Re: We Z'te

Hi Mikul, and others,

On Sat, 18 Feb 2006, Mikul Tuba wrote:
>
> The language We Z'te is able to self-define through a series of
> equations . This would primarily benefit readers of the language in some
> distant future time . I've made several attempts at it , and last night
> another , only this time with the assistance of an Art.Intel. device so
> maybe it's a bit more logically progressive . even the earlier ones
weren't
> so bad . one time i tested the first part of the equations on some college
> kids and was quite pleased they could solve those first 10 equations in
> about 15 minutes .
>
> Lincos is the only other language i know of that tried to do it , and that
> as part of the Voyager space project ....
For an overview, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincos_(language)

What about Lancelot Hogben's Astraglossa (1953), in which
he developed 'radioglyphs' for CETI (Communication with
ExtraTerrestrial Intelligences)?
http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/A/Astraglossa.html

Or Philip Morrison's elaborations of Hogben's radioglyphs (1962)?
http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/M/Mradioglyph.html

For a brief history of CETI, with references, see:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communication_with_Extraterrestrial_Intelligenc
e


> ... C.Sagan , for one , has reported the
> whole equational set to be most voluminous and except to author , not
> humanly translatable . maybe smart aliens will do better with it ,
> maybe not .
>
> We Z'te can be described in 50 equations . This is the first part :
>
>
> j j j
> r j r
> r yj y
> yr j a
> a yj a
> ryr j Qa
> rjr j Qya
>
>
> These script-letters , jryaQ , are 5 in the total set of 30 characters .
> Even as a set of 5 they can still function as a complete language , such
as
> a clam might have .

Well, I'm intrigued!  Show me more?

Regards,
Yahya



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