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Monday, 13 September 2021

Linguistic Archaeology: Saturn (a redo)

Words in almost every language
1. Saturn
2. Saturnus
3. Saturni
4. saterini
5. zahal
6. Saturno
7. Śani
8. Tǔxīng
9. Saturnu
10. Saturno (esperanto)
11. Saturne
12. sat’urni
13. Krónos
14. Satin
15. *B*A* (hebrew)
16. shani grah
17. Szaturnusz
18. Satúrnus
19. Zuhal
20. Zohal
21. Satarn
22. Dosei
23. Satwrn
24. php saw
25. toseong
26. dav sao
27. Saturnia (latin)
28. Saturns
29. Saturnas
30. Saturnu
31. Śanī
32. Sanchir garig
33. hcaytaan
34. *HL (pashto)
35. N* (sindhi)
36. senasuru
37. Caṉi
38. SAT*PN (tatar)
39. Dāw s̄eār̒
40. Satürn
41. Zühal
42. SAT*PN (uyghur)
43. sao Thổ
44. Sadwrn
45. ISaturn
46. Satouni


Popularity of Use
A       %      E      %       I       %      O       %        U         %
39  86%     6  13%      15  33%      8   17%        19  42%

B       %      C      %       D       %      F       %        G         %
1     2%      3     6%      4     8%      0     0%        4      8%

H       %      J      %       K       %      L       %        M         %
10  22%     0     0%      1     2%       5  11%        0       0%

N       %      P      %       Q       %      R       %        S         %
34  75%     3    6%       0     0%      24  53%       35   77%

T       %      V      %       W       %      X       %        Y         %
26  57%     1    2%       4      8%      1     2%        1      2%

Z       %
5  11%




Popularity of use
86% A:
77% S, A:
75% N, S, A: N* (sindhi),
57% T, N, S, A:
53% R, T, N, S, A: Satarn,
42% U, R, T, N, S, A: Saturn, Saturnus, Saturnu, Satúrnus, Saturns, Saturnas, Saturnu, Satürn,
33% I, U, R, T, N, S, A: Śanī, ISaturn, sat’urni, Satin, Saturnia (latin), Saturni, Śani,
22% H, I, U, R, T, N, S, A:
17% O, H, I, U, R, T, N, S, A: sao Thổ, Satouni, Saturno, Saturno (esperanto),
13% E, O, H, I, U, R, T, N, S, A: Saturne, senasuru, saterini,
11% Z, L, E, O, H, I, U, R, T, N, S, A: zahal, *HL (pashto), Zühal, Zuhal, Zohal, Szaturnusz,
8% W, G, D, Z, L, E, O, H, I, U, R, T, N, S, A: Dāw s̄eār̒, Sadwrn, Dosei, Satwrn, toseong, shani grah,
6% P, C, W, G, D, Z, L, E, O, H, I, U, R, T, N, S, A: Caṉi, SAT*PN (tatar), SAT*PN (uyghur), Sanchir garig, php saw,
2% X, Y, V, K, B, P, C, W, G, D, Z, L, E, O, H, I, U, R, T, N, S, A: dav sao, hcaytaan, *B*A* (hebrew), Krónos, Tǔxīng,
0% Q, M, J, F


Conclusion: originating in the A-S subgroup:

A-S subgroup    sex    %          Dev. Chain
Saturn                         86%     (A; S; N; T; R; U)
Forest                          55%     (A; S; O; N; L; I; E)

Redoing Saturn has shifted it from a shared A/S linguistic group overlap but it moves it into an as yet unknown A linguistic subgroup along with the Forest.

We have N* (sindhi) at 76% followed by a development gap at 57% until 53% with the Irish Satarn (though Sa-Tarn sounds hittite for 'Ducks/geese - mountain lake').

A peak in spread at 42% with Saturn, Saturnus (dutch), Saturnu (corsican), Satúrnus (icelandic), Saturns (latvian), Saturnas (lithuanian), Saturnu (maltese), and Satürn (turkish) before declining through 33% with Śanī (marathi), ISaturn (xhosa), sat’urni (georgian), Satin (hatian creole), Saturnia (latin), Saturni (Albanian), and Śani (Bengali) to a bandgap at 22% before interest in Saturn returns. A plateau at 11%-8% declining to 6% and leveling off through 2%. 

Sunday, 12 September 2021

Short Fiction: Deneb

"TEN MINUTE WARNING." The Ship AI spoke to the million colonists settling into their cryosleep pods. "LIFE TERMINATION IMMINENT."


Kaylah Blain devoured her Thai Chilli Squid ration pack before climbing into cryopod zero-one-one-three-nine-one-five, dropping the expended ration pack packaging into the cryopod by her feet.
The pod cover lowered into place and achieved a vaccuum seal with a sucking-thunk sound.

"WHAT MUSIC WOULD YOU LIKE?" The AI offered a selection of scrolling symbols waiting for her to pick one. "PERHAPS SMOKEY JAZZ... THE POKEMON THEMESONG IS AVAILABLE AS IS TH..."

