Name That Language!

[Travis B.]

Vlach Romani.

Yeah. But that's still a very imprecise term!

Do we have to paste the text into Google to find which Bible translation in which Romani subvariety you selected? (These things always turn out to be Bible translations, do they?)

[Karch]

Do we have to paste the text into Google to find which Bible translation in which Romani subvariety you selected? (These things always turn out to be Bible translations, do they?)

Oh come on. You can also ask geographic questions, you know, which might help narrowing the search! (And no, this text isn't from a Bible translation, though it does mention God.)

[Travis B.]

Do we have to paste the text into Google to find which Bible translation in which Romani subvariety you selected? (These things always turn out to be Bible translations, do they?)

Oh come on. You can also ask geographic questions, you know, which might help narrowing the search! (And no, this text isn't from a Bible translation, though it does mention God.)

Okay, initial guess, is it spoken within the former Yugoslavia? And if not that, the former Czechoslovakia?

[Karch]

And if not that, the former Czechoslovakia?

Yeah! And there's only one Vlax variety spoken here (which is of course divided into further subvarieties but I'm not gonna bore you with that, and besides they're not mentioned on Wikipedia).

[Travis B.]

And if not that, the former Czechoslovakia?

Yeah! And there's only one Vlax variety spoken here (which is of course divided into further subvarieties but I'm not gonna bore you with that, and besides they're not mentioned on Wikipedia).

Then I would gather it'd be Lovari (Lovara Romani)?

[Karch]

Then I would gather it'd be Lovari (Lovara Romani)?

And that's indeed what it is! More specifically, Eastern Slovak Lovari (not to be confused with the much more populous, and very much different, Eastern Slovak Romani!). Though to be fair I had a bit of a two quartzes and a feldspar moment there. Your turn!

[Travis B.]

Mvid naw ma qhot lo nawl ve a lof bid qhe, mil guil qhot that thawd bid la pil-ot. Yat nyi lof ve cad tul dawl tul ted phaf, yat nyi ngal hui that pet lal-ot.

[bradrn]

Mvid naw ma qhot lo nawl ve a lof bid qhe, mil guil qhot that thawd bid la pil-ot. Yat nyi lof ve cad tul dawl tul ted phaf, yat nyi ngal hui that pet lal-ot.

Something with tone letters, by the looks of it… Hmong-Mien?

[Travis B.]

Mvid naw ma qhot lo nawl ve a lof bid qhe, mil guil qhot that thawd bid la pil-ot. Yat nyi lof ve cad tul dawl tul ted phaf, yat nyi ngal hui that pet lal-ot.

Something with tone letters, by the looks of it… Hmong-Mien?

Right general region of the world, wrong language family. (And yes, those are tone letters.)

[bradrn]

Something with tone letters, by the looks of it… Hmong-Mien?

Right general region of the world, wrong language family.

Kra-Dai? I guess non-Tai if so, probably Kra.

[Travis B.]

Something with tone letters, by the looks of it… Hmong-Mien?

Right general region of the world, wrong language family.

Kra-Dai? I guess non-Tai if so, probably Kra.

Nope.

[Karch]

Sino-Tibetan?

[Travis B.]

Sino-Tibetan?

Yes.

[Karch]

Wait, isn't this the Chinese orthography for Lahu?

[Travis B.]

Wait, isn't this the Chinese orthography for Lahu?

Bingo! Your turn!

[Karch]

Añjɨgɨ ñi kɨyi muŋumapa, Rkrwamba. Krumatɨ, Rkrwamrɨ chagɨyinɨ matɨ aruã ikɨ gɨgapa matɨ wãŋgrɨ chinapa. Ñi mpmɨtɨtɨŋɨ añjɨgɨ ikɨ varatmapa. Aku Aŋgwamɨ pata ŋgɨmanɨ maŋuñi bmu nɨgɨ, maŋuñi añjɨgɨ vuwuyi. Maŋuñi ŋɨmanɨnmɨ avkɨkɨ añjɨgɨ ŋumapa, muŋuwa mɨndavɨ, vaŋgimɨŋɨ garɨ avkɨva maŋuñi nɨŋgɨ mɨchagɨyi. Chagɨyindaka wavɨ pata ŋgrugunu ambwã, anuagrɨ, kri achiriti maŋuñi makɨga. Kɨnɨŋgɨgɨ mɨkwavɨyi, Andamŋgɨ. Avkɨkɨ mbarɨ mbuyukɨ ŋgɨgɨ mɨchagɨyiva avɨnɨ ŋgimɨŋɨ mbɨyi. Ŋgimɨŋɨ mbɨyindaka avɨnɨ achirkatɨ manda. Maurwutmapava ñjimɨŋamkɨ chagɨyikɨ aŋayivguvguŋgɨ chagɨyikɨ mantɨ mɨmavugwa. Antɨ vugwandaka matɨ mbɨgakɨ antɨ mɨmɨkakɨ anduku mɨmbɨyiva aku anmɨ awugru navkɨva matɨ wãŋgrɨ aŋɨnɨmkɨ perkamkɨ chagɨyi.

[bradrn]

Papuan, probably TNG.

[Karch]

Papuan, probably TNG.

Papuan, but not TNG.

[Nortaneous]

Ramu-Lower Sepik?

[Karch]

Ramu-Lower Sepik?

Yeah.