Zurvár (Surfarian) - Conlang Profile	Advanced
Language Name Zurvár Language Author James Nicholls Year Began 1993 Site Zurvár Broken Link No Site Language English Language Type fictional language Uniqueness The language itself is no doubt fairly unoriginal, but the presentation (hopefully) has appeal. It features a base five numeric system, a unique alphabet and orthography, a Babel text that desperately needs updating, agglutination up the wazoo, and a small (but occasionally growing) number of texts documenting the culture and history of the Zurvár people (with enlightening footnotes). Language Sources In terms of grammar, English (the only language I speak) and my own diseased imaginings. In terms of sounds, Adûnaic, Khuzdul, Biblical Hebrew, Irish Gaelic and anything else I stumble across and like the sound of. Design Principles An underlying concept of Zurvár is a once complex and rigid language fallen into a state of, if not decay, then certainly much more casual usage. Another is that it's been exposed to many other languages throughout its history and absorbed both words and grammar from them. There are also a number of more recent German and Finnish loanwords (typically for animal and plant names respectively). Interest Of Others Only long-suffering friends on whom I continually foist the latest developments. They smile, nod and change the subject. Conculture Noun Phrase the nomadic, maritime Zurvár (Surf) people. Quotation Peveliskàet msà barat pevsubilim, subilim lòtò holateláet toklas. Dò pevre'loklet lâraz barat, sà pevramaskátá talabon. Explanation (past)dream-I us sea (past)on, on boat (transitive)sink fast. You (past)sail across ocean, I (past)tie-up(experience) mast. Translation I dreamt that we were at sea, on a boat that was sinking fast. You sailed across the ocean, I was tied to the mast. Motto Dò meletak sìan belgotlá várnád - linyak belfom ná! Dictionary No Etymologies No Grammar Yes Sample Texts No Unique Script Yes Primer No Babel Text Yes Lexicon Size 593 Submitted By James Nicholls Date Submitted Sunday, January 25, 2004 Updated By James Nicholls Date Edited Monday, March 07, 2005 Description Of Update Added motto, updated lexicon size, added quotation, added conculture noun phrase. Date To Headline Friday, March 11, 2005 < Zurbian  Zurvár  Zusayan >
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