Language Quiz 2 March 20251 March 2025 By Simon Here’s a recording in a mystery language. http://www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/blog/quiz020325.mp3 Do you know, or can you guess, the language?
Certain sounds make me think it is from India and certain words make me think it is possibly Semitic. Reply
I don’t recall Afro-Asiatic languages being spoken in India except as second languages, so I question the Semitic hypothesis. Reply
It gives Himalayan vibes to me – Indian but with a more Sino-Tibetan sound. Maybe one of the Himachali languages? Reply
I also do not think it is Afro-Asiatic, the language is spoken in India. There are of course numerous Arabic loanwords in many languages of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. However, I couldn’t discern any in this recording. Reply
The mystery language is Kurukh (कुड़ुख़), a northern Dravidian language spoken mainly in northern India, and also in Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan. Reply
Certain sounds make me think it is from India and certain words make me think it is possibly Semitic.
I don’t recall Afro-Asiatic languages being spoken in India except as second languages, so I question the Semitic hypothesis.
It gives Himalayan vibes to me – Indian but with a more Sino-Tibetan sound. Maybe one of the Himachali languages?
I also do not think it is Afro-Asiatic, the language is spoken in India. There are of course numerous Arabic loanwords in many languages of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. However, I couldn’t discern any in this recording.
The mystery language is Kurukh (कुड़ुख़), a northern Dravidian language spoken mainly in northern India, and also in Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan.