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Yoruba Voted Africa's Sexiest Language; 8th Sexiest in the World by Ledemi: 1:52pm On Dec 17, 2017 |
Well ladies and gentlemen, our poll to find the world’s sexiest language has finally come to a close. So what is the world’s sexiest language? What are the sexiest languages per region? While some of the languages on this list may not surprise you, some of them certainly will. The winners, according to popularity are: 1. French 2. British English 3. English 4. Arabic 5. Spanish 6. Samoan 7. Italian 8. Yoruba 9. Thai 10. Tahitian However, when we calculated the sexiest language according to region, the list turns into: • North America: English – Known for being the mutt of all languages, English has developed into a complex and beautiful creation that borrows the precision of German, the intensity of Latin, and the refiner of French. • South America: Spanish – The language of a never dying love contains the vocabulary and rhythm that can make any person swoon. • United Kingdom: British English – The accent of sophistication and of incredible depth, the British English contains sounds that can adjust itself into any position. • Western Europe: French – Usually considered the suave and most cultured of the Romantic languages, French is as soft as silk and feels as warm as a lover’s stroke. • Western Europe: Italian – Known for its poetic nature, Italian is the language of passion and fun, making this language addictive. • Africa: Yoruba – With percussive intensity and syllables that sound like everyone is singing, Yoruba massages your ears into ecstasy. • Pacific Islands: Tahitian - With its warmth and voluptuous sounds, Tahitian is the sound of gold coming to embrace you. • Asia: Thai – Soft spoken, fun loving, and happy-go-lucky, the rich textures of Thai make this language incredibly seductive. Thanks to your help, Day Translations has been able to search for the world’s sexiest languages in the world! While some of us are not surprised that French turned out to be the sexiest language of all, one can’t help but wonder: What makes a language sexy? And what is it about French? According to Dr. Nigel Armstrong, a lecturer in French and sociolinguistics at the University of Leeds, there is nothing in the accent that makes French sexy or unsexy. In fact, the same could be said for any language that is included on our list. No language is inherently sexy, for accents and languages are merely sounds that follow an organizational structure. The reason why we think French or a particular language is sexy is much more interesting. As Dr. Armstrong states, the sexiness of an accent or a language is due to our social and cultural backgrounds. Several surveys have been conducted on similar linguistic phenomena. People, depending on where they have grown up and with what they have been taught as normal, are prone to holding opinions that their culture holds. For centuries, the French have had the stereotype of being stylistic, cultured, suave, and most of all, sexy. Yet why the French? Generally, the persons who are the most favorable of the French tend to live in a Western culture. This come as no surprise when you consider the numerous polls that have studied attractiveness and sexiness tend to be taken in either the United Kingdom, or the United States. Seeing how both nations are fairly similar in contrast to say, Canada and Indonesia, the polls tend to have the same responses. It is not terribly surprising that Italian, British English, and French show up in every poll about sexy languages. What is interesting though, is the fact that our poll happens to include a more varied population. As you can see, Arabic, Samoan, and even Yoruba have made it in to the top ten. Has the West ever considered the sexiness of Tahitian? Have we ever even paid much attention to the Yoruba language? Maybe it’s about time that we start to dig a little deeper into other cultures and learn about what makes them so sexy. Who knows, maybe Thai is truly the sexiest language. We just need to study the culture a little more. Source: https://www.daytranslations.com/blog/2014/10/top-ten-sexiest-languages-world-5611 CC: Kagawa10, YourNemesis, Scholes0, zoolezoo, Diademk07, macof, Laudate, Guseh, Asiwajufoward, Konquest, Akinphysicist, Shym3xx, aljharem, abakalikipress, deomelo, Markfemi2, omofunaab, Ooduavanguard, Oxtonguy, kn23h, dejavski, AworiLagosian, ODVanguard, NeoOduduwa, Dunsin89, totit, others 2 Likes 3 Shares
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Re: Yoruba Voted Africa's Sexiest Language; 8th Sexiest in the World by cosby02(m): 1:54pm On Dec 17, 2017 |
Omoluwabi 2 Likes |
Re: Yoruba Voted Africa's Sexiest Language; 8th Sexiest in the World by kamarra(f): 1:55pm On Dec 17, 2017 |
Massages into ecstasy kwa! ![]() I prefer Hausa, love me some northern guy with the clean northern accent. Now that sends me to ecstasy ![]() 2 Likes |
Re: Yoruba Voted Africa's Sexiest Language; 8th Sexiest in the World by MhizzAJ(f): 2:00pm On Dec 17, 2017 |
Wow |
Re: Yoruba Voted Africa's Sexiest Language; 8th Sexiest in the World by adeolakemi: 2:00pm On Dec 17, 2017 |
Ledemi:what's sexy about Yoruba huh! one of the reasons I don't identify myself as Yoruba is the noise called language it sounds more like incantation and its good in loading molue buses 5 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Yoruba Voted Africa's Sexiest Language; 8th Sexiest in the World by sherrylo: 2:04pm On Dec 17, 2017 |
