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
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> What do you take as names?
I've always made my conlangs as part of an SF conworld.  For two reasons, to
justify the names, and to give background.

Consequently, the names are generally related to salient features of the
concultures.  Vheratsho's people the Lakhabrech call themselves the Free
Blood, ergo they speak the Free Speech.  Praleyo's unpretentious people call
themselves the Fisheaters, ergo they speak the local Coastal Language; etc.
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> It is logic when you call it by the name of the imaginary people who speak
> it but I don't have any history about my conlang.
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> There is also the possibility to call it with one of the words of tha
> language like "esperanto" but for me I don't know wich one take and if I
> make a bad choice I would consider it as a lack of originality...
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, as
opposed to the southern european/western mediterranean language No; both of
which are different from but related to the northern european language Non,
and the middle european language Nein which is however related to the
northern european language No.  No is however related to Ekkert, which is not
related to Ei, another language spoken in Scandinavia.

No (southern european) is closely related to Nao, also a southern
european/western mediterranean language.  Neither of these is related to La
or Lo', both of which played a major role in its eflorescence of culture
during the middle ages.  La shares a common script with Nakheyr and Nahi; it
used to share a common script with Degil, but Kemil Ataturk changed that.  In
the meantime Nahi is very closely related to Nahi, but doesn't share the same
script.

Anyone tell me what languages I'm referring to?
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> Where do you take your ideas for your conlang names?
--
Wesley Parish
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