Re: my proposals for a philosophical language

Joseph Fatula wrote:

JF> p t k
JF> m n
JF> f s h
JF> ch
JF> w l y
JF> a i u
JF> ai au
Jf> ia iu
JF> ua ui

"y" an "i" sound similar

JF> --- ROOT WORD PROBLEMS ---

JF> fan  hand
JF> su  joint, pivoting like the wrist, neck, shoulder
JF> laut  hinge, pivoting like the elbow, knee
JF> chuk  appendage, arm/leg
JF> li  upper
JF> pa  lower
JF> tian  head, chief
Jf> yak  center, main body
Jf> nal  outer
Jf> kis  inner
JF> mai  finger
JF> nun  foot

JF> mittus  water

The root words must be made in such a way that
it is clear where is the beginning and the end
of each root word. Mittus (consonant cluster)
is difficult to pronounce. Some consonant clusters
may be acceptable, for example: ms, sl, ks...

The most important decision is how many root
words you need. Your critical comments about
Ygyde indicate that you need many more than
180, perhaps thousands. By the way, I do not
mind criticism -- it is normal part of any
meaningful conversation.

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