markovian, the language of pretenders

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elgis
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markovian, the language of pretenders

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Markovia is by far the most multilingual nation in the continent. Everyone speaks at least a dozen languages. It is said that the average Markovian can reach native-like fluency in any language in a day.
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The claim that every Markovian is a polyglot is a lie. Markovian languages are actually just gibberish, but the nation of Markovia likes to pretend otherwise.
Here are examples of various Markovian languages (called "dialects"). Do these remind you of anything?

dialect #1:
tilfaːrim dawraqa milkitaːb furh ʔaːðaː fr alʔaːxilaːjatala masˤsˤ ʃajra sˤaːl madaːr ɡub taqala qiraːʔa manahama muwatˤin kara maʕq raqarsˤa laːħ ʔilijj ʔurdijjat naːna haːtilfijj tˤaːʕa ʕimaːra naːqalaːθaːʔ kir bulum liʔa
dialect #2:
ɡləʊ pɔɹ kænθɚ æməntaɪən mɪsfeɪn juːnəs æspt fɔɹmənt θɔːt junɪfaktʃɚ ljuː tɑːɹ vəʊtən kʊdə meənədɒnstɹæləsnəs twaɪl ɛɡzɪstnsɪz dʒiːbɜːɹz iːɡənætʃ səpidoʊ kəms ksiːn saɪdɚ ɹiːfə ɪndʒi əlɒɡɹəfəʊnɛmbə beɪʒiə pjʊəɹiəm nɛkɹəsɛks ɡoʊðəweɪtə
dialect #3:
armika memoros akorantan t̠ʃukt̠ʃ adano deknokto sej antis akuzi tas damaro noti ɡermo d̠ʒibraltipoɡron seksplodiɡotermasa adherbo malpi portoso somnamiksomantajn domad̠ʒiɡi anhelito reko hirurɡia maraki enko danolorisko vale stato konkonano alaperta
dialect #4:
haʊptbəʃteːnɪçts niːl hɔʏtə foːɐʁaʊm tɔl mɔŋɡlikampf vaɪnaxtfaχ toːtnhɛnteɡʁituʁiːn tʁikataʁzɪn kʊʁtsvaɪʊntɐminaliɡopoː ɡlaʊbən paʁaːt knɪkən ʁʊɪk baːskɔloʊ fʏnfluoʁiːtɪʃ ʊntɐ aʊfʔɛʁkndəstən tʰɔɪʃn apʃlaːɡŋ mʏʁbʊŋsvaɪplɪç kampfɐ tɪpə aɪnveːkɡəʁn aʊsʃtuːl tɛʁnən ʃlaŋzaːmɐ eːbn ʊnvɪʁ zɔlt
dialect #5:
sosin ɡadanakɔmbɔl baʔpu luaŋ pəkərtikat tərʊh səmputərbɪtr tep kəmbaŋ indəraŋ kau̯sal sunamatʃadan andʒian reɡɪstɪk sɛkstrʊmbʊŋ salɪstem deka abatər prehɛnsipimpitasi dʒər d̪ɛs raja hidʊp̚ andʒi awasi ap̚ra sarantar kər rɛpl pinkar
dialect #6:
donano sovrimo kupatʃɛndeʃʃenti disko kultrattʃata delino pellɛvo irre akki babbredɔnnio nɛo etɔlo kwiparpindola paluto fotole ekwilitamɛlo konto abbaikotʃɛntrite rialɛfonomannita vɛstemprɛntarefito maddʒalliddzare kompo krimo frattsjona toreɔfitʃa psɛwdokarnɛtike fiɡura ossitwale konko tʃittile
dialect #7:
ta̠i ka̠ma̠no̞o̞ bʲiɕa̠ko̞ː na̠se̞ mʲisa̠ke̞ɕo̞ː a̠be̞mo̞no̞ ɾo̞ːba̠ka̠ to̞ɕio̞ka̠ɾa̠ɾʲino̞to̞ ko̞ːte̞ː do̞be̞ o̞ɡa̠ kʲibʲibʲi çito̞ːɾʲo̞ː kʲĩɲ̟dʑo̞ː ko̞ːʑiɾo̞ se̞ːsa̠iẽ̞ɴ dʑõ̞ŋ ɕijo̞ɡa̠ ka̠ke̞ ka̠ikʲĩɴ tɕo̞ːɕo̞ so̞ʑi da̠ima̠ ɕĩnɾe̞kʲi sa̠da̠kẽ̞ɴ iɾo̞a̠kʲi tɕika̠ ho̞ːɕa̠ ja̠ka̠no̞ː na̠da̠
dialect #8:
mimaːbilinäːt̪ʊs̠ proːkiː ɡrakeːtus pɛrfɔrmisseːs pɔːpä ɛpɪɡräːs̠eːs̠ inda forɛskus ɔbʊmbreːskoː ababenitas ut̪ɛnsis ane unum noːmɪs̠t̪ruːt̪o inkinoː t̪rike tes nɛkt̪äːbilis skʰolantius tylus implikɔrniː ekskursä äbiɛt̪äːs̠ amo d̠ʒeneriːmus ɡorit̠ʃente landuːkuboräːt̪us mou̯ ɫ̪oːrʊ̃ pore
dialect #9:
svʲiɫə ɐbmɨvaɫə sjɵʐɨjʊ rʲɪnburʊ kɐzatʲ rəzmʊ ɐpkɐmantərətsvʲɪtɫavnʊtrʲɪnʲɪɫə vɨʂaftɐrʲizʲnʲɪkʊ ʊɡlʲijtsəx prʲɪəbɐsʲnʲij zɐɫadʲɪədʲɪʐu pʲɪtʊpajɪʂ tɕɪtɕnʲɪvəɪm pravnʲɪkəmʲɪ pətrʲɪnotɕkəjʊ nəpʲɪvaɫ podəmʲɪ pəsʲɪs tʲʊkafʂɨj kəɫɐtɕkuj ɡʲɪrʲafʂɨj ɪzrɐʐdatʲɪmpʲerʲɪftʲe prʲɪnʲɪkʲɪ ɐradʐʐɨrəvəfʂɨ vʲɪrtʲepɫədɨɕːɪtʲe ɫɐzʲejtʲe pədvʲɪʐɨtkəx kɐnfuzʲɪʂ pɐtʂʂɛstvʲɪntsɨm ɐsvəbɐnʲæjɪʂsʲə
dialect #10:
dinato kulaɡaʔ dilaʊ ʔam tɐɣat hamistɾatiboj buxɪ sakaw ʔʊlan lam labasan jɐʔ tɛɾosa buhaɪ tɐn sɛntɪpaniw ʔibisɐn bɐndo seɡunaŋpus kilaŋɐŋɛɾo hilisaʔ bʊdhiʔ haɪ mɐʔasjej ɾos mɐputʃʊmanubɪɡʔabadamɐɾiljo taɡ sik sente baɡbaʔko
More examples can be found on markovia's website.
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bradrn
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Re: markovian, the language of pretenders

