Re: New Language: Borg
From: | Peter Clark <pc451@...> |
Date: | Monday, September 21, 1998, 23:00 |
---Terrence Donnelly <pag000@...> wrote:
> A big Conlang prize for the person who can tell me which language
> Borg is based on.
Hmm...biliteral roots, similar to Arabic's triliteral roots.
Phonology strongly similar to Arabic. Structure VSO, like Classical
Arabic. I'll guess...Welsh?
Next question: why would such a race require a _written_ language?
Not that your script isn't cool-looking, of course (I do admire
vertical scripts).
:Peter
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