Language Quiz 28 July 202427 July 2024 By Simon Here’s a recording in a mystery language. http://www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/blog/quiz280724.mp3 Do you know, or can you guess, the language?
This sounds in parts a bit African to me, with prenasalised and labialised stops. I also think I hear the word bwana … I am not too sure about any of this but could it be a Bantu language? Reply
The mystery language is indeed Lokoya, an Eastern Nilotic language spoken in South Sudan. The recording comes from YouTube: Reply
This sounds in parts a bit African to me, with prenasalised and labialised stops. I also think I hear the word bwana … I am not too sure about any of this but could it be a Bantu language?
Amharic
I agree with Emanuel. I think it is definitely African and probably Bantu as well.
Maybe a Portuguese creole. I heard “la familia” and “papa”, as well as “até” several times.
Here’s a clue, this is a Nilotic language.
The language is Lokoya.
The mystery language is indeed Lokoya, an Eastern Nilotic language spoken in South Sudan.
The recording comes from YouTube: