Language quiz 31 August 202530 August 2025 By Simon Here’s a recording in a mystery language. http://www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/blog/quiz310825.mp3 Do you know, or can you guess, the language?
It sounds a if it has some sort of French influence but I doubt it has any basis in French. I think it is an African language but not Bantu. Maybe from West Africa somewhere in the neighbourhood of Mauritania, Burkina Faso or Mali? Reply
The French element is too strong in order to be ignored, in my opinion … Could it be Tayo Creole, spoken in New Caledonia? Reply
The mystery language is Xârâcùù, a Southern New Caledonian language spoken in the North Province of New Caledonia. Reply
It sounds a if it has some sort of French influence but I doubt it has any basis in French. I think it is an African language but not Bantu. Maybe from West Africa somewhere in the neighbourhood of Mauritania, Burkina Faso or Mali?
The French element is too strong in order to be ignored, in my opinion … Could it be Tayo Creole, spoken in New Caledonia?
The mystery language is Xârâcùù, a Southern New Caledonian language spoken in the North Province of New Caledonia.