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Re: This is not a conlang (Transcriptions).

From:Adrian Morgan (aka Flesh-eating Dragon) <dragon@...>
Date:Sunday, November 21, 2004, 2:39
Steg Belsky wrote:

> Someone said they thought it sounded Semitic... it definitely sounds > Non-Semitic to me, though. Reminds me of German.
I've noticed that words ending with 'a' tend to be near the end of a clause, and words ending with 'n' or 'm' tend to be near the beginning. To me, this suggests cases. If I were to try and build a conlang around this sample, then I think the stress pattern analysis I previously wrote about would be the first step toward identifying some affixes. I've also noticed that words ending with 'a' tend to be near the end of a clause, and words ending with 'n' or 'm' tend to be near the beginning. To me, this suggests cases, with -a quite possibly for the accusative. I mentioned in response to the claim that it sounded Semitic that I have listened to a couple of Hebrew songs quite a lot; in fact I have a collection of songs in various languages and would be delighted to share these privately with anyone interested; I have software that enables me to create clips, so I can make file sizes as small as you like. Adrian.