ASMR The Slavic Languages (soft spoken, map tracing)

[@Daniboi971]

Love Slavic languages and visiting Slavic countries. Beautiful places and people. Great video! Big love from UK. Danke

[@MelangeASMR]

Thank you! And having just come back from the UK, that's a great place to visit too 😊

[@kokos1209]

I'm Slavic, thank you sm

[@gbrnmdrbstzsn8700]

it's nice to hear this 🥺♥️(I'm slavic)

[@svengustaffson385]

Ya russkiy

[@Daniboi971]

@@gbrnmdrbstzsn8700 my pleasure. I’d love to move there, if I could only speak the language! Haha. All the best

[@shizukuchan5260]

It’s nice to see someone explaining all these languages! As a polish person, I have came across so many people from the west assuming that every slavic language sounds like russian and that all the slavs can „easily understand eachother”. I hope this is helpful for all folks trying to understand our languages better. Thank you!

[@MelangeASMR]

Yeah, sadly that's common around here too - and there's not as much as interest in Slavic languages in general considering how common many of them are in Vienna. I really liked learning about them and I'm glad you appreciated it too :) Thank you!!

[@kohinarec6580]

When I lived in Poland, my rudimentary Polish sounded off, so I was often taken for Ukrainian. I'm from Finland. I took Russian courses in high school and while Polish sounds different, it does have similar structures and words and having studied Russian helped me to pick up Polish. I don't speak good Polish, but I get around in everyday situations. My grammar is terrible, though.

[@shizukuchan5260]

It’s so great that you are trying to learn such a hard language. All my respect! It’s ok, polish people don’t understand the grammar either haha :)

[@devilishfellcw]

As a Serbian, I'm actually glad someone mentioned Sorbian aswell - quite forgotten nowadays if you ask me. And also, no matter how far apart we are - we can still understand each other at some point. Anyways, lots of love for my Slavic brothers and sisters.

[@Веро_Ника]

Нека Србија и српски језик напредују! ❤️

[@ember9821]

lots of love to you too 🤍🇧🇬

[@MelangeASMR]

It is - if it weren't for a friend from the area who told me about it, I wouldn't have known about it either. Fingers crossed they can sustain and eventually grow their number of speakers again!

[@AnaComesonotante]

Nah, I'm Slovenian and I don't understand the Polish.

[@vladaivankiv3111]

thank you from Ukraine! Дякую велике 💙💛

[@MrDancer1122]

Being both a Russian speaker and a linguist, I particularly enjoyed this video. The content and the way it's filmed are marvellous. Thank you!

[@okaydoomer533]

Согласен с вами, коллега

[@MelangeASMR]

Thank you so much, Daria, that's wonderful to hear!

[@MelangeASMR]

🤍

[@villadelrefugio]

Reminded me of one of my english professors in college. She was a Serbian linguist, could talk about speech and languages for hours.

[@РустамАлмаз]

@@villadelrefugio I think you can too.. Because i see you really liked it

[@MegaGreendaypunk]

You’re like a female asmrctica and I loooove it! This type of content is so interesting and relaxing 😌

[@MelangeASMR]

Oh wow, I wish! My drawing skills are a little off in comparison haha. Thank you for the kind words, Alex😊

[@frankharvey88]

I think educational ASMR is quickly becoming my favorite subgenre. Especially when it’s a topic that I enjoy learning about as much as language and history.

[@sashakhrlmv]

I'm from Ukraine and this was not only calming for me to listen to but also quite educational as well and my anxiety has suddenly gone so thank you :)

[@MelangeASMR]

💖💖 I'm very happy I could help you find some calm! Glad to hear you're feeling better :)

[@vladaivankiv3111]

тримаймося💓

[@sashakhrlmv]

@@vladaivankiv3111 дякую! ви теж!

[@niemandnergens]

О, українці 💛

[@sashakhrlmv]

@@niemandnergens ми всюди))

[@notebeans3134]

this is exactly my niche :O i love learning about lingusitics and language history, and in the form of asmr? i love itttt

[@MelangeASMR]

Wohoo, hello! I'm happy you're here! \o/

[@krysodell]

Once again, you have filled my brain with new things! I am completely entranced by the page sounds of the old book. And I loved your nails! I hope you are keeping well. Thank you for all the work you put into your videos. It’s greatly appreciated. 😊

[@cecil9216]

as a slavic philologist this made me really happy

[@MelangeASMR]

Thank you, that's very flattering coming from a philologist! 😊 The Faulmann book is really lovely, though I haven't seen an English edition, unfortunately.

[@jasmin_9899]

I'm Slovenian and you're right about the fact that Illyrian refers to the common language of Slovenians Croats and Serbs, in hopes of creating a Pan Yugoslavic Country the leaders of the national movement did want to create a common language so the three nations would have something that bound them together.

[@MelangeASMR]

Ah thank you for confirming it!

