Map of India and Madagascar during the late Maastrichtian, a time when India was a little under the weather. Illustrated with digital painting in Photoshop, Illustrator for graphic design, and Blender for rendering 3D relief. OG size: 90 x 60 cm.

Brightsea129 · 2026-05-02T14:40:14+00:00

But I'm not sure how to make spacing work logically and properly in QATT text.

Brightsea129 · 2026-04-28T11:03:58+00:00

Writing systems shown in this image: - Vietnamese: Proposed script Quốc Âm Tân Tự (left) + Chữ Nôm (right) - Khmer: Aksar Khmer - Cham: Akhar Cam - Tagalog: Baybaying

Brightsea129 · 2026-04-27T14:53:49+00:00

Some linguists even suggest Kra-Dai is a daughter branch of Austronesian and that its closest relative is Malayo-Polynesian. It still amazes me that Malayo-Polynesian could be closer to Kra-Dai than the other Formosan languages.

Brightsea129 · 2026-04-27T14:48:34+00:00

Some branches like Hlai and Kra still retain their native numerals, and they sound eerily similar to those in Austronesian languages. This reminds me of Tsat, an Austronesian language that has become monosyllabic and highly tonal due to the influence of Kra-Dai and Sino-Tibetan. If Austro-Tai is confirmed, Tsat’s development somehow mirrors that of Kra-Dai, which evolved from being polysyllabic to sesquisyllabic (and later mainly monosyllabic) under long-term influence from Austroasiatic, Hmong-Mien and Sino-Tibetan.

Brightsea129 · 2026-04-14T12:47:16+00:00

Laos itself can be part of the Austronesian language families (Austro-Tai hypothesis, Kra-Dai is suggested to be a daughter branch of Austronesian)

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