Re: Introduction to Jovian (Comments, anyone?)

>From: Christian Thalmann <cinga@...>
>Reply-To: Constructed Languages List <CONLANG@...>
>To: CONLANG@LISTSERV.BROWN.EDU
>Subject: Introduction to Jovian (Comments, anyone?)
>Date: Thu, 7 Mar 2002 21:32:39 +0100
>
>Finally!
>
>My ideas for a novel mutation-laden conlang derived from High-Latin
>have coalesced into something consistent enough to publish.  I named
>the language Jovian, because it is spoken by a stellar nation sprung
>from an idealistic human colony on Jupiter's moons.
>
>I converted the rich text format to HTML for easy delivery:
>
>      http://catharsis.netpeople.ch/langmaking/jovian.htm
>
>Here's a little tidbit to make you curious...
>
>fridha /"fri:D@/ "cold"
>auga fridha /"awg@vri:D@/ "cold water"
>biver augan fridhan /"bi:v@r"awg@m"bri:D@n/ "to drink cold water"
>
>I'm glad about any comments, critiques or complaints!
>
>Have fun,
>
>
>-- Christian Thalmann
I like it. But [j] in IPA is as y in you, so that could cause confusion.
Orthographically, of course, it's up to you. BTW why are Jovian space
colonists speaking Latin?-says someone who constructed a future history
specifically so he could use exotic languages.


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