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@TingeltangelMoni I'm pretty sure you'd do great with Finnish

Just try and you'll see :3

In dutch it's called "ijsberen" which literally translates to "polarbearing"

https://media.riemurasia.net/albumit/mmedia/42/pz/ijh/441785/1397871603.jpg
This says it all..

@Tihru LOL

My super Power: Speak finish perfectly

@bordelo *claps*

@bordelo *claps harder*

@bordelo My secret power is to spell countries' demonyms correctly.

*Finnish (double n, forgot the capital)

@TheEpicGabriel0 The missing capital is actually pretty common problem for Finns. We don't capitalize languages so "suomen kieli" (Finnish language) is not capitalized, neither is "suomalainen" (Finnish person), but "Suomi" (Finland) is capitalized. Sometimes it's hard to remember that in English you capitalize every word with the country in it.

The missing n on the other hand was probably just a typo, but to be honest where does that second n come from? We really don't like weird rules on our language. For example we don't have spelling bees because if you can pronounce the word you already know how it's spelled.

@Barracuda Huh, so Finns are the opposite of Germans when it comes to capitalization. German capitalizes every noun. English only capitalize proper nouns, and now Finns only capitalize some proper nouns. Language is weird.

@EclipseMaster459 Well it makes a difference: Suomi (Finland) vs. suomi (Finnish -language).
Also, if a suffix includes a, that means it has a variant with ä instead due to something called vowel harmony. So when we speak of those, it's common to use -A to note that variation. -ssA rather than ssa/-ssä and there are lots of such things.

OH. MY. GOD. FINLAND SAID SOMETHING.

@P3rk3le Perkele...

@Barracuda what does perkele mean anyway.

@Bhekizizwe It's a name of our old thunder gods. Nowdays it's usually translated as the devil, thanks to christians misusing it.

Kokko kokoo koko kokko kokoon, Finnish is real versatile language.
It sound fantastic: Alavilla mailla hallanvaara
And Finnish sound really much Japanese: Hajosiko takakumi, and Narisiko kakarasi

Yes, i love Finnish language!

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@TingeltangelMoni in America, we have: Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg, and it's the name of a lake

This word is perfect for me, I run around aimlessly everyday!

A poronkusema is a unit of distance of about 7.5Km in Finland. It’s how far a reindeer can travel without stopping to urinate.


...I just keep imagining Finland running after a deer with an enormous measuring tape...

@Hinoron Lol. But maybe Sami would be better one. It's a reindeer after all...

@Suominoita
Perhaps, but it's Finnish language, so I picture Finland being the one trying to define/measure the term/distance.

@Hinoron Sami is sledding the reindeer and drops a stick when the reindeer stops-- and then Finland measures.

That's why I wanna learn Finnish x)

@Vold They have a lot of interesting words like Poronkusema.