Name That Language!

[bradrn]

Looks more Lower Sepik than Ramu to me, but I can’t identify a specific language. Perhaps some weird orthography for Yimas?

[Karch]

Looks more Lower Sepik than Ramu to me, but I can’t identify a specific language. Perhaps some weird orthography for Yimas?

Are you really sure this looks Lower Sepik? Because it isn't.

[bradrn]

Looks more Lower Sepik than Ramu to me, but I can’t identify a specific language. Perhaps some weird orthography for Yimas?

Are you really sure this looks Lower Sepik? Because it isn't.

Interesting. I thought Ramu languages tended to be more isolating…

[bradrn]

Chini?

[Karch]

Chini?

Chini.

[bradrn]

ˈmajka te ˈʝidiʃe ˈnosʲʃe iˈdin bakˈratʃ iˈdin bakˈratʃ faˈsuʎ
faˈsuʎ u ˈpladen tam ta ˈbæʃe
ci ˈsʲædnaxme ce ˈrutʃaxme faˈsuʎ
(faˈsuʎ ta faˈsoʎa) daˈʃo ˈbæʃe uˈno stuˈdeno ˈbæʃe (ne) kaˈva ˈmartios ˈminas
(ˈplævexme ˈplævexme ne) ˈplævexme ˈpraʃexme ˈlozʝiʃte (ˈpraʃexme ˈlozʝiʃte ne) ɟi ˈpraʃexme ˈlozgʲiʃte
e ˈnosʲʃe ˈsetna ˈona kaˈva faˈci (ne) ˈleʃtʲæ (bakˈratʃ) kaˈva faˈsuʎ bakˈratʃ
ci ˈvemeʃe bakˈratʃ ci ˈvemeʃe xuˈʎar-ta guˈʎam-ta (ne)
ut biˈʎur-et ˈsʲitʲe ˈsetna ci plaˈkosaxme tam (u plaˈkosaxme kuˈtu xajˈvanja)

[Darren]

ˈmajka te ˈʝidiʃe ˈnosʲʃe iˈdin bakˈratʃ iˈdin bakˈratʃ faˈsuʎ
faˈsuʎ u ˈpladen tam ta ˈbæʃe
ci ˈsʲædnaxme ce ˈrutʃaxme faˈsuʎ
(faˈsuʎ ta faˈsoʎa) daˈʃo ˈbæʃe uˈno stuˈdeno ˈbæʃe (ne) kaˈva ˈmartios ˈminas
(ˈplævexme ˈplævexme ne) ˈplævexme ˈpraʃexme ˈlozʝiʃte (ˈpraʃexme ˈlozʝiʃte ne) ɟi ˈpraʃexme ˈlozgʲiʃte
e ˈnosʲʃe ˈsetna ˈona kaˈva faˈci (ne) ˈleʃtʲæ (bakˈratʃ) kaˈva faˈsuʎ bakˈratʃ
ci ˈvemeʃe bakˈratʃ ci ˈvemeʃe xuˈʎar-ta guˈʎam-ta (ne)
ut biˈʎur-et ˈsʲitʲe ˈsetna ci plaˈkosaxme tam (u plaˈkosaxme kuˈtu xajˈvanja)

something Slavic?

[bradrn]

ˈmajka te ˈʝidiʃe ˈnosʲʃe iˈdin bakˈratʃ iˈdin bakˈratʃ faˈsuʎ
faˈsuʎ u ˈpladen tam ta ˈbæʃe
ci ˈsʲædnaxme ce ˈrutʃaxme faˈsuʎ
(faˈsuʎ ta faˈsoʎa) daˈʃo ˈbæʃe uˈno stuˈdeno ˈbæʃe (ne) kaˈva ˈmartios ˈminas
(ˈplævexme ˈplævexme ne) ˈplævexme ˈpraʃexme ˈlozʝiʃte (ˈpraʃexme ˈlozʝiʃte ne) ɟi ˈpraʃexme ˈlozgʲiʃte
e ˈnosʲʃe ˈsetna ˈona kaˈva faˈci (ne) ˈleʃtʲæ (bakˈratʃ) kaˈva faˈsuʎ bakˈratʃ
ci ˈvemeʃe bakˈratʃ ci ˈvemeʃe xuˈʎar-ta guˈʎam-ta (ne)
ut biˈʎur-et ˈsʲitʲe ˈsetna ci plaˈkosaxme tam (u plaˈkosaxme kuˈtu xajˈvanja)

something Slavic?

Well done. If only that were enough…

[Darren]

ˈmajka te ˈʝidiʃe ˈnosʲʃe iˈdin bakˈratʃ iˈdin bakˈratʃ faˈsuʎ
faˈsuʎ u ˈpladen tam ta ˈbæʃe
ci ˈsʲædnaxme ce ˈrutʃaxme faˈsuʎ
(faˈsuʎ ta faˈsoʎa) daˈʃo ˈbæʃe uˈno stuˈdeno ˈbæʃe (ne) kaˈva ˈmartios ˈminas
(ˈplævexme ˈplævexme ne) ˈplævexme ˈpraʃexme ˈlozʝiʃte (ˈpraʃexme ˈlozʝiʃte ne) ɟi ˈpraʃexme ˈlozgʲiʃte
e ˈnosʲʃe ˈsetna ˈona kaˈva faˈci (ne) ˈleʃtʲæ (bakˈratʃ) kaˈva faˈsuʎ bakˈratʃ
ci ˈvemeʃe bakˈratʃ ci ˈvemeʃe xuˈʎar-ta guˈʎam-ta (ne)
ut biˈʎur-et ˈsʲitʲe ˈsetna ci plaˈkosaxme tam (u plaˈkosaxme kuˈtu xajˈvanja)

something Slavic?

Well done. If only that were enough…

Torlakian perhaps?

[bradrn]

something Slavic?

Well done. If only that were enough…

Torlakian perhaps?

No.

[Karch]

Some Bulgarian/Macedonian variety spoken in Greece?

[bradrn]

Some Bulgarian/Macedonian variety spoken in Greece?

Yep.

[Raphael]

Does that count as winning, or does Karch have to provide an exact name?

[bradrn]

Does that count as winning, or does Karch have to provide an exact name?

I’m not sure. You know what, I’ll give people a chance to pinpoint the exact variety; if they can’t Karch wins.

[bradrn]

Looks like no-one’s interested in guessing further, so Karch gets to choose the next text.

[Karch]

Shit! I forgot again, and only remembered after finding the following text.

Naminko onaʔ aŋka:n, ma:mbitko di kayu-un. Dakausaŋ deʔ dakausaŋ, kosaŋ bea ampukaʔ daikiʔ! Daikiʔ pi, naʔankiʔ bea aŋka:n. Toʔ aŋka:n laukak, balaunak namin naʔan aŋka:n lauk. Atiʔko kulontoŋi naŋa paŋaru indiʔ, mateʔko! Aisi antu-un indiʔ matoan uluʔuluʔ, bopuʔ poaŋ kuleʔa dakatoaniak uluʔuluʔ, kaiŋka lalo i Laŋ Kibo. Onaʔkin, tiʔkin matoan bapi.

(EDIT: changed apostrophes (which I used because I was on mobile when I posted the text) to glottal stops, which is what my source uses.)

[Glass Half Baked]

I'm guessing it's spoken on Mindanao?

[Karch]

I'm guessing it's spoken on Mindanao?

No.

[bradrn]

Does this text contain all phonemes of the language?

[Karch]

Does this text contain all phonemes of the language?

I'm not sure, but I don't think so.