At first hearing it sounds like a Christian religious text in a tonal language from south east Asia.
The first word /is /jƐ ‘ʆu/ or something similar, so I agree that it’s a Christian text. I also hear tones and reduplication. If it is southeast Asian, that’s not enough to narrow down the family.
Here’s a clue – this language is spoken mainly in Yunnan in southern China, and also in northern Thailand, northern Myanmar, and nearby countries.
Is it some form of Hmong?
The mystery language is Lahu (Ladhof) , a Lolo-Burmese language spoken in China, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos and Vietnam.
At first hearing it sounds like a Christian religious text in a tonal language from south east Asia.
The first word /is /jƐ ‘ʆu/ or something similar, so I agree that it’s a Christian text. I also hear tones and reduplication. If it is southeast Asian, that’s not enough to narrow down the family.
Here’s a clue – this language is spoken mainly in Yunnan in southern China, and also in northern Thailand, northern Myanmar, and nearby countries.
Is it some form of Hmong?
The mystery language is Lahu (Ladhof) , a Lolo-Burmese language spoken in China, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos and Vietnam.