Name That Language!

[bradrn]

OK, I think I’ll have to give up here, since I can’t figure out anything further about this language. Glottolog lists 53 Kuki–Chin languages, and I don’t really feel like going through them by trial and error. If anyone else wants a go, they’re free to do so; otherwise I give Karch the decision as to who posts the next text.

[Nortaneous]

Zotung Chin

[Karch]

Yeah - Zotung's probably one of the most recognizable Kuki-Chin languages, hence why I picked it.

[Nortaneous]

E Nut nma vle kuon ma volkha orom ka ngaesik he nma khenam ka ngaesik to endo ma mmok kuon mang o mia ruk ngam lua totu pum En va kuon mang endruk ngam kaeharom o kerkeknen. Ii, o mia ruk endri ngama kir mang E Nut karo rhek ruk o minar orom ngaro kerkeknen ruk endruk tok. Vanang o tgoluk ruk E Nut mruo tkueng ngar, o mia ngat kais kam vokom E Nut orom mar ekam ko En mruo tmur kueng o tgoluk ruk endruk kmelik ma mmok, he nang o mia kam mnor mang En vgum mar tok arhe. Mare, ko tennik ko E Nut tkueng a mmie, kam ngae kais mang tete, ngot kais kam vokom E Nut ka ho serppak hak to En nma plong vle orom ngnik ngnik. Va ngot kais kam vokom En mruo kat te, En E Nut msim to tkueng o tgoluk tgus.

[bradrn]

Vanuatuan Austronesian? Failing that, Austroasiatic?

[Karch]

Kaulong?

[Nortaneous]

Vanuatuan Austronesian? Failing that, Austroasiatic?

no to both

Kaulong?

no

[Karch]

Sulka?

[Nortaneous]

Sulka?

yes

[Karch]

Mpana wowr kue irau mpana kongko blt mpyaewa ankarai oro sront tepewa. Pno tepi sntoru naempr yuayyuay irepe ngu kumprwa akakaiwa irau. Yempoka mel moro tatunaentai pnt mpana wowr kue moro stnontu intaknaeit norwa mpyaet yuayyuay irepe pi ngu esiprait. Pnt pi skrole irepe tepepewa. Smpo mpana wowr kue pi kue moro selusiangk pien tepenmto. Kue moro sulisien pi tmae moro awantoko tepe tepe peto.

[bradrn]

Naempr seems familiar for some reason. Is it a Yam language?

EDIT: No wonder it’s familiar, I’ve already posted Ngkolmpu. (And you guessed it.)

Anyway, isn’t it Nortaneous’s turn now?

[Karch]

Yes.

[bradrn]

Yes.

Is that a response to my first line, or to my second, or to my third?

[Karch]

I didn't see the two other lines, but yes, it's indeed Ngkolmpu, and no, Nort's turn has already ended - I guessed Sulka correctly.

[bradrn]

Kawpoy is pa꞉ko diʼ pa꞉koyʼɬi. Che ilo꞉niyːɬi nos chaḿmo, che manayeis pa꞉ko os rulrul. Che jayna sutu꞉ka os rulrul nos ɬakaḿba, nos choʼeswaj diʼ ɬakaḿba diʼ chaḿmo, wawankwammo. Sutuːka os rulrul. Jayna kas rey weleɬwaas nos ari꞉wa, ka꞉, bo enɬa꞉baɬ os rulrul.

[Karch]

Movima - the glottalized nasals make it instantly recognizable.

[bradrn]

Movima - the glottalized nasals make it instantly recognizable.

Surely there’s other languages with glottalised nasals? But yes, it’s Movima.

(insert complaint here about everyone guessing my languages instantly…)

[Karch]

Bar ordaran a kuddub jontunji, do riang ontidanji, bar labo lingan a basuten a hanapung jontunji, kan a kuddub pwrardanji a janumjuman abmele Hen kuddub erdu uaban tiylai. Seletten ettegoi na dele. Kitungan Anindaman a dile ganabdelan abmele gijeten do gijba, kuddub jznjzn bangsa. Seletten oruban do tagaldan dean dele, monloi saring anab-tudru dinnan dele.

[bradrn]

jznjzn? Seriously?

[Rounin Ryuuji]

I would love to see how that's realised phonetically.