[@mehatesithere]

I just love how slovenia understands croatian and serbian and croatia and serbia understand each other but have more trouble understanding slovenian

[@MelangeASMR]

@@bumpypants3241 Thank you, that's really interesting!

[@emilylee1580]

Bouncing in cause I can easily understand slovenian since I live in Trieste (Italy) and I very often go out in Slovenia on the weekends. Since I was a children it's always been very easy for me and still almost all Trieste's inhabitants speaks a dialect which contains a lot of slovenian words! Love from Italy 💖

[@VictoryRed1]

Thanks for the video, I'm glad that someone explains the difference between the groups of slavic languages, and that they are not all the same

[@bepsick]

Oh this is the perfect type of asmr for me to listen to while drawing!!! High quality, extremely relaxing voice relaying trivias that i can just half pay attention to in the background. Relaxing and educational at the same time! Thank you for creating these videos. Definitely subscribing!

[@MelangeASMR]

Oh yay, that sounds great! Wishing you much inspiration ☺

[@Мєтодипоискатєљ]

And as you might know by now, these strange looking Cyrillic letters you said you haven't encountered so far (Ѧ ѧ, Ѩ ѩ, Ѫ ѫ, Ѭ ѭ) are nasal vowels, which were present in Proto Slavic and also in the early stages of the first Slavic literary language, Old Church Slavonic. Gradually they were lost and turned into non- nasal vowels in all Slavic languages, except for Polish. In the polish language they are represented by the latin based Letters Ą ą, Ę ę. In the other Slavic languages they were dropped, as they were not needed any longer. The new zonal constructed Slavic language "Interslavic" , "Međuslovjansky" uses them as well in it's so called etymological alphabet (but not in the standard alphabet).

[@MelangeASMR]

Hey, thank you so much for taking your time and writing such detailed comments! My knowledge of the Slavic languages is still quite superficial, so that is all really interesting - and I especially love that you mention Interslavic, that one's completely new to me. Just recently I was wondering why all the constructed languages I'd come across seemed to be based on Romance languages lol.

[@naturalexplorer]

Fascinating. Something tells me a late return migration of the Scythians to the west play a role in many of these differing Slavic languages within Central/Eastern Europe, and the Balkans. Certainly the Bulgarian but many others as well. Don't know - just intuitive. The very early Irish migrations from the west into the east play a powerful role in all of this IMO. The Illyrisch language stands out etymologically in this way. Further explorations into the Slavic migrations hold great interest for me. Language is a great way to explore into it. Really enjoyable and relaxing - loved the old book and the sound of turning these pages. Thank You.

[@katieherger4928]

The amount of research you do just blows my mind. Another great video!

[@kathleenjanosik6228]

Popped up as a suggested ASMR video. This was so lovely! Thoroughly enjoyed it and your soft spoken voice was very soothing. Thank you!

[@MelangeASMR]

Excellent! Thank you, Kathleen 💛

[@thetrillianaire]

you speak with such a lovely rhythm. every time you pause, I can't wait for you to say something again! it makes it that much more soothing and tingly. the visuals are also very pleasing, and your nail color is so nice! great job

[@MelangeASMR]

Thank you!!! It means a lot to hear this 💛💛💖

[@theresecherrywood7692]

Being a huge fan of asmr as well as history and ethnography this channel is 10000% jam😍 As a Russian taking some lessens in Polish was pretty compelling and not difficult to understand😃 I like how great potential slavic people have in learning each others languages is:)

[@MelangeASMR]

Hey Therese, that does sound like a perfect match 😊 I'm very happy you've found me! And yes, a great potential for learning each others' languages is a great way to put it!

[@beth12svist]

As a Czech: There's however also a great potential for us to mix Slavic languages indiscriminately, precisely because they're fairly easy for us to absorb. A lot of Czechs who learn Russian keep mixing Slovak words into it because we're more familiar with it, and Russian as an Eastern Slavic language is a lot more foreign to us than Slovak and Polish as fellow Western Slavic ones. So your brain just automatically reaches for those instead. :D (I learned some Russian in high school, as an elective, but never got far.) ETA: Also, _a lot_ of false friends between Czech and Russian, it can be pretty misleading.

[@Musicienne-DAB1995]

I used to be completely unable to understand Polish, but ever since I began learning Russian, I can now see certain words as comprehensible. I can now also understand certain words in Bulgarian and Ukrainian.

[@calum5975]

It's wonderful to have ASMR content that's so educational. You've got a really really great teaching style, you're relaxing and easy to follow while also conveying good information. I kinda get the same sort of vibes from your channel as a super relaxing teacher who gives you ASMR tingles by accident in school just by being so chill. I love it

[@MelangeASMR]

I really appreciate that, thank you, Calum! And yeah, getting ASMR from teachers is something I can relate to very well - I was in a lecture once with a guy who talked about a super boring topic in this really quite, relaxed voice and I loved it haha, it was perfect.

