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Yeah! After we got to Eastern Chatino, it was a process of elimination to find the specific dialect. I’ll get a text up soon.
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Well done!
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“Ŋäma muka dhu ga nhe ŋunhi, rirrakaynydja gupanhany ‘djalwurr djalwurr djalwurr djalwurr djalwurr djalwurr’ balanyawuynydja marrtjinyawuynydja.”
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Is it Pama–Nyungan?
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shimobaatar wrote: 12 Jun 2020 02:41 Is it Pama–Nyungan?
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Is it spoken in the Northern Territory?
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shimobaatar wrote: 12 Jun 2020 06:28 Is it spoken in the Northern Territory?
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It's a Yolngu language, no idea which one but I hope I don't have to guess that.
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If you're looking for something more specific, is it Nhangu?
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opipik wrote: 13 Jun 2020 20:42 It's a Yolngu language
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shimobaatar wrote: 13 Jun 2020 23:46 If you're looking for something more specific, is it Nhangu?
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Dhuwal?
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shimobaatar wrote: 14 Jun 2020 03:35Dhuwal?
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How did y'all figure it was Pama-Nyungen so fast?
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GoshDiggityDangit wrote: 15 Jun 2020 02:06 How did y'all figure it was Pama-Nyungen so fast?
Among other things, digraphs like <dh nh dj ny rr>, especially when they all appear together, are quite characteristic of the orthographies of indigenous Australian languages, and Pama-Nyungan is by far the largest language family native to Australia.

(Just to be clear: is Dhuwal specific enough, or would you like us to keep guessing?)
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Dhuwal is specific enough, though it is the Djambarrpuyngu dialect.
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Ko Abinü yocho, “Ade hiri nyitsarü khüdu ko yu khüdu du chole; ko hi arühnü lümcho nguchinung adikehrüe. Tunyah mülipü arühnü arüh nguchinyücho nguchichehnung. Ihsanü jowonung ko arüh-e arührü yu münyichehtasohnung arüh yu charütajünung.”
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Obviously a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in Nagaland. Ao?
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"Obviously", huh? You're clearly familiar with quite a wide variety of languages.

In any case, it is an Ao/Central Naga language, but this specific variety does not have "Ao" in its name.
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Is it Sangtam?
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GoshDiggityDangit wrote: 19 Jun 2020 01:36 Is it Sangtam?
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I’m not doing it again so soon, so Opipik can have a go.
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