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Re: écagne , and ConLand names in translation (was: RE: R V: Old English)

From:And Rosta <a.rosta@...>
Date:Saturday, April 1, 2000, 19:00
Matt:
> And wrote: > > >>5. Scungria, Livagia and the Azores collectively form the > geographical entity > >>Hesperonesia. The languages are collectively known as Hesperonesian or > >>Boreatlantic. > > Are the languages genetically related, or is "Hesperonesian" merely a > geographical designation? Are Scungria, Livagia, and the Azores > politically unified, or does "Hesperonesia" merely describe a region, > like the West Indies or the Balkans?
Hesperonesia is merely a region. The languages are not known to be genetically related, but are nonetheless commonly lumped together, as with 'Papuan', 'Caucasian', possibly 'Khoisan', etc. --And.