[@alsity1]

As a Bulgarian who’s studied about Cyril and Methodius’ great deed all her life and celebrated it every year on the 24th of May (which is deemed “day of enlightenment” here), I still learned new things with this video so I’m impressed and I feel a great fondness right now. It’s not very often someone outside of our region takes the time to learn about all this, so I really want to thank you. I know it’s only a small part of your vast knowledge but it is greatly appreciated :) I’m very glad to have stumbled upon this video (which was also extremely relaxing btw wow)

[@MelangeASMR]

That means a lot, thank you 💚❤ It's a super interesting topic and I love learning about it. Even though I hear a lot of Slavic languages and accents in Vienna, my knowledge about them is pretty limited. There was a mention of Cyril and Methodius in our history lessons in school, but other than that Eastern Europe wasn't featured often. All the more reason to make some more videos :)

[@alsity1]

@@MelangeASMR Yes!! I’d love to see more videos on Eastern Europe, it’s always a joy for us I assure you :)

[@MelangeASMR]

I'd like to do one specifically on Bulgaria, but might take a bit until I get to it :)

[@malinaizetiopije8844]

My birthday is on the 24th of may and my grandma always used to call me Cyrill and Methodius

[@HazmatSecurity]

Slow tracing the map with the pointing instrument was amazing asmr

[@MelangeASMR]

😊😊 I'm glad to enjoyed it, thank you!

[@ДанаУлусой-р1ж]

Спасибо большое!! У вас очень приятный шепот, сразу тянет поспать)

[@MelangeASMR]

Excellent, thank you! Hope you slept well 💙

[@rjarow]

One of the best ASMR channels I have found this year, and have been listening/viewing ASMR for 5+ years now. Thank you for your work, incredibly educational and relaxing at the same time.

[@MelangeASMR]

Oh wow, that's a big compliment, thank you!!

[@RedisFun2]

Can't wait to listen to this tonight! Love learning while winding down for sleep! Keeps my mind occupied and fooled into sleep!

[@graceerinleonard]

I think I’ve died and gone to heaven. This is exactly what I seek out myself but I am no history expert….it’s a privilege to be able to learn so much from you in such a relaxing way.

[@MelangeASMR]

That's so sweet, thank you!!

[@applesomething]

This is lovely from many standpoints. It's relaxing, educational, and beautifully produced.

[@MelangeASMR]

Thank you! ☺☺

[@ddaanat]

I remember being very skeptical about ASMR because I did not get how satisfying and calming they are. Only recently I found some great channels one being yours! It is the perfect combination of history/lecture-like chill presentations + ASMR. I enjoyed this one in particular very much as I am of Slavic origin myself and miss the appreciation our culture deserves. Thank you so much for it & keep going! Хвала 🙌🏻💌

[@MelangeASMR]

Hey, thank you so much for the kind feedback, I'm very happy that my videos work so well for you! And yeah, the genre can have a bit of an odd reputation, but I think it's just about finding the right kind of style. Hope you're having a beautiful Sunday 💜

[@tasiabrooks3853]

This is so beautifully put together, thank you!

[@MelangeASMR]

Thank you! I'm glad you liked it :)

[@10DeeB]

I'm so pleased youtube suggested this video to me and having enjoyed it and looked through your other videos I'm really looking forward to watching them, one of my favourite asmr styles (paper & pointing) & topics I find really really interesting too, and clearly lots of thought and work gone into them, thank you very much, I hope you enjoy making them as much as those who watch them.

[@MelangeASMR]

Hey there, thank you so much 💕 I do like making these, both the preparations and the filming it - there's tons of stuff I didn't know before making a video on it. It's just not quite as relaxing as I hope it is for you haha

[@luisgom1212]

My psychologist: You can’t smell a video. The video:

[@MelangeASMR]

That first book is pretty distinct haha

[@madisonf6424]

This makes me so happy. I love that the video is almost like a ramble and is also informational. So good 🤍

[@MelangeASMR]

Hi Madison, thank you so much! 💛

[@kssusssha9321]

wow it’s first time when somebody mentioned rusyn. when i saw this video i didn’t expect that i’ll see my native dialect. it’s really made my day a little bit better. thank you so much. actually my dialect is incredible because due to rusyn i understand czech, slovakian, polish, hungarian and some other languages when for ukrainian people who don’t know this dialect is harder to understand them.

[@MelangeASMR]

Ooh how cool! I have to admit, it was also the first time I heard about it, but that was a fascinating read preparing this video.

[@anawnzzn]

а бз

[@ulasliz]

Nie sądzę, żeby zrozumienie polskiego było szczególnie ciężkie dla Ukraińców, ponieważ ten język ma wiele słów podobnych do polskich i wymawianych bardzo podobnie.

[@anjaS.86]

Aw dieses Video ist so entspannend. Vielen Dank, dein soft spoken ist so tingly ...

[@MelangeASMR]

Danke, Anja, freut mich, dass es wirkt 😊

[@ArakheKahn]

You genuinely have the most soothing voice and the content of your videos is always excellent. Thank you.

