Name That Language!

[Linguoboy]

Is it spoken in North America?

It is.

[dewrad]

Oh damn, that means I have to pick something? Let's see what I have on my shelves...

Edit: Okay, this should be pretty easy. (I couldn't find the book I was looking for so I just grabbed something convenient.)

tale hata besa čokma, hoyã, hoyã
tak(a)losa tamaha na tahã, noweya, noweya
sapõta(k) bolokfa belesõ
taek sepe (hene) hattak sawa hene
ape losa šno aya-kšo rehkən hatta šni mayokoba
coka komə̃sa šno aya-kšo

Choctaw?

[Linguoboy]

Choctaw?

It’s not Choctaw. But you’re not far off.

[bradrn]

Choctaw?

It’s not Choctaw. But you’re not far off.

Muskogean?

[Richard W]

Chickasaw?

[Linguoboy]

Y'all're all in the ballpark.

[bradrn]

Y'all're all in the ballpark.

By saying this, do you mean that we’re guessing correctly (i.e. so it is Muskogean, but not Chickasaw), or that we’re in the correct geographical area (i.e. it isn’t Muskogean, but is from the south-east of the US)?

[Linguoboy]

By saying this, do you mean that we’re guessing correctly (i.e. so it is Muskogean, but not Chickasaw), or that we’re in the correct geographical area (i.e. it isn’t Muskogean, but is from the south-east of the US)?

Yes.

Honestly, I can't go too much into specifics without giving away the answer (which may have just given away the answer).

[dewrad]

Is it Mobilian Trade Jargon then?

[Linguoboy]

Is it Mobilian Trade Jargon then?

It is, in fact. The passage is taken from Drechsel's book with only minor modifications. So the individual lexical items are Muskogean but the language itself is usually not classified as such.

[Moose-tache]

Chahta washoha ya~ iksholikash sanokha~klo okii!
I'm sad I missed the Choctaw game! (OK, it wasn't Choctaw, but close enough).

[dewrad]

Iyaro égúé, iyaro égúé ekìni ka àyẹ sú ofòro. Ógbénofòro nẹnẹ gue èeni ka àyẹ sú oòro na, áyọ́ egbè ka éjí àyẹ àyọ éjén eni oòro. Ẹ̀fẹ̀na jén eni oòro éji na, ẹ̀kákálẹ̀ka àyẹ àkpám, ẹ̀kákálẹ̀k a àye àkpám. Ọ́garẹ́ga kpáràkàtà, etò edẹda ọ̀ne àko èsie ésie ni oòro na.

This should be extremely easy to locate at least.

[Pabappa]

West Africa, non-Bantu, spoken in Nigeria? also, is ẹ̀kákálẹ̀k a a typo? its the only final consonant in the text. i think i might even know this one, but i dont have a good sample text to post if Im right so i'll sit it out.

[bradrn]

Iyaro égúé, iyaro égúé ekìni ka àyẹ sú ofòro. Ógbénofòro nẹnẹ gue èeni ka àyẹ sú oòro na, áyọ́ egbè ka éjí àyẹ àyọ éjén eni oòro. Ẹ̀fẹ̀na jén eni oòro éji na, ẹ̀kákálẹ̀ka àyẹ àkpám, ẹ̀kákálẹ̀k a àye àkpám. Ọ́garẹ́ga kpáràkàtà, etò edẹda ọ̀ne àko èsie ésie ni oòro na.

This should be extremely easy to locate at least.

Yoruba? Or at least Yoruboid?

[bradrn]

dewrad doesn’t seem to be responding to my question, and no-one else has posted since, so maybe I’ll just post another text to try and get this game started again:

Eꞌ kë́patã sibö̀ tö ĩ́yök yawè. Eꞌ tsõꞌ awène ieꞌ tö, seꞌ ditsö̀, eꞌ rö Kṍbla. Lö̀nekã tãĩ̀, ema erë ieꞌ i mowẽ̀ne. Ieꞌ kĩ i kiàne i mòsopa iã katànok, yànok, kö̀ i di buaꞌ, ák wö̀chka ë̀ i di. Eꞌ kũẽ́ki eꞌ tö eꞌ ẽ̀wẽwã, ema eꞌ bũkãmi diꞌ ã. Eꞌ ské tskìne i di, eꞌ rö Tchõꞌdawe. Tchõꞌdawe bák ieꞌpa ñìwáblök sulùë, ieꞌpa s tèkèlur, ieꞌpa s tchèkèlur ikë̀ wa. Beꞌ mìã ieꞌ ã diꞌula kiök, siṹwã po ë̀; eꞌ ã yawì tsoꞌ, i tsoꞌ, pulë̀ tsoꞌ, i tsoꞌ, kachö̀tak tsoꞌ, eꞌ tsṹbitũ, tsṹbitũ, katö́wã sẽ́raë, eꞌtã kë̀ ba ttèwã i tö, beꞌ r eꞌ mẽ̀ãt, beꞌ tèwã i di.

[cedh]

Eꞌ kë́patã sibö̀ tö ĩ́yök yawè. Eꞌ tsõꞌ awène ieꞌ tö, seꞌ ditsö̀, eꞌ rö Kṍbla. Lö̀nekã tãĩ̀, ema erë ieꞌ i mowẽ̀ne. Ieꞌ kĩ i kiàne i mòsopa iã katànok, yànok, kö̀ i di buaꞌ, ák wö̀chka ë̀ i di. Eꞌ kũẽ́ki eꞌ tö eꞌ ẽ̀wẽwã, ema eꞌ bũkãmi diꞌ ã. Eꞌ ské tskìne i di, eꞌ rö Tchõꞌdawe. Tchõꞌdawe bák ieꞌpa ñìwáblök sulùë, ieꞌpa s tèkèlur, ieꞌpa s tchèkèlur ikë̀ wa. Beꞌ mìã ieꞌ ã diꞌula kiök, siṹwã po ë̀; eꞌ ã yawì tsoꞌ, i tsoꞌ, pulë̀ tsoꞌ, i tsoꞌ, kachö̀tak tsoꞌ, eꞌ tsṹbitũ, tsṹbitũ, katö́wã sẽ́raë, eꞌtã kë̀ ba ttèwã i tö, beꞌ r eꞌ mẽ̀ãt, beꞌ tèwã i di.

A quick guess based on the aesthetics of the language name: Puinave/Wã́nsöjöt?

If not, is it spoken in the Amazon?

[bradrn]

Eꞌ kë́patã sibö̀ tö ĩ́yök yawè. Eꞌ tsõꞌ awène ieꞌ tö, seꞌ ditsö̀, eꞌ rö Kṍbla. Lö̀nekã tãĩ̀, ema erë ieꞌ i mowẽ̀ne. Ieꞌ kĩ i kiàne i mòsopa iã katànok, yànok, kö̀ i di buaꞌ, ák wö̀chka ë̀ i di. Eꞌ kũẽ́ki eꞌ tö eꞌ ẽ̀wẽwã, ema eꞌ bũkãmi diꞌ ã. Eꞌ ské tskìne i di, eꞌ rö Tchõꞌdawe. Tchõꞌdawe bák ieꞌpa ñìwáblök sulùë, ieꞌpa s tèkèlur, ieꞌpa s tchèkèlur ikë̀ wa. Beꞌ mìã ieꞌ ã diꞌula kiök, siṹwã po ë̀; eꞌ ã yawì tsoꞌ, i tsoꞌ, pulë̀ tsoꞌ, i tsoꞌ, kachö̀tak tsoꞌ, eꞌ tsṹbitũ, tsṹbitũ, katö́wã sẽ́raë, eꞌtã kë̀ ba ttèwã i tö, beꞌ r eꞌ mẽ̀ãt, beꞌ tèwã i di.

A quick guess based on the aesthetics of the language name: Puinave/Wã́nsöjöt?

No.

If not, is it spoken in the Amazon?

No.

[Karch]

Is it Bribri?

[bradrn]

Is it Bribri?

Yes — very good! I’m surprised you got it so quickly; how did you do it?

[bradrn]

Are we getting another sample text from Karch? It’s been five days since Karch guessed correctly. (If not, then maybe someone else should post a sample text, if everyone else is happy with that.)