adeolakemi: Ahahahahaha ohohohohoh kikikikiki, funny right? .werey Asaba! 9 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Yoruba Voted Africa's Sexiest Language; 8th Sexiest in the World by extralargehead(m): 2:05pm On Dec 17, 2017 |
No wonder their ladies marry more than one husband!!! |
Re: Yoruba Voted Africa's Sexiest Language; 8th Sexiest in the World by Diiet: 2:07pm On Dec 17, 2017 |
kamarra: If you prefer hausa language, that's a story for another day. This thread is telling us that yoruba language ranks 8th in the world and 1st in Africa, celebrate with us or leave the thread. The only thing i find against the ranking is that yoruba language should be at No 4 or 5. 12 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Yoruba Voted Africa's Sexiest Language; 8th Sexiest in the World by chiagozien(m): 2:12pm On Dec 17, 2017 |
You mean yoruba language that if they are speaking,it will be like someone that is shouting is one of sexiest language. 3 Likes |
Re: Yoruba Voted Africa's Sexiest Language; 8th Sexiest in the World by chiagozien(m): 2:13pm On Dec 17, 2017 |
Diiet:who did the ranking,yoruba media abi. |
Re: Yoruba Voted Africa's Sexiest Language; 8th Sexiest in the World by Diiet: 2:23pm On Dec 17, 2017 |
chiagozien:The source of the ranking takes nothing away from the sweetness of yoruba langua to the ear. This is the major reason yoruba musicians are ruling Nigeria and Africa. 10 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Yoruba Voted Africa's Sexiest Language; 8th Sexiest in the World by Nobody: 2:24pm On Dec 17, 2017 |
Arabic shouldn't be on the list. It isn't good for the ear and Amaregn (a fellow Semitic language) should replace it. 1 Like |
Re: Yoruba Voted Africa's Sexiest Language; 8th Sexiest in the World by bkool7(m): 2:28pm On Dec 17, 2017 |
adeolakemi:Will you kindly STFU ! You aint Yoruba . You are Ipob undercover as a Yoruba. Out We all know better 15 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Yoruba Voted Africa's Sexiest Language; 8th Sexiest in the World by kamarra(f): 2:28pm On Dec 17, 2017 |
Diiet: No vex sir |
Re: Yoruba Voted Africa's Sexiest Language; 8th Sexiest in the World by Khd95(m): 2:32pm On Dec 17, 2017 |
Agbero them make me like yoruba U need to listen to them when then wan fight or hail somebody ![]() ![]() 3 Likes |
Re: Yoruba Voted Africa's Sexiest Language; 8th Sexiest in the World by Konquest: 9:50pm On Dec 17, 2017 |
Ledemi:^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^ @Ledemi Hi... you have a BRILLIANT post here and I love the FACT that you gave a Credible Source for your post - NOT propaganda which I detest a lot! ![]() It might interest you to know that when the first Black Anglican Bishop Samuel Ajayi Crowther read the Lord's Prayer in Yoruba on his visit in 1851 to the iconic Queen Victoria of England at Windsor Castle, she listened with attention and at the end of the reading described the Yoruba language as "SOFT and MELODIOUS." You can read more about this visit to England via the updated Weblink below from the BBC World Service Website on: "The Story of Africa" under the entry "19th Century Black Missionaries" Read Here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/africa/features/storyofafrica/8chapter5.shtml Yoruba is a tonal language and it does sound melodious when you listen to it and the names have meanings and that is why Diasporians like African-Americans who are self-aware of culture give Yoruba, Ashanti and Swahili-derived names to their kids. Serena and Venus Williams' late sister was known as Yetunde Price, the American rapper Akinyele [he is NOT Yoruba originally], Shola Ama [the British pop diva]. Ayo which means "Joy" is also a popular Yoruba name among AAs. I also think that Hausa is a beautiful sounding language too and it is easy to learn if you are determined! All the best! ![]() 10 Likes 5 Shares |
Re: Yoruba Voted Africa's Sexiest Language; 8th Sexiest in the World by adeolakemi: 9:51pm On Dec 17, 2017 |
bkool7:who's this |
Re: Yoruba Voted Africa's Sexiest Language; 8th Sexiest in the World by Morenikeji900: 12:22pm On Dec 18, 2017 |
Diiet:please tell does foolish people hating Yoruba we Yoruba are so blessed 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Yoruba Voted Africa's Sexiest Language; 8th Sexiest in the World by Diiet: 12:39pm On Dec 18, 2017 |
Morenikeji900: no mind them. Ibinu won o le fawaseyin 5 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Yoruba Voted Africa's Sexiest Language; 8th Sexiest in the World by Morenikeji900: 2:13pm On Dec 18, 2017 |
Diiet:bee ni oooooo 1 Like |
Re: Yoruba Voted Africa's Sexiest Language; 8th Sexiest in the World by JikanBaura(m): 4:17pm On Dec 18, 2017 |
Vote base on region... And YORUBA is voted by who in africa , which region in Africa? ![]() A language that you can't really tell when someone is insulting and praising you. Language that you can't tell if it's speakers are Celebrating or Fighting is the sexiest language ![]() |
Re: Yoruba Voted Africa's Sexiest Language; 8th Sexiest in the World by Beejay3000(m): 9:54am On Dec 20, 2017 |
Developers won't like this |
Re: Yoruba Voted Africa's Sexiest Language; 8th Sexiest in the World by Beejay3000(m): 9:56am On Dec 20, 2017 |
![]() JikanBaura: Wailers |
Re: Yoruba Voted Africa's Sexiest Language; 8th Sexiest in the World by Ledemi: 3:43pm On Dec 20, 2017 |
Cc: lalasticlacla, Mynd44. Front page please |
Re: Yoruba Voted Africa's Sexiest Language; 8th Sexiest in the World by Biety: 11:37am On May 22, 2020 |
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