Roger Mills wrote:
> I though it might be useful for all those interested in this
> project (?) to
> have a little info on early Polynesian phonology, to give an idea of the
> constraints we're up against. Apologies for the length.
You're forgiven.
<snip loads of interesting stuff>
> Minor questions: Were Roman galleys sufficiently sea-worthy to make it so
> far? Arab ships of this period probably were; perhaps an
No, not really. They were not clinker-built and they didn't have the
strength in the hull to survive tides and rough seas.
> adventurous/wealthy
> owner took an Arab ship from a Red Sea port? But what were they doing in
> the middle of the Pacific? Testing out the hypothesis of that
> Greek, whose
> name escapes me, that the world was indeed round (he was ignored at the
> time)?
> (And perhaps after all that time at sea, the crew were speaking Polari.)
You never know. Duckie.
All said, I want in! I love romance-based conlangs! Tell me what to do and
I'll do it!!
Dan
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