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Re: Naming the conlang

From:Jörg Rhiemeier <joerg_rhiemeier@...>
Date:Monday, July 12, 2004, 19:02
Hallo!

Just tossing my coins into the melee:

The name "Albic" is derived from _Alba_, the common gender singular form
of the self-designation of the speakers of Old Albic.  The Old Albic
name of Old Albic is _Elbirin_ (< *alb-irin) `Elvish' for the language
as a whole and _Tañ Tach_ `proper tongue' for the classical literary
language as opposed to the vernacular dialects.

"Pictic" is a scholarly formation derived from Latin _Picti_.

The meaning of the name "Germanech" ought to be clear: it is Germanech
and means `of Germany', `pertaining to Germany'.

Greetings,

Jörg.