Can you identify the language, and do you know where it’s spoken?
7 thoughts on “Language Quiz”
My guess is a language from the Philippines but I bet I’m wrong.
Must be from the Philippines but is not Chavacano—the consonants are wrong.
I also thought the Philippines: the frequent use of “nunca” suggested Spanish influence.
Other than “nunca” (which could be some random word that just happens to sound similar to Spanish) the speaker says very clearly “herencia”…
Here’s a clue – this language is spoken in South America.
The sound system sounds very similar to Quechua, which I have been looking into recently, but I know just about enough to say it’s not actually Quechua. I know however that the phonology of Quechua has been influenced significantly by Aymara, so that’s my best guess.
The answer is Tsafiki, a Barbacoan language spoken in northeastern Ecuador.
My guess is a language from the Philippines but I bet I’m wrong.
Must be from the Philippines but is not Chavacano—the consonants are wrong.
I also thought the Philippines: the frequent use of “nunca” suggested Spanish influence.
Other than “nunca” (which could be some random word that just happens to sound similar to Spanish) the speaker says very clearly “herencia”…
Here’s a clue – this language is spoken in South America.
The sound system sounds very similar to Quechua, which I have been looking into recently, but I know just about enough to say it’s not actually Quechua. I know however that the phonology of Quechua has been influenced significantly by Aymara, so that’s my best guess.
The answer is Tsafiki, a Barbacoan language spoken in northeastern Ecuador.
The recording comes from YouTube: