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Word search, language unknown IPA is ʃi ʃí or similar
Téma indítója: Bianca Giesler
Bianca Giesler
Bianca Giesler
Local time: 05:33
német - francia
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Oct 11, 2022

Dear colleagues,

This is a word a victim of robbery remembered pretty clearly, with stress on the second “i”. It was used to calm her down, so it’s probably an interjection like shh.
Can anybody help me determine the language? Google just pointed my to Bantu or Africans, but that’s not really reliable.

Thanks for helping me with this riddle!
 
philgoddard
philgoddard
Egyesült Államok
német - angol
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Questions Oct 15, 2022

Most importantly, where does this take place?
What is this - a script? A police report?
What else is said?
For those of us who've forgotten the IPA, what is ʃ?

Thanks!

Christel Zipfel
 
Stepan Konev
Stepan Konev  Identity Verified
Oroszországi Föderáció
Local time: 06:33
angol - orosz
The /ʃ/ sound Oct 15, 2022

philgoddard wrote:
For those of us who've forgotten the IPA, what is ʃ?
The /ʃ/ sound: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDjAf2AhjRc
 
philgoddard
philgoddard
Egyesült Államok
német - angol
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Thanks Oct 17, 2022

So it's "sh".
 
Samuel Murray
Samuel Murray  Identity Verified
Hollandia
Local time: 05:33
Tag (2006 óta)
angol - afrikaans
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It's "she shee" Oct 17, 2022

philgoddard wrote:
So it's "sh".

The first symbol is that which in English is written "sh", yes. The entire expression is [ʃi ʃi'].

Bianca Giesler
 
Bianca Giesler
Bianca Giesler
Local time: 05:33
német - francia
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TÉMAINDÍTÓ
Context Oct 19, 2022

It’s spoken language only, like German psst or English shh used to calm somebody. I just have no clue which other language it could be? Chinese?
 


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