Damta: A collaborative world
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Okay cool. :) Just to give us some space to "play in".
I really am not sure where the technology is at a given point relative to our own.I think technology could move faster or slower really and in different rates and directions compared to our own world. If we treat our worlds as roughly the same we'd be at about PS 12020 right now. So actualy PS 14 000 would be.... the year 4000 AD hahah. Probably after PS 12500 or PS 13000 is quite sufficient. I don't think there is a right or wrong answer, just how far along you want your languages to have evolved by the time that happens.
It is so cool we have a mention in the Frathwiki.
I really am not sure where the technology is at a given point relative to our own.I think technology could move faster or slower really and in different rates and directions compared to our own world. If we treat our worlds as roughly the same we'd be at about PS 12020 right now. So actualy PS 14 000 would be.... the year 4000 AD hahah. Probably after PS 12500 or PS 13000 is quite sufficient. I don't think there is a right or wrong answer, just how far along you want your languages to have evolved by the time that happens.
It is so cool we have a mention in the Frathwiki.
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The way I see it, so many collaborative projects begin with great enthusiasm and then disappear into the uttermost voids almost immediately. We see it happen here in CBB with some frequency. On very rare occasions one comes across an actual collaborative project that is actually very successful -- I've seen only a couple, and have been involved in only one. (Tried to get a couple others going that didn't work out so well!) That's just the way of it, as people come and go and interests wax and wane.
But I sincerely congratulate you guys for reaching so many milestones! You made it over the one month hurdle, and here you are a year later, still working on it! You've got a neat little wiki going and a diverse group of contributors that has kept everything afloat. I thought that was well worth writing an article on Frath.
I hope to see your wiki expand, and perhaps see some artwork, more maps, in world lore and the like!
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Yeah, I saw her too. Does anyone want to join that forum and send her a message that Damta still waits for her?elemtilas wrote: ↑29 Oct 2020 07:05If she's the same one, there's a Miranda Brawner active at alternatehistory.com.Khemehekis wrote: ↑29 Oct 2020 04:20Yay! Hopefully we'll see some more soon.k1234567890y wrote: ↑28 Oct 2020 16:42 Just updated something for Likepeg people, sorry for the hiatus
Does someone want to find Miranda Brawner on the web and invite her to return to her collaboration?
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I love it! I see this happening during the last two millennia of our timeline, when the Damtans enter the age of space travel.k1234567890y wrote: ↑29 Oct 2020 11:38 Also
I am having an idea of sharing the Querlongs, a group of non-human aliens from my conworld(s) with Damta.
By the time we've gotten all the past history fleshed out, we should know what the other planets in Damta's solar system, the other stars in Damta's galaxy, and the planets that orbit those other stars are and what they are called.
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Those are both fine by me!k1234567890y wrote: ↑31 Oct 2020 16:33 I have written that Kompalia is a pioneer in contacting non-human extraterrestrial civilizations, but I am not sure if this is ok for you all.
Also I want to keep the mechanism of FTL drives unexplained as of now, is it ok for you all?
Do we have an idea of which country will invent cerebral reality? Or is it probably a country that we haven't created yet?
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can I adopt it for Kompalia? or you people feel it is better to put it in other countries?Khemehekis wrote: ↑11 Nov 2020 08:20Those are both fine by me!k1234567890y wrote: ↑31 Oct 2020 16:33 I have written that Kompalia is a pioneer in contacting non-human extraterrestrial civilizations, but I am not sure if this is ok for you all.
Also I want to keep the mechanism of FTL drives unexplained as of now, is it ok for you all?
Do we have an idea of which country will invent cerebral reality? Or is it probably a country that we haven't created yet?
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I'd wait awhile and see if someone else creates a country that's a big player in the fourteenth millennium.k1234567890y wrote: ↑11 Nov 2020 19:09can I adopt it for Kompalia? or you people feel it is better to put it in other countries?Khemehekis wrote: ↑11 Nov 2020 08:20Those are both fine by me!k1234567890y wrote: ↑31 Oct 2020 16:33 I have written that Kompalia is a pioneer in contacting non-human extraterrestrial civilizations, but I am not sure if this is ok for you all.
Also I want to keep the mechanism of FTL drives unexplained as of now, is it ok for you all?
Do we have an idea of which country will invent cerebral reality? Or is it probably a country that we haven't created yet?
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31,416: The number of the conlanging beast!
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sureKhemehekis wrote: ↑05 Dec 2020 02:33I'd wait awhile and see if someone else creates a country that's a big player in the fourteenth millennium.k1234567890y wrote: ↑11 Nov 2020 19:09can I adopt it for Kompalia? or you people feel it is better to put it in other countries?Khemehekis wrote: ↑11 Nov 2020 08:20Those are both fine by me!k1234567890y wrote: ↑31 Oct 2020 16:33 I have written that Kompalia is a pioneer in contacting non-human extraterrestrial civilizations, but I am not sure if this is ok for you all.
Also I want to keep the mechanism of FTL drives unexplained as of now, is it ok for you all?
Do we have an idea of which country will invent cerebral reality? Or is it probably a country that we haven't created yet?
then I won't claim it
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Who's going to domesticate the dog on Damta? What will the family tree of breeds look like?
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Squirrels chase koi . . . chase squirrels
My Kankonian-English dictionary: Now at 104,000 words!
31,416: The number of the conlanging beast!
Squirrels chase koi . . . chase squirrels
My Kankonian-English dictionary: Now at 104,000 words!
31,416: The number of the conlanging beast!
