I love this project. I was disappointed that you don't see Saami in Finland or Norway, there are no aboriginal languages in Australia, no Ainu in Japan, and no Navajo, Seneca, Comanche, and so forth in the United States. It's weird to find Sardinian in Australia but no Yindjibarndi.
Most of these English ones just sound like Americans saying the name of the place. Is that the case or am I misunderstanding the project or is it really just that similar and American accented when people speak English in other countries?
Under "Russian Voices", one of the most popular entries is "COMMUNISM", "USSR" - and the recording is that of the soviet anthem. Directly above it is, "It's time to give vodka to my bear."
The top one, of course, is some video-game based joke profanity. (Right under it is a profanity-free video game joke - taken directly from Overwatch.)
Very cool idea. Especially as homogenization really takes hold with the current generation being born into ubiquitous and homogeneous online media, this will act as a way to preserve.
awesome database. It seems to need two "quick browse" modes for an easy discovery: (1) clicking on a country just plays the most popular sound clip. (2) clicking on a country, then on a region, plays the most popular clip.
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[ 2.6 ms ] story [ 29.2 ms ] threadUnder "Russian Voices", one of the most popular entries is "COMMUNISM", "USSR" - and the recording is that of the soviet anthem. Directly above it is, "It's time to give vodka to my bear."
The top one, of course, is some video-game based joke profanity. (Right under it is a profanity-free video game joke - taken directly from Overwatch.)
Censorship might be a bit loose.
And I can’t scroll down to see the cat gif.
I’m so bummed. ;)