(snipping a whole bunch of stuff)
From: "Wesley Parish" <wes.parish@...>
> > So here are some of the languages. If any of them look interesting,
just
> > give me a shout, and I'll post more on them. Most of them have a basic
set
> > of grammatical rules in place, all have their phonologies largely
> > determined. Most have at least one text translated into them, whether
> > Schleicher's Tale, the Lord's Prayer, or for one, the opening 11 lines
of
> > Beowulf (in a similar meter!).
>
> Hey, let's see them! The more the merrier!
All right... I've posted a rather in-depth description of Altsag Venchet and
would like to know what people think of it. I think I'll post some more
about Thanyar shortly.
> > Stûmbrin - An isolating language with high, mid, and low tones. I
started
> > making it partly to provide a consistent language from whence most
falconry
> > terms come in my world, as its speakers invented the art, but partly to
> > experiment with syntax, as it is an area of linguistics I am rather weak
> > in. The language allows a large range of consonant clusters, and
> > distinguishes velar consonants from uvular. Some of my friends (those
who
> > can bear to hear yet another one of my languages) think it sounds
> > absolutely horrible, and that it ought to be an orkish language, but I
pay
> > them no heed. :-)
>
> Velar and uvular sounds are some of the hardest to do convincingly. Good
on
> you for having a go at it!
>
> Wesley Parish
I suppose I might be cheating... many of the velar consonants are nearly
palatal before front vowels, and to consistently get the uvular consonants
sounding different, I sometimes pharyngealize them.
Joe Fatula