Comments on: Invented Languages. http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/08/invented-languages/ The Neat Side of the Web Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:19:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: anonimulo http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/08/invented-languages/#comment-64595 anonimulo Fri, 12 Jan 2007 03:04:19 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/08/invented-languages/#comment-64595 "That Polish Esperanto guy must be turning in his grave: More people speak Klingon these days." The majority of the people believes that, but the Esperanto is a lot more spoken than Klingon. See the esperanto online courses at http://www.lernu.net More info: http://www.2-2.se http://www.esperanto.net “That Polish Esperanto guy must be turning in his grave: More people speak Klingon these days.”

The majority of the people believes that, but the Esperanto is a lot more spoken than Klingon.

See the esperanto online courses at http://www.lernu.net

More info:
http://www.2-2.se
http://www.esperanto.net

]]> By: Dean McSmithee http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/08/invented-languages/#comment-64402 Dean McSmithee Thu, 11 Jan 2007 08:29:41 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/08/invented-languages/#comment-64402 PEOPLE LOOK AT ME WEIRD WHEN I TALK IN MORSE CODE. PEOPLE LOOK AT ME WEIRD WHEN I TALK IN MORSE CODE.

]]> By: Woman Jooce http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/08/invented-languages/#comment-64399 Woman Jooce Thu, 11 Jan 2007 08:21:02 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/08/invented-languages/#comment-64399 The singer of “Sigur Ros” has a learning disability. He's really trying hard to use normal, human words, and is not singing in a made-up language, as so many have suspected. The singer of “Sigur Ros” has a learning disability.

He’s really trying hard to use normal, human words, and is not singing in a made-up language, as so many have suspected.

]]> By: nerd http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/08/invented-languages/#comment-63983 nerd Tue, 09 Jan 2007 23:08:26 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/08/invented-languages/#comment-63983 Oh, and to add to my last comment (above), the greeting in Klingon is not "nunqneH’" as stated, but instead is "nuqneH". Notice the lack of apostrophe after my version: apostrophes are only used in conjunction with vowels (and H is not a vowel), and they mean that when the word is pronounced, the sound is abruptly cut off. There is a big distinction between words when the apostrophe is present. Example: tI means vegetation, while tI' means to fix or repair. Oh, and to add to my last comment (above), the greeting in Klingon is not “nunqneH’” as stated, but instead is “nuqneH”. Notice the lack of apostrophe after my version: apostrophes are only used in conjunction with vowels (and H is not a vowel), and they mean that when the word is pronounced, the sound is abruptly cut off. There is a big distinction between words when the apostrophe is present. Example: tI means vegetation, while tI’ means to fix or repair.

]]> By: nerd http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/08/invented-languages/#comment-63979 nerd Tue, 09 Jan 2007 22:57:34 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/08/invented-languages/#comment-63979 I must note (as a Klingon enthusiast) that the message, as posted in Klingon, simply uses letters from the Klingon Language Writing System (pIqaD is how it would be spelled with English letters). If you take those letters and write their English equivalents out, you would get "ng-e-a-t-o-r-ng-m-ng". Whoever made the image is made an obvious mistake: the using the letter "ng" twice at the end instead "a"'s. The "ng" at the beginning is comparable to English "n" though. Translated into Klingon, however, Neatorama would be better said as "Dajqu'", which could then be translated into the pIqaD writing system. Sorry, but I am a huge nerd who hates inaccuracy. I must note (as a Klingon enthusiast) that the message, as posted in Klingon, simply uses letters from the Klingon Language Writing System (pIqaD is how it would be spelled with English letters). If you take those letters and write their English equivalents out, you would get “ng-e-a-t-o-r-ng-m-ng”. Whoever made the image is made an obvious mistake: the using the letter “ng” twice at the end instead “a”’s. The “ng” at the beginning is comparable to English “n” though. Translated into Klingon, however, Neatorama would be better said as “Dajqu’”, which could then be translated into the pIqaD writing system.
Sorry, but I am a huge nerd who hates inaccuracy.

]]> By: aware http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/08/invented-languages/#comment-63720 aware Tue, 09 Jan 2007 06:35:28 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/08/invented-languages/#comment-63720 more fun with written languages: try <a href="http://www.omniglot.com/" rel="nofollow">Omniglot.com</a>. more fun with written languages: try Omniglot.com.

]]> By: Brett_McS http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/08/invented-languages/#comment-63664 Brett_McS Tue, 09 Jan 2007 01:38:18 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/08/invented-languages/#comment-63664 That Polish Esperanto guy must be turning in his grave: More people speak Klingon these days. That Polish Esperanto guy must be turning in his grave: More people speak Klingon these days.

