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Re: CHAT: weird names,was Re: conlanging,the ultimate feminist

From:John Cowan <cowan@...>
Date:Monday, August 9, 1999, 13:04
alypius wrote:

> Istanbul if from a Greek expression that means "to the city."
Nope. No evidence for that.
> Well, don't forget about Roman-ia, "land of the Romans," and cradle of one > of the 6 modern Romance languages. (Can anyone name all 6?) ~alypius
Um, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Italian, Catalan, Occitan, Sardinian, Rhaeto-Romance, Francoprovencal, Dalmatian (died out in the 16th century), ... oh yes, Brithenig. -- John Cowan http://www.ccil.org/~cowan cowan@ccil.org Schlingt dreifach einen Kreis um dies! / Schliesst euer Aug vor heiliger Schau, Denn er genoss vom Honig-Tau / Und trank die Milch vom Paradies. -- Coleridge / Politzer