Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Language/December 2019

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December 1

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2019 December 1

1. Polish word ułanian
2. Literal translation of "Merry Christmas" into Hawaiian

December 2

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2019 December 2

1. Use of "alter" intransitively
2. Origin of lunate sigma
3. translation from Hebrew to English

December 3

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2019 December 3

1. I want to translate from Albanian into English.
2. Back vowels

December 5

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2019 December 5

1. English variety

December 8

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2019 December 8

1. In this sentence, "convert" vs. "converting"
2. Italian / Sicilian proverb
3. Swedish IPA

December 9

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2019 December 9

1. Généalogies Commentées des Arii des Îles de la Société
2. Standard measures of dialect differentiation?

December 10

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2019 December 10

1. Irish pronunciation

December 12

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2019 December 12

1. Pold.

December 14

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2019 December 14

1. Estonian question

December 15

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2019 December 15

1. "American Salad"

December 17

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2019 December 17

1. Neutral speaking
2. It's grim down North

December 19

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2019 December 19

1. Isn't something wrong with this clause from a statute?

December 20

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2019 December 20

1. Which word can be used to describe old paper

December 21

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2019 December 21

1. Is there a free online IELTS test?

December 22

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2019 December 22

1. Pronounciation

December 23

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2019 December 23

1. Uyghur speakers- counties in Khotan/Hotan

December 26

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2019 December 26

1. Which one is the oldest known language?

December 27

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2019 December 27

1. Tahiti au temps des cartes postales
2. What does "taking shag" mean?
3. Manhattan_Project

December 28

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2019 December 28

1. Lama vs Llama pronunciation in English

December 29

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2019 December 29

1. Oh the humanity
2. Going gassi

December 30

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2019 December 30

1. What does cfr. mean?

December 31

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2019 December 31

1. Correct verb tense
2. Why is V a special letter??