Re: Introduction; Chana linguistics
| From: | Mathew Willoughby <sidonian@...> |
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| Date: | Wednesday, March 3, 1999, 3:01 |
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Edward Heil wrote:
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> Here follows a comparsion of roots and compounds across the different
> dialects:
>
> TALISLAN CHANAN NAGRAN MON. SAW. BATREAN
> change ra ra ra ra ra
> changing visage manra manra manra manra manra
> demon naku nagu nako nau naku
> divinity re re re ri re
> evil ku gu ko u gu
> fetish ju ju jo ju ju
> fierce chan jan khan yan jan
> fierceness of spirit chana jana khana yana jana
> folk tre dre dre sri dre
> formidable mun mun mon mun mun
> formidableness muntrechan mondrekhan muntrechan
> of the fierce folk mundrejan munsriyan
> friend tawe dawe tawe sawi dawe
> friend of wind tawela dawela tawela sawila dawela
> good ka ga ka a ga
> island pa ba pa fa ba
> isle of folk patre badre padre fasri batre
> isle of demons panaku banagu panako fanau banaku
> isle of peace pakan bagan pakan fahn bakan
> jabutu plant chaputu jabudu khapoto yafusu japutu
> peace kan gan kan an gan
> powerful fetish chuchu juju khokho yuyu juchu
> pursuing kra gra gra hra gra
> spirit na na na na na
> spirit pursuing nakra nagra nagra nahra nakra
> visage man man man man man
> wind/sweet music la la la la la
> wonderful divinity karekala karekala garekala
> of wind garegala ariala
>
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This is really cool.
I like the way you've carefully worked out all of the sound changes.
Very systematic but also organic (and therefore believable) at the
same time.
Just from what you've posted about the language and dialects I've gotten
a feel for all of the different tribes (is that the right word?).
I, too, have downloaded Langmaker, but I haven't really used it yet.
I'm still trying to get it to work on my system without getting error
messages.