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Kenn
16-Dec-07, 15:46
According to The United Nations there are 368 official languages now as this sight is viewed all around the globe, how about we try to get as many seasonal greetings as we can in those languages?

I will start of with a couple.

Nadalek lowen regas bo. Cornish

Hari bari ya mwaxia umpia..Kenya
alanatkie
16-Dec-07, 15:57
Buon Natal - Italian



Feliz Natal - Portuguese
angela5
16-Dec-07, 16:00
Nollaig chridheil ......... Scottish Gaelic

Feliz Navidad ...... Spanish

Wesolych Swiat ..... Polish
nanoo
16-Dec-07, 16:02
Swedish --- Glad Julen. French --- Joyeux Noel. Gaelic --- Nodlag Sona Duit. Thats my cotibution folks.;)
angela5
16-Dec-07, 16:04
vrolijk Kerstfeest..........Dutch
golach
16-Dec-07, 16:19
Kung His Hsin Nien bing Chu Shen Tan ~ Mandarin

Nollick ghennal as blein vie noa ~ Manx
trinkie
16-Dec-07, 16:25
What a nice idea Lizz....

Nadolig Llawen a Blwyddyn Newydd Dda

Merry Christmas and a Happy Newar from Wales.

Trinkie
angela5
16-Dec-07, 16:25
Sheng dan kuai le..........Traditional Chinese
Angela
16-Dec-07, 16:30
"Kala Christouyena kai Chronia Polla :)" - Greek
karia
16-Dec-07, 17:06
Kom spend mucho cash......Tesco :lol:



Karia
canuck
16-Dec-07, 18:45
Merry Christmas and Joyeux Noel from Canada.

And Mitho Makosi Kesikansi (Cree).
northener
16-Dec-07, 18:48
"Jutdlime pivdluarit ukiortame pivdluaritlo!" - Greenland Inuit (don't call them Eskimos!)
Sporran
16-Dec-07, 19:28
In German, "Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year" is "Frohe Weihnachten und ein Gluckliches Neues Jahr".

It is pronounced "Froh Vine-achten oond eye-n Glooklish Noy Yar". :)
helenwyler
16-Dec-07, 20:29
Mary Chrissmus end a Nappy Noo Ye-ah!
(Cockney, a la Dick Van Dyke).
paris
16-Dec-07, 22:51
Merry christmas and a happy new year..........British LOL jan x:lol:
Thumper
16-Dec-07, 23:01
Hic...hic...hic merry chrissssssssshmas and hoppppy new year- thats Christmas spirit speak a la bunny lol ;) x
bluelady
16-Dec-07, 23:12
Kom spend mucho cash......Tesco :lol:



Karia

love it, good one [lol]
unicorn
16-Dec-07, 23:18
Turkish - (http://www.flw.com/languages/turkish.htm)Noeliniz Ve Yeni Yiliniz Kutlu Olsun
unicorn
16-Dec-07, 23:25
Zulu - (http://www.flw.com/languages/zulu.htm)Sinifesela Ukhisimusi Omuhle Nonyaka Omusha Onempumelelo
sassylass
17-Dec-07, 00:28
Mele Kalikimaka - Hawaiian

Rauhallista joulua (or Hyvää joulua) - Finnish

God jul - Norwegian
htwood
17-Dec-07, 02:05
Buorrit Juovllat - Saami (Lapland)
northener
17-Dec-07, 20:16
Blimey, what a bunch of multilingual .Org bods we are!

I'm amazed that there is such a diverse range of languages spoken amongst our revered group of eejits!

Hang on, I hope no-one is simply cutting and pasting off the internet......

You lot wouldn't stoop so low, would you?;)

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nanoo
17-Dec-07, 20:24
[lol]Havagidyinbigman:lol: --- glasgow ---
Sporran
17-Dec-07, 20:27
Blimey, what a bunch of multilingual .Org bods we are!

I'm amazed that there is such a diverse range of languages spoken amongst our revered group of eejits!

Hang on, I hope no-one is simply cutting and pasting off the internet......

You lot wouldn't stoop so low, would you?;)

.

Well I lived in Germany at one time, so I had no need to cut and paste "Frohe Weihnachten und ein Gluckliches Neues Jahr" off the internet, northener! :p
George Brims
17-Dec-07, 21:20
Mele Kalikimaka - Hawaiian <------------ Used to live there
Will that be cash or charge? - Californian <------------ Live there now
Kenn
17-Dec-07, 23:25
Cornish because I am northener, Swahili because one of my best friends is and this is the greeting of another friend.

Kerismos shumar murbarak......Egyptian
northener
17-Dec-07, 23:34
I have to admit, I don't speak Inuit (suprised? Yeah, I know, it's hard to believe).

But I have been to Greenland!

.
Uli
18-Dec-07, 10:20
I hope everyone excuses me for being a nitpick... Swedish is God Jul, god knows I've said/written it on enough christmas cards during the years to be sure ;)
nanoo
18-Dec-07, 13:15
Swedish --- Glad Julen Sorry Uli, I have to admit i googled this one. :~(
Uli
18-Dec-07, 13:20
:) it was fun to see someone attempting it to be honest
Raven
18-Dec-07, 13:39
In German, "Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year" is "Frohe Weihnachten und ein Gluckliches Neues Jahr".

It is pronounced "Froh Vine-achten oond eye-n Glooklish Noy Yar". :)

Well done Sporran, that was nearly sopt on!:D

I would say: "Fröhliche Weihnachten und ein Gutes Neues Jahr", but you can say it either way round...
honey
18-Dec-07, 14:25
merry chrismis an' a damned gud new year till yeez al!! ;)
northener
18-Dec-07, 21:07
Swedish --- Glad Julen Sorry Uli, I have to admit i googled this one. :~(


Aha! A charlatan is exposed!:D
bluelady
19-Dec-07, 20:45
Buon Natale e Felice Anni