[ExI] What's the fastest language to speak?

Isabelle Hakala ismirth at gmail.com
Tue Oct 18 00:46:21 UTC 2011


I only translated the first 2 paragraphs to ASL but it was only 40 signs.
Just in case anyone was interested. There is no good way to translate it
other than by human. If someone really wants me to do the entire thing, I
will, and I will annotate it.

On Oct 17, 2011 5:42 PM, "spike" <spike66 at att.net> wrote:

>... On Behalf Of Anders Sandberg


>Subject: Re: [ExI] What's the fastest language to speak?

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>...A quick little check using Google Translate (so do not expect any
scientific quality) of the story Eugene posted...:****

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>...Albanian: 958 words, 4,425 characters****



Arabic: 799 words, 3,420 characters

Basque: 647 words, 4,221 characters

Chinese (traditional, tr...

Here’s my contribution to Anders' experiment.  I sorted by words, then by
characters.****

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By words:****

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Finnish:****

615****

words,****

3,969****

characters****

Latin:****

644****

words,****

3,593****

characters****

Basque:****

647****

words,****

4,221****

characters****

Tamil:****

663****

words,****

4,481****

characters****

Hebrew:****

674****

words,****

2,935****

characters****

Czech:****

722****

words,****

3,782****

characters****

Russian:****

725****

words,****

4,158****

characters****

Swedish:****

777****

words,****

3,930****

characters****

Icelandic:****

787****

words,****

3,967****

characters****

Swahili:****

798****

words,****

4,193****

characters****

Arabic:****

799****

words,****

3,420****

characters****

Chinese (traditional, translitterated):****

805****

words,****

3,604****

characters****

German:****

805****

words,****

4,636****

characters****

English:****

845****

words,****

4,083****

characters****

Italian:****

871****

words,****

4,410****

characters.****

French:****

905****

words,****

5,473****

characters****

Welsh:****

938****

words,****

4,220****

characters****

Hindi:****

952****

words,****

3,597****

characters****

Albanian:****

958****

words,****

4,425****

characters****

Japanese (translitterated):****

988****

words,****

4,542****

characters****

Thai (translitterated):****

1,020****

words,****

4,927****

characters****

Vietnamese:****

1,146****

words,****

3,937****

characters****

** **

** **

** **

By characters:****

** **

Hebrew:****

674****

words,****

2,935****

characters****

Arabic:****

799****

words,****

3,420****

characters****

Latin:****

644****

words,****

3,593****

characters****

Hindi:****

952****

words,****

3,597****

characters****

Chinese (traditional, translitterated):****

805****

words,****

3,604****

characters****

Czech:****

722****

words,****

3,782****

characters****

Swedish:****

777****

words,****

3,930****

characters****

Vietnamese:****

1,146****

words,****

3,937****

characters****

Icelandic:****

787****

words,****

3,967****

characters****

Finnish:****

615****

words,****

3,969****

characters****

English:****

845****

words,****

4,083****

characters****

Russian:****

725****

words,****

4,158****

characters****

Swahili:****

798****

words,****

4,193****

characters****

Welsh:****

938****

words,****

4,220****

characters****

Basque:****

647****

words,****

4,221****

characters****

Italian:****

871****

words,****

4,410****

characters.****

Albanian:****

958****

words,****

4,425****

characters****

Tamil:****

663****

words,****

4,481****

characters****

Japanese (translitterated):****

988****

words,****

4,542****

characters****

German:****

805****

words,****

4,636****

characters****

Thai (translitterated):****

1,020****

words,****

4,927****

characters****

French:****

905****

words,****

5,473****

characters****

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spike****

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