[@MelangeASMR]

Thank you!!

[@uklersz7190]

thank you a lot for this informative video, even though i’m slavic and russian is my mother tongue while i was watching, i slowly started to realise that sadly i’m lacking in such historical-linguistic things :( but thanks to you i’m more informed now kinda about past of my nations -i’m half russian half polish and even though you didn’t name czech or polish as a kinds of slavic languages, it still pretty easy to understand them if you speak russian or belarusian i think thank you for your hard work!! was trying to read smth in german but didn’t succeed i guess haha your books are very nice, i was stopping video to look more carefully мой день стал лучше благодаря вам 🤲🏻💗

[@hollycales1976]

I have never experienced asmr from lecture type teaching. I think I love you.

[@MelangeASMR]

🥰🥰🥰

[@beth12svist]

That's kind of funny because my first conscious experiences of ASMR, though many years before I knew what it was, on the contrary came from teachers. :D Specifically language teachers, too...

[@daniellaharkai4269]

Dieses Video war wieder äußerst interessant. Ich mag den Klang der slawistischen Sprachen ❤️ Vielen Dank~

[@MelangeASMR]

Danke, liebe Daniella! Ich mag slawische Akzente auch sehr gerne. Morgen poste ich das Video übrigens noch einmal auf Deutsch :)

[@rosybetty]

Great Moravia wasn't just Slovakia, it was also eastern part of Czech Republic (that was the core territory and there is still a region that is called Moravia, based on a river there) and also regions from surrounding countries

[@MelangeASMR]

Ah I didn't know that, thank you!

[@beth12svist]

To explain further, what is known as Great Moravia basically came about when the ruler from Moravia annexed areas in today's Slovakia. So the area covered both countries, and the Slovak area around the Danube may have even been originally more prominent culturally, but in the resulting state the dominant region politically was Moravia because that's where the ruling princes resided. ETA: At the height of the state, which to be honest did not last that long in the grand scheme of things, even Bohemia was in their sphere of influence. The Přemyslid prince Bořivoj and his wife Ludmila - Saint Ludmila - were baptised in Moravia. Then in the following century or two, the balance of power in today's Czechia switched to Bohemia and what became Prague, but Moravia was for many many centuries still a separate country inside the Czech kingdom, and the old country borders are still relevant, although often not observed in today's administration.

[@rds7516]

So cool! I love looking at maps and learning properly about cultures.

[@narucissu8259]

I was confused when I heard about “Syrjänisch” language that is spoken in northen Russia, beacuse I’m a bachelor of Russian language and I thought I knew all Slavic languages, especially spoken in my country. Turns out that it’s Komi language (коми-зырянский) and it’s not a Slavic language, it’s a Finno-Ugric language. Only then I realised that the point was to show languages that use cyrillic alphabet, not only Slavic ones…

[@LaPrimaVera18]

I'm Russian and I don't know almost all the rare languages spoken in my country 😀 that's very difficult to be aware of them all... I'm not a bachelor though... so it can be fair that you know коми-зырянский language and I do not😂

[@narucissu8259]

@@LaPrimaVera18 В России на самом деле очень много национальных языков - я тоже далеко не все их знаю! Обычно носителей у них очень мало, и многие языки, к сожалению, находятся под угрозой исчезновения

[@MelangeASMR]

Yes, sorry that wasn't very clear in the video - you're correct, of course. The book is just about writing systems and doesn't get into language families at all.

[@enigmaticx326]

You have such a relaxing voice. I am new here but have just subscribed.

[@MelangeASMR]

Aw thank you, I'm very happy to hear it works for you!

[@ДианаФомичева-п3ц]

Боже, спасибо большое за такое информативное видео про наши, славянские языки!❤️ было очень интересно! привет из России!❤️‍🔥

[@MelangeASMR]

Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it! (And I managed to understand your comment without translating it, wohoo!)

[@filipstrycek8543]

@@MelangeASMR ME TOO :D (I am slovak)

[@trev1665]

ооо даа, "true slavic" решила написать комент

[@ДианаФомичева-п3ц]

@@trev1665 и?

[@ДианаФомичева-п3ц]

@@trev1665 дальше что, ты ответишь?

[@pyroryx]

Fantastic video quality! I'll definitely be returning to your wonderful channel. My favorite creators are the French Whisperer as well as ASMRctica, and your channel is right up there with them! I love learning while I'm relaxing. Your Austrian accent and the cadence in which you speak is incredibly endearing and it's perfect for your style of work! edit: the book bindings creaking is one of the best sounds I've ever heard! Wow!

[@reveson2109]

Very interesting and enjoyable, thanks Mélange! That book makes great sounds 💚

[@MelangeASMR]

Thank you! I'm always happy to hear you like it 🥰🥰

[@Relaxinghypnoasmr]

Languages are so interesting! I love this.

[@MelangeASMR]

Yess my thoughts exactly! Thank you :)

[@entityeyes]

Melange: Romanian isn't a Slavic language. My brain: *NUMA NUMA*

[@MelangeASMR]

nooooo not the earworm!

