Name the language

Here’s a recording in a mystery language. Do you know or can you guess which language it is?

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PrietpraatprinsesMarch 22nd, 2008 at 7:54 pm

Luxembourgish!
For sure for sure for sure.

Alan CoadyMarch 22nd, 2008 at 7:55 pm

It sounds very French and it also sounds more like a European than, say, an African voice, so I’m guessing Corsican.

Marco A. CruzMarch 22nd, 2008 at 8:41 pm

All I can tell it is a germanic language, sounds like German, may ba a dialect of it, probably from Switzerland.

michaelMarch 22nd, 2008 at 8:44 pm

Definitely a Germanic language. I will join Prietpraatprinses in guessing Luxembourg.

S ShelbyMarch 22nd, 2008 at 9:15 pm

Definitely a German dialect with French influence, probably from Western Germany, Luxembourg, or France. I’m going to guess Elsässerdeutsch.

HalabundMarch 22nd, 2008 at 11:38 pm

Something close to Dutch maybe? There was a Luxembourgish recording on a quiz last year, and it sounded different.

harris e.March 23rd, 2008 at 1:17 am

afrikaans?

JulietteMarch 23rd, 2008 at 2:09 am

Sure has nothing to do with either Dutch or Afrikaans.

The start sounds very French to me, the middle very germanic, the end is a mystery to me. I haven’t got a clue therefore, though I guess Luxembourgish will either be it or very close.

BGMarch 23rd, 2008 at 5:11 am

Without looking, it sounds like German with a French accent. I’ll guess Alsatian or maybe Luxembourgish.

AidanMarch 23rd, 2008 at 5:11 pm

I don’t think that it’s Luxembourgish as it’s not German enough to my ears. It is definitely a mix of French and German so Alsatian sounds like a very strong possibility. Another guess would be one of the German dialects spoken in eastern Belgium (around Eupen). They must have a strong French influence.

tazgoMarch 23rd, 2008 at 6:29 pm

It’s definitely a German dialect with a strong French influence, so I’m gonna go with Luxembourgish too.

ColmMarch 23rd, 2008 at 6:41 pm

I’d go with Luxembourgish here.

SimonMarch 24th, 2008 at 12:56 pm

The answer is Luxembourgish (Lëtzebuergesch), and the recording comes from RTL.