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This has been bothering me for a while now, and I think it's best to simply ask. How many conlangs called "Neo-Dalmatian" are there? Most of us probably know Ferko's language on http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Parthenon/6502/; if I'm not mistaken, it's called "Neo-Dalmatian" or "Dalmatesku". Its numerals are the following: unu/una, du/dua, trai, katru, czencza, szake, szapte, optu, nua, xiacze However, on Mark Rosenfelder's numbers page I found a completely different set of Neo-Dalmatian numbers. As the source of this language he mentions a certain Julius K. Liptak and Laszlo Kovacs: oin, doi, tra, kátru, káinku, si, shat, yoit, nóiva, dik Both sets are so different from each other that I doubt whether they can be two stages of the same language. Do I have to understand that there are indeed two conlangs of exactly the same name? And if so, does anyone know something about the other Neo-Dalmatian? I have been unable to find anything else about it on the net. BTW The "real" Dalmatian numbers, according to Mark Rosenfelder: join, doi, tra, kwatro, chenk, si, sapto, guapto, nu, dik. Speaking about Neo-Dalmatian: in how far is this a constructed language and in how far is it a reconstructed language? Ferko? Jan ===== "Originality is the art of concealing your source." - Franklin P. Jones __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my.yahoo.com