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Re: Name That Language!
Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2020 6:34 am
by bradrn
I must say, I am completely stumped, so I guess I’ll have to resort to guessing subgroups randomly… is it Wandala–Mafa? (In
Blench’s classification, that is.)
Re: Name That Language!
Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2020 9:47 am
by Qwynegold
Karch wrote: ↑Fri Aug 07, 2020 12:01 pm
Afti paŋ a va gaini sugoi n’a guɗa, gaini evek na seyemni a sisiɗa viya, gaini luwuŋ n’a ali pinzibani kiini kiini, gaini na seyemni a na war alini zi wii dama, a za nθa lai. Afti a diya sugoi na gaini gûɗi, evek na pinzibani kiini kiini viya sisiɗa pini seyemni gaini luwoŋai n’a wa alini gaini seyemni amlai war alini pinzibani kiini kiini lai.
A Japanese-African creole??!
Re: Name That Language!
Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2020 9:59 am
by bradrn
Qwynegold wrote: ↑Fri Aug 14, 2020 9:47 am
Karch wrote: ↑Fri Aug 07, 2020 12:01 pm
Afti paŋ a va gaini sugoi n’a guɗa, gaini evek na seyemni a sisiɗa viya, gaini luwuŋ n’a ali pinzibani kiini kiini, gaini na seyemni a na war alini zi wii dama, a za nθa lai. Afti a diya sugoi na gaini gûɗi, evek na pinzibani kiini kiini viya sisiɗa pini seyemni gaini luwoŋai n’a wa alini gaini seyemni amlai war alini pinzibani kiini kiini lai.
A Japanese-African creole??!
I assume you’re not being serious here, but in the event that you are, Karch already said what family this is:
Karch wrote: ↑Sat Aug 08, 2020 5:00 pm
It is Biu-Mandara, but not Gude or Lamang.
And there could well exist a Japanese–African creole, but I’m almost certain there isn’t a Japanese–Biu-Mandara one!
Re: Name That Language!
Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2020 10:09 am
by Qwynegold
bradrn wrote: ↑Fri Aug 14, 2020 9:59 amI assume you’re not being serious here, but in the event that you are, Karch already said what family this is:
Please... -_-
bradrn wrote: ↑Fri Aug 14, 2020 9:59 amAnd there could well exist a Japanese–African creole, but I’m almost certain there isn’t a Japanese–Biu-Mandara one!
I doubt that there would. There are very few Japanese based creoles or pidgins, and I don't think there have been many dealings between Japanese and Africans.
Re: Name That Language!
Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2020 11:19 pm
by bradrn
bradrn wrote: ↑Thu Aug 13, 2020 6:34 am
… is it Wandala–Mafa? (In
Blench’s classification, that is.)
It’s been more than a week, so I can only assume that everyone’s forgotten that I asked this. Could I get an answer please Karch?
Re: Name That Language!
Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2020 4:22 am
by Karch
bradrn wrote: ↑Thu Aug 13, 2020 6:34 am
I must say, I am completely stumped, so I guess I’ll have to resort to guessing subgroups randomly… is it Wandala–Mafa? (In
Blench’s classification, that is.)
No.
Re: Name That Language!
Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2020 5:08 am
by Pabappa
Are there (unwritten) tones?
Re: Name That Language!
Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2020 6:44 am
by bradrn
Could it be Bura–Higi then?
Pabappa wrote: ↑Mon Aug 24, 2020 5:08 am
Are there (unwritten) tones?
Well, we already know it’s Chadic, so I assume so…
Re: Name That Language!
Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2020 7:57 am
by Karch
It isn't Bura-Higi.
Re: Name That Language!
Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2020 12:18 am
by bradrn
Well, is it at least Biu–Mandara A?
Re: Name That Language!
Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2020 2:54 pm
by Karch
No.
Re: Name That Language!
Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2020 6:23 pm
by bradrn
Is it Afade/Kotoka? That one looks like it has /θ/ (or a variation thereof)…
Re: Name That Language!
Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2020 4:36 am
by Karch
No.
Re: Name That Language!
Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2020 7:47 am
by bradrn
A Mandage language?
Re: Name That Language!
Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2020 5:00 pm
by Karch
No.
Re: Name That Language!
Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2020 6:34 pm
by bradrn
Aargh… Gidar? If not it has to be Biu–Mandara B — in that case, I guess Majera.
Re: Name That Language!
Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2020 7:13 pm
by Karch
It is indeed Biu-Mandara B, but not Majera.
Re: Name That Language!
Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2020 7:18 pm
by bradrn
At this point, I think I am forced to give up: there are only a few possible languages left (Musgu, Muskum, Jina, Yedina/Buduma), but I cannot find a source (whether primary or secondary) for any one of those. Am I at least correct in saying that it is one of those languages?
Re: Name That Language!
Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2020 11:30 am
by Karch
Yes.
Re: Name That Language!
Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2020 6:00 pm
by bradrn
Out of all of those, it looks like Yedina/Buduma is the only one with significant resources available (though as I said I can’t access them). So, taking a wild guess… is it Buduma?