> From: daniel andreasson
The closer inspection. Mostly about Q sources.
> ~ THE T-SHIRT PHRASE ~
>
> "Mad llamgalf! Ond llam!"
>
> mad llam:galf ond llam
> fight language:death create language
> 'Fight language death! Create a language!'
> [mad Kam'galv Ond Kam]
galf < Q ?? [Q qualme? < KWAL-?]
> cul oron fag se isce
> dress mountain every in mist
> 'Dresses every mountain in mist'
> [kUl o'rOn vag se i'Se]
cul < Q ??? [Q qulu < KUL- = gold(metal)?]
fag < mag < Q ?? (why not ilya?)
se < Q -sse locative? [Ah, Q cases become prepositions??? o < Q -o
genitive!]
isce < Q hiise? < KHIS-? [There seems to be more than Welsh mutation here.]
> na'el llim len
> be:PRS'2SG AUG beautiful
> 'You are so beautiful'
> [najl KIm len]
llim This is an innovation, yes?
len < llen < Q linda? < LIND-?
> allo lum* era
> from clouds:PL remote
> 'From remote clouds'
> [a'Ko lUm e'ra]
allo < Q -ablative. I see the pattern now.
era < Q ???
> ffen alch or iar
> lightning flash over sea
> 'lightning flashes over the sea'
> [fEn alx Or jar]
ffen < pen < Q ??? [Q pende < PEN- = slope?]
Is lightning plural here? (ffen < pen?)
> na'ir ffan* ir chess o'i anar
> are'the cloud:PL the:PL feather:PL GEN'the sun
> 'The clouds are the sun's feathers'
> [najr fan Ir xEs oj a'nar]
chess < Q quesse? Is ch < q a regular change?
> se anyn
> in evening
> 'in the evening'
> [se a'ni:n]
anyn < Q anduune? What are the sound change rules that operate here?
I'll look at Cirion's Oath another time.
Nice work Daniel. This is real promising.
Stay curious,
David
David E. Bell
The Gray Wizard
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Wisdom begins in wonder.