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• How to create a pseudo language in 13 easy steps.

  Dunsel > 5 hours ago

  Step 1:  Grab 100 random words from Dickinson Latin Core Vocabulary.
  Step 2:  Split those words into phonetic prefix/midfix/suffix.  Only keep the prefix and suffix.
  Step 3:  Pick 20 random prefix and suffix from that normalized list.
  
  

  Prefix	Suffix
  men	sa
  mag	nus
  gra	na
  cor	cor
  mi	ror
  de	les
  mons	do
  mu	cem
  mo	da
  nar	mons
  me	rus
  gens	dus
  ma	ro
  bo	uam
  ca	ue
  a	a
  e	e
  i	i
  o	o
  u	u

  
  Step 4:  Create a list of vowels, a,e,i,o,u,y then, create a substitution table by shifting them one to the right.
  Step 5:  Create a list of random consonants then, create a substitution table by shifting them one to the right.
  Step 6:  Substitute those shifted vowels and consonants into your prefix and suffix table.  Make sure to pick suffixes and prefixes that do not contain k, t, p or f.
  
  

  Shifted Prefix	Shifted Suffix
  buq	go
  boz	qag
  zyo	qo
  wiy	wiy
  be	yiy
  xu	dug
  biqg	xi
  ba	wub
  bi	xo
  qoy	biqg
  bu	yag
  zuqg	xag
  bo	yi
  ri	aob
  wo	au
  o	o
  u	u
  e	e
  i	i
  a	a

  
  Step 7:  Combine your new prefixes and suffixes randomly in order to create words.  Note, you can stack up to 3 prefixes onto a suffix.
  Step 8:  Insert a k, t, p or f into the first letter position of the first word and randomly into other words.
  Step 9.  See what your first test output looks like.
  
  pbuqi aupa bkeo bowub i rii buua bazyoaob oiqo zyowogo uexag xu bozxag woixo babarixi woyiy ebue buqqag bia bkiwiy babiqg abiko baboyiy beyi zyodug ebawpiy eebaxo eobawub a uzyoyi ogo buxag buau ibozxag bozzyokego qoybee buuxi zyobebiqg woo bobouaob bau wokbuqbixo biqtag wkiyuwub yag rti zyobipqgqo xubodug zpyogo bebfebui.
  
  kbebawiyau ewiy bebopbiqg bubobozau wiy buzyoku buqyag bozyiy euyiy exki uwtiy bozwub bobiqg be ewfiy beyag wobawkub btaeyag zuqgtwou u exuxi abibuqxakg ebiqgyi a baaob buqoyxo rikxo zuqgewub zuqgqag xugo bozwtiy axag biupbozau zuqgwiyxi exuwiy ou riqoyku ie bayiy ebozriwiy bobaxo o zuqgyi rioi ebiqgu biqgogfo boxi biqgykag zyoea ribiqgxo.
  
  kbibiqgu bawub bteqo wofe bewoxag bexag etzyoxi ia wobiqg bozbpuqyag riyapg riexi bubewiy bozyi boukqag biwoyiy yiy zyowobexo bogfo abae bozbozau qoywub eqto aob bkozbuqxag zuqgwiy bizuqgoxi o ribuqtwiy bebeaob bozbabuxo riqo atu zyoau zuqgueyi xuau biupxo zyoo ubuqaxag buwowiy uribozwiy bobiqgu boubiqg xubozixag babeyiy qoybeeyiy buqxag biqgu zuqgeqfo eebuxi.
  
  fbiqoywub xuxuxi biqgqo bebuqbiqg wopxag riyiy zyoxi boadug wto baaotb ria iabiqg wity xfubaqo u xag babiqag uboxuqag baiau qoybiqg i bekbuqyi e biabiqg wiybozwoa baxi biqgabae ebiqgqag iboqo qoyieqag wiyxo biqgibue owobiqg buqbadug zyoeadug biawou bobawub riqoydug e xurixo bayi riwfoeyag zyoyi biaxi rizyoqag aobiqag zuqgbekyiy xudug riboaob boufxo.
  
  ICK! garbage.
  
