Language Quiz 13 October 202413 October 2024 By Simon Here’s a recording in a mystery language. http://www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/blog/quiz131024.mp3 Do you know, or can you guess, the language?
At first hearing it sounds like a Christian religious text in a tonal language from south east Asia. Reply
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. Reply
Here’s a clue – this language is spoken mainly in Yunnan in southern China, and also in northern Thailand, northern Myanmar, and nearby countries. Reply
The mystery language is Lahu (Ladhof) , a Lolo-Burmese language spoken in China, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos and Vietnam. Reply
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.