Re: Question about Romlangs/CeltiConlangs
| From: | Jan van Steenbergen <ijzeren_jan@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, August 20, 2002, 13:30 |
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--- Padraic Brown wrote:
> > That’s exactly what I am trying to do. But I must admit that my history
> > bending easily become history violation to make it historically acceptible.
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> It was never my style to make such a language. Kerno is almost certainly
> not "plausible" in that way. I still admire the attempts, though!
Well, it doesn't really matter, I guess. There is only one history, and all
others are untrue, no matter how big or small the deviations are. After all,
it's just about the fun of making a language.
> Kernu is an older / alternative spelling. One thing
> you'll soon learn about the language is that there is
> no One Word One Spelling rule.
Brethanech, Brithonyck; Zawzen, Zoawzen... Yes, I can see that.
BTW "Zoawzen" = English. What's the ethymology of that one?
> The principal substrate of Kerno is the Old British
> language of first century Dumnonia.
> Il substratum principal le cante Kerno yst ymbasoes en
> le cante y Combrow la Dunnonea ny .i. etat.
Is there anything known about that language?
A really remarkable piece of work. Congratulations!
Jan
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"Originality is the art of concealing your source." - Franklin P. Jones
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