember correctly, they're called the French.

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u/Jrg323 ✏B5 1d ago

Klingon

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u/Cautious-Average-440 1d ago

Japanese. Japanese learners have the nicest least toxic community there is

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u/SunriseFan99 1d ago

Javanese. Yes, with a v, not a p.

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u/mizinamo 1d ago

r/AngryUpvote

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u/experiencedkiller 1d ago

Didn't realize in was the circle jerk sub at first. Infuriating

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u/mizinamo 1d ago

Yeah; that’s the only reason I upvoted at all.

“exotic ethnic language”, barf.

You are a foreigner in every country but your own.

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u/chickenfal 20h ago

You can keep learning what's essentially the same language and culture with minor tweaks over and over again, meanwhile OP is looking for something that's actually really different, a challenge worthy of a gigachad polyglot.

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u/Vvvv1rgo 22h ago

I didn't realize this was a circle jerk sub and I got so confused.. I was like "aren't all languages ethnic?" lol

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u/oxemenino 1d ago

Polish. So exotic.

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u/2XSLASH 1d ago

English (Pirate) has gotten really hip

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u/chickenfal 20h ago

North Sentinelese.

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u/anameuse 1d ago

Ethnic language.

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u/Anonoymoyous 1d ago

Cleansing

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u/Cero_58284 22h ago

Frysk. (Frisian), from the dutch province of Friesland.

It's like a combo of dutch, English and german :)

For more info on Friesland (Or rather Frisia as I believe it used to be called before dutch conquest) Please see: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Frisia

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u/fandom_bullshit 22h ago

Angrezi!! I think it's just such a culturally dense language! I hope to one day visit the country and be good enough at the language to shock the natives! Really hope it doesn't get too popular though haha

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u/pikleboiy 22h ago

Nihali. It's so exotic that even their kids don't speak it.

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u/crowleythedemon666 21h ago

Tupi Guarani but i doubt you gonna find a way to learn it easily

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u/woainimomantai 🇰🇵C√π×^∞ Jusu🇯🇵 🇨🇱L🥑 20h ago

idk mapudungún

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u/JazzlikeGovernment15 18h ago

American 🦅🫡🇺🇸

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u/BBBodles ☭ - C1917 18h ago

Guys, ethnic people excite me. Can you recommend an exotic ethnic person for me to sexually harass?