Guess the Language, anyone?

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Tetwaap tanhmpa tawaam washnañ tabhtat. Waght tetwaap tawaam. Tetwaap imo thmañ ku fi fepmhñgaam. Fi fepmaañkoñka thka kaadhp dhniyapmañgaam. Kaadhp dhniyapmañada fhñhlh mofaaleleka fañaakhñka bot bemaañkoñgaam. Bemaañkoñka bañaakñhda go dhka mulin tañ sasak kaadhp tamek fepmhñka bewaam wa. Mulin tamaañkoñ bhge ku wolhka semaañkoñka bhge khlhñkhlhñ ban tawaam.
Trans-New-Guinea?

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TNG, yes. Irian Jaya, no.
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Finisterre-Huon?

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Yes.
Siöö jandeng raiglin zåbei tandiüłåd;
nää džunnfin kukuch vklaivei sivei tåd.
Chei. Chei. Chei. Chei. Chei. Chei. Chei.

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Finisterre?

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Yes.
Siöö jandeng raiglin zåbei tandiüłåd;
nää džunnfin kukuch vklaivei sivei tåd.
Chei. Chei. Chei. Chei. Chei. Chei. Chei.

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Finongan?

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No.
Siöö jandeng raiglin zåbei tandiüłåd;
nää džunnfin kukuch vklaivei sivei tåd.
Chei. Chei. Chei. Chei. Chei. Chei. Chei.

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Gusan? I was going to guess Mamaa but I decided not to.
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Ma Manda AKA Sauk?

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Ma Manda.
Siöö jandeng raiglin zåbei tandiüłåd;
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Here, have some words in a mystery language:
Mystery Language wrote:takhipezhaipataipvui, khisaw, shaghi khai, painka, takhisawtaipvui, tamaipvuitaishwai, asaw, takhitaruipakhai, tamaipvuianqi

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Is that really just a list of words, and not a sentence or phrase?
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Is that really just a list of words, and not a sentence or phrase?
It is just a wordlist.

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Jeraja, aka Para Naga?
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Birdlang wrote:Jeraja, aka Para Naga?
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OK
Oniti ti pɛi nɖɛ omɔũ yi kpaatri otɔu, kɛ yɛ̃ oniti ba we, o yi ɖo nnɛ fɛhɔ̃fɛ; o mɔkɛmu mɛcii kɛhã mɛyɛmmɛ. Ti tú nɛ ɖo kenyari ti tɔbɛ mbɛ kɛ yie mii ba nkwuɔ ko otɔu ɖau.
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a West African niger-congo language.

But which, of the gazilion?

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Yoruba?
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Not Yoruba. Yoruba does not use tail d.
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sirdanilot wrote:a West African niger-congo language.

But which, of the gazilion?
Yes. That is what it is. It is spoken somewhere in West Africa. I actually was going to say no guessing till 24 hours after.
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hmmmnm... Ditammari?

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Wolof?
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opipik wrote:hmmmnm... Ditammari?
Right.
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Okay, so:
Iliga꞉felo꞉ bugo꞉ we Lug e sa꞉sa꞉lo꞉. Tamin amio꞉, Lug e Ya꞉su o꞉lia꞉ sia꞉la꞉ga꞉, Ya꞉suwa꞉lo꞉ dimido꞉ a꞉no꞉ tambo e sa꞉sa꞉lo꞉ ko꞉lo꞉ malolo꞉ a꞉no꞉, Lug Bugo꞉ a꞉namio꞉, ge agelema. A꞉la꞉ta꞉ga꞉ Lug Bugo꞉ a꞉namilo꞉ malolo꞉ da꞉lab a꞉no꞉, hebo꞉ Iliga꞉felo꞉ bugo꞉ wena kudu sio꞉ ko꞉lo꞉ da꞉lab.

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