Hi!
Yoon Ha Lee <yl112@...> writes:
> > I usually write a small program that knows about the phonotactics of
> > the language and can be invoked with some parameters (e.g. length of
> > the word (sometimes in morae, sometimes in syllables)). Then it
> > produces 100 examples and I choose one that I like most.
> >
> Lucky person. :-) It's been way, way too long since I did programming.
Try it again, it's fun. :-)
> I tried the LangMaker.com program but it always crashed on Win98, so I
> gave up on it. Which was a pity; when it did work it looked quite
> interesting.
Under Linux, I'd pretty much like to have such a program. I thought
about doing it myself, but then immediately resigned when looking at the
work. :-)
> > ihmin < fi. ihminen -- human being
> >
> (fi = Fijian? meep?) What natlangs do you tend to borrow from--is there
> any system or do you borrow as it suits your fancy? :-)
Ah, no, Finnish. The natlangs I borrowed from where diverse. Usually
the ones I examined at the time of conlanging. :-)
> sa [sa] < Kor. sam -- 3
Yippie I know that word!
> na [na] < Kor. na -- first person pronoun (though it does decline rather
> differently)
Yippie I know that word!
`Na'...
Naneun saenggakhanda. Koro naneun chonjaehanda. :-)))
(or something like that at least. :-)
> jenar [dZena*] = shortsword, dagger
...
> vaezenar (veISena*] = from vaes jenar or "blood blade"; a sword of
> execution,
> specifically referred to that carried by magistrates
You do role play, don't you! :-)))) Nice family of words.
> These early inventions are sort of contrived, but what the heck, I like
> irregularities. :-)
Yeah, that's why I will not make a reformation of Fukhian. The
remaining irregularities are a feature now.
**Henrik