The sounds I hear and the tone of the voice suggest to me 3 different areas where the language is spoken. 1.) South or Central America 2.) somewhere on the Indian subcontinent and 3.) somewhere in Southeast Asia (Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia.)
I was wondering why it sounded a bit familiar. When I read Jim’s comment, I realized it is because I have heard Indonesian being spoken. I also think it must be something related to Indonesian.
Since the language – according to Simon – is spoken in the Lesser Sunda Islands, Javanese is probably not an option. But it could be Helong, spoken on Timor Island, or some related Timoric language.
The sounds I hear and the tone of the voice suggest to me 3 different areas where the language is spoken. 1.) South or Central America 2.) somewhere on the Indian subcontinent and 3.) somewhere in Southeast Asia (Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia.)
Of the Indonesian family, I think, but not Indonesian.
The presence of may help narrow it down.
I was wondering why it sounded a bit familiar. When I read Jim’s comment, I realized it is because I have heard Indonesian being spoken. I also think it must be something related to Indonesian.
“sekolah” “bisa” “loro”
gonna guess Javanese
I also think that it sounds vaguely “SE-Asian”, perhaps Austronesian, but the acoustic impression remains somewhat unfamiliar.
That should have been “The presence of /oi/.”
THat should have been “The presence of [oi].” Angle brackets seem to be read as a command to hide text.
Since the language – according to Simon – is spoken in the Lesser Sunda Islands, Javanese is probably not an option. But it could be Helong, spoken on Timor Island, or some related Timoric language.
The mystery language is Dhao, a Sumba-Flores language spoken on Ndao, one of the Lesser Sunda Islands in East Nusa Tenggara Province in Indonesia.