Guess the Language, anyone?

Discussion of natural languages, or language in general.
Vijay
Smeric
Smeric
Posts: 2244
Joined: Sat Feb 06, 2016 3:25 pm
Location: Austin, TX, USA

Re: Guess the Language, anyone?

Post by Vijay »

Spoken in Nigeria?

opipik
Avisaru
Avisaru
Posts: 823
Joined: Tue Apr 07, 2015 3:42 am

Re: Guess the Language, anyone?

Post by opipik »

Vijay wrote:Spoken in Nigeria?
No.

User avatar
smii
Sanci
Sanci
Posts: 65
Joined: Sun Jul 24, 2016 1:48 pm
Location: The depths of the hyperreals

Re: Guess the Language, anyone?

Post by smii »

Is it spoken in Sudan?
Bish Bash Rabadash

opipik
Avisaru
Avisaru
Posts: 823
Joined: Tue Apr 07, 2015 3:42 am

Re: Guess the Language, anyone?

Post by opipik »

smii wrote:Is it spoken in Sudan?
Nope.

jmcd
Smeric
Smeric
Posts: 1034
Joined: Fri Mar 12, 2004 11:46 am
Location: Réunion
Contact:

Re: Guess the Language, anyone?

Post by jmcd »

Does it have a double-digit number of noun classes?

opipik
Avisaru
Avisaru
Posts: 823
Joined: Tue Apr 07, 2015 3:42 am

Re: Guess the Language, anyone?

Post by opipik »

jmcd wrote:Does it have a double-digit number of noun classes?
I don't know.

Vijay
Smeric
Smeric
Posts: 2244
Joined: Sat Feb 06, 2016 3:25 pm
Location: Austin, TX, USA

Re: Guess the Language, anyone?

Post by Vijay »

Sorry for necroing, but I haven't forgotten about this game! :) Is it Benue-Congo?

User avatar
Frislander
Avisaru
Avisaru
Posts: 836
Joined: Mon Feb 29, 2016 6:34 am
Location: The North

Re: Guess the Language, anyone?

Post by Frislander »

Atlantic? And if so Senegambian?
https://frislander.tumblr.com/

First known on here as Karero

Vijay
Smeric
Smeric
Posts: 2244
Joined: Sat Feb 06, 2016 3:25 pm
Location: Austin, TX, USA

Re: Guess the Language, anyone?

Post by Vijay »

He already said it was Atlantic-Congo.

User avatar
Frislander
Avisaru
Avisaru
Posts: 836
Joined: Mon Feb 29, 2016 6:34 am
Location: The North

Re: Guess the Language, anyone?

Post by Frislander »

Vijay wrote:He already said it was Atlantic-Congo.
Yeah but I was going for specifically the "Atlantic" group within that.
https://frislander.tumblr.com/

First known on here as Karero

opipik
Avisaru
Avisaru
Posts: 823
Joined: Tue Apr 07, 2015 3:42 am

Re: Guess the Language, anyone?

Post by opipik »

Frislander wrote:Atlantic? And if so Senegambian?
No and no.

Vijay
Smeric
Smeric
Posts: 2244
Joined: Sat Feb 06, 2016 3:25 pm
Location: Austin, TX, USA

Re: Guess the Language, anyone?

Post by Vijay »

But is it Benue-Congo?

User avatar
bbbosborne
Sanci
Sanci
Posts: 70
Joined: Mon Jul 03, 2017 6:44 pm

Re: Guess the Language, anyone?

Post by bbbosborne »

Is it a Bantu language?

bbb
Image

Vijay
Smeric
Smeric
Posts: 2244
Joined: Sat Feb 06, 2016 3:25 pm
Location: Austin, TX, USA

Re: Guess the Language, anyone?

Post by Vijay »

I doubt very much that it is.

opipik
Avisaru
Avisaru
Posts: 823
Joined: Tue Apr 07, 2015 3:42 am

Re: Guess the Language, anyone?

Post by opipik »

Vijay wrote:But is it Benue-Congo?
No.

Vijay
Smeric
Smeric
Posts: 2244
Joined: Sat Feb 06, 2016 3:25 pm
Location: Austin, TX, USA

Re: Guess the Language, anyone?

Post by Vijay »

Thoughts hidden by spoiler tags below
More: show
So it's Atlantic-Congo, but not Atlantic, not Benue-Congo, and not spoken in Sudan, Nigeria, or Ghana. Hmm...That leaves us with the Senufo languages minus Nafaanra, the Kru languages, Siamou, some of the Savannas/Gur-Adamawa/Adamawa-Gur languages, Fali, maybe Laal, Mbre, some of the Kwa languages, and Ega. Apart from the countries we already know this language is not from, those are spoken in Burkina Faso, Mali, the Ivory Coast, Liberia, Benin, Niger, Togo, Cameroon, Chad, the Central African Republic, South Sudan ( ;) ), and Congo (both definitions)...
You know what, there's no stated rule that we have to ask only yes-no questions! :o

Which country is this language spoken in?

User avatar
bbbosborne
Sanci
Sanci
Posts: 70
Joined: Mon Jul 03, 2017 6:44 pm

Re: Guess the Language, anyone?

Post by bbbosborne »

But then we could ask "What language is this?"

bbb
Image

Vijay
Smeric
Smeric
Posts: 2244
Joined: Sat Feb 06, 2016 3:25 pm
Location: Austin, TX, USA

Re: Guess the Language, anyone?

Post by Vijay »

We could, but that would just be boring. :P

User avatar
bbbosborne
Sanci
Sanci
Posts: 70
Joined: Mon Jul 03, 2017 6:44 pm

Re: Guess the Language, anyone?

Post by bbbosborne »

Does the language contain clicks?
Image

Vijay
Smeric
Smeric
Posts: 2244
Joined: Sat Feb 06, 2016 3:25 pm
Location: Austin, TX, USA

Re: Guess the Language, anyone?

Post by Vijay »

It couldn't possibly. It's an Atlantic-Congo language, and it's not Bantu.

opipik
Avisaru
Avisaru
Posts: 823
Joined: Tue Apr 07, 2015 3:42 am

Re: Guess the Language, anyone?

Post by opipik »

Oh wait, it is Atlantic. I accidentally confused Atlantic and Senegambian languages.

Vijay
Smeric
Smeric
Posts: 2244
Joined: Sat Feb 06, 2016 3:25 pm
Location: Austin, TX, USA

Re: Guess the Language, anyone?

Post by Vijay »

:P

So that leaves the Bak languages, the Mel languages, Limba, and Gola.

Is it a Bak language?

opipik
Avisaru
Avisaru
Posts: 823
Joined: Tue Apr 07, 2015 3:42 am

Re: Guess the Language, anyone?

Post by opipik »

No.

Vijay
Smeric
Smeric
Posts: 2244
Joined: Sat Feb 06, 2016 3:25 pm
Location: Austin, TX, USA

Re: Guess the Language, anyone?

Post by Vijay »

Is it a Mel language?

User avatar
bbbosborne
Sanci
Sanci
Posts: 70
Joined: Mon Jul 03, 2017 6:44 pm

Re: Guess the Language, anyone?

Post by bbbosborne »

Does it have its own Wikipedia page?

bbb
Image

Post Reply