Can you identify the language, and do you know where it’s spoken?
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From the sound of it, an aboriginal language of British Columbia, Oregon or Washington state. (At least it has the areal phonological features,,,) Beyond that, I couldn’t say other than to toss out a guess of Bella Coola (“Nuxalk”).
Sounds like a Salishan language to me, but which one I’m not sure…maybe Squamish?
I agree that this sounds like an aboriginal language from North America, Northern West coast. Is it related to Tlingit?
The answer is Salish (Séliš), a Southern Salishan language spoken in parts of Montana, Washington State, Montana and Idaho in the USA.
Heh, well, I guess I was about as close as it’s possible to be without actually getting the right answer! Love the consonant clusters in that language family.
From the sound of it, an aboriginal language of British Columbia, Oregon or Washington state. (At least it has the areal phonological features,,,) Beyond that, I couldn’t say other than to toss out a guess of Bella Coola (“Nuxalk”).
Sounds like a Salishan language to me, but which one I’m not sure…maybe Squamish?
I agree that this sounds like an aboriginal language from North America, Northern West coast. Is it related to Tlingit?
The answer is Salish (Séliš), a Southern Salishan language spoken in parts of Montana, Washington State, Montana and Idaho in the USA.
The recording comes from the GRN.
Heh, well, I guess I was about as close as it’s possible to be without actually getting the right answer! Love the consonant clusters in that language family.