-JKP- > 03-09-2016, 06:17 PM
(03-09-2016, 10:30 AM)Diane Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Matthew,
Do you happen to know the word length distribution for Aramaic? I have no opinion here, but it's a language that was in constant use in medieval Europe, and is always overlooked.
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ChenZheChina > 28-09-2018, 11:07 AM
(27-05-2016, 05:16 PM)ReneZ Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.To extend on this, let's look at (modern) Mandarin Chinese.
This is based on syllables, and most words consist of two syllables. Some consist of one.
(27-05-2016, 05:16 PM)ReneZ Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.The most frequent syllable is pronounced 'de'. It means 'of', or creates a genetive case. It always follows another syllable, so could be said to appear at the end of a word. This is quite reminiscent of Voynichese dy which also appears at the end of words. Note that another very frequent syllable is equally pronounced 'de', and equally appears after other syllables, e.g. to create adverbs.
(27-05-2016, 05:16 PM)ReneZ Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.The second most frequent one is 'yi' which can be pronounced (english) 'ee' or 'yee'. This means 'one', or also the indefinitely article 'a'. This always appears at the start. This is of course reminiscent of Voynichese o- or qo- (ee or yee).
(27-05-2016, 05:16 PM)ReneZ Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.The next one is 'shi' with a falling tone, which is the verb 'to be'. Sounds like English 'sure' (kind of). shi with a rising tone is also frequent, and both can mean a variety of things. These could be Voynichese chol or chor .
It is surely a coincidence that l and r are the medieval symbols for 4 and 2, which are nowadays used in pinyin to indicate falling and rising tones.
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ChenZheChina > 01-10-2018, 04:22 AM
(28-09-2018, 11:32 AM)Koen Gh. Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Zhe, on the topic of unexpected languages, as a native Chinese, do you have an opinion on the historical likelihood of a Chinese language underlying Voynichese? It is theoretically possible since Eurasia was interconnected long before the 15th century, but on the other hand it would probably be unparalleled.
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