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RE: [split] Aga Tentakulus' Logical System - Aga Tentakulus - 07-07-2025
Now I have a good starting point, even though I only know two symbols.
The next step is to get as much out of the symbols as possible. To do this, I first need to know what they all mean and what they can do.
Taking into account that the sound shift of the letter ‘t’ can also be ‘d’ and vice versa. The curse of old grammar.
Here is an excerpt.
I crossed out ‘tus’ because I can't imagine that incense plays a role in the text. It's possible, but unlikely.
RE: [split] Aga Tentakulus' Logical System - Aga Tentakulus - 09-07-2025
As already mentioned, the first step is to create as much comparative material as possible to use as control points and confirmation.
So it's a tough nut to crack right from the start.
‘tusus’. No problem with the characters themselves.
To be as accurate as possible, it is best to use several translators with different characteristics.
Result:
The dictionary lists ‘tusus’ as (to strike/to push).
Google Translator (GT) says it means ‘cough’.
Pons does not list anything, but refers to another word, ‘tundo’.
Now, with ‘tundo’, all three translators are saying more or less the same thing.
GT writes (to strike)
Pons writes (to push/strike) and adds a few examples.
Lexikon sticks with (hit/push).
Why is this happening? All translators were somehow aware of it. But no one could really decide.
Is it age or region, perhaps dialect, or was it simply used more often? I have no idea, but it works. Important, a confirmation.
Now I even get a reasonable answer with GT.
Translated with DeepL.com (free version)
RE: [split] Aga Tentakulus' Logical System - Aga Tentakulus - 11-07-2025
Symbols when they stand alone. Why not just use these when it is otherwise normal?
Example: et + at. But also ed + ad. According to the dictionary, both are usable but have different meanings. Composed of ‘e )’.
“Et” can also be written individually as ‘c8’, and ‘ad’ as ‘a8/o8’.
RE: [split] Aga Tentakulus' Logical System - R. Sale - 11-07-2025
What is the source for your snippet 'bibet'?
Just started [yesterday] looking at the letter 'b' in the VMs month names. They are a scruffy bunch but at least there are four of them. They are written in a style where the upper portion is recorded as a tall loop. Sometimes light on the uptake, then a barrel-roll, and strong on the downstroke; a more cursive style, in comparison to the printed versions of 'b' with a singular, straight downstroke.
Your example is the first to show clear, strong loops.
RE: [split] Aga Tentakulus' Logical System - nablator - 11-07-2025
It's more probably bibere and quam: bibet would be abbreviated bib3 and quat doesn't exist.
RE: [split] Aga Tentakulus' Logical System - Aga Tentakulus - 11-07-2025
It is exactly as it says. Both are correct.
RE: [split] Aga Tentakulus' Logical System - tavie - 11-07-2025
What site is telling you that?
RE: [split] Aga Tentakulus' Logical System - Gregor - 11-07-2025
This is an English only forum.
RE: [split] Aga Tentakulus' Logical System - Ruby Novacna - 11-07-2025
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RE: [split] Aga Tentakulus' Logical System - Aga Tentakulus - 11-07-2025
I write in English, I can't do anything about the pictures.
It would take me too much time to translate them, and I don't feel like doing that.
Combining combinations is not strange, nor is it new.