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noviceconlangers2012-02-19 11:53 am
aldersprig) wrote in noviceconlangers2012-02-19 11:53 am
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Bam! Alphabet
Well, proto-alphabet
And me playing with the words - this is how the P got changed (and the b)
The words on the left are http://reiassan.wikispaces.com/Language the "beyond use" gendered words.
The ones on the right are a small nuisance animal and a goat.
Edited to add: I don't have numbers yet. My thoughts on numbers were:
They originated in a valley surrounded by 7 mountain peaks. Thus, their original counting was 1-7. But when they discovered base 10 math from another tribe (As they stole most things)... they needed to add 8 and 9 (and 0).
Trick is to make numbers that fit and aren't dupes of letter-shapes.
And me playing with the words - this is how the P got changed (and the b)
The words on the left are http://reiassan.wikispaces.com/Language the "beyond use" gendered words.
The ones on the right are a small nuisance animal and a goat.
Edited to add: I don't have numbers yet. My thoughts on numbers were:
They originated in a valley surrounded by 7 mountain peaks. Thus, their original counting was 1-7. But when they discovered base 10 math from another tribe (As they stole most things)... they needed to add 8 and 9 (and 0).
Trick is to make numbers that fit and aren't dupes of letter-shapes.
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Was pondering what they'd do when they came up with 0 and was thinking of x for 0...
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:D
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-- (long line at the top of the text) is e, I think. (eh, not eee)
Short line at the bottom? _
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