[@ooriginalkawaipotato3840]

Numa numa Nu-

[@shay2620]

Love to see old books! My Mother is Sicilian and my Father is Native American, Austrian and Hungarian. Cool to hear your accent!

[@MelangeASMR]

Hey Shay, it was so nice to find all your lovely comments on the different videos! Thank you so much, I'm really happy you enjoyed them as much as you did and that you could find some personal connection in them 💗

[@shay2620]

@@MelangeASMR You are so welcome! Thank you for sharing your talent and knowledge with us!

[@aidymurph3887]

I'm english but this still entertained me and there wasn't a single moment I wasn't tired (in a good way) it's so interesting and your voice is so relaxing just subscribed

[@MelangeASMR]

Awesome, thank you so much, Aidy!

[@ronalbars]

My favorite Slavic languages ​​are Russian, Polish and Czech.

[@MrsMagdalenaKamila]

Thanks from Poland 💛👍🙂

[@mitevroberta]

Try Български as well 🤘

[@terka138]

Thanks from Czechia! I love our country and our language!

[@terka138]

@Erill K I feel sorry for you, I know most of young people in Russia don't want war. Hope there will be peace in Ukraine, stay safe all of you.

[@malomitreba]

I love Slovenian and Russian, especially Russian i find it fascinating. I will probably take Russian at school, and i can't wait! It's a useful and beautiful language, i hope i won't have a difficult time learning it. My friend takes it at school and he said that it's similar to south slavic languages so that i probably won't have a difficult time.

[@oliviamurphy7403]

This was so informative and interesting I almost forgot it was an ASMR video! Your voice is wonderful and your content is so cool, thank you for this! 💛

[@williamwallace4080]

I've just come across your channel and I'm really intrigued. Many of your videos are about many of my interests: history, geography and languages.

[@MelangeASMR]

Hey William, thank you! I'm very happy our interests seem to match up pretty well :)

[@gaittr]

Great video. Wow that book is oxidized. Not just and it's discoloring but in the breakdown of the constituents of its makeup. I'm so glad that you respect things like this and treat them with the care that you do

[@MelangeASMR]

Thank you! Yeah, the set the book is part of is super old and was passed down in a family who eventually moved and didn't have space for it anymore, but you could tell it meant to a lot to them. I'm just happy I can share it with you all!

[@ZeynepDoglu]

This was extremely relaxing AND informative. Thank you for this! I wonder though will you do Turkic languages? Modern versions are quite diverse!

[@MelangeASMR]

Hey there, thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it 🥰 Turkic languages are on my list (which is long and somehow never getting shorter so it might take a bit).

[@Мєтодипоискатєљ]

15:50. Sadly "Old Church Slavonic" itself is not in use anymore for over 800- 900 years in not a single Orthodox Church. Only it's successor(s), which is/are called "New Church Slavonic", "Church Slavonic" or "Russian Church Slavonic". A lot has changed from OCS to its successors, as this literary language was heavily adapted to the spoken languages in its surroundings. The first adaptions already started to take place in the 11- 12. th. century. Many characteristics of OCS were thereby lost, and the alphabet was also heavily changed. If you want to hear spoken original OCS, the way it was likely spoken in the 9 th. Century, I can e.g. recommend you the KZbin video "Nights watch pledge in Old Church Slavonic", which presents a pledge from the famous series "Game of Thrones" in OCS in its original form with quite accurate pronunciation, including all nasals. It sounds very interesting. Furthermore, regarding your example, no Slavic language has deviated more from OCS than Polish, as most of its liturgical vocabulary and later also the secular is not taken from OCS, but from Latin and German (due to the influence of the Roman Catholic Church). The language with the most similarity to OCS are 1. Russian and then 2. Serbian and astonishingly also Czech (due to language purism of a newer age Czech had a completely different development from polish, despite the geographical proximity).

[@ulasliz]

I do not know what kind of propaganda you are sowing here, but the separation of Czech and Polish on the basis of the Old Church Slavonic language is nonsense. Polish and Czech were almost identical until the end of the 14th century. They differed like dialects. The Latin liturgy did not have such an impact on the formation of the ordinary Polish language, which naturally lost much of the imposed Latin grammar at the time when Latin writing was replaced with Polish writing (16th century). Apart from some words, only the western parts of contemporary Poland, colonized by Prussia (late 18th century), were heavily influenced by the German language due to the compulsory Germanization and the ban on the use of the Polish language in schools and offices. Similarly, the language of eastern Poles was greatly influenced by the Russian language through the Russian colonization and Russification of schools and offices. Although a large population of Poles from western Ukraine from post-war migration with their own dialect live today in Lower Silesia (western Poland). In the north-eastern territories of today's Poland, belonging to the 13th century to the Baltic tribes of Prussia, murdered by the Teutonic Order, both German and Polish language were used, and after the territory was taken over by the Principality of Prussia at the end of the 16th century, also the languages ​​of many religious refugees from other parts Europe were used. From the 16th century on, the Polish language, when it comes to vocabulary, was greatly influenced by Turkish (the cultural influence being the aftermath of constant wars and peace) or even Italian (cultural influences, bringing many artists from Italian principalities and cities and Queen Bona Sforza) . The spread of French as an international language in the 18th century influenced the language spoken by the aristocracy and nobility. The alienation of the Polish language as specifically different from other Slavic languages ​​is quite strange, especially since you later quote Serbian and Czech, which are very similar to Polish. At the same time, the Czech language was greatly influenced by the German language and culture.

