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06-15-2007, 03:03 AM | #1 |
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Does my own language have an overly obvious Elven-sound?
I'm creating an own language right now, and while I'm satisfied with the way it sounds, I'm afraid it's a bit TOO Elvish; it sort of resembles a mix between Latin and Sindarin.
I've been working on some simple words and grammar rules, commonly using the word "talk" (cu-), and here's how it sounds: yes = yo no = nyo hunger = cuarmo thirst = cualmo I will tell you = aian cuentarore We are camping = oior taicarorie I was going to talk to (all of) you = aiaren cuernarore you don't speak? = nan cuarare? I don't speak = nan cuarore And so on. Am I plagiarizing, or will I do fine? Last edited by Peter_20 : 06-16-2007 at 10:17 AM. |
06-15-2007, 06:28 PM | #2 |
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It has a decidedly Quenyan sound to it; anyone having a passing familiarity with Quenya would, I think, see the connexion quickly.
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06-15-2007, 07:00 PM | #3 |
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06-16-2007, 10:16 AM | #4 | |
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