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Verdurian Lexicon
Posted: Sat May 10, 2003 10:43 pm
by Xephyr
Just how many words are there in Verdurian? And also, though I'm less interested, Cuezi and Barakhinei?
Re: Verdurian Lexicon
Posted: Sat May 10, 2003 10:48 pm
by vohpenonomae
Just how many words are there in Verdurian?
5000+; it's the most well-developed of all the Almean languages (though my personal favorite is Elkaril).
Posted: Sat May 10, 2003 11:14 pm
by zompist
This is terribly vulgar
, but here are some current counts.
Verdurian - 6050
Cadhinor - 2182
Cu?zi - 1145
Barakhinei - 1515
Elkar?l - 1267
Posted: Sat May 10, 2003 11:32 pm
by Jaaaaaa
This is terribly vulgar
er...huh?
Posted: Sun May 11, 2003 9:12 am
by Warmaster
Jaaaaaa wrote:This is terribly vulgar
er...huh?
Well, it's not very polite to go around saying "Oi, you, 'ow many words in your language?" is it?
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Posted: Sun May 11, 2003 9:36 am
by Xephyr
Sorry, I must have skipped the chapter on online conlangers in my etiquette handbook.
Posted: Sun May 11, 2003 2:12 pm
by zompist
A large vocabulary is impressive if it means that a lot of work has gone into the language; but quality is much more important. One reason Tolkien's languages are so satisfying is that they give the impression that every word has been carefully hand-crafted.