Name the language
Here’s a recording of a mystery language. Can you guess or do you know which language it is?
Clue: this is a member of the Tibeto-Burman family of languages spoken in parts of Thailand, Burma and China.
6 Responses to “Name the language”
Daydreamer on 23 Sep 2007 at 6:19 pm #
Since the quality of the recording is all too bad, I have to trust in your geographical description, Simon. Is it Karen, the language of the people of the Golden Triangle?
harris e. on 23 Sep 2007 at 10:20 pm #
I’ll guess either Burmese or Dzongkha.
Jonathan K on 23 Sep 2007 at 11:24 pm #
Perhaps it is Shan?
BG on 24 Sep 2007 at 5:19 am #
I guess Akha because there is a new con-script for that language that fits the description.
Simon on 24 Sep 2007 at 4:17 pm #
BG is right - it is indeed Akha. The recording comes from the Akha Language Podcast.
BG on 26 Sep 2007 at 5:25 am #
Yeah, I got one right!