Re: Góquim

--- In conlang@yahoogroups.com, Nikhil Sinha <nsinha_in@H...> wrote:
> Hey the sentences are nice. But what about my language!
That's an age-old tradition on this list.  Pleas for the
appreciation of a new conlang are ignored in favor of idle
off-topic chat until you scream and shout.  =(

Let's see...  I've only skimmed through the language part
quickly.

The affixes to nouns and verbs seem to have pretty standard
indo-european meanings.  You don't ever explain their usage,
so I assume they're identical to Latin (cases) and English
(tenses).  That will certainly work fine, since both systems
are well-established in the real world and intuitive to use
for us, but it's not very original.  Are the Quauds aliens?
Their language certainly looks 100% human!

One of the verb affixes is called "infinite".  Is that a
typo for "infinitive", or is it some kind of tense used for
general truths and timeless static situations?  The latter
would be cool, but I somewhat doubt it was the intention.
;-)

The phonology confuses me a bit.  You never explain the
values of the letters.  Also, the tons of diaereses (¨) make
it hard to read, while seemingly serving no purpose.  Is
there a difference between |ai| and |äï|?

Currently, the language description is a bit dry.  A few
colorful sample sentences from everyday situations might
give the Quauds a bit more depth and character.  Remember,
a language and its culture are entwined.

Hope that helps.


-- Christian Thalmann

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