Re: Cool site
From: | Yahya Abdal-Aziz <yahya@...> |
Date: | Thursday, February 9, 2006, 10:10 |
Hi all,
On Wed, 8 Feb 2006, Roger Mills wrote:
>
> Ray Brown wrote:
> (re:
http://www3.germanistik.uni-halle.de/prinz/index.htm )
>
> >
> > Yes, Esperanto and an a_priori language called Bellaba.
> >
> > Bit I haven't been able to find out anything about Bellaba,
> and I was
> > somewhat surprised to note that the Bellaba text is word
> for word and,
> > indeed, letter for letter *identical* to the Indonesian text.
> >
> > Some coincidence!!!!
> >
> > Can anyone throw any light this?
>
> Eh?? Some glitch?? They're not at all alike (though the
> Indonesian-Bali is
> very poorly enunciated IMNSHO)
>
> Bellaba title: Tini Kuikuimoanin
> Indon. title: Pangeran kecil
That's exactly what I found.
> Soon to appear on this List or my website: Kash and maybe Gwr.
Excellent!
And Larry Sulky replied:
>
> It's not the Indonesian that's the same as "Bellaba"; it's
> the Motillay.
Never tried that one ... Actually, I love the French
version, although the English is also quite poetical.
Ray's link claims 100 languages, whilst the following
claims 170:
http://www.fotodesignerin.de/prinz/d-k-p-sprachen.html
And maybe THIS is the list you're aiming for, Roger!
So who first collected all these?
Regards,
Yahya