| Language Name | Darynese |
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| Language Author | Rebecca Harbison |
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| Year Began | 2004 |
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| Site | Darynese - site 1
Darynese - site 2  |
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| Broken Link | No |
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| Site Language | English |
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| Site Author | Jan van Steenbergen |
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| Language Type | fictional language |
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| Uniqueness | Darynese was my first real language attempt, so I did end up making it OVS... it didn't occur to me that there might be a reason why most languages have the subject proceed the object. |
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| Language Sources | Used in the creator's space-opera web comic, Phoenix Dawn. |
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| Design Principles | I wanted to construct a language that was very precise for interpersonal relationships -- this is important to the conculture that goes with the language, so it makes sense they would develop a lot of words for it (sort of inverse Saper-Whorf!). |
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| Interest Of Others | Used in the 10th Conlang Translation Relay. |
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| Dictionary | Yes |
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| Etymologies | No |
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| Grammar | Yes |
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| Sample Texts | No |
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| Unique Script | No |
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| Primer | No |
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| Babel Text | No |
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| Lexicon Size | 300 |
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| Submitted By | Jeffrey Henning |
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| Date Submitted | Saturday, September 25, 2004 |
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| Updated By | Rebecca Harbison |
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| Date Edited | Thursday, September 30, 2004 |
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| Description Of Update | Filled in a few details on the sources and inspirations for Darynese. |
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| Date To Headline | Thursday, October 14, 2004 |
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