Can you identify the language, and do you know where it’s spoken?
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Notable things I am hearing: nasalized vowels, some sort of high non-front unrounded vowel ([ɯ] or [ɨ]), simple syllable structure except some glottal consonants ([ʔ], [h]) in the coda, and no unusual consonants other than a few voiced fricatives ([β], [ɣ]). No super-obvious signs of lexical tone.
To me, these things altogether make me think South America, specifically the Amazon. Am I in the right place?
It is spoken in South America, specifically in Peru.
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The language is Chayahuita (Paranapura / Shawi), a Cahuapanan language spoken in the department of Loreto in the north of Peru.
Notable things I am hearing: nasalized vowels, some sort of high non-front unrounded vowel ([ɯ] or [ɨ]), simple syllable structure except some glottal consonants ([ʔ], [h]) in the coda, and no unusual consonants other than a few voiced fricatives ([β], [ɣ]). No super-obvious signs of lexical tone.
To me, these things altogether make me think South America, specifically the Amazon. Am I in the right place?
It is spoken in South America, specifically in Peru.
Any possibility of adding a CAPTCHA requirement to post? 😉
I’m not sure how to do that, but the bot uses a different email address each time, and that goes into moderation.
The language is Chayahuita (Paranapura / Shawi), a Cahuapanan language spoken in the department of Loreto in the north of Peru.
The recording comes from YouTube.