Re: Similar Soundong Languages

Quoting JS Bangs <jaspax@...>:

> Nikhil Sinha sikyal:
>
> >
> > What do you need to have in a conlang so that it sounds like another
> existing natlang or conlang?
> >
> > One thing I know is that their phonology should be similar (consonants,
> > vowels, word formation, etc.). What else is required?
>
> If all you're going for is a similar *sound*, then that should be
> sufficient. If you want to mimic the grammar, then you'll have to copy
> those elements as well--but that's not as much fun as making up your
> own :).
I dunno.  I've been fantasizing recently about an a posteriori
conlang based on Sumerian.  A posteriori languages just take
more work, that's all.

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