]]> By: Denita TwoDragons http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/08/invented-languages/#comment-63656 Denita TwoDragons Tue, 09 Jan 2007 00:09:41 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/08/invented-languages/#comment-63656 Arhay-eeday-arhay-arhay, Aveday... *ingray* --WotayAgonsdray Arhay-eeday-arhay-arhay, Aveday… *ingray*

–WotayAgonsdray

]]> By: theVictorian http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/08/invented-languages/#comment-63652 theVictorian Mon, 08 Jan 2007 23:52:39 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/08/invented-languages/#comment-63652 The Elvish is wrong. The E and O tehtar require long markers (looks like an undotted "j"). Currently it reads as "Nett-o-rama", not "Neet-oh-rama". Also, as an "interesting" side note, placing the vowels above the preceding consonant is the Quenya form. The Sindarin form places them above the following consonant. Yes, sorry, major Tolkien geek when I was a teenager. It's over. Didn't even like the films much. Not the greatest book ever or anything like that. The Elvish is wrong. The E and O tehtar require long markers (looks like an undotted “j”). Currently it reads as “Nett-o-rama”, not “Neet-oh-rama”.

Also, as an “interesting” side note, placing the vowels above the preceding consonant is the Quenya form. The Sindarin form places them above the following consonant.

Yes, sorry, major Tolkien geek when I was a teenager. It’s over. Didn’t even like the films much. Not the greatest book ever or anything like that.

]]> By: Aveday http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/08/invented-languages/#comment-63553 Aveday Mon, 08 Jan 2007 16:56:52 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/08/invented-languages/#comment-63553 Icenay istlay, utbay utwhay aboutyay Igpay Atinlay? Icenay istlay, utbay utwhay aboutyay Igpay Atinlay?

]]> By: cybele http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/08/invented-languages/#comment-63531 cybele Mon, 08 Jan 2007 16:15:11 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/08/invented-languages/#comment-63531 I write in Mirror English. In fact, when I was a teenager, I kept my journal in Mirror to keep my brother from reading it easily. I've been told that lefties have an easier time doing mirror writing. I write in Mirror English. In fact, when I was a teenager, I kept my journal in Mirror to keep my brother from reading it easily.

I’ve been told that lefties have an easier time doing mirror writing.

]]> By: Paul Long http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/08/invented-languages/#comment-63530 Paul Long Mon, 08 Jan 2007 16:09:59 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/08/invented-languages/#comment-63530 I was bored out of my gourd in middle school. In my social studies course, we had to write down the notes that the teacher dictated to us. Every day. ZZZzzzzzz... I had started studying German, so to give me something to think about I translated her English notes into German and wrote it in cursive... backwards. I can still write cursive backwards, although I just do it in English these days. It comes natural. Oh, and the name of my blog is my preferred username, plong, but upside down and backwards--http://6uold.blogspot.com/. I was bored out of my gourd in middle school. In my social studies course, we had to write down the notes that the teacher dictated to us. Every day. ZZZzzzzzz… I had started studying German, so to give me something to think about I translated her English notes into German and wrote it in cursive… backwards. I can still write cursive backwards, although I just do it in English these days. It comes natural. Oh, and the name of my blog is my preferred username, plong, but upside down and backwards–http://6uold.blogspot.com/.

]]> By: Barjak http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/08/invented-languages/#comment-63511 Barjak Mon, 08 Jan 2007 14:23:53 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/08/invented-languages/#comment-63511 I know at least one guy who used mirror-writing/reading : Leonardo da Vinci. Maybe he mastered Klingon, too... I know at least one guy who used mirror-writing/reading : Leonardo da Vinci. Maybe he mastered Klingon, too…

]]> By: Barjak http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/08/invented-languages/#comment-63505 Barjak Mon, 08 Jan 2007 14:11:37 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/08/invented-languages/#comment-63505 If you seek for more funny constructed languages (conlangs), take a look at this link : http://www.langmaker.com If you seek for more funny constructed languages (conlangs), take a look at this link : http://www.langmaker.com

]]> By: Bryan http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/08/invented-languages/#comment-63497 Bryan Mon, 08 Jan 2007 13:13:36 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/08/invented-languages/#comment-63497 William Shatner did an entire movie in Esperanto (Incubus) and Harry Harrison's Stainless Steel Rat novels have the lingua franca as Esperanto. Also, the signage on the Red Dwarf is bilingual in English and Esperanto. William Shatner did an entire movie in Esperanto (Incubus) and Harry Harrison’s Stainless Steel Rat novels have the lingua franca as Esperanto. Also, the signage on the Red Dwarf is bilingual in English and Esperanto.

]]> By: Eugenio Martínez Sierra http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/08/invented-languages/#comment-63486 Eugenio Martínez Sierra Mon, 08 Jan 2007 11:28:30 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/08/invented-languages/#comment-63486 A new speranto, more worked and more adapted is Uropi http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uropi It´s very easy and it´s well constructed. But if you want to travel around the world, the better thing you can do is knowing english and spanish and... mandarin. English is usefulest, spanish beautifulest and mandarin hardest :Þ A new speranto, more worked and more adapted is Uropi http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uropi

It´s very easy and it´s well constructed.

But if you want to travel around the world, the better thing you can do is knowing english and spanish and… mandarin. English is usefulest, spanish beautifulest and mandarin hardest :Þ

]]> By: Random Good Stuff http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/08/invented-languages/#comment-63471 Random Good Stuff Mon, 08 Jan 2007 10:05:32 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/08/invented-languages/#comment-63471 If you are fan of invented languages - "Sigur Ros" an awesome band from Iceland might be something for you ... their album "()" is in an made up language. If you are fan of invented languages - “Sigur Ros” an awesome band from Iceland might be something for you … their album “()” is in an made up language.

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