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I think it is a really cool idea to have dog breeds local to certain regions and or cultures though I feel like maybe the initial domestication itself would make sense if that is something that occurs before agriculture itself and maybe not attributable to a specific people.Khemehekis wrote: ↑07 Feb 2021 12:49 Who's going to domesticate the dog on Damta? What will the family tree of breeds look like?
I really like this idea though. I wonder if a dog suited to arid environments would have been popular with the Txabao. Maybe a dingo like creature? Perhaps a breed like the Saluki or the Canaan dog? I suppose earlier back the dogs in that region might look like this feral dog from the Middle East? https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/wp- ... 4/dog1.jpg
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Yeah, the dog was domesticated in prehistoric times on Earth, so on Damta it would probably be around PS 100 or so.Nachtuil wrote: ↑07 Feb 2021 18:00I think it is a really cool idea to have dog breeds local to certain regions and or cultures though I feel like maybe the initial domestication itself would make sense if that is something that occurs before agriculture itself and maybe not attributable to a specific people.Khemehekis wrote: ↑07 Feb 2021 12:49 Who's going to domesticate the dog on Damta? What will the family tree of breeds look like?
I had to look up the Canaan dog on Wikipedia, since I had never heard of the breed. After comparing those pictures, I think I have an idea of what the Txabao's dogs would have looked like. It would probably be lean. Maybe it could hunt geese that looked like an Egyptian goose!I really like this idea though. I wonder if a dog suited to arid environments would have been popular with the Txabao. Maybe a dingo like creature? Perhaps a breed like the Saluki or the Canaan dog? I suppose earlier back the dogs in that region might look like this feral dog from the Middle East? https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/wp- ... 4/dog1.jpg
I'll try to name the dog breed and type up a little description.
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Squirrels chase koi . . . chase squirrels
My Kankonian-English dictionary: Now at 104,000 words!
31,416: The number of the conlanging beast!
Squirrels chase koi . . . chase squirrels
My Kankonian-English dictionary: Now at 104,000 words!
31,416: The number of the conlanging beast!
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Here is another shot of a canaan dog. What a good boy hahaha. It is fun to imagine it making its home among the Txabao camps and such. I imagine the Kojikeng would later have several derived breeds. https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VXFKTVcPCrE/ ... 145027.jpg
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I can't wait to see what you come up with for dog breeds. I can't wait for generic words for dog in different languages coming to mean specific breeds lol.
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Thanks for the Canaan dog picture, it is edifying. And yes, words that change meaning from "dog" to "breed X of dog" are a classic linguistic phenomenon. Like "sombrero" meaning any old hat in Spanish, but coming to mean a Mexican cowboy-like style of hat in English. Or "biscotti" meaning any old cookie in Italian, but referring to those Italian slab-shaped cookies that you dunk in your coffee in English. Or "otaku" basically meaning geek in Japanese, but being used for anime geeks in English.
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Squirrels chase koi . . . chase squirrels
My Kankonian-English dictionary: Now at 104,000 words!
31,416: The number of the conlanging beast!
Squirrels chase koi . . . chase squirrels
My Kankonian-English dictionary: Now at 104,000 words!
31,416: The number of the conlanging beast!
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Great! :) Yeah, I guess it does happen an awful lot!
Also, in my earlier comment I said dog breeds, but meant just any dog related terms.
Also, in my earlier comment I said dog breeds, but meant just any dog related terms.
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I just got another idea for Damta: the language hat
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Ooh -- I like the idea!
The Lehola Galaxy has a similar device called a KANO, a Kankonian acronym for "karmans ad nenetzes olmono", or "universal machine for the lips".
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31,416: The number of the conlanging beast!
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nice (:Khemehekis wrote: ↑17 Feb 2021 09:22Ooh -- I like the idea!
The Lehola Galaxy has a similar device called a KANO, a Kankonian acronym for "karmans ad nenetzes olmono", or "universal machine for the lips". (the rest parts are omitted)
and I wonder if there’s a possibility for Damta peoples meet Kankonian
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Nice ideas, both!Khemehekis wrote: ↑17 Feb 2021 09:22Ooh -- I like the idea!
The Lehola Galaxy has a similar device called a KANO, a Kankonian acronym for "karmans ad nenetzes olmono", or "universal machine for the lips".
I don't think you'd ever find anything like those in Yeola. I mean, there are devices that act something like computers. Cantankerous computers, anyway. I think it could possibly translate between two known languages; but certainly couldn't handle an unknown language nor read one's mind to get the job done.
You might also have to give the thing a smart whack on the side and tell it to translate properly next time! And without such frequent recourse to colourful metaphors!
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"The law of Kompalia lists equal rights between all members of the society as a fundamental right. The discrimination against anyone based on sex and sex characteristics, gender identity, gender expression, generation, age, caste, criminal record, height, weight, physical appearance, disability, family status, genetic characteristics, marital status, nationality, profession, color, race and ethnicity, species, religion, sexual orientation, political ideology, social class, personality, as well as other categories are illegal in the law."
Species? This only applies to sapient species, right? Like the humans native to Damta and any aliens they may encounter during the Space Age? Because I imagine a fly or a louse wouldn't have full human rights . . .
Species? This only applies to sapient species, right? Like the humans native to Damta and any aliens they may encounter during the Space Age? Because I imagine a fly or a louse wouldn't have full human rights . . .
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Squirrels chase koi . . . chase squirrels
My Kankonian-English dictionary: Now at 104,000 words!
31,416: The number of the conlanging beast!
Squirrels chase koi . . . chase squirrels
My Kankonian-English dictionary: Now at 104,000 words!
31,416: The number of the conlanging beast!