# Which language is spoken in this video? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [January 11, 2011, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-language-is-spoken-in-this-video/567161 "2011-01-11T00:20:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![minor7flat5](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/minor7flat5/32/258_2.png) [@minor7flat5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minor7flat5)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2011, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-language-is-spoken-in-this-video/567161/41 "2011-01-13T22:30:51Z")
I waded through all of the dreck that was posted on that site as comments and someone else thinks it’s Turkish as well. And the more times I listen to it, the less it sounds like anything close to Portuguese. Paying close attention to the voice of the mother (babysitter? big sis?) in the background, which is most likely to be a normal speaking voice, it’s hard to hear anything Spanish or Portuguese sounding, particularly near the end when she is talking more. I’m actually kind of surprised that this is taking so long for the collective heads of the 'Dope to figure out. Usually it’s the other way around: amazingly challenging questions getting triple-simulpost-answered in five minutes. ---
**Author:** ![cantara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6f9a4e/32.png) [@cantara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cantara)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2011, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-language-is-spoken-in-this-video/567161/42 "2011-01-14T16:23:36Z")
I have a coworker who is Cypriot and went to University in Istanbul…we can’t see the video at work though. I’ll see if she’ll look at it over the weekend and provide a translation… ---
**Author:** ![newcomer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e5b9ba/32.png) [@newcomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcomer)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2011, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-language-is-spoken-in-this-video/567161/43 "2011-01-14T16:38:07Z")
I’m thinking it’s Armenian ---
**Author:** ![Ximenean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/aca169/32.png) [@Ximenean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ximenean)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2011, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-language-is-spoken-in-this-video/567161/44 "2011-01-14T17:01:33Z")
I’m guessing Greek. ---
**Author:** ![Kiyoshi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e19adc/32.png) [@Kiyoshi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiyoshi)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2011, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-language-is-spoken-in-this-video/567161/45 "2011-01-15T10:42:46Z")
It’s definitely not Greek. There are sound in there like “sh” that don’t exist in Greek. ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2011, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-language-is-spoken-in-this-video/567161/46 "2011-01-16T19:05:48Z")
Just before the smack there’s a decidedly Parisian French sound to it “Il y a \_ \_ \_” I’m guessing little sister is speaking mostly their first language, and older sister an accented French. ---
**Author:** ![Desert\_Nomad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desert_nomad/32/177_2.png) [@Desert\_Nomad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Desert_Nomad)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2011, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-language-is-spoken-in-this-video/567161/47 "2011-01-16T19:22:40Z")
> [@newcomer](#): > > I’m thinking it’s Armenian I think you might be right. I lived in Tbilisi and it does not sound Georgian to me, but the decor in the apartment could certainly fit in the Caucasus region. ---
**Author:** ![HMS\_Irruncible](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hms_irruncible/32/7394_2.png) [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2011, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-language-is-spoken-in-this-video/567161/48 "2011-01-16T19:53:58Z")
> [@TruCelt](#): > > Just before the smack there’s a decidedly Parisian French sound to it “Il y a \_ \_ \_” It’s definitely not French. I heard it as maybe part of the Portuguese “melhor” but we’re pretty sure it’s not Portuguese. After several mentions of Turkish, I poked around and found common words like _biliyor_ that sounded like very strong possibilities for a match. ---
**Author:** ![rogerbox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/76d3ee/32.png) [@rogerbox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rogerbox)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2011, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-language-is-spoken-in-this-video/567161/49 "2011-01-21T17:08:12Z")
Bump…so do I win something? I’ve seen a bunch of “what language is this” threads, but never one that didn’t get solved within 4-5 posts. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![PandaBear77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@PandaBear77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PandaBear77)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2011, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-language-is-spoken-in-this-video/567161/50 "2011-01-30T23:45:14Z")
Bumping again - surely someone on here can answer this one! ---
**Author:** ![kun11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/91b2a8/32.png) [@kun11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kun11)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2011, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-language-is-spoken-in-this-video/567161/51 "2011-01-31T21:08:53Z")
bump. ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2011, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-language-is-spoken-in-this-video/567161/52 "2011-01-31T21:37:43Z")
I saw Johanna pop up in an earlier thread, and was hoping she might pop in to possibly shed some insight. Anyone wanna poke her this way??? ---
**Author:** ![Olentzero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/90ced4/32.png) [@Olentzero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Olentzero)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2011, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-language-is-spoken-in-this-video/567161/53 "2011-02-01T12:08:46Z")
Just confirmed by a Turkish co-worker. It’s Turkish, although a local dialect out of Anatolia. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2011, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-language-is-spoken-in-this-video/567161/54 "2011-02-01T16:21:28Z")
I’m a bit surprised it took that long on these boards to find a Turkish speaker. Looks like the FOAF guess of “Cypriot Turkish” was not too far off, as Cypriot Turkish emanates from Anatolia. Impressive how some people can just pin-point a language like that. ---
**Author:** ![Olentzero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/90ced4/32.png) [@Olentzero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Olentzero)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2011, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-language-is-spoken-in-this-video/567161/55 "2011-02-01T21:21:45Z")
I been offboard for a while. Would have nailed it earlier if I’d been around. ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2011, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-language-is-spoken-in-this-video/567161/56 "2011-02-01T22:04:05Z")
Just missed it. :smack: I just now noticed the thread. Thanks for the name check, anyway, Earl. 🙂 I can only echo that it’s Turkish. I had a hunch it would be, just from reading the scattered guesses in the first few posts. Every suggestion was quickly ruled out except Turkish, which has a lot of _sh_ sounds. I can’t understand a word the children said, except for the aforementioned _küçük_. The woman speaks more intelligibly. At one point she says something like “_Batan göz istiyor_” meaning either ‘She wants to attract attention’ or ‘She wants to be annoying’. ---
**Author:** ![Olentzero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/90ced4/32.png) [@Olentzero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Olentzero)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2011, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-language-is-spoken-in-this-video/567161/57 "2011-02-09T15:53:17Z")
Looks like she succeeded, at any rate. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-language-is-spoken-in-this-video/567161.md?page=2)