As a low-tech alternative to re-running Mr Zattera’s program: we could, for example, formulate three versions of his "slot alphabet", as follows:
* version 1: {8} in slot 0 only
* version 2: {8} in slot 7 only
* version 3: {8} in slot 10 only.
Additional versions could be based on permutations of the "slots" for the other "nomadic glyphs".
We could then list the ten or twenty most frequent "words" in Languages A and B respectively, and for each "word", ask ourselves: to which version of the "slot alphabet" does the "word" best conform? Thereby we might identify a possible "alphabet" for Language A and another for Language B.
As an example: we could focus on "words" containing the v101 glyph {8}. The "word" {8am} is frequent in both Languages A and B; it only conforms to the "slot alphabet" if {8} is in slot 0 or 7. We can find other "words" in which {8} has to be in slot 7 or 10; for example, "words" such as {1c89} and {2c89}. We can find "words" in which {8} can only be in one slot; for example, "words" containing {a8} or {i8} would place the {8} in slot 10. Maybe such "words" are only found in Language A or B, but not both.
We could do a similar exercise on each section or theme of the manuscript: the plant pages, the "bath" pages, and so on. Maybe each section has its own "slot alphabet".
* version 1: {8} in slot 0 only
* version 2: {8} in slot 7 only
* version 3: {8} in slot 10 only.
Additional versions could be based on permutations of the "slots" for the other "nomadic glyphs".
We could then list the ten or twenty most frequent "words" in Languages A and B respectively, and for each "word", ask ourselves: to which version of the "slot alphabet" does the "word" best conform? Thereby we might identify a possible "alphabet" for Language A and another for Language B.
As an example: we could focus on "words" containing the v101 glyph {8}. The "word" {8am} is frequent in both Languages A and B; it only conforms to the "slot alphabet" if {8} is in slot 0 or 7. We can find other "words" in which {8} has to be in slot 7 or 10; for example, "words" such as {1c89} and {2c89}. We can find "words" in which {8} can only be in one slot; for example, "words" containing {a8} or {i8} would place the {8} in slot 10. Maybe such "words" are only found in Language A or B, but not both.
We could do a similar exercise on each section or theme of the manuscript: the plant pages, the "bath" pages, and so on. Maybe each section has its own "slot alphabet".