Do you know or can you guess the language, and do you know where it’s spoken?
9 thoughts on “Language Quiz”
I think it’s Sino-Tibetic, perhaps Sinitic, and tonal. And that’s all I can say …
I would agree with Emanuel. It is tonal and there are some sounds that I associate with Tibetan but also some similar sounds from Lao or Vietnamese. I guess we can start guessing and/or looking.
I agree with Emanuel and Hank too…
The music in the background also suggests a sinitic cultural environment – which doesn’t mean too much, though, because it could still be Vietic, for example. Another point is that many morphemes seem to be monosyllabic. Anyway, I reckon that this language is spoken – or originated – in Southern China or Southeast Asia. Maybe a clue in a day or two?
Here’s a clue. This language is spoken in China, and isn’t Sino-Tibetan.
Perhaps it’s Zhuang or some related Tai language of southern China …
My guess was something Himalayan or Southeast Asian; if it’s not a language of Bhutan (that’s Dzhongka, right? I’m trying not to cheat by looking anything up) then I’ll guess one of the Hmong languages.
Perhaps it’s one of the 56 minority languages recognized by the Chinese government …
The language is (Ong) Be, a Krai-Dai language spoken in northern Hainan Island in southern China.
I think it’s Sino-Tibetic, perhaps Sinitic, and tonal. And that’s all I can say …
I would agree with Emanuel. It is tonal and there are some sounds that I associate with Tibetan but also some similar sounds from Lao or Vietnamese. I guess we can start guessing and/or looking.
I agree with Emanuel and Hank too…
The music in the background also suggests a sinitic cultural environment – which doesn’t mean too much, though, because it could still be Vietic, for example. Another point is that many morphemes seem to be monosyllabic. Anyway, I reckon that this language is spoken – or originated – in Southern China or Southeast Asia. Maybe a clue in a day or two?
Here’s a clue. This language is spoken in China, and isn’t Sino-Tibetan.
Perhaps it’s Zhuang or some related Tai language of southern China …
My guess was something Himalayan or Southeast Asian; if it’s not a language of Bhutan (that’s Dzhongka, right? I’m trying not to cheat by looking anything up) then I’ll guess one of the Hmong languages.
Perhaps it’s one of the 56 minority languages recognized by the Chinese government …
The language is (Ong) Be, a Krai-Dai language spoken in northern Hainan Island in southern China.
The recording comes from YouTube