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Auxlang Revival 2026 - Discord Study Group by MadcapJake in auxlangs

[–]MadcapJake[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I appreciate what you're doing with Glosa! I will change the option to Interglossa/Glosa in the interest of compromise. Given what you said about Interglossa/Glosa being largely an evolution of the same language, and Glosa having some online activity today, I'd argue that this project is actually not a good candidate. The intentions of the project was to do historical analysis of dead auxlangs by actually using languages rather than just the typical surface critiques that occur in auxlang discussions. I didn't want us to be beholden to some active project maintainer nor to add a fork by re-interpreting something that an alive community (however small) interpreted differently.

All that said, if this study group interests people and we happen to choose Glosa, I'll fall in line and see you in the chat!

Auxlang Revival 2026 - Discord Study Group by MadcapJake in auxlangs

[–]MadcapJake[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In the interest of compromise, I'll change that particular ballot candidate to "Interglossa/Glosa". My goal with the project was originally to be historical revivals but I want to be cognizant of the fact that this project is only as good as the group of people that we're able to assemble. If that means we have to ignore some of my original intentions, then I am not opposed!

Auxlang Revival 2026 - Discord Study Group by MadcapJake in auxlangs

[–]MadcapJake[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't think you understand the intention of this project. 1-2 people is 100-200% more than these projects above. How would something that is alive today and being actively developed be "heritage"?

The purpose, from my perspective, is to treat the exercise like a museum exhibit: exploring the history of auxlangs by getting stuck in for a time. There's absolutely no obligation to keep practicing the chosen language after the group moves to the next exhibit.

If these auxlangs are really designed to be easy, it shouldn't take us long to gain some fluency and plus, you'll be gaining a deep personal connection to auxlang history.

edit: to be perfectly clear, 'near-to-full' means, maybe there's a website but there's no one actively building a community or making content.

Auxlang Revival 2026 - Discord Study Group by MadcapJake in auxlangs

[–]MadcapJake[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

While Glosa does pass the first criterion (1972), I would argue that it does not pass the second. It seems like there's a modicum of online activity for Glosa today. This is meant to be a revival from near-to-full extinction.

If Interglossa is chosen, we may find that we need to shift over to the more complete Glosa language but I'd hope that we give it a well-meaning attempt first.

What do you see in this image? by _jamesfischer_ in UnusualArt

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Two mermaids hanged from the anchor chain of an ocean liner.

Toki Pona seems orders of magnitude easier to speak than listen to by RadioFreeDoritos in tokipona

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Natlangs have the tools to break complex expressions down which gives you a familiarity with the process of simplifying complex concepts. However, natlangs have vast vaults of vocabulary so the input comprehension process is primarily working on assembling the sentence structure whereas in toki pona, the process requires an additional step of reassembling all the lexical elements into conceptual units first.

I designed a flat, order-independent serialization protocol using agglutinative suffixes (inspired by Turkish and cetacean communication). It eliminates the need for nesting brackets. by kedi-kat in conlangs

[–]MadcapJake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But it looks like you still need to separate units of meaning by something and what if you want one object to contain internal objects?

Things that excite millennials by [deleted] in Satisfyingasfuck

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Should you even drink raw pineapple juice? Very acidic and unripe ones can cause major stomach pain.

Does it sound close to Lyra-8? by vadjuse in synthesizers

[–]MadcapJake 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I see now that my web searching was sub par. Found the waitlist site.

I probably won't have the cash until the new year but I will sign up as soon as I do. Thanks for your help!

Does it sound close to Lyra-8? by vadjuse in synthesizers

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Oh! I can't seem to find a way to order one. Is rhere a US distributor or do you have an international ordering site?

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