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> From: Constructed Languages List [mailto:CONLANG@BROWNVM.BROWN.EDU]On
> Behalf Of Nik Taylor
> Sent: Thursday, December 16, 1999 6:26 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list CONLANG
> Subject: Terra Novan (language)
> I've begun work on what will be the definitive language for (Eastern)
> Terra Nova. The Terra Novans are divided into three large segments, the
> Easterners, the Westerners, and the Southerners, which speak different
> descendants of English usually considered different languages, altho
> Western and Southern are definitely mutually intelligible, and Eastern
> is sort of borderline with the other two.
> Dis it's a samba o Eestan, de languaj it get speek in de Eestan paht o
> de Hyoom Continen. It get descen from English, woun o de maja languajes
> o Ahf an o de Sola Sistem. Eestan also get relate to Westan an Suvvan.
>
> /dEs Ets @ 'sa~b@ @ 'esta~ 'dle~gwEdZ EtgEt'pek e~ 'desta~ p_hOt @ d@
> Cwo~ 'k_hOna~ EtgEde'se~ fro~ 'e~glES wo~ @ d@ 'mEj@ 'le~gwEdZ@z @ Of A~
> @ d@ 'sul@ 'sEsta~ 'esta~ Olsu gEtre'lEt t_hwO w&sta~ A~ 'sOva~/
I like it :) Reminds me of things like Jamaican patois.