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HN points to it as a favorite example of astonishing accent mimicry and fake-language gibberish that sounds real.
Finnish YouTuber Saara improvises gibberish that mimics how various languages sound to people who do not speak them. The sentences are mostly made up, and the clip went viral.
“Internet personality Saara turned speaking fake languages into a career with this amazing little clip” (HN, 2018)
On the subject of accents, in case you missed her viral video the first-time around, the absolutely astounding Saara from Finland. "What Languages Sound Like To Foreigners" [this video]
Viral clip of astounding accent mimicry by Saara from Finland.
Internet personality Saara turned speaking fake languages into a career with this amazing little clip: [this video] And her pitch-perfect imitation of 14 different musical genres is equally amazing: [this video]
Amazing clip of fake-language gibberish by an internet personality.
There's a clip that went viral a while ago where a girl was essentially spouting gibberish in various languages, but it sounded like she was speaking those languages! What Languages Sound Like to Foreigners [this video]
Viral clip of gibberish that sounds like real languages.
On not all gibberish being created equal: it's been long enough since "What Languages Sound Like To Foreigners" that some people here may have missed have missed this. [this video]
Older viral clip on how different languages sound to foreigners.
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