12-01-2024, 08:01 AM
I think, both you and Zattera overestimate the complexity of the Voynich Manuscript. The problem is in the transliteration alphabet. While EVA alphabet can generate many readable meaningful words in Slovenian, it needs improvement, because some letters, such as u, z, v, p, f, q, n, m are misidentified, and some, like w are missing. Since these letters have high frequency in the VM text, they could have great effect on computer analysis.
The Sukhotin algorithm also missed the vowel u. In Slavic, there were also a few consonants that had in certain words a vowel-like property, such as w, y, l and r.
With a proper transliteration alphabet the phonetic Slovenian writing is quite readable, however many vowels are still missing. The reason for that is that all semi-vowels, for which the Old Church Slavonic Glagolitic script had separate letters, were dropped, since Latin alphabet had no equivalent letters for them.
It was also pointed out by several researchers that the letters are difficult to differentiate because of the similarly of their shapes, or unclear writing.
Considering the grammatical rules as a CODE, the first rule would be to insert the missed semi-vowels. This would require the knowledge of Slovenian language for the words to be similar to the medieval Slovenian, where the non-written semi-vowels were already replaced with full vowels, although there is no distinction between different pronunciation of the vowels.
The second rule would be to de-compose the so-called word blocks which were characteristic for Slavic writing up to the invention of printing presses. The word blocks look like words, but they are composed of two or three short words pronounced together as one word. An example of that is the first word in the text you use - the EVA KCHSY. This is frequently used word in Slovenian dialectal speech, a phrase meaning 'if you did', which sounds quite strange in English. After inserting vowels KICHESY we get word block composed of three words:
KI ČE SI (in contemporary Slovenian alphabet). SI in this case is an axillary verb that relates to the verb DAIW (daiu - now: dajal/dajau).
Because the letter z is not properly identified with EVA, although it looks like Latin z, the next word is read as CHY, although it looks more like OZI (OŽI- ®OŽI (dative of flower).
EVA daiin could be read as DAM or DAIW (give - gave, singular.)
OL is Slovenian for 'oil'. The word OL is repeated again for the emphasis.
EVA TCHEY looks more like TOUY (your, yours), since the Latin U is very clearly written.
EVA CHAR means 'charm', 'incantation', and even if the word is read as OZAR (vision) it would be fitting to the verb SVECHARAIL.
The last word in the line contains a ligature which I read SVCH (SVČ), which is a root for light, illumination, blessing. SVEČAR was Old Slovenian word, before it was changed to SVEČENIK (a pagan priest). The suffix -ail could be cognate to English 'do', 'made'.
Translation: IF YOU WERE GIVING TO FLOWER OIL - OIL (will) WOUR VISION (CHARM) MAKE DIVINE.
There you have the reading of the first line. There is no need to search for abbreviated or Vulgar, or coded Latin. There are some good Slovenian grammar books in Latin, German or Slovenian that explain the rules and even show the diacritic markers over the vowels. It took me a while to get a digital copies of those books.
The Sukhotin algorithm also missed the vowel u. In Slavic, there were also a few consonants that had in certain words a vowel-like property, such as w, y, l and r.
With a proper transliteration alphabet the phonetic Slovenian writing is quite readable, however many vowels are still missing. The reason for that is that all semi-vowels, for which the Old Church Slavonic Glagolitic script had separate letters, were dropped, since Latin alphabet had no equivalent letters for them.
It was also pointed out by several researchers that the letters are difficult to differentiate because of the similarly of their shapes, or unclear writing.
Considering the grammatical rules as a CODE, the first rule would be to insert the missed semi-vowels. This would require the knowledge of Slovenian language for the words to be similar to the medieval Slovenian, where the non-written semi-vowels were already replaced with full vowels, although there is no distinction between different pronunciation of the vowels.
The second rule would be to de-compose the so-called word blocks which were characteristic for Slavic writing up to the invention of printing presses. The word blocks look like words, but they are composed of two or three short words pronounced together as one word. An example of that is the first word in the text you use - the EVA KCHSY. This is frequently used word in Slovenian dialectal speech, a phrase meaning 'if you did', which sounds quite strange in English. After inserting vowels KICHESY we get word block composed of three words:
KI ČE SI (in contemporary Slovenian alphabet). SI in this case is an axillary verb that relates to the verb DAIW (daiu - now: dajal/dajau).
Because the letter z is not properly identified with EVA, although it looks like Latin z, the next word is read as CHY, although it looks more like OZI (OŽI- ®OŽI (dative of flower).
EVA daiin could be read as DAM or DAIW (give - gave, singular.)
OL is Slovenian for 'oil'. The word OL is repeated again for the emphasis.
EVA TCHEY looks more like TOUY (your, yours), since the Latin U is very clearly written.
EVA CHAR means 'charm', 'incantation', and even if the word is read as OZAR (vision) it would be fitting to the verb SVECHARAIL.
The last word in the line contains a ligature which I read SVCH (SVČ), which is a root for light, illumination, blessing. SVEČAR was Old Slovenian word, before it was changed to SVEČENIK (a pagan priest). The suffix -ail could be cognate to English 'do', 'made'.
Translation: IF YOU WERE GIVING TO FLOWER OIL - OIL (will) WOUR VISION (CHARM) MAKE DIVINE.
There you have the reading of the first line. There is no need to search for abbreviated or Vulgar, or coded Latin. There are some good Slovenian grammar books in Latin, German or Slovenian that explain the rules and even show the diacritic markers over the vowels. It took me a while to get a digital copies of those books.