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by Aero
Wed Jan 20, 2021 10:09 am
Forum: Languages
Topic: Name That Language!
Replies: 1182
Views: 465195

Re: Name That Language!

Karu im top laim kankula diyangka. Im teikim rarraj dat karuma nyanuny ngarlakangka an warlaku kanyjurrangka. Dat diyangku i bin jak im na karu an warlaku kanyjurrak, klifnginyma. Tubala baldan kujarrapparni karu an warlaku ngawangkirri jirrpu. Ngankikurrunkurr/Nganʼgityemerri? Not many Australian ...
by Aero
Sun Jan 17, 2021 1:30 pm
Forum: Languages
Topic: Name That Language!
Replies: 1182
Views: 465195

Re: Name That Language!

Richard W wrote: Sat Jan 16, 2021 5:26 am I'll throw in what was a long shot - is it Zia?
It’s Zia!
by Aero
Sat Jan 16, 2021 3:36 am
Forum: Languages
Topic: Name That Language!
Replies: 1182
Views: 465195

Re: Name That Language!

Surely the ‘current rules’ would be the ones I suggested after Zju: Everyone gets four opportunities to guess the language or family. There is no limit on other yes-or-no guesses. There is no time limit on guesses. You may make them as close or as far apart as you want to. (I know we were concerned...
by Aero
Fri Jan 15, 2021 4:40 pm
Forum: Languages
Topic: Name That Language!
Replies: 1182
Views: 465195

Re: Name That Language!

I just realized the current rules (someone really should add them to the original post) are buried pretty far back in the thread: Everyone gets four opportunities to guess the language or family. There is no limit on other yes-or-no guesses. There is no time limit on guesses. You may make them as cl...
by Aero
Fri Jan 15, 2021 2:11 pm
Forum: Languages
Topic: Name That Language!
Replies: 1182
Views: 465195

Re: Name That Language!

What are this round's rules regarding guessing language families, round duration and whatnot? I figured it was implied they were the same as the last time. Is it spoken on one of the top 3 largest islands on earth? ✔ Does it have contrastive vowel nasalization? ✔ Is this an East or Southeast Asian ...
by Aero
Fri Jan 15, 2021 12:00 pm
Forum: Languages
Topic: Name That Language!
Replies: 1182
Views: 465195

Re: Name That Language!

Here are a few sentences (with proper nouns redacted), let’s go! Ge ungweng gitaura nibamu. Ewowore napo ███ doro wosiro napo seka █████ diro mitauwa aune ███████ buro soma puro napo diro ██████ sewa. Yeme neka iwo baina bumiya aune ██████ sinauwa awiya doro yazo sekawa yauseseya awiya ██████ seseya.
by Aero
Thu Jan 14, 2021 10:33 am
Forum: Languages
Topic: Name That Language!
Replies: 1182
Views: 465195

Re: Name That Language!

Guess I’ve got to post a new language now, brb
by Aero
Mon Jan 04, 2021 8:11 pm
Forum: Languages
Topic: Name That Language!
Replies: 1182
Views: 465195

Re: Name That Language!

I’ll put up a text soon. Are non-standard varieties fair game if the language in question’s standardized?
by Aero
Wed Dec 30, 2020 4:53 pm
Forum: Languages
Topic: Name That Language!
Replies: 1182
Views: 465195

Re: Name That Language!

Karch wrote: Tue Dec 29, 2020 4:40 pm It's not Sui nor Hmong Der.
Next guess: Maonan?
by Aero
Tue Dec 29, 2020 3:16 pm
Forum: Languages
Topic: Name That Language!
Replies: 1182
Views: 465195

Re: Name That Language!

Is using the WALS to narrow down the set of possible languages in accord with the rules? Technically yes, but I would discourage it, as it's even more "boring" than using various language families for the same purpose. Thanks! So the language looks like it’s spoken somewhere in China but ...
by Aero
Tue Dec 29, 2020 1:28 pm
Forum: Languages
Topic: Name That Language!
Replies: 1182
Views: 465195

Re: Name That Language!

Here's a few sentences in a mystery language. ʔai 33 ni 33 sat 24 ʔan 33 na 11 tsun 33 pioŋ 32 poi 24 nau 33 ma 43 la:u 32 ha 33 ʔdi 55 nan 33 sa 33 mo 33 si 11 mai 33 sa 33 zi 11 ko 11 kʰiə 43 tʰa:i 33 ʔdai 24 , kau 33 sau 43 pu 33 na:u 32 lə 33 The rules are the same as last round. Is using the W...