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#tibetan — Public Fediverse posts

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  1. Tsewang Lhamo, a #Tibetan singer I discovered on Youtube many years ago. #Mandarin is actually more similar to Tibetan languages (than to Cantonese) as they both have 4 tones (Cantonese has 6 tones). The 4-tone system is more "primitive", not just because of the lack of tones, but because with 6 tones (with flat and rising or falling tones), a language can be sung or spoken using the #pentatonic scale. I believe "true" #tonal #languages arose from the pentatonic scale.

    youtube.com/watch?v=cKgJOJennK

  2. @benedictrogers RT by @hk_watch: It was a pleasure and a privilege today to meet members of 🇨🇦's #Tibetan community in Ottawa, together with my @hk_watch colleague @KathLeungHK and other #HongKonger friends #FreeTibet nitter.hongkongers.net/benedic

  3. It was a pleasure and a privilege today to meet members of 🇨🇦's #Tibetan community in Ottawa, together with my @hk_watch colleague @KathLeungHK and other #HongKonger friends #FreeTibet nitter.hongkongers.net/benedic