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Indo-European Languages

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IndoEuropean Languages game quiz
"Almost all languages from English to Hindi are descended from a dead language referred to as 'Proto-Indo-European' or PIE. I will give you numbers in various PIE-descended languages and you try to guess which number it is. Have fun."

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. Which number is this: zwei, zwee, and tsvei (German, Luxembourgeois, and Yiddish, respectively)? Hint: when translating from other IE languages, forget the vowels, and try replacing 'z' with 't' or 'd'.
    2
    10
    1
    3


2. Which number is this: kat, ceathair, and keturi (Picard, Irish, Lithuanian)? Hint: try replacing 'k' with 'qu'
    3
    5
    4
    6


3. Which number is this: fiif, vijf, and vyf (Frisian, Dutch, Afrikaans)?
    4
    7
    6
    5


4. Which number is this: zene, zing, and das (Central Bavarian, Luxembourgeois, Hindi)?
    2
    4
    3
    10


5. Which number is this: dez, dos, dos (Portuguese, Parachi, Mayang)?
    10
    1
    2
    7


6. Which number is this: pumpe, pempe, pet (Umbrian, Gaulish, Bulgarian)?
    9
    8
    1
    5


7. Which number is this: pendz, panc, panch (Ormuri, Kashmiri, Nepali)?
    9
    4
    5
    8


8. Which number is this: naw, neu, novi (Kashmiri, Auvergnat, Sicilian)?
    9
    7
    1
    3


9. Which number is this: acht, otte, okto (German, Danish, Proto-Indo-European)?
    8
    10
    1
    3


10. Which number is this: oans, aon, un (Central Bavarian, Scots, Welsh)?
    7
    1
    6
    4


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