Re: CHAT: Hi!

On Thu, 2004-08-12 at 19:13, Afian wrote:
> Hi! I'm new to this list and I want to post a sentence in all of my four
> related languages.
Hidilly-hodilly there, and welcome to the list.

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>  If you can spot the relation, please reply and say so.
> If not, I will soon post a description of the features they have in common.
>
> Afian: Achlanathon paramondakoferat er alomnuthon eterinikeferat.
> Pirim: Olonith pörüdön er elem törümön.
> Paradon: Alanoth vosat parond ert nuthon vosat etin.
> Peries: Tith atlen tanchinike kilin pi onin tanchinike etrim.
A. _Achlanathon_, Pi. _Olonith_, Pa. _Alanoth_ seem related.
A. _paramondakoferat_, Pi. _pörüdön_, Pa. _parond_ seem related.
A. & Pi. _er_, Pa.  _ert_ seem related.

But they all seem to be only haphazardly related... They seem to be a
very beginners' conlang. I don't mean to insult you or your abilities,
we all had to start somewhere, but where does the _-am-...-koferat_ in
A. _paramondakoferat_? Perhaps I just haven't got enough information to
work from.

> English: They swam through the sea and found land.
>
> I'm currently erfining the above languages and I am developing even more
> of them. When I am finished I will post here.
& he also wrote:
> I would be very grateful for any comments.
It's very difficult to comment; you've given us very little to work on.

> If any body is interested in a
> basic grammar (not covering questions, attributes and the likes),  simply
> say so.
You may need to say more... :)
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Tristan Mc Leay <kesuari@...>