Language Quiz 30 May 202128 May 2021 By Simon Here’s a recording in a mystery language. Do you know or can you guess the language, and do you know where it’s spoken?
Japonic, I’d say. “Mukashi-mukashi” in Japanese means “a long time ago; in the olden days” (as in fairy tales, for example). A divergent Japanese regional variety perhaps? Reply
Has [ʑ], you mean? Yeah, I thought of that, too, but if it’s in (southern) Kikai, I can’t find the recording for it, either! Reply
It’s clearly Japonic. It sounds like Kanto to me, the standard Japanese dialect, but I’m not sure. Reply
The language is Okinoerabu (島ムニ), a Northern Ryukyuan language spoken on Okinoerabu Island (沖永良部島) in Kagoshima Prefecture in Japan. The recording comes from YouTube: Reply
It must be related to Japanese
Very Japonic sounding. Okinawan or something like the ones that were listed this past week?
Japonic, I’d say. “Mukashi-mukashi” in Japanese means “a long time ago; in the olden days” (as in fairy tales, for example). A divergent Japanese regional variety perhaps?
Of the four Ryukyuan languages Simon recently posted, only Kikai has , so I think that’s it.
Has [ʑ], you mean? Yeah, I thought of that, too, but if it’s in (southern) Kikai, I can’t find the recording for it, either!
It’s clearly Japonic. It sounds like Kanto to me, the standard Japanese dialect, but I’m not sure.
The language is Okinoerabu (島ムニ), a Northern Ryukyuan language spoken on Okinoerabu Island (沖永良部島) in Kagoshima Prefecture in Japan.
The recording comes from YouTube:
Simon, the link to Okinoerabu fails, although the page is available.
It was missing a ” – it’ll work now.
I like how Simon and I are now the only ones who have posted twice in this thread. 🙂