Re: Non-humanoid langs

Hi!

Simon Clarkstone <simon.clarkstone@...> writes:
> On 4/27/05, Jörg Rhiemeier <joerg_rhiemeier@...> wrote:
> > Hallo!
> >
> > On Tue, 26 Apr 2005 20:25:52 +0100,
> > Simon Clarkstone <simon.clarkstone@...> wrote:
> > > I am fiddling around with the grammar of a lang for genetically
> > > engineered, vaguely dragon-like  creatures that I will (for want of a
> > > better name) call Kigdatsi.  They do not speak per se, but instead
> > > communicate by radio (with "rademes" instead of phonemes).  Their
> > > rademes can come in any order, and the language is roughly
> > > standardised, so all the fun is in the grammar (which is giving me
> > > trouble, but is heading toward a cross between Lojban/Loglan, LISP,
> > > Haskell, Relativity, and maths).  They can speak human langs with
> > > practice, but are still difficult to understand.
> >
> > Now that seems like an interestingly bizarre project.  Are you trying
> > to beat Ithkuil and Qthyn|gai out of the field?
>
> Not really.  I don't want it to be too cumbersome.  ...
I must protest!  Qthyn|gai is not cumbersome! :-)

**Henrik

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