Identify the language.
Say where it is spoken (what country, continent or area). Say who speaks it (what race, people or ethnic group). Say what type of language it is, if you can identify it. Extra points for precision.
Example: Basque, spoken in NE Spain by Basques, language isolate not related to anything.
I picked out some easy ones on purpose for starters. All these languages or peoples are fairly well-known, at least to me anyway.
1. Abenaki
2. Afar
3. Akan
4. Alsatian
5. Amharic
6. Aramaic
7. Asturian
8. Assamese
9. Assiniboine
10. Aymara
11. Balinese
12. Baluchi
13. Bikol
14. Brahui
15. Buryat
16. Burushaski
17. Cahuilla
18. Chamorro
19. Chickasaw
20. Choctaw
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1. Abenaki — Vermont and environs
2. Afar — Afar desert of Ethiopia
3. Akan — Probably West Africa just judging by the name
4. Alsation — did you spell that right? Alsace, France
5. Amharic — Ethiopia again
6. Aramaic — formerly spoken in Syria
7. Asturian — Asturia. (ha ha, I can’t be wrong with that, can I?)
8. Assamese — Assam (there, I did it again)
9. Assiniboine — Montana
10. Aymara — Peru
11. Balinese — Bali
12. Baluchi — Baluchistan (southern part of Pakistan)
13. Bikol — probably West Africa again
14. Brahui — Pakistan
15. Buryat — Siberia
16. Burushaski — a little valley somewhere near Afghanistan
17. Cahuilla — probably South America judging by spelling
18. Chamorro — Guam, I think
19. Chickasaw — southern USA
20. Choctaw — southern USA
Oh, I suppose I didnt read the full post, and so I didnt realize I was supposed to give more info. Well, I think most of the answers should be obvious … e.g. if it’s spoken in Montana it’s going to be American Indians, Africa is Africans, and so on … as for the “types” of languages, Im not so well educated about that.
“17. Cahuilla — probably South America judging by spelling”
I don’t think its south america. My gut tells me its Mexico – specifically Northern Mexico. I know that there’s a state there with a similar name (Coahuila, I belive), but I think I’ve heard this name involving an indigenous group in northern Mexico.
I think it is actually a Native Californian language spoken around Los Angeles.
Hey that’s great! All correct except for 13 and 17.