Nimyad - Conlang Profile

Nimyad - Conlang Profile

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Language Name	Nimyad
Language Author	Thomas Thurman
Year Began	1987
Site	Nimyad
Broken Link	Yes
Site Language	English
Language Type	fictional diachronic language
Uniqueness	Very little. Possibly the design principles (see below) are a little unusual.
Design Principles	Nimyad is based around the idea of Ca-Rid, the "Great Five": it has five declensions of noun, which parallel five states (creation/birth-before-birth, birth, growth, strength, peace) that every entity is assumed to pass through in its life. This is, at the lowest level, a matter of accidence. The larger, Whorfian ramifications of this idea are still being worked out: it's intended to affect even the structure of the stories told within the language.
Interest Of Others	A small community of interest has slowly grown up around the language, particularly because of interest in naming people, but also to discuss its development. The community stays in touch via .
Dictionary	Yes
Etymologies	No
Grammar	No
Sample Texts	Yes
Unique Script	No
Primer	No
Babel Text	Yes
Lexicon Size	200
Submitted By	Thomas Thurman
Date Submitted	Friday, October 04, 2002
Date Edited	Thursday, December 23, 2004
Date To Headline	Friday, October 04, 2002