Palawa Kani (was: Message from Janko)
| From: | Isaac Penzev <isaacp@...> |
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| Date: | Sunday, September 7, 2003, 14:54 |
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Hello ppl!
A funny thing Janko mentioned:
> J. CONLANG BASED AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINAL LANGUAGES:
> Palawa Kani.
Actually, it's not a conlang but rather a 'reconlang': a reconstruction of a
language that died. But the funnier thing is that this language is taught and
spoken by a small but distinctive and growing community!
Read about it here:
http://www.fatsil.org/LOTM/dec99.htm
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/printpage/0,5942,6728620,00.html
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/arts/deepend/stories/s899296.htm
~~~~~~Yitzik~~~~~~
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