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John Cowan eskrë » > Jan van Steenbergen scripsit: > > > Hehe. I am starting to think that it is time for someone to create a > > P-Germanic > > language :) . Don't give me ideas. I already have /n/ projects unfinished, and /n/ more unstarted. :) But now you've mentioned it, are you suggesting (jokingly) a Germanic lang where the p>f shift hadn't taken place? I'm not sure I could roll that into my South-Germanic-with-Italic-influences lang. > Germanic is really F-Celtic-Italic. LOL > > Well, literally I would say: "Je~ mieje urzyk)B£a jad sona komód grzec" > > (to my > > ears that sounds like Greek). Or "... kom)Bód chinióz" (... like > > Chinese). > > I collected the names of languages used in this expression once, over a > bunch > of natlangs. "Greek" and "Chinese" were dominant, but I also collected > "Hebrew" (for Danish), and "Turkish" (for Italian). I particularly liked > the following phrase: "Parlo italiano o turco ottomano?!" I have a Danish friend who uses the expression "It sounds like Volapük to me" (rough translation from the Danish). The first time I heard her say it I almost fell off my chair. She maintains it's a common expression. James ========================================================================== james@hidden.email James Campbell www.zolid.com Jameld web site: www.zolid.com/zm Plexus Inventions: www.zolid.com/plexus ==========================================================================