I agree with Emanuel. It certainly sounds Asian and there seems to be a bit of tonality in it although not much. Almost every sentence seems to end with “hawa” thus reinforcing the idea of poetry. Could it be a Formosan language or failing that, a dialect of something from Japan or Korea?
My first impression is that of an East, South or Southeast Asian language. The background music supports this feeling. Sounds a bit like poetry …
I agree with Emanuel. It certainly sounds Asian and there seems to be a bit of tonality in it although not much. Almost every sentence seems to end with “hawa” thus reinforcing the idea of poetry. Could it be a Formosan language or failing that, a dialect of something from Japan or Korea?
I do not lean towards Korea or Japan in this case.
The language is Dongxiang / Santa (Sarta kelen / لھجکءاءل), a Mongolic language spoken in Gansu and Xinjiang in the northwest of China.
The recording comes from YouTube