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|family = isolate | |family = isolate | ||
|creator = [[User:Frederic Bayer|Frederic Bayer]] | |creator = [[User:Frederic Bayer|Frederic Bayer]] | ||
|posteriori = [[w:Scottish Gaelic | |posteriori = [[w:Scottish Gaelic|Scottish Gaelic]] | ||
|script = Latin | |script = Latin | ||
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'''Cân Gert''' is a [[philosophical language|philosophical]], [[artistic language|artistic | '''Cân Gert''' is a [[philosophical language|philosophical]], [[artistic language|artistic]] language created by [[User:Frederic Bayer|Frederic Bayer]]. Its name means "short language" in Cân Gert, and brevity is among its major design goals. It features a strongly [[w:isolating language|isolating]] but partly [[w:agglutinating language|agglutinating]] morphology. | ||
The language is [[a priori]] in the sense that it is not derived from another language by way of regular sound changes and identifiable diachronic grammatical developments. However, as its vocabulary is mostly derived (often in intransparent ways) from the [[w:Scottish Gaelic|Scottish Gaelic]] lexicon, it could arguably be described as [[a posteriori]]. | |||
==Introduction== | ==Introduction== | ||
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====Scottish Gaelic and others==== | ====Scottish Gaelic and others==== | ||
Most of Cân Gert's root lexicon is taken (sometimes transparently, but often less so) from Scottish Gaelic. For instance, "cân" derives from ''cànan'' (language), and "gert" derives from ''goirid'' (short). A few aspects of Cân Gert's grammar are also inspired by it. | |||
Occasionally, words from other languages contribute to choices of root words. For example, ''sû'' meaning "water, liquid, juice" is ostensibly derived from Gaelic ''sùgh'' (juice), but this choice is also influenced by Turkish ''su'' (water). Otherwise, a root may have been created based on Gaelic ''uisge'' (water) instead. | Occasionally, words from other languages contribute to choices of root words. For example, ''sû'' meaning "water, liquid, juice" is ostensibly derived from Gaelic ''sùgh'' (juice), but this choice is also influenced by Turkish ''su'' (water). Otherwise, a root may have been created based on Gaelic ''uisge'' (water) instead. | ||