Name That Language!

[Ares Land]

Is it Imonda? If not, another Papuan language?

[bradrn]

Is it Imonda?

My god, that was quick. How on Earth did you do that‽

(If it needs to be said: yes, it is indeed Imonda.)

[Ares Land]

Nothing very smart, just luck.and brute force.

As it happens, I had did a bit of research over the weekend, looking for languages with a largeiah vowel inventory. That, and knowing you a little, made me think it could be Papuan... So I just checked the Language Pile, and Imonda phonology looked like a good fit.

(Come to think of it, I hope none of that is considered cheating...)

[Ares Land]

Next text:

Hampe isan, oya-paykar orwa gakkoo otta somo ku-oman. Pon turesi siko kusu kesto an kor ku-pattay. Ku-aki ku-turesi tura okay-as totto kim to oman wa takenoko uk wa se wa san, eiyok. Totto ekimne kor pon turesi mamma ku-rusuy kusu paraparak, en ku-ka-ri ka ku erampetek. Unarpe sinen ene itak-i, "Beko reska sisam otta oman wa beko tope hok wa kore ya." Sisam nespa ene waki, "Totto ney-ne oman ruwe an?" sekor en-kopi kusu. "Hampe-ray, ora totto ekimne takenoko, kar kusu oman" sekor hawki. Ku-cis kor sonno en-erampokinu, beko tope poronno en-kore. Pon turesi ku-kore kor onuman pakno haw sak. Totto takenoko eiyok wa amam hok wa keray-kusu ipe-as.

[bradrn]

Austronesian? Failing that, South American?

[Ares Land]

Neither!

[Karch]

Ainu?

[Ares Land]

Yep. (Hmm, maybe that was too easy...)

[Karch]

Here's a sample. It's rather short, since I wasn't able to find anything longer without spoiling the name of the language, but I think it's enough to guess the language.

i kūrako čōrajs i kotə kīral, flīgajs ap i ruk unt kamajs pesko kīral te chan.

[bradrn]

Here's a sample. It's rather short, but I think it's enough to guess the language.

i kūrako čōrajs i kotə kīral, flīgajs ap i ruk unt kamajs pesko kīral te chan.

IE? If so, Balto–Slavic?

[Karch]

It is indeed IE, but not Balto-Slavic.

[bradrn]

It is indeed IE, but not Balto-Slavic.

I’d guess Indo–Iranian then, though I’m not quite sure about the subgroup. (Though I’ve been reading a bit about Pashto endoclitics recently, and the romanization seems somewhat similar… could that be it?)

[Karch]

It's indeed Indo-Iranian, but not Pashto.

[Ares Land]

Rromani?

[Karch]

It is indeed a variety of Romani, but which one?

[Vilike]

Welsh Rromani.

[bradrn]

Vlax, I’d think.

[fusijui]

I'm gonna claim it's Persian [ED: Romani], and blame it on the imp (or peri?) of the perverse.

[Karch]

It's none of these.

[fusijui]

A little more seriously, then, Balkan?