Lemurian - Conlang Profile

Lemurian - Conlang Profile

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Language Name	Lemurian
Language Author	Sander Dieleman
Year Began	2004
Site	Lemurian [PDF]
Broken Link	No
Site Language	English
Language Type	personal language
Uniqueness	It is fairly Indo-European for the sake of simplicity, but it has some unusual features: There is a threeway contrast between unvoiced, unvoiced aspirated, and voiced stops; Object forms are in most cases marked with prepositions; Adjectives are formed by inflecting nouns for the adjectival case; There is a neutral tense which is used for simple truths, and there are anterior and posterior tenses which translate as "before" and "after"; There is a collective number, which translates as "all (of) the..."; The system for forming subordinate clauses is very transparent, even a bit unnatural; Two verbs (arda and eda) are used where English uses only 'to be'.
Language Sources	Indo-European languages in general. There was no specific language that was imitated.
Design Principles	Simplicity, even though the language is a priori.
Interest Of Others	Citizens of the Empire of Lemuria, for which it serves as ceremonial language. Lessons are being published at the Lemurian University, and a few of the citizens are taking them.
Dictionary	No
Etymologies	No
Grammar	Yes
Sample Texts	No
Unique Script	No
Primer	No
Babel Text	No
Lexicon Size	403
Submitted By	Sander Dieleman
Date Submitted	Monday, October 11, 2004
Date Edited	Monday, October 11, 2004
Date To Headline	Sunday, October 17, 2004

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