[@mooshwoosh1894]

even though i can only speak english and sort-of fluent in german, i find this so tingly and interesting. i really do like paying more attention to other laguages since i do like to travel. great vid, sending love from louisiana 🥰🤗

[@MelangeASMR]

Thank you so much, love to hear that! And yeah, paying attention to languages really pays off - I often find that it can even have an affect on what kind of sounds you're able to make out, it's pretty cool.

[@amychoi4311]

Oh MY DAYS SUCH A FAN FROM CANADA! your Chanel brings back memories from my days in Switzerland and witnessing a very interesting mix of French, German and Italian cultures. I stayed mostly in Genève but when I was travelling to visit Grindelwald, it was very interesting for me to live and breath such interesting mix of languages and cultures IN THE SAME COUNTRY!. I am a South Korean immigrant to Canada!

[@yara_s27]

Hi from Belarus! Thank you for amazing and relaxing video💗

[@FactsASMR1]

Your content never fails to impress ❤

[@annaforever8813]

Sunny😊 Thank you very much for such a wonderful and interesting video!😘😘😘Although, I am a Slav, I didn’t know much, but thanks to you I learned!🤔🧐😂 Good luck to you!🤗🤗🤗 I WISH ALL PEACE AND KINDNESS!!!🙏🙏🙏

[@MelangeASMR]

💛💛🌻

[@irenakomar6]

The vocabulary of the Ukrainian language is more similar to the Belarusian and Polish languages. The vocabulary of the Russian language is more similar to Bulgarian.

[@MelangeASMR]

Interesting! The similarity between Russian and Bulgarian surprises me, I guess it's from the time of Church Slavonic?

[@irenakomar6]

@@MelangeASMR And not only. If you look into Bulgarian history textbooks, their history of the people begins with the state of Old Great Bulgaria, which was located between the Danube, the Volga and the Caucasus Mountains, the current territories of Ukraine and Russia, was created in 632 and existed until 668. The reason for the breakup was strong pressure from the Khazar people. And 4 groups of tribes separated from Great Bulgaria: Volga Bulgaria, Bulgarians in Vojvodina and Macedonia, Bulgarians in Southern Italy, Caucasian Bulgarians. That is why the Bulgarian and Russian languages are so similar.

[@grenadeout562]

@@irenakomar6 it's important to note that Old Great Bulgaria predates the slavicisation of the bulgars, and the bulgars spoke a turkic language(still disputed by some people), but definitely not a slavic language

[@francisxes8471]

Yes, and frankly the similarity is really due to the OCS influence that persisted in modern Russia when Moscow became large, while modern Belarus and Ukraine were for the most part in the Polish, Lithuanian commonwealth and developed uniquely there. The old Bulgars did not influence as much, primarily this is confined to the inhabitants of the Idel-Urals, like Tatars. OCS is a Slavonic invention.

[@arsla5308]

@@MelangeASMR перша слов'янська мова на території сучасної Москви це була церковнослов'янська мова (вона з'явилася тоді коли Русь колонізувала ці території, тому в російській також багато українських та білоруських впливів там, де їх не мало би бути)

[@montivdg]

Excellent video, I can tell I'm listening to someone that knows what they are talking about! (Pluricentral, continuum, a clear concept of how odd it is to call some varieties languages and other dialects, etc.) You might be interested in Kashubian, a Slavic minority language in Northern Poland that is pretty alive still. Will definitely be watching more of this channel! KZbin randomly suggested it to me.

[@MelangeASMR]

Hey there, thank you so much! I think I even had Kashubian in my notes but there was just so much info to go through with this video, I had to cut some parts.

[@katiek.890]

Super informative and interesting! Thank you!! 😊

[@Robin_Goodfellow]

Huh. The Glagolitic Script is the alphabet used by the Witcher games. I hadn't put that together until now.

[@travisyoder6984]

Such a calming and also interesting video! New to your channel and I'm instantly very impressed with all of your knowledge on the subject. Interested to know what kind of background you have (studies, teaching, etc.), you'd make a great teacher.

[@MelangeASMR]

Hey Travis, thank you! I have some background in languages (though not in Slavistics specifically) and I've always liked doing presentations, but teaching is a separate beast that I wouldn't be comfortable with. 😅

[@TerroristSquadx1]

Omg i am so glad that discovered you, really amazing video, love asmr where i get new information and meaning, you have now happy new fan!

