Barry Garcia wrote:
>
> grandsir@natlab.research.philips.com writes:
>
> > This seems to be a very dangerous insect this one :) . Does anyone has
> >ever studied it?
>
> Oh yes, and it spreads around the lenguavirus :). It is harmless if
> detected early but if caught late, it can cause the host to create
> languages left and right, and discard previous languages mid-grammar :).
> >
:)
> >
> > The conlang bug bit me once again right after the beginning of
> >Chasma"o"cho, but I'm currently taking medecine to diminish the effects
> >of the drug it injected to me. But I don't know how long I can resist.
> >Anyway, my next conlang will have a trigger system like yours, that is
> >sure :) .
>
> Very good. Well, as long as it does not hamper your other languages, all
> should be well. Remember to go outside, get some fresh air and do other
> stuff, and the lenguavirus should be manageable :).
>
If only... :)
>
> > Any idea of the syllable structure?
>
> Well, I was messing around with syllable structure and creating words on
> langmaker and the sample words I recieved look great and have the feel i'm
> going for.
>
> C - consonants
> V - vowels
> D - dipthongs
>
> Syllables can be either:
>
> - CVC - kak
> - CD - daw
> - VC - ak
> - CV - sa
> - V - a
>
> These can be added together to make words of almost any length (but I am
> cutting it off at 4 max to keep words short (and with the noun and verb
> affixes, they can get long!)
>
> Soooo... with that in mind, the basic words might look like:
> - an
> - asaw (a-saw)
> - naangi (na-a-ngi)
> - temadatan (te-ma-dat-an)
>
Wouldn't you better hyphenize this word as te-ma-da-tan? Or are there
special rules for hyphenation?
>
> Word order:
>
> This will be VSO as my first conlang is.
>
I like VSO personnally. I find it easier to handle than SOV which
requires a lot of memory in long sentences, and yet exotic enough.
> Anyway, that's all I can think of for now.
>
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