Can you guess what language this is? (#1)

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In this clip from "Mystery Languages" I play you a sample of a language so you can guess what it is!

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  • @camrendavis6650 says:

    Sounds like a creole

    Edit: oh snap, i was right 😂😂😂

  • @FuchsHund says:

    Some sort of French based creole❓🤔

  • @itchy7879 says:

    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

    • @patax144 says:

      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.

  • @laurentsalomonoriginals3438 says:

    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.

    • @chitlitlah says:

      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.

    • @kame9 says:

      as spanish i recognized too as a french creole

  • @AJarOfYams says:

    My guess was “one of the French colony languages.” Some of it sounded like France French

  • @prenomnom2812 says:

    Definitely a French creole. Probably Haitian creole base on the mention of « tremblement de terre » (“earthquake”)?

  • @patax144 says:

    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.

  • @jessicacorsi8734 says:

    My response was, “Some kind of French? Maybe Haitian?”

  • @anothersquid says:

    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 🙂

  • @deepdarkpro4912 says:

    As a Romanian I figured it was some kind of Romance language.

  • @ldmartinez02 says:

    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.

  • @slightlyopinionated8107 says:

    Either French or a someone speaking Spanish with their nose plugged

  • @Dhi_Bee says:

    I was born & raised in South Florida (Miami metro area) & knew IMMEDIATELY it was Kreyòl Ayisyen (Haitian Creole). 😂 I’ve 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 didn’t know as much as I know now. I love how there’s no conjugation unlike other Romance languages.

    Edit: After English & Spanish, it’s the third most spoken language in my metropolitan area AND in all of Florida

  • @tocinoamericano says:

    As a Haitian I guessed correctly

  • @ΧΡΗΣΤΟΣΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΟΥ-ζ8μ says:

    Even though I don’t speak French, I was sure it was a French creole, but didn’t know which one.

  • @mayurchaudhari850 says:

    Langguessr would be a nice game…

    • @jonadabtheunsightly says:

      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.

    • @the_linguist_ll says:

      @@mayurchaudhari850 There’s Lingule

  • @malenko316 says:

    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.

  • @azzanal-harthi6280 says:

    My thought process was literally, it is French with a Brazilian Portuguese vibe😅

  • @faenethlorhalien says:

    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.

  • @Althar9809 says:

    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 !

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