Re: conlang names

I don't have any true conlangs (yet) just conlang concepts, but they all
have names (possibly subject to change in the future). Most of the names
were purposely designed to exhibit properties of the language itself,
without thought to meaning, with the exception of Akathanu.

Akathanu
A-  = Denoting proper nouns
ka- = this
thanu = language
This Language

I used to think of it as "the language of the Akanusa", where 'nusa' was:
nu < numa = person
-sa = A set, or group of X. The collective plural
This People-Group

But I didn't want to call the language that, so I came up with a related
and good-sounding name (Akathanu) and decided that what's left over (thanu)
must mean language.

Eoheun:
I want it to be vowel-heavy (to the point where V is an acceptable
syllable) and very beautiful-sounding, so I decided that the name means
something to the effect of 'beautiful' or 'a thing of beaty'. Pronounced
either /ejohe'jun/ or /ejo'hejun/ (not sure of stress rules yet).

Flonderlambik (sometimes written 'Flonderlambic'):
I wanted it to be the opposite of Eoheun -- consonant-heavy.
Pronounced /'flOndr\=l&mbIk/. I don't know the meaning, although I imagine
it may mean 'people's language'.

Patacasalahuminu:
Gets its name from its alphabet. Every letter of the alphabet is present in
the name. I devised it as a sort of mnemonic device to remember the
phonology (I came up with while driving, and couldn't write it down), and
the name sorta stuck. This language might be polysynthetic.
I've later decided that the speakers are nomadic tribes that live on
horseback, and that 'pataca' is onomotopoeia (sp?) for 'gallop'. In this
case, '-sala' must be a way to derive a 'doer' noun from a verb,
and 'huminu' must mean 'speech', yeilding the meaning 'Galloper-Speech'
or 'Horseman's Speech'.


On Thu, 9 Dec 2004 23:32:10 +0200, Rodlox <Rodlox@...> wrote:
>  -- I use the letter C- (for "conlang #), followed by a number such as
14, 24, etc.
>
Be careful with C-14 -- It may tend to decay after a few thousand years!
;-)

~Caleb