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Guess the Language #1

Written samples of ten languages are given. (In case of languages that use another script than the Latin alphabet, a transcription is also given.) Try to guess which languages these are.
Sources: I Love Languages!
Extinct languages are marked by a light red background.
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Last updated: July 4, 2020
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Sample
Language
Quelques jours plus tard, le cadet vendit tout ce qu'il avait reçu et s'en alla dans un pays lointain. Là, il gaspilla sa fortune en menant grande vie.
French
Ngapa kulalpa wantija yangka ngula-warnurla yungu mangarrirlangu pardiyarla. Yapaju ngulajulpalu yarnunjuku nyinaja mangarri ngarninja-wangu. Yali kukurnu-nyanujulpa tala-wangu nyinaja. Yarnunjuku-nyayirnilpa nyinaja.
Warlpiri
Huyo mtumishi akamwambia: ‘Ndugu yako amerudi nyumbani, na baba yako amemchinjia ndama mnono kwa kuwa amempata akiwa salama salimini.’
Swahili
ਸਾਰਾ ਮਨੁੱਖੀ ਪਰਿਵਾਰ ਆਪਣੀ ਮਹਿਮਾ, ਸ਼ਾਨ ਅਤੇ ਹੱਕਾਂ ਦੇ ਪੱਖੋਂ ਜਨਮ ਤੋਂ ਹੀ ਆਜ਼ਾਦ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਸੁਤੇ ਸਿੱਧ ਸਾਰੇ ਲੋਕ ਬਰਾਬਰ ਹਨ । ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਸਭਨਾ ਨੂੰ ਤਰਕ ਅਤੇ ਜ਼ਮੀਰ ਦੀ ਸੌਗਾਤ ਮਿਲੀ ਹੋਈ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਭਰਾਤਰੀਭਾਵ ਦੀ ਭਾਵਨਾ ਰਖਦਿਆਂ ਆਪਸ ਵਿਚ ਵਿਚਰਣਾ ਚਾਹੀਦਾ ਹੈ ।

Sārā manukhī parivāra āpaṇī mahimā, śāna atē hakāṁ dē pakhoṁ janama tōṁ hī āzāda hai atē sutē sidha sārē lōka barābara hana. Unhāṁ sabhanā nū taraka atē zamīra dī saugāta milī ho'ī hai atē unhāṁ nū bharātarībhāva dī bhāvanā rakhadi'āṁ āpasa vica vicaraṇā cāhīdā hai.
Punjabi
Bot wi did so glad wi did afi daans an praans, kaaz yu breda we did ded an kom bak alaiv, kom bak uom. Im did laas bot wi get im bak.
Jamaican Patois
Sample
Language
—Küsawkʼaunük kajwuk a küna!
—Küpasnütün! Küsü mümün?
—Jatkü kümün kua. Nagüchajkaküma.
—Waujua.
Puelche
Küçük oğul çaresizlikten domuzların yediği keçiboynuzunu bile yemeye razıymış, fakat kimse ona bir şey vermemiş.
Turkish
ᑕ ᑭᒋ ᐊᐲᑌᓐᑖᑾᓐ ᑲᔦ ᑕ ᒌᑫᓐᑖᑾᓐ ᐊᓄᑮᐎᓐ᙮ ᑳᐐᓐ ᐊᐗᔑᒣ ᐋᑯᓯᐎᓐ ᑫᒫ ᑲᒀᑕᑭᑑᐎᓐ ᑕ ᐊᔮᒪᑲᓯᓅᓐ᙮ ᑭᑖ ᒌᑫᓐᑖᓐ ᑳᑭᑫ ᐱᒫᑎᓯᐎᓐ ᑕᑯ ᑲᔦ ᑭᐐᒋᐊᒫᑲᓇᒃ ᔑᑾ ᑭᐐᒌᐙᑲᓇᒃ᙮

Da-gichi-apiitendaagwan gaye da-jiikendaagwan anokiiwin. Gaawiin awashime aakoziwin gemaa gagwaadagitoowin da-ayaamagasinoon. Gidaa-jiikendaan gaagige-bimaadiziwin dago gaye giwiiji'amaaganag zhigwa giwiijiiwaaganag.
Ojibwe
Hvernig heldurðu að framtíðin verði? Verður heimurinn... óbreyttur? Verri? Betri?
Icelandic
Te ha kua ǀʼan ha ǀʼee ko nǃabo ǃaesa o tzamahma ko nǃobe nǃaʼan gasi, ǁʼan ha nǃohm nǂau koa ha ku u ǃʼoan ha ǀʼee ko kurihsa o nǃani kota kurih gǃohm, te ǁʼan te ge gǃaah nǃaia o ǂʼangama nǃaʼan ga.
Juǀʼhoan
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Level 95
Apr 16, 2021
Hyvä testi, kun oli noita tosi harvinaisiakin kieliä mukana! :)
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Level 71
Jun 7, 2021
Kiitos! Yritän pitää puolet kielistä "helppoina" ja puolet vaikeina. :P
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Level 39
Jun 23, 2021
Küçük oğul çaresizlikten domuzların yediği keçiboynuzunu bile yemeye razıymış, fakat kimse ona bir şey vermemiş mi? İnanmıyorum!
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Level 39
Jun 24, 2021
There is nothing in the source link...
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Level 71
Sep 21, 2023
Ah, apparently the person behind that channel has made a new channel and move all their videos there. If you're interested, the new channel is here: https://www.youtube.com/@ilovelanguages0124/videos