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Re: Guess The Language!!!

Posted: 22 Apr 2020 14:19
by opipik
qwed117 wrote: 06 Feb 2020 08:13 Northern or Southern Songhai?
Northern.

Re: Guess The Language!!!

Posted: 22 Apr 2020 19:15
by zyma
Korandje?

Re: Guess The Language!!!

Posted: 23 Apr 2020 01:59
by opipik
shimobaatar wrote: 22 Apr 2020 19:15Korandje?
No - Korandje isn't tonal, for one.

Re: Guess The Language!!!

Posted: 23 Apr 2020 02:10
by zyma
Alright.

Does the language have more than 10,000 speakers?

Re: Guess The Language!!!

Posted: 23 Apr 2020 03:14
by qwed117
Tadaksahak?

Re: Guess The Language!!!

Posted: 06 May 2020 03:25
by qwed117
qwed117 wrote: 23 Apr 2020 03:14Tadaksahak?
Could I get a response to this?

Re: Guess The Language 2

Posted: 06 May 2020 16:15
by Aevas
I've split this topic, as it had reached over 200 pages. If anyone who's been playing would like to sum up the rules you've been going with, I'll add them to the OP.

Re: Guess The Language 2

Posted: 06 May 2020 17:17
by Birdlang
Thanks Aszev for letting us know!
The rule I always knew was it should be clear there should be a no Googling rule, since that’s technically cheating.

@opipik if you’re ready you could answer some of our questions.

Re: Guess The Language!!!

Posted: 08 May 2020 21:25
by opipik
qwed117 wrote: 23 Apr 2020 03:14Tadaksahak?
It's not Tadaksahak.

Re: Guess The Language 2

Posted: 08 May 2020 21:38
by Birdlang
Is it Tasawaq?

Re: Guess The Language 2

Posted: 08 May 2020 21:43
by opipik
It is indeed Tasawaq. Your turn now.

Re: Guess The Language 2

Posted: 09 May 2020 00:22
by Birdlang
Ok
Ba mböröta sa daroma li andrö, ba khö Lowalangi daroma li andrö, ba taroma li andrö, ba no Lowalangi. Khö Lowalangi so ia ba mböröta. Khönia mböröta hadia ia fefu. Sambalö lö’ö, si so, si tenga khönia mböröta. Khönia so wa’auri, ba haga ba niha wa’auri andrö. Ba humaga haga andrö, ba zogömigömi, ba lö ihalö ia sogömigömi. So niha nifatenge Lowalangi Yohane döinia. Da’ö zi möi mamaduhu’ö, ena’ö ifaduhu’ö haga andrö, ena’ö dozi mamati khönia. Tenga ya’ia haga andrö, ha ba wamaduhu’ö haga andrö.

Re: Guess The Language 2

Posted: 09 May 2020 00:48
by GoshDiggityDangit
Is it spoken in Africa?

Re: Guess The Language 2

Posted: 09 May 2020 10:47
by opipik
Nias.

Re: Guess The Language 2

Posted: 09 May 2020 16:37
by Birdlang
opipik wrote: 09 May 2020 10:47Nias.
Yes, you’re right!

Your turn next
GoshDiggityDangit wrote: 09 May 2020 00:48 Is it spoken in Africa?
No! Good guess though!

Re: Guess The Language 2

Posted: 09 May 2020 19:21
by opipik
Nty7an ne7 ki7ya re, nt7ya ne7 ti-kinya7, nt7ya ne7 xkwla, nt7ya ne7 ja-xlya, nty7an ne7 ntyun ne7 tzan. Jnya ne7 sku7n ne7, jnya ne7 cha7 ka kja kwyu 7in ne7, kja s7en nty7in na 7in ne7 kja.

Re: Guess The Language 2

Posted: 10 May 2020 02:49
by GoshDiggityDangit
Is it spoken in North America?
Birdlang wrote: 09 May 2020 16:37
GoshDiggityDangit wrote: 09 May 2020 00:48 Is it spoken in Africa?
No! Good guess though!
Look, I see <mb> and <ö> and I instantly think African language. I can't help it!

Re: Guess The Language 2

Posted: 12 May 2020 02:05
by qwed117
opipik wrote: 09 May 2020 19:21
Nty7an ne7 ki7ya re, nt7ya ne7 ti-kinya7, nt7ya ne7 xkwla, nt7ya ne7 ja-xlya, nty7an ne7 ntyun ne7 tzan. Jnya ne7 sku7n ne7, jnya ne7 cha7 ka kja kwyu 7in ne7, kja s7en nty7in na 7in ne7 kja.
The usage of 7 is quite interesting because this quite clearly not Squamish, the only language I know that uses <7>

Re: Guess The Language 2

Posted: 12 May 2020 19:05
by Birdlang
opipik wrote: 09 May 2020 19:21
Nty7an ne7 ki7ya re, nt7ya ne7 ti-kinya7, nt7ya ne7 xkwla, nt7ya ne7 ja-xlya, nty7an ne7 ntyun ne7 tzan. Jnya ne7 sku7n ne7, jnya ne7 cha7 ka kja kwyu 7in ne7, kja s7en nty7in na 7in ne7 kja.
Is it Papuan?

Re: Guess The Language 2

Posted: 14 May 2020 20:59
by opipik
It isn't Papuan.