Re: Egyptian based Conlangs

On Tue, 15 Dec 1998, Sheets, Jeff wrote:

> Does anyone know if anybody has ever based a conlang on Egyptian?  There is
> ample room for creation, because the most information on Egyptian Verbs I've
> ever seen is E. A. Wallis Budge's Egyptian Language book.  There is also an
> excellent basis for vocabulary, given the same author's two volume
> Dictionary of Egyptian Hieroglyphics.  As is usual for me, something is
> itching me away from my current conlang (Tit'xka), this time it is Egyptian.
I don't know if he's still on the list, but Danny Wier was working on a
language that was basically based on 'reconstructed' Nostratic, but IIRC
seemed to have a lot of Afro-Asiatic influence.  He may well have used
Egyptian as a direct source as well.

ARE YOU THERE, DANNY WIER???

I'll look for his email address and pass it along if he doesn't pipe up.

Kenji Schwarz