[@MelangeASMR]

Yay, happy to have you around! Thank you for the lovely comment ☺☺

[@yasya8121]

Such a good theme for the video. I'm not very good at geography, but I was very interested in learning something new. I am from Uzbekistan, it is one of the countries of Central Asia.

[@MelangeASMR]

Hey Yasya, thank you for your sweet comment! And I'm feeling very honoured to have a viewer from Uzbekistan, how cool!

[@Мєтодипоискатєљ]

Small correction at 15:00. Both the Latin (or rather the Etruscan alphabet before it) and the Cyrillic script had the Greek alphabet as its role model. But the role model for the Initial Cyrillic script was only the Greek alphabet, not Greek + Latin. Around year 1720 the Cyrillic Alphabet got latinised by the Russian Tsar Peter the Great, because he had some serious inferiority complexes/ issues towards western Europe and in his opinion everything traditional Slavic wasn't good enough anymore. So he reshaped all Cyrillic letter in order to make them resemble the Latin Alphabet, furthermore complete thrown out quite a few Cyrillic letters and replaced them by Latin based and shaped letters (А а, Е е, Ё ë, Я я, ...), which he invented himself. Maybe that Is the reason you thought the Cyrillic letters are also Latin based. (M м, N н (H), P ρ, Π π, ... were all taken directly from the Greek Alphabet, as the Latin sphere of influence was far away from Bulgaria, where the cyrillic Alphabet was developed in the 10. century).

[@MelangeASMR]

You are excellent. Hope you're having a great day!

[@dennisbndj]

I love your books! They are so beautifully made.

[@martophrenia]

this lecture was so relaxing

[@atlasartemromanovich]

Russian German Here, loved the video, stay safe ❤️🇷🇺🇩🇪🙏☦

[@MelangeASMR]

You too, hope you're well!

[@teddyQuake]

i like your content , iv listen to a lot of this since 2014 , you are good at this , i like the effort you put into the videos , x

[@MelangeASMR]

Hey Teddy, thank you so much for the compliment, I appreciate it 😊

[@teddyQuake]

@@MelangeASMR its nice ,:P . can notice the fine tweaks your adding too ,

[@banderykivna]

I am linguist and it is so calming to listen to you 🥰

[@MelangeASMR]

I'm flattered, thank you so much!

[@mateam1130]

You perfectly described language situation in the Balkans territory(Croatia-Serbia-Bosnia)🙂 Greetings from 🇧🇦

[@MelangeASMR]

That's honestly a relief to hear haha, it's a bit of an intimidating situation to an outsider. Thank you :)

[@malomitreba]

Definitely agree, Serbian/Croatian/Bosnian aren't that different,people who speak one of those language can speak and understand the other two. They probably are a same language but because of political reasons aren't considered one. Pozdrav iz Hrvatske 🇭🇷

[@xavierhenriques1116]

This was phenomenal! Thank you, Ms

[@MelangeASMR]

Thank you, Xavier! I'm happy to hear that :)

[@dbyrneish]

So interesting! My one critique would be that it would make more sense to compare church Latin to Italian than to German. I don't know if that's as close as church Slavic and spoken, but a more connected analogy. Love your channel!

[@ilija_Duniczew]

Bulgarians created the Glagolic Alphabet 👆💪🇧🇬🇧🇬

[@southatlanticcorsair4047]

Just to say, pomeranian is actually still alive, it's spoken by some people in south brazil

[@MelangeASMR]

Oh I missed that bit of info, that's fantastic!

[@аккаунттбренда]

I’m from Russia and this information isn’t new for me, but you speak so soft and very pleasant, I really enjoyed this video

[@MelangeASMR]

Ah you could probably tell a whole lot more than me; I still have a lot to learn about the Slavic family haha. But I'm glad you enjoyed it, thank you so much!

[@ladahieno2382]

my friend, Montenegrin is also another "language" or a dialect of serbo-croatian, whole Monenegro is slavic too, I think you kinda went over it without mentioning it, nevertheless, wonderful video!

[@MelangeASMR]

That's right, I'm sorry about that!

[@kokos1209]

This video made all the language nerds out there so happy, including me! 🤭

[@MelangeASMR]

Hey, that makes me happy too!

[@beth12svist]

Ruthenian, I think, has always been a wider, more disinct concept than just an Austrian word for Ukrainian? I know it was, at one point, centuries before the Austro-Hungarian Empire, used in the then Lithuania (much larger and more diverse country than today's Lithuania), in official documents. I've forgotten the specifics but I seem to recall it was precisely because it already was a literate language so the Lithuanian Dukes employed Ruthenian clerks at their court?

[@MelangeASMR]

Yes, it's definitely an older word, you're completely right. I only meant to use the Austria-Hungarian usage as an example, not to imply that that's where it was from. There are more than a few areas in the history of the Slavic languages that I haven't been able to look in to it 😅 It's a long and rich history, after all.

