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Sarus v2 + 4 syllables!; in a matter of days..
Topic Started: Oct 2 2006, 01:47 PM (1,562 Views)
chluaid
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With a couple of days to spare since finishing the latest big freelance job, I've put my head down and nutted out some serious Sarus (srs srs!!)..

The dictionary now has 1100 words (so far), which include all the plurals of the 3-syllable nouns, and grammatical variations on adjectives and verbs. On top of this I've begun to fill in the 4-syllable grid with words in a general system of classification, which should make it quite easy to remember the words.. for example,

dfl = man
dfld = Mister, Sir
dflr = Master, Lord
dflt = men

rfl = father
rflm = King
rfls = God
rflt = fathers

This way, you can see that each 4-syllable word has a "root" word of 3-syllables.
Note that the reverse=opposite rule only applies to the first 3 syllables..

Therefore:
rflm = King
lfrl = Queen

There is also a slight shuffling, adding and deleting of Sarus words as you know them. Here are a few of those changes.

  • Changed/reshuffled a few of the 1-syllable words (put the knife away.. it's for the best!)
  • Completely changed the double syllables so they're actually easy to use

  • Changed two words in the 2-syll
  • Changed/added/shuffled approx 15 of the 3-syll words
  • Added some rules of grammar to accomodate these changes and make everything more efficient
  • Created an entire dictionary of actual words.. rather than just the syllables that are so confusing. (e.g - frs becomes faerus (bright))
B525 became obsolete when Sarus was released, and in the same way, Sarus will be replaced by Sarus 2 (it's still called Sarus, but this is just v2). All the learning resources in this forum will be updated, as well as my Word for the Day sig.

While talking with otherGuy about the overhaul, he suggested that I release it as a WIP so that we're not waiting forever for auld chluaid to finish the work. I think that's a great idea, because you can use it right now... any additions or changes I make along the way will be minor and by starting to use it immediately, everyone will be helping the language to evolve.

More to come..
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Brilliant! You did this with "a couple days to spare" Adam? You're a machine.

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so that we're not waiting forever for auld chluaid to finish the work


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WOOT :D
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Glad I didn't properly learned Sarus beforehand. Now I can learn the new version! :P
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rfls = God


Question: Is that THE God (JHV) or god(s) in general?
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:) maybe ill try to learn sarus, as you said thats its easier now ^^
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Any news on how progres?
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One word: Animotd :D
When these 30 are done, I'll be back onto Brackenwood and Sarus
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30 days passed, now when are the words?

Oh wait...I am getting them trough my pseudo-supernatural sarcasm detector...it says..."U"..."P"..."Y"..."O"....


EDIT: Yes, that goes to me.
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i am sort of confused how you will be able to tell the difference between a three syllable word the is plural, for example tmt-air and tmtd-airs, and a non-plural four syllable word. will there be a way to tell the difference or is tmtd it, nothing else?

if you don't understand what i am saying then don't worry... i have a hard time getting my ideas comprehensible... :D i'll rewrite it if necessary
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as far as I've been able to tell, there are no 4-syll words currently conflicting with a pluralized three syll word. Adam seems to have thought of that (props++) and in the dictionary he added pluralized 3-syll words AS 4-syll words likely to avoid that exact problem.

The more I see the more I'm convinced that Adam is a friggin genious... and add the fact that he takes time to answer so many of our empty headed questions, and you start to see why he is deserving of such a loyal following.

Disney has no idea what they've lost.
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Nov 14 2006, 08:23 AM
as far as I've been able to tell, there are no 4-syll words currently conflicting with a pluralized three syll word.  Adam seems to have thought of that (props++) and in the dictionary he added pluralized 3-syll words AS 4-syll words likely to avoid that exact problem.

The more I see the more I'm convinced that Adam is a friggin genious... and add the fact that he takes time to answer so many of our empty headed questions, and you start to see why he is deserving of such a loyal following.

Disney has no idea what they've lost.

alright thanks for that answer :D

yeah dude Adam is da bomb, he's so awesome, answering our questions. Your right about Disney they have absolutly no idea :lol:
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and he drew me an avatar! can't beat that!
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Actually Disney knows EXACTLY what they lost.

Adam taught Flash to Disney animators. He mentioned it once.

I still didn't get an answer thought: is rfls THE God (JHV) or a god in general?
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I still didn't get an answer thought: is rfls THE God (JHV) or a god in general?


I thought you were joking which is why I didn't answer.. it's kinda obvious isn't it? Why would Jehova be part of the Yuyu or any other Brackenwood language? They're not Hebrew over there :rolleyes:

*edit* also, the fact that the opposite (lfrt - goddess) should have been a clue ;)
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Yes, but DOES it refer to A certain god or CAN it refer to A god (of many).

I'm an atheist here, so don't think I want to make some stupid, philosophical debate.
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With its 3-syll root (father), it basically means 'universal father'... it could also mean 'great architect of the universe', or 'the one who created all things'. Not a specific god or diety, but a word used to describe The Creator in any faith.

lfrt (goddess) is the female equivalent.. basically meaning 'universal mother', but can be used in reference to 'mother nature'. (Lemonee Wee's natural magic calls on the powers of Laefryt)
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Another question:

Could you make the Sarus 2.0 dictionary downloadable? Please?
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The Sarus 2 dictionary is just a .swf file.. if you're using IE, you should find it in your browser cache.

There's also a print button on the Flashpaper interface, so you can print all 20 pages if it takes your fancy :P
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Why use Flashpaper?
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Well for starters, why not?

Also because publishing documents is so much quicker and easier using Flashpaper.. especially when these days my entire working life revolves around Flash. Other good reasons include the search function, the zoom function, the print function, the internal scrollbars..

..and let's face it, anyone who follows my animation work and wants to learn Sarus is going to be no stranger to .swfs - or at least have the browser plugin installed, right?
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EDIT: Never mind, I got the thing with a virtual printer. If its illegal or something please tell and I'll delete it. If not, I'll share the file.
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feel free to share it.. if any of your friends are using the dictionary and they wanna know where they can learn Sarus properly just direct them to the official lessons or this forum :)
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Oh I will. I just find it convenient to have a digital copy. The link to the file is in my signature.
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My cousin and I printed out all twenty pages last week, the day we discovered sarus. ;)

I hadn't thought of it before until I saw the God/JVHV comment, but what kind of religion do they have in Brackenwood anyway?
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