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."

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