[extropy-chat] Europanto

[Alfio Puglisi]

On Sun, 11 Jan 2004, Spike wrote:

>As one who speaks no languages other than english,
>and with only very basic knowledge of Latin cognates,
>I *think* I can *almost* figure out what the writer
>is saying.  Tell me how close I get:

Not bad, Spike! I'll make the corrections below. And for some sentences,
I have doubts myself :)


>> Subject: Re: [extropy-chat] Europanto
>>
>>
>> Sérafin,
>>
>> I trouve diese langue very bella.
>
>I find this language very beautiful.

OK

>
>> I pense I will scrivere poésie in quella langue from nun.
>
>I think I will write and speak this language henceforth.

I think I will write poetry in this language from now.

>
>> I suggest nous sprechen diese langue on extropy-chat exclusivement.
>
>I suggest we use this language exclusively on
>extropy chat.

OK

>> Certains Swiss sprechen già rumantsch que ressemble a bisschen à
>l'Europanto.
>
>It bears a vague resemblance to Swiss and the
>romantic languages of Europe.  Bitchin! (=good).

Some Swiss people already speak a romantic language that seems a bit like
Europanto (?)
>
>
>> ABER JE SUGGERISCO NOUS LAISSONS CADERE L'ANGLAIS ZU RENDERE
>> L'EUROPANTO UNVERSTANDLICH AUX AMERICANI. C'EST PIÙ LUSTIG.
>
>I FURTHER SUGGEST DEVELOPING A GROUP IN THE AMERICAS FOR
>THOSE WHO UNDERSTAND THIS UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE OF EUROPE.
>I FEEL LUSTFUL.  (?)

And I suggest that we get rid of English, to make the Europanto
unintelligible to Americans. It's more tasty.

>> scerir at libero.it wrote:
>>
>> > The nova sprach que all europeos verstand y scriben con
>> zero difficulté.
>
>This new-speak is understood by europeans with no difficulty.

The new language that all europeans can read and write with no difficulty.

>> > Si no comprende este, no panic: este perfectly normal. Er
>> ist écrit in der erste overeuropese tongue: the Europanto.
>
>If you do not understand it all, do not panic, it is perfectly
>normal.  It is primarily a european-based universal language:
>Europanto.

OK, i think.

>> Europanto ist 42% English,
>> > 38% French, 15% le rest van de UE tonguen und 5% mixed fantasia
>> > mots out from Latin, unlikely-old-Greek et mucho rude
>> Italian jurones.
>
>Europanto is 42% English, 38% French, 15% all the rest
>of the European Union languages and the remaining 5%
>those who think they are speaking Latin, Greek and
>vulgar Italian...jurones(?)  Testacles?  (?)

OK, I don't know about jurones

>
>> > Heeeeh, even a tonguish in no language, like me, can easily
>> > speak Europanto. Comprende the importance?
>
>Har har (laughter) even one who speaks no languages can
>easily speak Europanto.  Do you understand why this is
>important?

OK

Alfio