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Re: conlang names

From:Shaul Vardi <vardi@...>
Date:Saturday, December 11, 2004, 11:20
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." >