As I often say “… from the timbre of the voice” it sounds very North American indigenous language and I am willing to bet it is from the Pacific Northwest if the US or the coast of British Columbia. The sounds are very indicative to me of that area.
that’s not a click, it’s a strongly articulated ejective, which is typical of the pnw. salishan and other language families of the pnw are known to have some of the most strongly articulated ejectives
As I often say “… from the timbre of the voice” it sounds very North American indigenous language and I am willing to bet it is from the Pacific Northwest if the US or the coast of British Columbia. The sounds are very indicative to me of that area.
I agree – it sounds like something from the NW of North America.
I think I hear clicks (after 00:16), but it doesn’t sound Khoisan. Dahalo?
that’s not a click, it’s a strongly articulated ejective, which is typical of the pnw. salishan and other language families of the pnw are known to have some of the most strongly articulated ejectives
I don’t think it has the consonant clusters of the Salishan family, but the NW is an area where several families meetad influence each other.
The mystery language is Nisgaʼa, a Tsimshianic language spoken in British Columbia in western Canada.