The Second Apocalypse

Earwa => General Earwa => Topic started by: Monkey_paralysed on July 20, 2016, 02:22:57 pm

Title: The Languages of Earwa
Post by: Monkey_paralysed on July 20, 2016, 02:22:57 pm

I'm interested in the various languages of Earwa: http://princeofnothing.wikia.com/wiki/Languages

Has Bakker written or spoken in more detail of the various conlangs?

Title: Re: The Languages of Earwa
Post by: Madness on July 21, 2016, 03:13:12 am

The only consistent thing he's mentioned over the years is that while he thinks they're passable to a lay-audience as they are sprinkled through the books, that they wouldn't survive educated linguistic scrutiny.

And I think TDTCB appendix - in apparently only the NA versions of the text - with the language tree is the most detailed information presented within the books.

Title: Re: The Languages of Earwa
Post by: Monkey_paralysed on July 22, 2016, 07:40:19 am

He based some of the languages on Greek. Know if he used any other languages?

Title: Re: The Languages of Earwa
Post by: Madness on July 22, 2016, 04:53:38 pm

No idea, MP :).

I'm sure there are relevant Zombie Three Seas comments in the old Author Q&A (http://forum.three-seas.com/forums/14) subforum.