Re: conlang names

No, despite my origins in northern England I can't stand the stuff.
Lager or vodka, please.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Constructed Languages List
> [mailto:CONLANG@LISTSERV.BROWN.EDU] On Behalf Of Wesley Parish
> Sent: Saturday, December 11, 2004 11:31 AM
> To: CONLANG@LISTSERV.BROWN.EDU
> Subject: Re: conlang names
>
>
> On Sat, 11 Dec 2004 20:38, Shaul Vardi wrote:
> > Here's a nice challenge for Saturday morning...
>
> And you got it right!  Do you like Guinness?  If you do and
> we're ever in the same town, it's my shout!
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Constructed Languages List
> [mailto:CONLANG@LISTSERV.BROWN.EDU]
> > > On Behalf Of Wesley Parish
> > > Sent: Saturday, December 11, 2004 9:15 AM
> > > To: CONLANG@LISTSERV.BROWN.EDU
> > > Subject: Re: conlang names
> > >
> > > On Thu, 09 Dec 2004 16:13, # 1 wrote:
> > > > I've started my first conlang but I encountered a problem: the
> > > > name
> >
> > [snip]
> >
> > > Use the word "no" in translation.  that's got a long
> history of use
> > > among linguists - for example, I speak the northern european
> > > language No
> >
> > English
> >
> > , as opposed to the southern
> >
> > > european/western mediterranean language No;
> >
> > Spanish
> >
> > both of which are
> >
> > > different from but related to the northern european language Non
> >
> > French
> >
> > , and the middle european language Nein
> > German
> >
> > which is however
> >
> > > related to the northern european language No.
> >
> > English again
> >
> > No is however
> >
> > > related to Ekkert,
> >
> > Icelandic
> >
> >  which is not related to Ei, another
> >
> > > language spoken in Scandinavia.
> >
> > Finnish
> >
> > > No (southern european) is closely related to Nao, also a southern
> > > european/western mediterranean language.
> >
> > Portuguese
> >
> > Neither of
> >
> > > these is related to La
> >
> > Arabic
> >
> >  or Lo',
> > Hebrew
> >
> > both of which played a major
> >
> > > role in its eflorescence of culture during the middle ages. La
> > > shares a common script with Nakheyr
> >
> > Farsi
> >
> > and Nahi;
> > Not quite sure, but is it Urdu?
> Yes.
> >
> >  it used to
> >
> > > share a common script with Degil
> >
> > Turkish
> >
> > , but Kemil Ataturk changed
> >
> > > that.  In the meantime Nahi is very closely related to Nahi, but
> > > doesn't share the same script.
> >
> > So if I'm right about Urdu, I guess Hindi.
> Yes.
> >
> > > Anyone tell me what languages I'm referring to?
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Wesley Parish
> > > * * *
> > > Clinersterton beademung - in all of love.  RIP James Blish
> > > * * *
> > > Mau e ki, "He aha te mea nui?"
> > > You ask, "What is the most important thing?"
> > > Maku e ki, "He tangata, he tangata, he tangata."
> > > I reply, "It is people, it is people, it is people."
>
> --
> Wesley Parish
> * * *
> Clinersterton beademung - in all of love.  RIP James Blish
> * * *
> Mau e ki, "He aha te mea nui?"
> You ask, "What is the most important thing?"
> Maku e ki, "He tangata, he tangata, he tangata."
> I reply, "It is people, it is people, it is people."
>