Language quiz

Here’s a recording in a mystery language.

Can you identify the language, and do you know where it’s spoken?

August 5th, 2012 in Language, Quiz questions

Comments (12)

Vijay JohnAugust 5th, 2012 at 7:05 am

I think it’s either a Caucasian language or a (North?) American language.

SimonAugust 5th, 2012 at 5:24 pm

Go with you second guess.

P.August 5th, 2012 at 6:15 pm

Total shot in the dark: Alabaman?

SimonAugust 5th, 2012 at 6:37 pm

P. – wrong language family.

BenAugust 5th, 2012 at 8:18 pm

Newcomer here…been listening to these language quizzes for a long time and thought I’d finally say something.

I thought it sounded North American when I first heard it. I’m not an expert by any means on those languages, but I didn’t hear any sort of “ł” so that makes me think it’s not Athabaskan.
Other than that still thinking/researching…

Vijay JohnAugust 5th, 2012 at 10:54 pm

I don’t think I really have an idea. Is it perhaps a Salishan language? I tried Nlaka’pamux, Lummi, Nuu-chah-nulth, Nuxalk, Halkomelem, and even Nez Perce, Haida, and Quileute (which aren’t Salishan). Doesn’t seem to be any of those…

D.JayAugust 6th, 2012 at 12:27 pm

Something Dene-ish?

ChristopherAugust 6th, 2012 at 4:09 pm

(Because it was in the news) Siletz Dee-ni?

SimonAugust 6th, 2012 at 5:10 pm

The answer is Salish (Séliš) a Salishan language also known as Kalispel–Pend d’oreille and Kalispel–Spokane–Flathead that is spoken in parts of Montana and Washington state in the USA.

The recording comes from YouTube.

AlanAugust 7th, 2012 at 12:22 am

Greenlandic or at least Athabaskan. But probably the former

Vijay JohnAugust 7th, 2012 at 4:32 pm

Hey, I was the closest! Didn’t really expect that to happen :)

I thought it was a Salishan language, but I didn’t even think of “Salish” itself. I think I forgot there even was such a language :-P

LukeAugust 9th, 2012 at 3:14 am

I was gonna guess Lushootseed, close enough for me!