31-08-2023, 02:00 AM
What is needed is a second look at the alphabet. The EVA might work well for computer analysis, but it does not work with the proper linguistic. If the EVA q was followed by u, it would be easy to assume that the language is Latin or any of the romance languages. According to logical thinking, EVA Q is a consonant. Any other other consonant, except Q would fit better.
Further more, it has been determined by computer by computer analysis that EVA qo was a prefix. It was also discovered that the language has many different suffixes which alludes to a highly inflective language.
In my search to improve EVA for transcription I came to the firm conclusion that EVA q stands for P. Therefore, PO is prefix that can be found in the medieval dictionaries. In Slovenian, PO is a prefix, a preposition, and the first two letters of the root word. As a prefix, it indicates finished action that can be applied to verbs in different tenses, as well as to nouns. Because of the multiple functions of PO, it is so frequent in Slovenian language.
While many VM letters show great likeness to Latin letters, the four tall glyphs are the exceptions. It is also interesting that the VM does not contain lettershapes K and T. Even the Latin writing often contain the k-letter form, although c was used for the sound K. It is therefore reasonable to conclude that the EVA K and T can be used for transcription as well.
Since I had changed EVA q to p, I needed to find another Latin eqivalent for EVA p. EVA p, as well as f, have similar properties - they both have unique shape alluding to the similarity of the sounds they represent. They also can stand alone as a separate word, which means that they contain unwritten semivowel, but at the same time, they can also be followed by a vowel. I designated them for sv, cv, zw, sue sounds, which were written differently in different writing conventions.
There is plenty of clues in the Voynich alphabet, if we compare it to alphabets used in Latin, German, Italian manuscripts to conclude that the language is Slavic. One legged f was most likely meant to be cv/zw (for CVET or Russian KVET - blossom), but they are used interchangeably int the VM. The fancy two-loop tall glyph suits perfectly for the sound sv (like in swelling).
Since both EVA p and f act like phonetic syllables (sue, cue) or as bi-glyphs (sv, cv), they can be followed by a consonant or a vowel. This means that EVA p, f cannot be abbreviation for EVA ke/te. A similar rule applies to k and t, ch and sh. It looks like the author had difficulty spelling the words where the semivowel (which in OCS was a separate letter) was dropped. He often used space to indicate the missing semivowel, particularly if the semivowel was stressed.
If I had to guess why the author invented such a fancy letter form for SV and CV, I would say that he was considering the importance of the words that start with these glyphs which are usually the initial letters in the first word in the paragraph. Most words are associated with spiritual things, like holy, Savioir. freedom. world, star, blessed, advice, etc. The letter would also make nice abbreviation for sveti /holy.) Because of the flexible word order and the tendency to place the most important word at the beginnng, the VM paragraphs often start with SV.
Regardless of how many scribes had participated in the creation of the VM, there is only one language. The difference is caused by inflection that change the suffix.
Further more, it has been determined by computer by computer analysis that EVA qo was a prefix. It was also discovered that the language has many different suffixes which alludes to a highly inflective language.
In my search to improve EVA for transcription I came to the firm conclusion that EVA q stands for P. Therefore, PO is prefix that can be found in the medieval dictionaries. In Slovenian, PO is a prefix, a preposition, and the first two letters of the root word. As a prefix, it indicates finished action that can be applied to verbs in different tenses, as well as to nouns. Because of the multiple functions of PO, it is so frequent in Slovenian language.
While many VM letters show great likeness to Latin letters, the four tall glyphs are the exceptions. It is also interesting that the VM does not contain lettershapes K and T. Even the Latin writing often contain the k-letter form, although c was used for the sound K. It is therefore reasonable to conclude that the EVA K and T can be used for transcription as well.
Since I had changed EVA q to p, I needed to find another Latin eqivalent for EVA p. EVA p, as well as f, have similar properties - they both have unique shape alluding to the similarity of the sounds they represent. They also can stand alone as a separate word, which means that they contain unwritten semivowel, but at the same time, they can also be followed by a vowel. I designated them for sv, cv, zw, sue sounds, which were written differently in different writing conventions.
There is plenty of clues in the Voynich alphabet, if we compare it to alphabets used in Latin, German, Italian manuscripts to conclude that the language is Slavic. One legged f was most likely meant to be cv/zw (for CVET or Russian KVET - blossom), but they are used interchangeably int the VM. The fancy two-loop tall glyph suits perfectly for the sound sv (like in swelling).
Since both EVA p and f act like phonetic syllables (sue, cue) or as bi-glyphs (sv, cv), they can be followed by a consonant or a vowel. This means that EVA p, f cannot be abbreviation for EVA ke/te. A similar rule applies to k and t, ch and sh. It looks like the author had difficulty spelling the words where the semivowel (which in OCS was a separate letter) was dropped. He often used space to indicate the missing semivowel, particularly if the semivowel was stressed.
If I had to guess why the author invented such a fancy letter form for SV and CV, I would say that he was considering the importance of the words that start with these glyphs which are usually the initial letters in the first word in the paragraph. Most words are associated with spiritual things, like holy, Savioir. freedom. world, star, blessed, advice, etc. The letter would also make nice abbreviation for sveti /holy.) Because of the flexible word order and the tendency to place the most important word at the beginnng, the VM paragraphs often start with SV.
Regardless of how many scribes had participated in the creation of the VM, there is only one language. The difference is caused by inflection that change the suffix.