Re: Dune Conlang

draqonfayir@juno.com writes:
>Many of the terms are based on Semitic, such as _qwisatz haderach_, from
>Hebrew _qfitzat haderekh_, _shaitan_ from Arabic...  Those are the ones
>that i can remember at the moment, i don't have the book with me.
>
>But has anyone ever done a study or anything about the languages and
>terms in Dune?  The Semitic-based words could just be there for the
>'desert' feel of the setting, but....


Here is a link to a page with terms used in "Dune":

http://www.dunemessiah.com/terms.asp

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