Here’s a recording of a song (2.7MB) in a mystery language. Do you know or can you guess which language it is and where it’s spoken?
Category: Quiz questions
Language quiz
Here’s the first verse of a well-known song in a mystery language. Do you know or can you guess which language it is?
Clue: this language is spoken in parts of North America.
Language quiz
Here’s a recording of part of a song in a mystery language. Any ideas which language it is?
Online language tests
Most online language tests I’ve come across seem to use be of the ‘fill in the blanks’ variety. Today I found an online Chinese test with some interesting variations on the theme.
It’s divided into three sections, the first of which asks to choose where to place words, which you are given, in sentences. The second section has standard fill in the blanks questions, and the third section tests your knowledge of Chinese culture. I took the test earlier today and got 25 points. Unfortunately it doesn’t show which answer were wrong.
Do you know of any other online language tests which don’t involve just filling in the blanks?
Language quiz
Here is a recording in a mystery language and in an unusual style. Can you name the language and/or the style of singing?
Name the language
Here is a short text in a mystery language sent in by Shair Ahmed. Do you know or can you guess which language it is?
Tíobáhai hi báaiso kohoaihíaisóogabagaí. Tí ‘ísi báaiso ‘ogabagai, gíiai ‘ogihíaihiaba. Tíobáhai hi ‘ísi báaiso ‘oaboihaí. ‘Ahoakohoaihio ‘ísi kaopápihaí.
Clue: the name of this language looks a bit fishy.
Language quiz
Here’s a recording of a mystery conlang sent in by Ronald Kyrmse. Can you work out which languages it’s based on.
Name the language
Here’s a recording of a mystery language sent in by AR. Do you know or can you guess which language it is and where it’s spoken?
Clue: this is an Indo-Ayran language.
Language quiz
Here’s a recording of a mystery language. Can you guess or do you know which language it is, and where it’s spoken?
Clue: this language was is occasionally written with the Arabic script.
Name the language
Here’s a sample text in a conlang. Can you work out which language it is and which languages it’s based on?
Si lla der goninew gwollar, lleman tra’ll yspeid, e’ll noeth cadd e’ll diwrn rhump di’n der a’n der, gwan sewenir-nu’ll pobl – ychweilan, dorfen, nascen, e foren – yn mun, yn ddynaldad. Gwan di gi i mheg.