  Step 10: Restrict word lengths to 10 chars with an attempt to average around length 6.
  Step 11: Create copy/mutate rules.  15% of words are created from the shifted prefix/suffix table or just the prefix or just the suffix. 30% are copies of words you've already put on the page.  50% are mutations of words by adding, deleting or swapping prefixes in words that have multiple prefixes. And the last 5% is just singletons.
  Step 12:  Check your new output.
  
  fbozqo beqo i bozqo i bozqpo beaob babozqo beqo beqo beqo oaob beaob xubozqo ibeqo beqo xubozqo beqo qoybeqo woaob obeqo babozqo zyowoaob beaofb rikbeqo wiyu zyowoaob woaob wiyykag buwiy qoybeqo oribeqo a beqo bubeqo bozqo qoywiyyag zuqggko bfeoaob buqwoaob bozyiy woaob bebeoaob bibuwiy wiyte bibuwiy bibeqto ribuwiy btabeqo wobeqo.
  
  twiydug zyowtoaob buwity beqo i beaob beaob btozqo aaob zyowoaob biqgaaob buqbofaob xuzyowoaob bebeqo zuqggo buqbiqkg bozwoaob e obeqo a ubeqo ebuwtiy wiyi bozbibeqo ebutwiy biqpgbeqo bawobeqo exfag uibeqo bkozqo wiyu beqo bepwiye ubikbeqo oaaob ufwiye woaob ufyiy abeaob woxo wiyyiy biqgqo aaaob bozwiydug ibeqo xuaaob buqbetaob bawifyyag biqgaaob zyowobkeqo.
  
  kzyowoaob ebeqo oabeaob beqo buwiy xkuxi ibeqo oubeqo rkibaqo bozqo awoaob aaob biqgbeqo u obeqo beqo buqwtoaob buqwiyfi bozqo riwiy bfoi i bozkxo bezyoe bozaob iaaob beqo bei bozbezyoe biqgbeqo buqwoaob rixuqko ariwiy bibeqo bfexag uiqo buwoaob bowiyu exuqo bowiy uriqo opbozqo bozwiyi wifyxi i oxki iebuwiy woaob ebeaob iebuwiy.
  
  twoaob qoyafob biqgwiy zyooubeqo bozbozxo wofaob oiebuwiy buquwiye bozqo bowiyu euibeqo woaob baobeqo riqpoybeqo exukqo buquwiye xuwkiyyag uqpag zyowoaob woyiy bobebeqpo bobuwiy ibowiyu buqwoaob bowiy boztaaob zuqggo iebuwiy xuaaob beqo iqoyaob qoykuriqo zyoyi iwiyu ibobau oribeqo woyag u btawobeqo zyou bkeaob boyag wiywiy bebei aobeqo qoybiqg biqgaaob zyoki bozpqo bozexuqo.
  
  Much better!
  
  Step 13:  Substitute Latin characters for a cool looking alphabet you made up.
  
  fbozqo beqo i bozqo i bozqpo beaob babozqo beqo beqo beqo oaob beaob xubozqo ibeqo beqo xubozqo beqo qoybeqo woaob obeqo babozqo zyowoaob beaofb rikbeqo wiyu zyowoaob woaob wiyykag buwiy qoybeqo oribeqo a beqo bubeqo bozqo qoywiyyag zuqggko bfeoaob buqwoaob bozyiy woaob bebeoaob bibuwiy wiyte bibuwiy bibeqto ribuwiy btabeqo wobeqo.
  
  twiydug zyowtoaob buwity beqo i beaob beaob btozqo aaob zyowoaob biqgaaob buqbofaob xuzyowoaob bebeqo zuqggo buqbiqkg bozwoaob e obeqo a ubeqo ebuwtiy wiyi bozbibeqo ebutwiy biqpgbeqo bawobeqo exfag uibeqo bkozqo wiyu beqo bepwiye ubikbeqo oaaob ufwiye woaob ufyiy abeaob woxo wiyyiy biqgqo aaaob bozwiydug ibeqo xuaaob buqbetaob bawifyyag biqgaaob zyowobkeqo.
  
  kzyowoaob ebeqo oabeaob beqo buwiy xkuxi ibeqo oubeqo rkibaqo bozqo awoaob aaob biqgbeqo u obeqo beqo buqwtoaob buqwiyfi bozqo riwiy bfoi i bozkxo bezyoe bozaob iaaob beqo bei bozbezyoe biqgbeqo buqwoaob rixuqko ariwiy bibeqo bfexag uiqo buwoaob bowiyu exuqo bowiy uriqo opbozqo bozwiyi wifyxi i oxki iebuwiy woaob ebeaob iebuwiy.
  