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My guesses (without running any trials on the website):

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  1. Arabic
  2. English
  3. Esperanto
  4. German
  5. Indonesian?
  6. Italian
  7. Japanese
  8. Latin? Lithuanian?
  9. Russian
  10. Tagalog?
(Putting them in alphabetical order was a bit of a giveaway…)
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Re: markovian, the language of pretenders

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bradrn wrote: Tue Jul 25, 2023 6:56 am My guesses (without running any trials on the website):

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  1. Arabic
  2. English
  3. Esperanto
  4. German
  5. Indonesian?
  6. Italian
  7. Japanese
  8. Latin? Lithuanian? Latin
  9. Russian
  10. Tagalog?
(Putting them in alphabetical order was a bit of a giveaway…)
Correct :)

It's interesting that you considered ********* for #8. A language detection tool I used also thinks it's that.
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Re: markovian, the language of pretenders

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elgis wrote: Tue Jul 25, 2023 7:18 am It's interesting that you considered ********* for #8. A language detection tool I used also thinks it's that.
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Based on the distinctive word endings, my first guess was Latin, but my unfamiliarity with Latin phonology meant I got confused by all the [ɛ ɔ ʊ]. The only other IE languages I know with similar endings are Lithuanian and Latvian, but those weren’t in the list on the website, so I guessed Latin anyway.

It does look somewhat more like Latin if you transcribe it out of IPA:

Mimābilinātus prōcī gracētus performissēs pōpa epigrāsēs inda forescus obumbrēscō ababenitas utensis ane unum nōmistrūto incinō trice tes nectābilis scolantius tylus implicornī excursa abietās amo generīmus goricente landūcuborātus mou lōrum pore.

Though I still think it looks less Latinate than, say, the English example looks English-like.
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