Here’s a recording in a mystery language.
Do you know, or can you guess, the language?
These quizzes are normally published every Sunday, and the answers are given the following Saturday here in the comments.
Here’s a recording in a mystery language.
Do you know, or can you guess, the language?
These quizzes are normally published every Sunday, and the answers are given the following Saturday here in the comments.
Something makes me think it is a language from the Indian subcontinent.
The ejectives make me think it’s either from the Caucasus or from East Africa.
I think it lontara
It’s Micronesian. This is not my in-depth knowledge, mind you, but a clue from Simon. I didn’t even recognise it as Austronesian. And I don’t know which language it is although I have checked out all the Micronesian languages featured on Omniglot. Good luck with that one!
It’s these fun and stimulating quizzes ( plus the camaraderie of other linguists) that get me through a long Canadian winter!
Hank, I know about long and dark winters. In recent years I have become a ‘seasonal nomad’ and spend said winters in such parts of the world where I can get a lot of sunshine and at least 20°C during daytime.
I’d say South American?
The mystery language is Yapese (Thin nu Waqab), an Oceanic language family spoken on the island of Yap, in the Federated States of Micronesia.
Unbelievable, I’m getting old!