Here We Go!! :-)

Hey (or Salut, Hola, Guten Tag, Ni hao, Konichiwa, or whatever else everyone on here speaks!!) My name is Heather and I'm an American. I speak/write/read French, and I speak/read Spanish. I also know Gaelic (from my mom) and a Native American language, Lakota Sioux, from my dad. (no flag since it's not a country, so I couldn't add it to the list!)

I'm here to learn as much as I can. I recently graduated university with a degree in modern languages and while I'm job-searching I wanted to brush up on my translation skills. So if anyone needs an English translator, that's me! (I specialize in slang and regional dialects of English as well as French)

/Heather
//p.s.- how do I get an avatar?
//p.p.s.- should I also post a message on the other Cucumis sites for the languages I speak?

Hello LaRicaine,
Thanks for joining us . I'm very glad as native english speakers are very rare on cucumis.
I have 2 questions for you.
1) Is the Gaelic language equal to the Irish language? If the answer is yes, should I use "Irish" or "Gaelic" to call this language ? Maybe "Irish / Gaelic" ?
2) Could you tell me more about the "Lakota Sioux" ? How many people speak it? Are they websites in this language?


Now for your questions:
To get an avatar, go to your profile page and click on the "Edit" link on the left side menu. Then choose an image (max width 150 pixels) on your hard disk and submit the form. That's all.

For the other question, you don't need to post in other forums. In fact if you wish to help people here you just have to go to this page and then launch a searh based on your languages. For example a good search would be this one where I put your 4 strong languages as "target languages" and your 4 strong languages and acouple of latin languages as "source languages". Then click on the translation you wish to do (on the left column) and click on the "Translate" button before submitting. That's all . I hope I can make an illustrated tutorial soon.

Yes, Irish and Gaelic are nearly interchangeable. However, there are also Scottish Gaelic and Welsh Gaelic dialects. Most people associate Gaelic with Irish, since its the most widely known and spoken.

Lakota is spoken in the upper midwest of the U.S. by many native American ethnic groups. There are many websites for those interested in learning, the official one is http://www.lakhota.org/ Less than 9000 people speak it on a regular basis. My grandfather taught me some before he passed away. Since Lakota is used even by other tribes, it is becoming more popular because stigma associated with native Americans has been replaced by pride in one's heritage.

Thanks for answering my questions. I look forward to participating regularly!

Heather

Sorry to be late here, I'm just arriving. I give some precision for people reading this thread.

I've never heard of people speaking Gaelic in Wales, but maybe... If you talk about Welsh language,
>> In no way Welsh is a Gaelic language <<
It is a Celtic language, like Gaelic, but from another branch : the Brythonic (or Brittonic) one.

Roughly speaking: Celtic language has 2 major branches : Gaelic and Brythonic.

Gaelic is : Irish gaelic and Scottish gaelic, plus Manx.

Brythonic is : Welsh, Cornic (from Cornwall) and Breton (from Brittany). Plus Gaulish (extincted).

All these are languages, not dialects.

I agree with you Hanternoz.So many people don't know those Celtic languages or mix them up.
I always have to tell my friends what Welsh is
Dw i'n dysgu Cymraeg

By the way,welcome LaRicaine!