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Meet The Man Who Speaks More Than 57 Foreign Languages by Deejaygold(m): 10:55am On May 27, 2020
New Zealand journalist, Harold Williams (1876–1928) could speak over 58 languages, including English and Old Irish, German, French, Hungarian, Czech, Albanian, Serbian, Rumanian, Swedish, Basque, Turkish, Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, Tagalog, Yoruba, Coptic, Egyptian, Hittite, and other dialects.

By the end of his life, he had studied the Bible in 26 languages, including Zulu, Swahili, and Hausa.

At the Treaty of Locarno in December 1925, he was able to talk to every delegate of the League of Nations in their own language.

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Re: Meet The Man Who Speaks More Than 57 Foreign Languages by sweetlo: 10:56am On May 27, 2020
A worthy life.

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Re: Meet The Man Who Speaks More Than 57 Foreign Languages by shevi4mb(m): 11:00am On May 27, 2020
Wow....legend !!!
Re: Meet The Man Who Speaks More Than 57 Foreign Languages by 989900: 11:16am On May 27, 2020
sweetlo:
A worthy life.

Inspiring. Something away from all the madness in the world, especially the bold face stealing, fraud, and human rights violations happening in Nigeria.
Re: Meet The Man Who Speaks More Than 57 Foreign Languages by Slynation(m): 11:17am On May 27, 2020
Chai... These one of the best thing any one can achieve in life
Re: Meet The Man Who Speaks More Than 57 Foreign Languages by MyVILLAGEpeople(m): 11:47am On May 27, 2020
Hope he could also speak in tongues

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Re: Meet The Man Who Speaks More Than 57 Foreign Languages by Finnese001: 11:52am On May 27, 2020
okay
Re: Meet The Man Who Speaks More Than 57 Foreign Languages by aristocratic5(m): 12:02pm On May 27, 2020
Heroic
Re: Meet The Man Who Speaks More Than 57 Foreign Languages by Nobody: 12:13pm On May 27, 2020
Head go dey pain am steady
Re: Meet The Man Who Speaks More Than 57 Foreign Languages by true2god: 12:50pm On May 27, 2020
Deejaygold:
New Zealand journalist, Harold Williams (1876–1928) could speak over 58 languages, including English and Old Irish, German, French, Hungarian, Czech, Albanian, Serbian, Rumanian, Swedish, Basque, Turkish, Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, Tagalog, Yoruba, Coptic, Egyptian, Hittite, and other dialects.

By the end of his life, he had studied the Bible in 26 languages, including Zulu, Swahili, and Hausa.

At the Treaty of Locarno in December 1925, he was able to talk to every delegate of the League of Nations in their own language.
SUPER GENIUS.

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Re: Meet The Man Who Speaks More Than 57 Foreign Languages by tatatar: 12:59pm On May 27, 2020
I can't find no Igbo language in the list
Re: Meet The Man Who Speaks More Than 57 Foreign Languages by davit: 1:10pm On May 27, 2020
Wow
Re: Meet The Man Who Speaks More Than 57 Foreign Languages by alezzy13: 1:11pm On May 27, 2020
Wow! And me wey dey struggle with just one language (my own native tongue for that matter)!! shocked embarassed
Re: Meet The Man Who Speaks More Than 57 Foreign Languages by TheFacelessMan: 2:07pm On May 27, 2020
He was a cunning linguist. grin

Re: Meet The Man Who Speaks More Than 57 Foreign Languages by CodeTemplar: 2:12pm On May 27, 2020
Deejaygold:
New Zealand journalist, Harold Williams (1876–1928) could speak over 58 languages, including English and Old Irish, German, French, Hungarian, Czech, Albanian, Serbian, Rumanian, Swedish, Basque, Turkish, Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, Tagalog, Yoruba, Coptic, Egyptian, Hittite, and other dialects.

By the end of his life, he had studied the Bible in 26 languages, including Zulu, Swahili, and Hausa.

At the Treaty of Locarno in December 1925, he was able to talk to every delegate of the League of Nations in their own language.
The bold part is the most refreshing. He wasn't a reading some cult books and slamming his head against surfaces.
Re: Meet The Man Who Speaks More Than 57 Foreign Languages by GamalNasser: 4:45pm On May 27, 2020
His brain must have been wired differently
Re: Meet The Man Who Speaks More Than 57 Foreign Languages by spartan117(m): 5:18pm On May 27, 2020
A great man
Re: Meet The Man Who Speaks More Than 57 Foreign Languages by Nobody: 5:20pm On May 27, 2020
Saw Yoruba and Hausa Languages there

LEGEND

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Re: Meet The Man Who Speaks More Than 57 Foreign Languages by ProfAmaben(m): 6:32pm On May 27, 2020
WOW, still struggling with German
Re: Meet The Man Who Speaks More Than 57 Foreign Languages by mytime24(f): 6:41pm On May 27, 2020
How many gb dey him brain embarassed

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Re: Meet The Man Who Speaks More Than 57 Foreign Languages by HMarshal(m): 8:43pm On May 27, 2020
Deejaygold:
New Zealand journalist, Harold Williams (1876–1928) could speak over 58 languages, including English and Old Irish, German, French, Hungarian, Czech, Albanian, Serbian, Rumanian, Swedish, Basque, Turkish, Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, Tagalog, Yoruba, Coptic, Egyptian, Hittite, and other dialects.

By the end of his life, he had studied the Bible in 26 languages, including Zulu, Swahili, and Hausa.

At the Treaty of Locarno in December 1925, he was able to talk to every delegate of the League of Nations in their own language.


Now here is a man with the gift of the holy spirit GIFT OF TONGUES!!! Pls tag all the shabraba shabrobo noise makers.#DoItRight

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Re: Meet The Man Who Speaks More Than 57 Foreign Languages by Opexzy: 10:17pm On May 27, 2020
He is simply a genius... Learning a new language at adulthood is a commendable feat and it's more difficult to learn it when you don't even live amidst the speakers... This guy didn't learn one but 57 languages... You deserve to be celebrated

I have a female friend that has this flair of easily picking up new languages... She has lived in four different states and she can speak their languages fluently.

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