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Wouldn't it be cool if someone designed some kind of 3d engine (a la Doom or Quake) that used D'Ni as a programming language? Something that, with a mere...
dave_3rd
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Aug 31, 2002
7:19 pm
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Actually, it sounds very practical-- if the said D'ni characters/words actually existed. :) You are talking about the Garo-hevtee, which Anna explains to Atrus...
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Yeah, the Garo-hevtee would be the programming language, and the engine itself would be the kortee'nea. (It would be especially cute to use *.KOR as the file...
dave_3rd
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Greetings, everyone! I just joined this lyst, and wanted to introduce myself. I am Lannie (or Lah'nee R'Ahrotahn on the Lyst) and I'm from California and...
Lannie Da
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Sep 3, 2002
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... introduce ... from ... You're from Cali *and* Kentucky? :) But I know what you mean. I live in Kansas, but I am really from Indiana. Just trust me on that...
gaerielleenay
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Sep 4, 2002
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... Heh. I just moved to Virginia from Georgia and New Jersey. ...I'm seeing a patten here. ^_~ Dave III...
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Sep 5, 2002
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Kay, here's a question kheshemtee: What is the best way to make a noun from a verb? The only example I've is the suffix -tahv, which seems to make a noun from...
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Sep 7, 2002
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Okay, I'm in the process of writing a 9-11 remembrance in D'ni. I was going to use the word _enday_, build, which I thought was an official translation. But I...
Leenay Stutzman
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Sep 23, 2002
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I finally finished the 9-11 thing I was working on. I think it's the longest thing I've written in D'ni so far. Whoo! :) I posted it with a general English...
Leenay Stutzman
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Oct 3, 2002
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I'm done at last! Here is everything, I think, the D'ni text and the English version, followed by my notes and a literal translation, line by line. Wow, this...
Leenay Stutzman
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Oct 5, 2002
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C'mon, guys. Doesn't anybody have any comments, criticism, something? I know it's not perfect, okay, I am sure of it. So far all I've heard is people like it,...
Leenay Stutzman
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Oct 17, 2002
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Shorah bredovah! I don't celebrate Christmas, but this is an interesting question I think. How would you say Merry Christmas, or some other Christmas greeting,...
Leenay Stutzman <gaer...
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Dec 10, 2002
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... The word "Christmas" (or it's related ceremonies) never struck me as being as important as what they are meant to celebrate; Peace on earth, Goodwill to...
dave_3rd
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Dec 10, 2002
4:21 am
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Yeah, Good Year, I hadn't thought of that one. Actually, it would be 'Yahr rahm', since adjectives are supposed to follow verbs. Or how about _Sekhehmah ...
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gaerielleenay
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Dec 10, 2002
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Arrrgh! ^_^ I looked left, right, and center for the word New but couldn't find it. Obviously, I'm gonna have to compile my own D'Ni Dictionary or something. I...
dave_3rd
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Dec 11, 2002
12:06 am
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Yeah, "new" is 'nee', as in Terahnee, or 'nea' on the end of 'kortee'nea'. I'm not sure why the difference, but you can apparently use either. I usually go...
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Dec 13, 2002
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I've been doing some research and the D'Ni Dictionary at http://www.eldalamberon.com/dni_dict.htm has a reference to a D'Ni crossword puzzle, which obviously...
dave_3rd
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Dec 21, 2002
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As far as I know, there is nothing left of it. I've been wanting to get ahold of it too. If you find it anywhere, let me know. Although, since none of it is...
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Dec 23, 2002
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Well, I was doing some research on the D'Ni language and I wanted to examine the original context some of the words were presented in. There are a few things...
dave_3rd
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Dec 23, 2002
7:28 pm
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If I remember right, there are some words from the crossword that are specifically marked as a suffix, like -ahl or whatever. In fact, I thought that I had...
Leenay Stutzman <gaer...
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Dec 31, 2002
10:18 pm
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... The good news is I found the D'Ni Crossword puzzle solution, but I couldn't get hold of the Clue List. Would you have that graphic available, anywhere? Or...
dave_3rd
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Jan 1, 2003
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Yeah, that's a really cool site. Unfortuantely, as you said, it's usefulness is extremely limited. I don't know for sure if there ever was a clue list. If...
Leenay Stutzman <gaer...
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... Well, there's a big hole on the page with the puzzle itself; http://web.archive.org/web/20000824002214/www.rivenguild.com/exploration/puz zle6.html ...
dave_3rd
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... http://web.archive.org/web/20000824002214/www.rivenguild.com/explorati on/puz ... you're ... My guess, it's probably a just literal list of the words used...
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Jan 13, 2003
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Does it seem odd to anyone else that we only have three object pronouns? Well, okay, four, if you count the plural you, shemtee. But, still. I really think we...
Leenay Stutzman
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Mar 9, 2003
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Wow, and thanks very much. This will make writing so much easier! I don't do anything serious, just for fun so this will help incredibly. Thanks again Katianna...
Katherine Casey-Green
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Mar 9, 2003
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Sure, but like I said, be careful where and how you use it because it is total and complete guesswork. ;) Useful though, yeah....
Leenay Stutzman
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... least. ... for ... having ... that ... male, ... frequently ... 3rd ... would ... these ... hypothetical, ... the ... the ... for ... s+ ... sg ... ...
Dr. Anello Giovanni
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May 9, 2003
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Oh, I'd love to, but I think I'd bet on no response. Or a very cryptic one, at best. Maybe if I post it to the Lyst, Rawa will see it...I'll think about it....
Leenay Stutzman
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Concerning the word 'khoy' in Atrus' prayer--what does it mean? I have heard several theories, such as that it is a combination of the prepositional prefix...
Mari Jade
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