Khoravar Cant: just oral, or written too? In what alphabet? [Archive] - Wizards Community

Khoravar Cant: just oral, or written too? In what alphabet? [Archive] - Wizards Community

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JulesCARV
08-25-06, 01:08 PM I'm just wondering about your thoughts on whether Khoravar Cant is just a spoken dialect, and half-elves don't actually use it for writing, or there's a written version too?

Or maybe it used to be just spoken, but with the fall of Galifar and all that, it, along with other "vulgate" dialects are developing their own written traditions, like Italian, Spanish, etc. after people finally gave up on the Roman Empire?

If it's written, what alphabet do they use? Common or elven?

Will all the cool, assimilated khoravar think you're a hick and make fun of you at their posh soirées if you write a novel in Khoravar Cant?
Splendide
08-25-06, 07:04 PM Have you heard of Singlish (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singlish)Its Singapore-English...an amalgam between English, Chinese and some other stuff.

I was going to write a bunch more on it, but the wikipedia article I just linked is pretty comprehensive. Unless you're after some linguistic banter with the intellectuals of the forum, I'd just go and rip that off.

Basically, I wouldn't imagine there being a written form of the cant, except maybe for humorous purposes.
Herrbard
08-26-06, 09:55 AM If it's written, what alphabet do they use? Common or elven?
Here's a link to Khorvese. Nothing official, just pretty darn cool.

http://boards1.wizards.com/leaving.php?destination=http://www.dromaskald.org/lingua/dnd/eberron/khorvese.jpg
Joni-san
08-26-06, 05:04 PM I think a good analogy for the Khoravar Cant would be Yiddish (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yiddish). The way I view it the Khoravar Cant has similarities to its parent languages but is quite distinct from them and has its own rules for grammar, spelling and other linguistic systems*

IIRC the Khorvese alphabet was meant for common, but it goes well for the Khoravar Cant too.

*With appologies to any linguists for any errors in my claim.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
JulesCARV 08-25-06, 01:08 PM	I'm just wondering about your thoughts on whether Khoravar Cant is just a spoken dialect, and half-elves don't actually use it for writing, or there's a written version too? Or maybe it used to be just spoken, but with the fall of Galifar and all that, it, along with other "vulgate" dialects are developing their own written traditions, like Italian, Spanish, etc. after people finally gave up on the Roman Empire? If it's written, what alphabet do they use? Common or elven? Will all the cool, assimilated khoravar think you're a hick and make fun of you at their posh soirées if you write a novel in Khoravar Cant?
Splendide 08-25-06, 07:04 PM	Have you heard of Singlish (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singlish)Its Singapore-English...an amalgam between English, Chinese and some other stuff. I was going to write a bunch more on it, but the wikipedia article I just linked is pretty comprehensive. Unless you're after some linguistic banter with the intellectuals of the forum, I'd just go and rip that off. Basically, I wouldn't imagine there being a written form of the cant, except maybe for humorous purposes.
Herrbard 08-26-06, 09:55 AM	If it's written, what alphabet do they use? Common or elven? Here's a link to Khorvese. Nothing official, just pretty darn cool. http://boards1.wizards.com/leaving.php?destination=http://www.dromaskald.org/lingua/dnd/eberron/khorvese.jpg
Joni-san 08-26-06, 05:04 PM	I think a good analogy for the Khoravar Cant would be Yiddish (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yiddish). The way I view it the Khoravar Cant has similarities to its parent languages but is quite distinct from them and has its own rules for grammar, spelling and other linguistic systems* IIRC the Khorvese alphabet was meant for common, but it goes well for the Khoravar Cant too. *With appologies to any linguists for any errors in my claim.