I lived in Hawaii for a few years. It’s beautiful; I notice no connection between that and Tagalog. I have perfect pitch and am good at identifying dialects.
“I have perfect pitch and am good at identifying dialects.”.
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If you spoke Spanish at home, I have no trouble identifying your lineage—even out to the third generation...
“I lived in Hawaii for a few years. It’s beautiful”
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So did I—eight years windward shore of Oahu. Now listening to modern native songs composed by K. Reichel and “Z”. While I don’t understand a word, the language is soothing.
I’ve made acquaintance with a Ukranian who fled to Cuba. His rolled “rs” come up from the depths—scary deep...