Guess The Language 2

[GoshDiggityDangit]

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.

[shimobaatar]

Well done!

[GoshDiggityDangit]

“Ŋäma muka dhu ga nhe ŋunhi, rirrakaynydja gupanhany ‘djalwurr djalwurr djalwurr djalwurr djalwurr djalwurr’ balanyawuynydja marrtjinyawuynydja.”

[shimobaatar]

Is it Pama–Nyungan?

[GoshDiggityDangit]

Is it Pama–Nyungan?

[shimobaatar]

Is it spoken in the Northern Territory?

[GoshDiggityDangit]

Is it spoken in the Northern Territory?

[opipik]

It's a Yolngu language, no idea which one but I hope I don't have to guess that.

[shimobaatar]

If you're looking for something more specific, is it Nhangu?

[GoshDiggityDangit]

It's a Yolngu language

If you're looking for something more specific, is it Nhangu?

[shimobaatar]

Dhuwal?

[GoshDiggityDangit]

Dhuwal?

How did y'all figure it was Pama-Nyungen so fast?

[shimobaatar]

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?)

[GoshDiggityDangit]

Dhuwal is specific enough, though it is the Djambarrpuyngu dialect.

[shimobaatar]

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.”

[opipik]

Obviously a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in Nagaland. Ao?

[shimobaatar]

"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.

[GoshDiggityDangit]

Is it Sangtam?

[shimobaatar]

Is it Sangtam?

[GoshDiggityDangit]

I’m not doing it again so soon, so Opipik can have a go.