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As work on ''Cymbraġec'' continued, however, it soon became clear that the actual evidence of Cumbric was too limited and often too opaque to permit a validly reconstructed language. As the project progressed, more and more relatively arbitrary (though informed) decisions had to be taken about vocabulary and syntax, and as the language became more detailed it also moved further away from the original aim of the project. Eventually, it had to be admitted that ''Cymbraġec'' could not be considered an accurate estimation of the historical language of Cumbric. The evidence we have is simply not sufficient to create anything more than a very broad picture of Cumbric. | As work on ''Cymbraġec'' continued, however, it soon became clear that the actual evidence of Cumbric was too limited and often too opaque to permit a validly reconstructed language. As the project progressed, more and more relatively arbitrary (though informed) decisions had to be taken about vocabulary and syntax, and as the language became more detailed it also moved further away from the original aim of the project. Eventually, it had to be admitted that ''Cymbraġec'' could not be considered an accurate estimation of the historical language of Cumbric. The evidence we have is simply not sufficient to create anything more than a very broad picture of Cumbric. | ||
At this point, with a considerable amount of research done, it was decided that the Medieval, reconstructed language of ''Cymbraġec'' should be abandoned in favour of a more creative Modern language, which was eventually named ''Cumbraek''. | At this point, with a considerable amount of research done, it was decided that the Medieval, reconstructed language of ''Cymbraġec'' should be abandoned in favour of a more creative Modern language, which was eventually named ''Cumbraek''. Whilst the basis for Cumbraek remained rooted in the historical evidence for Cumbric and it was developed with constant reference to the other Celtic languages (particularly Welsh), according to its own internal rules, this was a far more creative and personal endeavour than Cymbragec was ever intended to be. As such Cumbraek can only really be described as a constructed language and it cannot claim to be an accurate representation of the historical language in any real sense. | ||
With greater creative freedom, Cumbraek developed gradually over the years. Two major milestones in its development are the (online) publication of the first ''Geryadour'' "Dictionary" and the first comprehensive grammar. It also has an online presence with its own website and Facebook page. | |||
Neither Cumbraek nor its predecessors have ever been intended to become living languages. The original project for Cymbragec and the subsequent development of Cumbraek were never intended as revivals along the lines of Cornish or Manx, which have had varying degrees of success. Our knowledge of Cumbric is far too limited to permit such a thing in any case (there are no known texts it even inscriptions in Cumbric) and there is no community in which such a revival could take place. | |||
===Internal History=== | ===Internal History=== | ||