Subject: MYSTARA-L Digest - 27 Jul 2004 to 28 Jul 2004 (#2004-151) From: Automatic digest processor Date: 29/07/2004, 17:00 To: Recipients of MYSTARA-L digests Reply-to: Mystara RPG Discussion There are 6 messages totalling 259 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. MYSTARA-L Digest - 26 Jul 2004 to 27 Jul 2004 (#2004-150) 2. Test 3. the Tangor language (3) 4. Tangor Names ******************************************************************** The Other Worlds Homepage: http://www.wizards.com/dnd/OtherWorlds.asp The Mystara Homepage: http://www.dnd.starflung.com/ To unsubscribe, send email to LISTSERV@ORACLE.WIZARDS.COM with UNSUB MYSTARA-L in the body of the message. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2004 11:57:26 +0100 From: "N. M." Subject: Re: MYSTARA-L Digest - 26 Jul 2004 to 27 Jul 2004 (#2004-150) > If, in addition to the Companion set, you're missing the Basic, Expert, > or Masters set(s), I'd suggest buying the D&D Rules Cyclopedia instead - > the PDF costs the same as that for any one set, and it contains the > information from all four, plus a few extras (IIRC the only things > missing are the artifacts from the Masters set). Yeah, I did ponder over the Rules Cyclopedia. But I do own Basic, Expert and Master Rules anyway. And I was never particularly interested in the New Mystara products. I have just about every Gazetteer, Creature Crucible, I even have Hollow World. Just missing a few bits and pieces, here and there. At some point I want hard copies, but for now I'm content to just read the material I missed, even if I don't own it in physical form. Thanks, Neil ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2004 07:01:38 -0400 From: Donald Eric Kesler Subject: Test Hello, I'm sorry for spamming everyone. I just wanted to make sure that I knew how to use this silly thing. Regards and Best Wishes, Donald Eric Kesler http://www.geocities.com/heroclixleagueofathens/ _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2004 16:49:54 +0200 From: =?iso-8859-1?q?la=20Volpe?= Subject: the Tangor language THE TANGOR LANGUAGE Tangor belongs to the Swanamutu family of languages and has become the international language of southern Skothar. It is spoken primarily in the Empire of Tangor, Durhan, Ekleke, Akuba, and even eastwards along the Tangor coast and west among merchants and scholars from Minaea. The structure of Tangor is similar to that of all Swanamutu languages, but Swahili has borrowed to a greater degree from other languages, especially Minaean and Jennite. Since it is spoken over such a wide area there are several dialects but the language is understood by most. *The Tangor alphabet is the Thyatian one. The only missing letters are Q and X. *The structure is quite simple: verbs, nouns, adjectives and adverbs often come from the same basic root. But it's not the suffix, but the prefix, that is the most important characteristic of Tangor grammar. Prefixes are used to indicate the singular and plural of nouns and the tenses of verbs, to form adjectives, adverbs, pronoun objects, and other things as well. Nouns in Tangor are not preceded by definite or indefinite articles ("a", "an", "the"). Nouns do not have a gender, but belong to eight different classes, each of whom has its prefixes. Examples: mtoto = child watoto = children kikapu = basket vikapu = baskets *The adjectives and qualifiers always follow the noun, agreeing in class and number with the noun except in the case of adjectives derived from foreign languages which are all invariable. *In order to ask a question in Tangor, the word order doesn't change. Questions are understood by the intonation. ____________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Companion - Scarica gratis la toolbar di Ricerca di Yahoo! http://companion.yahoo.it ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2004 17:28:32 +0200 From: =?iso-8859-1?q?la=20Volpe?= Subject: Tangor Names TANGOR NAMES MALE Abasi ("stern") Asante ("thank you") Azizi ("precious one") Babu ("grandfather") Badru ("born at full moon") Bwana, Mbwana ("gentleman", "mister") Chaga ("to be prevalent", "to do vigorously") Daudi, Daudy ("beloved") Dobi ("a person who does laundry") Elimu ("science", "knowledge") Faraji ("consolation") Habib ("beloved") Jahi ("dignity") Jela ("born when the father was suffering") Kito ("precious") Machupa ("one who enjoys drinking") Maskini ("poor") Matata ("troublemaker") Mosi ("first born") Mwinyi ("lord", "master", "king") Mwita ("the one who is calling") Nuru ("light") Panya ("mouse") Penda ("beloved") Pili ("second born") Rafiki ("friend") Sadaka ("a religious offering") Sefu ("sword") Simba ("lion") Yahya ("god's gift") Zahur ("flower") Zuberi ("strong) FEMALE Afya ("health") Afya Bora ("good health") Arusi ("wedding") Aza ("powerful") Bahati ("luck") Bibi ("lady", "grandmother") Chicha ("grated coconut") Chiku ("chatterer") Eshe ("life") Hasina ("good") Hawa ("longing") Jaha ("dignity") Jifunza ("to teach oneself") Kadija ("born prematurely") Kamaria ("like the moon") Kesi ("born when the father was suffering") Kibibi ("little lady") Leta ("to bring") Mapenzi, Mpenzi ("beloved") Marjani ("coral") Neema ("born at a prosperous time") Nuru ("light") Rehema ("compassion") Saada ("help") Sauda ("black-skinned") Shani ("marvelous") Siti ("lady") Tabia ("to make incantations") Tatu ("third born") Tisa ("ninth born") Wanyika ("of the bush") Zainabu ("beautiful") Zawadi ("a gift") Zwena, Zuwena ("good") ____________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Companion - Scarica gratis la toolbar di Ricerca di Yahoo! http://companion.yahoo.it ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2004 17:34:29 +0200 From: Giampaolo Agosta Subject: Re: the Tangor language la Volpe ha scritto: > THE TANGOR LANGUAGE > > *The Tangor alphabet is the Thyatian one. The only > missing letters are Q and X. Why? Shouldn't they use an alphabet more likely to reach the Tangor area (say, Milenian or Alphatian)? GP ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2004 19:00:50 +0200 From: =?iso-8859-1?q?la=20Volpe?= Subject: Re: the Tangor language > Why? Shouldn't they use an alphabet more likely to > reach the Tangor area > (say, Milenian or Alphatian)? > > GP Hmmm...I think you're right. I'll work on this soon. Giulio ____________________________________________________________ Yahoo! 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