A comparison of Almean languages

Questions or discussions about Almea or Verduria-- also the Incatena. Also good for postings in Almean languages.
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A comparison of Almean languages

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I have compiled a table of some basic vocabulary in 4 Almean languages: Proto-Eastern, Uyse?, Wede:i, and Old Skourene. I will expand and update this periodically. However, the four languages entered already suggest some relation to me. Not being either inclined or sufficiently experienced to develop these ideas, I shall leave it to others to analyse the table if they should so wish.

Edit: The table is now at http://www.conlangfiles.weebly.com/lang ... ulary.html The version here is the biggest that would reasonably fit, and as such may not be current.
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Somebody already figured out Old Skourene and Wede:i are related. Someone know the thread?
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I don't know what happened with 5, but it's going to be Exhibit A for the Verdurian equivalent of Greenberg & Ruhlen.

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I would've used the Nyokian equivalents instead of OS and Wede:i, but I couldn't find them amongst the mass of posts (if reliable reconstructions even existed).

By the way, Zompist, have you constructed something more subtle yet?
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zompist wrote:I don't know what happened with 5, but it's going to be Exhibit A for the Verdurian equivalent of Greenberg & Ruhlen.
Yeah, there's a far stronger case for the numerals of Georgian and Chinese being related than anything here. (Except for Georgian six, which looks like it could be a Greek borrowing.)

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