Re: Proto-Languages Question

--- David Peterson <ThatBlueCat@...> wrote:

> Elliott wrote:
>
> <snip everything>
>
> <<Anyways, what do you all think?>>
>
> This looks far too advanced for me to complicate on
> specifics.
> However, I'll offer this general advice, for what
> it's worth: The
> good thing about proto-languages for conlangs is
> that you can
> always create more!   So if Nindic and Silic aren't
> close enough
> together, why not create another level for one or
> both of them?
> Or many more levels?
Well, the thing is, they are basically close in all
but vocabulary.

The major grammatical difference between the two is
the lack of cases outside of pronouns in Nindic, as
opposed to a widespread casification of enclitic
particles in Silic. In addition Silic preserves most
of original cases, like accusative (-n), genitive
(-di).

In terms of vocabulary, many of the items in Nindic
are possible in Silic, with differing meanings or
connotations, hence I'm aware of the similarities, I'm
just not sure how to relate the matters of vocabulary
change in a systematic way.

As for adding another level, I'm afraid that's
somewhat too simplistic and basically impossible at
this point: the back story being too set down in
stone.

Elliott



		
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