Guess the Language, anyone?

[Travis B.]

Now, somehow I suspect you are not allowed to give more than one answer at a time...

[opipik]

bump

EDIT: Iyo?

[Raholeun]

Is it a language from the Schouten family?

[Nannalu]

bump

EDIT: Iyo?

Got it

[opipik]

Membangambanga mathuweirɨ wonja bode iyemaengge Lisi amba meghenaghena. Mbanga methuweirɨ inja-mbeleime na rumbuye wevo igiya kurewe. Ko-iyemaengge meghaningga, ramae ivariye, inga, "Uvana na uyavairɨ Thomas," kaiwae Thomas amba meghenaghena.

[Birdlang]

Spoken in PNG?

[opipik]

Spoken in PNG?

Yes, it is.

[opipik]

Is this sample too hard to guess? If yes, I'll post a new sample, but that's on you.

[kuroda]

Participation seems to have been tapering for some time, so it's hard to say whether that's the issue or whether your sample was too tough a nut for any of us to crack. Either way, yes, please, do post something more! Either more of the same language, or something new would suit me.

[opipik]

OK, here's the whole story.

Membangambanga mathuweirɨ wonja bode iyemaengge Lisi amba meghenaghena. Mbanga methuweirɨ inja-mbeleime na rumbuye wevo igiya kurewe. Ko-iyemaengge meghaningga, ramae ivariye, inga, "Uvana na uyavairɨ Thomas," kaiwae Thomas amba meghenaghena.
Mbanga ivananjogha e-toutou, iyavairɨ-roro Thomas. Ma-iwaengge, venderanggi e-dowako na vedobu bode. Mbanga medobu, ghime ande woravure, taulauko ghine. Medobuma bode, amba umbaliye laiye bwadebwadeko vwata. Idikuyanga nasiye. (Ande mekuyanga na ghalɨnga laghɨyere.)
Mbanga ramae meraraghan, bodako ghine mooraraghan ghareme, na ramae iyopito. Iwa vemwanawo, iyemaengge ghare iyo na marae thɨndegathɨ. Ande e-ghalɨghalɨngare. Ramae imwanambɨmbɨ e-ghare vwata.
Woyakuyaku mbanga molao, nggamako ande indeuture mun. Ande indegholambore mun ghalɨname. Woyakuyaku aligiya thuwe. Ibotewo.
Woyakuyaku seiwoenggeva, amba imbora ghalɨnga. Aligiya thumawe, amba ithu. Ithu vao, amba imwadiwa. Kero iko.

[kuroda]

This one stumped me early the first time around, and I'm afraid more text doesn't help me overcome that I hope someone with more PNG know-how can figure it out -- but if not, I'd like it if you eventually shared the answer and posed another one for us!

[Cedh]

Is it an Austronesian language? If so, is it Ughele?

[opipik]

Is it an Austronesian language? If so, is it Ughele?

It is Austronesian but not Ughele.

[opipik]

This seems to be too hard.

Anyway, the language was Sudest.

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New sample:

A nunɑntɑ mgbɑ bɑrlɑ ɑmɑ Welɓe, ɗelek kɑ́dɑvhɑ, kɑ́gɑl ɑntɑ jem ɑ ndɑ mgbɑ gɑlzɑvɑy. A təwse, hejəye əy ketev tɑ ɑtɑ ɗelek wese ŋ ndɑ mgbɑ ɑrɑ gɑzlɑvɑy.
Wɑlɑ msərɑ mende ɑkɑ kulɑ ŋ tev kwɑw. Ambɑ ɑ ɗɑwzɑtɑ hejəye, ɑ zlepetene, ɑ ŋgɑyɑ : « Hune lɑmzɑ kɑ ɑrɑ yɑm mɑy ? » Hejəye əy kɑɗɑw ŋ lɑmzɑ ɑrɑ kəɗɑ mgbɑ səkwɑw.

[schyrsivochter]

Looks like an African language. Hausa?

[opipik]

Looks like an African language. Hausa?

Yes, it is spoken in Africa, yes, it is in the same language family as Hausa, but no, it's not Hausa.

[schyrsivochter]

Fula then?

[kuroda]

Opipik, you are breaking our heads AGAIN!

I can't do any better than 'from somewhere in West Africa' at the moment -- no access to my hoard of linguo-stuff.

[gufferdk]

Is it a chadic language?

[schyrsivochter]

Fula then?

Is it Fula or not?

[opipik]

Fula then?

Is it Fula or not?

Not Fula.

Is it a chadic language?

Yes.

[gufferdk]

Is it a Biu-Mandara-language, say Buwal?

Edit: Just looked it up more closely, it is probalby not Buwal as labio-velars apparently are very rare in Buwal, but I am not going to suggest something else because I have already spent way too much time on this.
Edit (again): Turns out it might be Buwal anyway. The orthography seems to mostly match and the only case of labio-velars in the sample is the word mgbɑ, which means something along the lines of "up" in Buwal.

[kuroda]

Is it a Biu-Mandara-language, say Buwal?

Edit: Just looked it up more closely, it is probalby not Buwal as labio-velars apparently are very rare in Buwal, but I am not going to suggest something else because I have already spent way too much time on this.
Edit (again): Turns out it might be Buwal anyway. The orthography seems to mostly match and the only case of labio-velars in the sample is the word mgbɑ, which means something along the lines of "up" in Buwal.

[looking up Buwal online]

[noting to look it up in actual sources later]

[demonstrating why this thread is worthwhile]

[still at a loss to what language this text sample is in]

[horrified in a weird way at how I typed that insanely Germanic previous sentence, while not being humanly fluent in any such language]

[shutting up now]

[opipik]

Is it a Biu-Mandara-language, say Buwal?

Edit: Just looked it up more closely, it is probalby not Buwal as labio-velars apparently are very rare in Buwal, but I am not going to suggest something else because I have already spent way too much time on this.
Edit (again): Turns out it might be Buwal anyway. The orthography seems to mostly match and the only case of labio-velars in the sample is the word mgbɑ, which means something along the lines of "up" in Buwal.

Yes, it is Buwal.

[gufferdk]

Is it a Biu-Mandara-language, say Buwal?

Edit: Just looked it up more closely, it is probalby not Buwal as labio-velars apparently are very rare in Buwal, but I am not going to suggest something else because I have already spent way too much time on this.
Edit (again): Turns out it might be Buwal anyway. The orthography seems to mostly match and the only case of labio-velars in the sample is the word mgbɑ, which means something along the lines of "up" in Buwal.

Yes, it is Buwal.

I didn't expect that.

Here is a new one, I have no idea about how hard or easy it will be.

Kəige ʒugdidu siŋəwə wākcaini, kahi bua xuəndi oloxiwə wākcaini, kuti-tənə naktawə wākcaini, nī 'oweni - mujiwə, jehæwe-də, xōŋtowə-de wāini. Nīwə-də wāini. Slonoʒi-tənə kuti ŋələini. Ņamahi buadu wākcai nī slonolo ūŋkasi, kutiwə wākcaiti, xaisi nāwə-də xoktodini uləiti tiŋmələgəni.