Guess the Language, anyone?

[Porphyrogenitos]

Oromo?

[Xephyr]

It's not any of those.

[Porphyrogenitos]

Something Modern South Arabian? I can't help but think it must at least be Afro-Asiatic, if not Semitic.

[Nannalu]

Tigre?

[din]

Ge'ez?

[Xephyr]

It is Gəʿəz. Din wins.

[Xephyr]

Also, re the question on the last page: converting a language sample to IPA when a perfectly-fine Roman orthography is available is probably against the rules. We discussed this on the first page: use whatever your source uses or, failing that, use an orthography/transcription that People Use.

[kuroda]

Also, re the question on the last page: converting a language sample to IPA when a perfectly-fine Roman orthography is available is probably against the rules. We discussed this on the first page: use whatever your source uses or, failing that, use an orthography/transcription that People Use.

Thanks, Xephyr -- I will keep this in mind, and cross that bridge if I ever win a round

[din]

It is Gəʿəz. Din wins.

Joy.

Here you go:

Ara puku riré, kupĩi-itá úri ana mamé iauareté uiupukuári uaá uiku.
Uiupiru ana umunhã suka i xipu resé. Iauareté unhẽe:
- Ah, kupĩi, penhẽ apigaua ramé kuri, pembaú ana, kutara, kuá xipu
uiurau arama ixé.
Ara, pituna pukusaua kupĩi-itá usuú-suú xipu. Iauareté usému ramé,
umbaú ana panhẽ aintá.

[Xephyr]

Tucano?

[Nesescosac]

Is it Nheengatu? It looks Tupian but is not Guaraní.

[din]

Is it Nheengatu? It looks Tupian but is not Guaraní.

'tis.

[Nesescosac]

Yang siringkimak kau kurhpikda bahangh dutka yamdida. Wanihni kau biri yulnaka ya dutka palka ka. Yang pumtayang yan was lautarang. Bitbibit ya wispilpil karak kanas baka ka. Yang awanak panka as watah yang ya buknaka waltayang.

[Xephyr]

uhh Cebuano?

[Nesescosac]

Nope.

[Hallow XIII]

Kenyah?

[Nesescosac]

Nope.

[Hallow XIII]

...Miskito?

[Nesescosac]

Nope.

[Hallow XIII]

Okay, final try. Ulwa?

[Nesescosac]

Yup! Your turn.

[Hallow XIII]

Māra murqʼwams ešxu xabnǟ gwäre xağwēna; ču otpītʼa gwärad nēsgaču, čotkwičʼa ečlekwa čʼəšxär i tʼän läğliašärməqʼ, tʼotʼär žibow loxcwīra meptʼan i mepʼȫri gwärd xālpʼȫrli murqʼwamxänka i ezär ǰȫdiad ämpʼerēli. Murqʼwams lesgärxän sga xäčxinax cxwiär. Eǰa hädurd hädür li. Ləqʼīrənka dēsana xakʼli.

[Nortaneous]

Svan?

[Hallow XIII]

Yes.

[Nortaneous]

Gazaira yenhangli xawa wanlandiyek. Ngu yenyek jjanglama yinian golamayek. A yi tian yi poqia ra begekrada nide abade qhuku dali. Jegede rejjhen ngoma zzhamo shoma qhila da waiwode zzojjhen haiyek menzai shodili.