Re: Data and Musings...
| From: | Boudewijn Rempt <boud@...> |
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| Date: | Saturday, September 29, 2001, 21:45 |
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On Saturday 29 September 2001 23:24, you wrote:
> <snip a godless amount of language books>
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> Has anyone every heard of a language called Cham ([tSAm], I imagine)?
> Before I was introduced to its script, Sinhala had my favorite; now I can
> definitely say that the best script on Earth is that of the Cham language.
> If you go to www.omniglot.com and go to the scripts part you can see it.
> It's related to other Indian languages (languages of India, that is), but
> I'm not sure how closely, or anything like that--they just show the script.
> They say it's spoken in Southern Vietnam (hee, hee... That's like saying
> "South South Carolina"). Anyone heard of it? I want to learn it just
> because of the script.
>
No, this one was new to me. The script looks like it has been the direct
inspiration for Tsolyani, though. An Austronesian language with a
Brahmi-derived script must be interesting.
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Boudewijn Rempt | http://www.valdyas.org
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