  twoaob qoyafob biqgwiy zyooubeqo bozbozxo wofaob oiebuwiy buquwiye bozqo bowiyu euibeqo woaob baobeqo riqpoybeqo exukqo buquwiye xuwkiyyag uqpag zyowoaob woyiy bobebeqpo bobuwiy ibowiyu buqwoaob bowiy boztaaob zuqggo iebuwiy xuaaob beqo iqoyaob qoykuriqo zyoyi iwiyu ibobau oribeqo woyag u btawobeqo zyou bkeaob boyag wiywiy bebei aobeqo qoybiqg biqgaaob zyoki bozpqo bozexuqo.
  
  Extra credit:  Tweak the output as needed to make it look good and add some ambiguous illustrations.
  
  Now, before you say it: 
  
  Do I really think this is how the Voynich was created? 
  
  No.  Of course not. 
  
  BUT... I'm going to ask you to look over that output a bit closer.  You are going to see a lot of 'linguistic' traits and Voynich traits.  I know we're used to looking at Voynich and seeing it's patterns, but give it a shot.  
  
  Beqo.  It gets repeated.  Think daiin.
  
  And you get words like ibeqo and obeqo and oubeqo without even really trying.  Then woaob and beaob and bozaob and oaoab.  
  
  Think dain, ain, choldaiin, oldain.
  
  Just sharing something I'm working on as a theory.   I'm pretty well into it and as soon as I have something formalized I'll be sharing it as well.

• RE: How to create a pseudo language in 13 easy steps.

  ololololo > 4 hours ago

  Well, perhaps Voynichese started out as a parody of Latin...
  But I think there's an easier and more straightforward way to create something similar to Voynichese - you can simply write You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.. And not only Roman ones - you can also use Arabic ones.
  I don't think your example says much about Voynichese.

• RE: How to create a pseudo language in 13 easy steps.

  dashstofsk > 3 hours ago

  This just doesn't feel like a real language. Real languages have all developed a logical structure. The structure is typically based around the need to make speech effortless and light. The organs of the mouth cannot cope easily with pronouncing a string of discordant consonants, or shifting constantly between back and front vowels, so any cut-and-stitch attempt to construct an artificial language will not succeed. For instance, 'biqgbeqo' and 'bebeoaob' feel unpronounceable in any of the European language groups. They are too laboured, and require too many mouth movements.
  
  By comparison you will find that a sample from a language you do not understand will at least seem to flow nicely, will feel to have a consistent phonology, if you were to make some endeavour at pronunciation:
  
  Kaikki ihmiset syntyvät vapaina ja tasavertaisina arvoltaan ja oikeuksiltaan. Heille on annettu järki ja omatunto, ja heidän on toimittava toisiaan kohtaan veljeyden hengessä.

• RE: How to create a pseudo language in 13 easy steps.

  ololololo > 3 hours ago

  (3 hours ago)dashstofsk Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.This just doesn't feel like a real language. Real languages have all developed a logical structure. The structure is typically based around the need to make speech effortless and light. The organs of the mouth cannot cope easily with pronouncing a string of discordant consonants, or shifting constantly between back and front vowels, so any cut-and-stitch attempt to construct an artificial language will not succeed. For instance, 'biqgbeqo' and 'bebeoaob' feel unpronounceable in any of the European language groups. They are too laboured, and require too many mouth movements.
  
  By comparison you will find that a sample from a language you do not understand will at least seem to flow nicely, will feel to have a consistent phonology, if you were to make some endeavour at pronunciation:
  
  Kaikki ihmiset syntyvät vapaina ja tasavertaisina arvoltaan ja oikeuksiltaan. Heille on annettu järki ja omatunto, ja heidän on toimittava toisiaan kohtaan veljeyden hengessä.

  As I understand it, this is an imitation of language, not the language itself. You don't have to read this text. You just need to rewrite it with other characters.
  I once came across a Chinese poem written in ancient Chinese... Then there was a sharp r sound, and I wouldn't say it sounded consistent or "beautiful"...
  However, the characteristic of imitating a language does not apply to Voynichese. It is simply a methodical gibberish (but I don't think so)
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