Would "Ancient Egyptian" and "Egyptian" be acceptable alternatives to Hieroglyphics? I always thought that the hieroglyphics referred merely to the writing system, not to the language itself.
Philology is about the history of language, and language found in older sources (whether written or spoken). Linguistics is the study of language more broadly, without the focus of history specifically. Back in the olden days, "philology" was also taken to mean comparative linguistics, but this use of the word has pretty much ended.
Not all sign languages are the same or even mutually intelligible; even British and American are different. But most importantly, even though American Sign Language may rival Esperanto for number of speakers, sign languages are *not* constructed (or "invented", the term WolfCam problematically uses here). They are natural languages, just like any other spoken languages that evolved over time.
The language of Hinduism is a bit awkward. Maybe change it to the "Language that the sacred texts of Hinduism are written in" The way it is written it seems to be asking for what language do the majority of present day Hindus speak which is of course Hindi.
I agree completely with idontkn1. I think swiping the opening definition from the Wikipedia entry is warranted, as the definition is perfect: "Sanskrit is the primary liturgical language of Hinduism".
Guyana, formerly British Guiana, is also a central American country which has English as an official language. I kept thinking I was spelling it wrong.
WolfCam, to be fully accurate from a linguistic point of view, I would suggest you use the linguistics term "constructed languages" rather than "languages that were deliberately invented". And thanks for taking care of the errors so promptly; this is shaping up to be a really outstanding quiz. I hope there's more in the future! Thanks again!
20 is but twenty isnt? That is kind of off... I knew it was 20, first tried vingt and venti. Then I figured I might just try the english word. wasnt accepted...
Took all three quizzes and the only one I got wrong was the one on the Russian alphabet. It's one of those things that I just can't remember no matter how many times I see the word. I ALWAYS try spelling it Cry-
Please accept "romanic languages" as an alternative to "romance languages". It's commonly accepted, as described in Wikipedia and other fonts: https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romance_languages
I agree "swine" should be accepted for the Schwein question. But I don't think "pork" should be accepted, since that refers specifically to the food derived from pigs.
Egyptian Heiroglyphics are the writing system rather than the language.
Shouldn't that be "plus 'one'?", since "once" is a measurement of time rather than numbers.