Name That Language!

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Frislander
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New Caledonia?
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Is it at least Central–Eastern Oceanic?
Frislander wrote: Wed Jul 22, 2020 5:47 pmVanuatu?
I already guessed that.
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It is indeed a Central-Eastern Oceanic language, but it isn't spoken in New Caledonia.
Zpaf kkuñb ñvneahttiñ wqxirftvn meof ñfañhsit.
Kkuñb ñvzxirf kvtañb kkuñf ñtmeaq sfañkqeanth.
Yvnmuq. Yvnmuq. Yvnmuq. Yvnmuq. Yvnmuq. Yvnmuq. Yvnmuq.
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Is it a Southeast Solomonic language then?
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Yes.
Zpaf kkuñb ñvneahttiñ wqxirftvn meof ñfañhsit.
Kkuñb ñvzxirf kvtañb kkuñf ñtmeaq sfañkqeanth.
Yvnmuq. Yvnmuq. Yvnmuq. Yvnmuq. Yvnmuq. Yvnmuq. Yvnmuq.
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Is it a Guadalcanal language? And if not then is it a Malaita language?
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It is a Malaita language.
Zpaf kkuñb ñvneahttiñ wqxirftvn meof ñfañhsit.
Kkuñb ñvzxirf kvtañb kkuñf ñtmeaq sfañkqeanth.
Yvnmuq. Yvnmuq. Yvnmuq. Yvnmuq. Yvnmuq. Yvnmuq. Yvnmuq.
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Kwaraʼae?
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It is indeed Kwara'ae.
Zpaf kkuñb ñvneahttiñ wqxirftvn meof ñfañhsit.
Kkuñb ñvzxirf kvtañb kkuñf ñtmeaq sfañkqeanth.
Yvnmuq. Yvnmuq. Yvnmuq. Yvnmuq. Yvnmuq. Yvnmuq. Yvnmuq.
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Here’s the next text then:
Mie gohun nai kakai agate sta ha moo. Zin no imi wagaru, Shuhui kore gau ha. Zainalite renshi, wa gonata. Suhu agate sta zin yaba yinnga. Isya yuta kono byoki naonang. Gako skruy tikang. Ngasan doko waha huahua to benkyo uta. Anta no hoyin ga qalux no? Wagi mietala yaba myasa. Ngate mote sta. Moo yaʼehta ha moo zin ni, rakara kore miete sta. Kinoo tota toki, honto yobu Sumei, yaʼehteru moo.
(Again, this is a grammar without a sample text, so I just took some random sample sentences.)
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okay, i'll just say it .... is it Japonic?
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Pabappa wrote: Tue Jul 28, 2020 7:37 am okay, i'll just say it .... is it Japonic?
I’d say it isn’t.
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Looks like a mix of Japanese and some other language - so is it Yilan Creole Japanese?
Zpaf kkuñb ñvneahttiñ wqxirftvn meof ñfañhsit.
Kkuñb ñvzxirf kvtañb kkuñf ñtmeaq sfañkqeanth.
Yvnmuq. Yvnmuq. Yvnmuq. Yvnmuq. Yvnmuq. Yvnmuq. Yvnmuq.
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Karch wrote: Tue Jul 28, 2020 3:15 pm Looks like a mix of Japanese and some other language - so is it Yilan Creole Japanese?
Yes.

(Y’know, I had thought that I had finally managed to find a language which no-one else had ever heard of — guess not!)
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Yes, qaayaar̃, Muuniŋʸäp qaall qwaap nʸiänaŋ - Piilʸär̃inʸ, niundulitʸ waarŋ puärt.
Ŋaütʸ quütʸ waarŋinʸ, ŋaütʸ quütʸ qaattitʸinʸ taa-waarŋanʸ Puaġinarap, Taalʸäraq-muur̃uq Piilʸar̃ap.
Qaall qwaap niätʸ nʸiänaŋ Piilʸär̃äp, puaġitʸ Tʸiurddiŋʸ-yäir̃, Maun-yuaŋap, qaatt-paurn niätʸ.
Qaallaqitʸ qwaap, tuaanq pualitʸ, ŋaannʸ wuarar niätʸ yuaġaŋ nʸiänaŋ.
Ŋaalaqq nʸiänitʸinʸ tuaangaqq qaattitʸinʸ, yuagaŋ nʸianiŋʸ muur̃urt-puutt maarnaŋ.
Ŋaannʸ waarderitʸ muur̃urt quumpaarl. Paulabinitʸ muur̃urt quumpaarl, pauläbinʸ Qäip-e-qäill. Ŋaannʸ wuarar nʸiänaŋ Piilʸär̃äp. Ŋaannʸ quurt-waara nʸiänaŋ.
Zpaf kkuñb ñvneahttiñ wqxirftvn meof ñfañhsit.
Kkuñb ñvzxirf kvtañb kkuñf ñtmeaq sfañkqeanth.
Yvnmuq. Yvnmuq. Yvnmuq. Yvnmuq. Yvnmuq. Yvnmuq. Yvnmuq.
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Eskimo-Aleut?

EDIT: It looks a bit like Iñupiaq — could that be it?
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It's neither of these.
Zpaf kkuñb ñvneahttiñ wqxirftvn meof ñfañhsit.
Kkuñb ñvzxirf kvtañb kkuñf ñtmeaq sfañkqeanth.
Yvnmuq. Yvnmuq. Yvnmuq. Yvnmuq. Yvnmuq. Yvnmuq. Yvnmuq.
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Karch wrote: Thu Jul 30, 2020 6:25 am It's neither of these.
Well, is it North American at least? If not, I guess South America.
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Again neither of these.
Zpaf kkuñb ñvneahttiñ wqxirftvn meof ñfañhsit.
Kkuñb ñvzxirf kvtañb kkuñf ñtmeaq sfañkqeanth.
Yvnmuq. Yvnmuq. Yvnmuq. Yvnmuq. Yvnmuq. Yvnmuq. Yvnmuq.
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Karch wrote: Thu Jul 30, 2020 6:38 am Again neither of these.
Aargh… Asian then?
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