Re: Caste Languages

Interesting you should ask such a thing.  I've been thinking lately
how caste dynamics would shape my fictional (Subcontinental) Indian
language isolate (jokingly referred to as "Project X" thus far and
yes, I do work on several projects at once, not just linguistic...
:) Come on, I know I'm not the only one).

As the Polish and the hilarious Russian examples point out, though,
caste is not something restricted to India and can be found in
anyone's back yard.

Once again with my deux centimes d'Euro,
Eamon

"Hiro M." wrote:
>
> I remember an episode of Babylon 5 where Delenn told
> that each of the three Minbari castes (Worker Caste,
> Warrior Caste, and Religious Caste) had its own
> language.
>
> Has anyone ever attempted to create a language that
> splits into three similar but distinct dialects due to
> a cultural schism? Or what the three languages would
> look like after thousands of years?
>
> --
> Hiro2k
>
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