Re: word choice process (was: Announcement Follow-up)

On Sun, 5 Aug 2001, Henrik Theiling wrote:

> Yoon Ha Lee <yl112@...> writes:
> > >     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. :-)
Oh, duh.  Why is it that I think of something way more
conlanguistically obscure?  :-p  (At least, many listmembers seem
quite taken with Finnish.  I really need to pick up a book or tape or
something.)

> Naneun saenggakhanda.  Koro naneun chonjaehanda. :-)))
> (or something like that at least. :-)
I think therefore I am?  I confess I don't recognize "chonjaehanda."
<Squirm>

> > 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.
Yes--actually, Czevraqis is ongoingly used in a fantasy novel I've
been working on, but the world *did* start out as a private
roleplaying world between me and my sister.  (I mutated it drastically.)

> > 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.
:-)

YHL

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