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Sounds like a creole
Edit: oh snap, i was right πππ
Some sort of French based creoleβπ€
it sounds like French but something’s really off
Maybe Haitian Creole, itβs the most common one
SOUNDS LIKE FRENCH BUT IT’S A LINGUISTIC ODDITY….
That’s as far as I got.
Haitian Creole, my speaking isnt the best but i fully understood it, if there were some weird terms i didnt fully understand i wouldve assumed Guadalupe or Martinique creole
My process:
Recognized some romance words from Spanish -> oh this is french -> more listeneing: nope it’s a creole -> written form has W so probably Hatian Creole
As a Spanish speaker who knows French that first part was easy and I have seen written Haitian Creole in signs in my aunt’s building.
I got it right. As a French person, I recognized a French creole. However there a many of them. I knew it was not the Martinique, Guadeloupe or Reunion versions. I recognized it because I have started studying it.
I know some French and recognized some of the words, but it didn’t quite sound like French to me. I was thinking Haitian creole based on the sound because I have a Haitian friend who explained it to me and showed me an example a long time ago, but the writing really gave it away for me.
as spanish i recognized too as a french creole
My guess was “one of the French colony languages.” Some of it sounded like France French
Definitely a French creole. Probably Haitian creole base on the mention of Β« tremblement de terre Β» (“earthquake”)?
Got it, I listened and it sounded like French but not quite, so I guessed a creole it sounded Caribbean but I didn’t want to put my hands in the fire, then I saw the written form and went straight to Haitian, my aunt manages a building in Miami where there are some Haitian families and across the building in the common areas there are written signs in English, Spanish and Haitian Creole, so I recognized the written language.
My response was, “Some kind of French? Maybe Haitian?”
I got it! But I speak French. I also worked ham radio for emergency comms after the earthquake. It is *really* hard for a Quebec French speaker to grok it over the radio π
As a Romanian I figured it was some kind of Romance language.
I once was sent on an assignment as a French interpreter. When I introduced myself in metropolitan (Parisian) French, the patient gave me a quizzical look and asked me in English why I wasn’t speaking French. I told him that was the language I was speaking and he said, “No, Creole!” I ended up refusing the assignment because Haitian Creole is a completely different language. That was the requestor’s mistake.
Either French or a someone speaking Spanish with their nose plugged
I was born & raised in South Florida (Miami metro area) & knew IMMEDIATELY it was KreyΓ²l Ayisyen (Haitian Creole). π Iβve heard it all my life & recently started learning a little. Despite living in Little Haiti for a small amount of time with my ex, I didnβt know as much as I know now. I love how thereβs no conjugation unlike other Romance languages.
Edit: After English & Spanish, itβs the third most spoken language in my metropolitan area AND in all of Florida
As a Haitian I guessed correctly
Good job π
Even though I don’t speak French, I was sure it was a French creole, but didn’t know which one.
Langguessr would be a nice game…
It’s not called that, but there are numerous games around the web that essentially boil down to that. Some use longer recordings than others. Some show the writing, others do not.
@@mayurchaudhari850 Thereβs Lingule
Haitian Creole. Obviously French based given the accent and majority of the syntax. The written form then confirmed it was not a more African creole such as from Gabon etc.
My thought process was literally, it is French with a Brazilian Portuguese vibeπ
I immediately recognized it as some French creole. The tone is 100% French, but it has African clicks, so it has to have an African base too. If I had had like 30 more seconds I might have come with the obvious answer: Haitian creole.
I miss those videos Paul !! Such a fun game and the format you offer, bringing both written and spoken samples is very enriching, for all language enthusiasts. I am a francophone from Quebec, so this one was fairly easy, especially since I worked with Haitians during 2 years !