[@Lizzard570]

Just the title alone gave me chills

[@MelangeASMR]

🤍🤍

[@kyro-jaxxsonofkosmos23]

The borders of the world used to be so much smaller. Starting to think it might be better that way

[@Aurriel]

Really, really love this video! The title made me click on it and your great research and pleasant voice made me stay. We also have Meyers Konversationslexikon at home. It is a worse condition though.😥 Thank you for your hard work!

[@MelangeASMR]

Thank you so much, it's a pleasure being able to share it with you 😊 Yeah, I have another set of 4 books from about the same age that look pretty worn too. I'm telling myself it's okay, they're super old and just look their age.

[@expio4257]

Y'all here for her voice? I'm just here to learn about Slavs, the voice is just a bonus.

[@garmit61]

I really enjoy your vlogs. Your presentation is very relaxing and your voice is really calming. This was also amazingly interesting. Thank you for all your effort! On a slightly different subject, you might be interested to know that native English speakers pronounce the ‘c’ in Macedonia as an ‘s’ sound and the’slavia’ part of Yugoslavia in the same way as you pronounce ‘Slavic’ but ending in an ‘a’ rather than a ‘c’ of course. This is no critical ism of your English, which is fabulous. Just thought you might like to know.

[@MelangeASMR]

Thank you so much! And yeah sometimes a little local flavour comes through haha, I appreciate your feedback :)

[@ProstoKoteiko]

It’s so interesting! Beautiful maps.

[@MelangeASMR]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it! 😊

[@gustokongkumanta8094]

Beautifully done. Tysm💜

[@MelangeASMR]

Thank you, my pleasure!

[@-Danceordie-]

Greetings from Novgorod🤗

[@MelangeASMR]

Hello!

[@malinaizetiopije8844]

20:20 by Illyrian I'm pretty sure they mean Latin Serbian, which is used in Montenegro and sometimes in Serbia

[@poppynogood6097]

I just stumbled across this video and I loved it! I'm Polish and Ukrainian so I'm very interested in my history. Although I had trouble focusing at times because your voice is SO relaxing! Lol thank you so much. New sub here!! ❤

[@MelangeASMR]

Hey there, thank you so much, that's very sweet 🥰🧡 Honestly, I think it's ok to fall asleep halfway through and then just come back to the rest another time. And then you can have another nap, so win win!

[@peterantonsen3539]

Love this movie. It's so calming and actually educating 😃👍

[@Matreshka163]

Спасибо!❤ У Вас очень приятный голос!💤💤

[@MelangeASMR]

Thank you! Hope you slept well 💚

[@craftjj]

Ich bin Koreaner und wohne seit 3 Jahren in Deutschland. Ich mag im Allgemeinen verschiedene Sprachen lernen, und deshalb konnte ich ein bisschen schneller die deutsche Sprache lernen. Ich interressiere mich für die Geschichte von Europa, insbesonders die Sprachen... und habe ein perfektes Video gefunden :))) Ich bin froh, dass ich diesen Kanal entdeckt habe -- und zwar war das sehr befriedigend. Vielen Dank!

[@MelangeASMR]

Super, das freut mich sehr! Es gibt übrigens auch eine deutsche Version von dem Video, falls du das anhören magst :) Danke für die lieben Worte!!

[@bryndundas7271]

Are all the books you use from your library? It's a spectacular collection.

[@MelangeASMR]

It's a mix, I do regularly beg friends and family to be allowed to go through their book shelves 😅

[@PikachuSandw1ch]

I appreciate the inclusion of Crimea at 4:45. 😉

[@thothheartmaat2833]

old books are the best.. this used to be the only way people conveyed information really.. imagining how people used to think while they read a book when there was no internet.. these are pictures from space.. looking at them in a book.. now its like you go online.. oh who cares.. pictures of space.. when those first ideas and books came out it would have been so amazing...

[@MelangeASMR]

Fun fact, one of the early editions of Meyers Konversationslexikon was used to fill in German Wikipedia articles at the start. Obviously it's a outdated in some areas, but still a great resource. Yeah, scrolling through endless bits of info definitely has messed with everyone's ability to focus and take things in. :/ Though the other day I saw some tiktoks sent from the Space Station and I've been thinking about that the whole time haha, it just blows my mind how that is even possible.

[@НастяКоп-ш4х]

As a Russian, speaking English as a second language and learning German, I enjoyed this a lot!

[@MelangeASMR]

Nice! Fingers crossed you get further in your studies of German than I did with Russian 😅 It's a beautiful language but so difficult....

[@РустамАлмаз]

That's Great work Thank you. It was really soft and comfortable for me.But I didn't understand about 99 percent of this video.

[@MelangeASMR]

That's alright, the important part is that it was relaxing and maybe even helped you sleep :) Thank you for the kind comment!

[@РустамАлмаз]

@@MelangeASMR it's all your achievement. Than k you from Russia