Mbabaram is an extinct language, once spoken in the Queensland state of Australia. The last speaker lived until the 1980s. It was with all likelihood a Pama-Nyungan language, the dominating language family among aboriginal languages. Mbabaram was distinct from its neighbouring languages, which were partly intelligible with each other, but Mbabaram was unintelligible to them. Speakers of Mbabaram often learned the other languages but not the other way around since it was considered more difficult, which probably sped up its extinction. When a linguist tracked down the last speakers it hadn’t been actively spoken in 10-15 years.
Motivation: People like to claim that the Mbabaram word for "dog" is "dog." This is technically not true, it is "dúg." Which is pronounced almost identically to the Australian English pronunciation of "dog." This is still a fun coincidence.
Note: I had to go dig up a paper from the sixties to confirm this one (and learn more about the language because I had a hard time finding information), but I found a lexicon and info about the field study! No IPA though.
Chancla (Spanish)
[ˈt͡ʃãŋ.kla]
Translation: Flip-flop or sandal (sometimes slipper)
Spanish is an Indo-European language belonging to the Romance branch. It’s spoken by 559 million people worldwide, 46,6 million of those in Spain and 74 million as a second language. It’s counted as the second largest language (based on number of native speakers) after Mandarin.
Motivation: It's one of the few Spanish words that's used in most Latin American countries that translates into the same thing. Also it's fun to say, very good for echolalia
No spoilers here, but... Why even give her a bat? Lol Just sayin'.
I just watched Thanks to Them, I'm totally okay and didn't gasp or cup my hand over my gasping mouth or cry at all, nope, nah, I'm good... Also. Episode 2's title will probably start with an "O" and 3 will be an "H", right???
Do you have a pair of chanclas? I think that might help with your new Morty
ALL I HAD TO DO WAS THREATENLY HOLD A CHANCLA IN THE AIR AND HE INSTANTLY STOPPED SAYING EVERY DEMON NAME OUTLOUD THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS SUGGESTION