I agree with Emanuel – this sounds a bit like a Fijian singer that I listen to (I think I hear a lot of ŋ and ð), so I’m wondering if it’s a Fijian or at least Melanesian language.
Something Melanesian is definitely possible. Fijian itself is unlikely because it only allows open syllables and I think I hear some closed ones in this recording.
Maybe it’s a Papuan Austronesian language (Austronesian language spoken on Niugini)? They have similar sounds afai remember with a lot of closed consonants
Yes, it’s one of the languages spoken on the island of New Ireland in Papua New Guinea. With one exception the languages of New Ireland are all Austronesian. That narrows it down a bit (but not enough for me).
This could be an Austronesian language …
It sounds to me like a French patois.
I agree with Emanuel – this sounds a bit like a Fijian singer that I listen to (I think I hear a lot of ŋ and ð), so I’m wondering if it’s a Fijian or at least Melanesian language.
Something Melanesian is definitely possible. Fijian itself is unlikely because it only allows open syllables and I think I hear some closed ones in this recording.
Maybe it’s a Papuan Austronesian language (Austronesian language spoken on Niugini)? They have similar sounds afai remember with a lot of closed consonants
closed syllables I meant
Yes, it’s one of the languages spoken on the island of New Ireland in Papua New Guinea. With one exception the languages of New Ireland are all Austronesian. That narrows it down a bit (but not enough for me).
I’m going for the Lavongai, or Tungag, language, spoken on New Hanover Island, New Ireland Province, PNG. But that’s just a (wild) guess.
i’ll go with tigak as my guess also new ireland), the phonologies seem to match well enough
The mystery language is Tigak, a Western Oceanic language spoken in New Ireland Province of Papua New Guinea.