"Please play the Pokemon themesong, Smokey Jazz, Sara Niemietz version." The AI accepted her selection of the Pokemon themesong in Smokey Jazz by Sara Niemietz.

The song lasted four minutes and fifteen seconds.

"TERMINATING BRAIN FUNCTION." The AI sorted through the vast backlog of data and determined that two cryopods had failed to terminate the brain function of their passengers. "CRYOPODS ZERO-ONE-ONE-THREE-NINE-ONE-FIVE FAIL, ZERO-ZERO-SEVEN-SEVEN-ONE-THREE-ONE FAIL."

"FAIL QUANTITY LESS THAN ONE PERCENT" That was sufficient to continue with the Jump. "JUMP IS GREEN."

"JUMPING." Space-time folded around the massive colony ship and then unfolded depositing the colony ship two hundred and seventeen Astronomical units from Deneb. "JUMP IS GOOD."

"CHECKING FOR PASSENGER LOSSES." The AI sorted through the million files. "TWO INITIAL POD FAILURES."

"CRYOPOD ZERO-ONE-ONE-THREE-NINE-ONE-FIVE," The now distinctly unhuman thing in the cryopod speared at the glass of its small prison with its metre long tentacle-tongue. "CRITICAL GENOME FAILURE DETECTED."

"CRYOPOD ZERO-ZERO-SEVEN-SEVEN-ONE-THREE-ONE," This one was inspecting itself, apparently focused on its miraculous survival. "CRITICAL GENOME FAILURE DETECTED."

"Wait... what?" Tragen Karst panicked at the suggestion. "What do you mean CGF Detected?"
Stop." Tragen Karst objected to the very idea that the systems had failed to protect him... had failed him. "I'm perf..." The launch force impacted against him and he blacked out.

"DISPOSAL PROTOCOL ACTIVATED." The two offending pods were ejected toward Deneb Hb. "DISPOSAL COMPLETE."

"POST JUMP REVIVAL PROTOCOL ACTIVATED." The AI activated the revival sequence for nine hundred and ninety nine thousand, nine hundred and ninety eight Cryopods. "STIMULATING BRAIN FUNCTION."

"RECOVERY FAILURES DETECTED." Slightly less than fifty percent of the remaining cryopod population failed to emerge from their Deathsleep. "FAIL QUANTITY WITHIN FIFTY PERCENT."

"DISPOSAL PROTOCOL ACTIVATED." The cryopods of just less than half a million who failed to emerge from Deathsleep were ejected toward Deneb Hb. "DISPOSAL COMPLETE."

"DENEB Hc THIS IS DENEB COLONIAL TRANSPORT AI." The AI composed its report from the list of data flags it had accrued. "COLONIAL TRANSPORT HAS SUSTAINED LESS THAN FIFTY PERCENT POPULATION LOSS INCLUDING MISSION COMMANDER TRAGEN KARST AND ALL REGISTERED CREW."

"DEATH CERTIFICATES INCLUDED." The AI added the death certificates. "REQUESTING REPLACEMENT CREW."

"Report recieved Deneb Colonial Transport," The voice of a human responded. "Replacement crew will be dispatched." 

Friday, 10 September 2021

Age of Warp: cards 171-173


 


Linguistic Archaeology: The first Carvings

To Carve in almost every language

1. To carve
2. Te kerf
3. Për të Gdhendur
4. Lemek’irets’i
5. Lianqash
6. P’voragrel
7. Oymaq
8. Zizelkatzeko
9. Vyrazać
10. Khōdā'i karā
11. Da izdŭlbaem
12. Tallar
13. Sa Pag-ukit
14. Kusema
15. Diāokè
16. À Sculpisce
17. Izrezati
18. Vyřezávat
19. At skære
20. Kerven
21. Cizi (esperanto)
22. Carve'ile
23. Kay Carve
24. Kaivertaa
25. A sculpter
26. Snije
27. Esculpir
28. Amoch’ra
29. Schnitzen
30. Sto Carve
31. Kōtaravuṁ
32. Skilte
33. Da Carve
34. Iā Carve
35. *F (hebrew)
36. Utkeern
37. Rau Carve
38. Faragni
39. Ath rista
40. Na -akpụ
41. Mengukir
42. A Snoí
43. Scolpire
44. Horu
45. Kanggo ngukir
46. Kettalu
47. Keswge
48. Tow Carve
49. Kuri Carve
50. Gaecheoghagi
51. Oyuu üçün
52. Pheu kae
53. Ad Carve (latin)
54. Uz Carve
55. Drožinėti
56. Ze schneiden
57. Da izdlabi
58. Mankany Carve
59. Untuk mengukir
60. Keāttiyeṭukkān
61. Biex Carve
62. Ki te Whakairo
63. Kōraṇē
64. Siilekh
65. Carve lotehphoet
66. Nakkāśī garna
67. Å skjære
68. *A* (odia)
69. N*L (pashto)
70. Rzeźbić
71. Esculpir
72. Ukarī karana la'ī
73. A sculpta
74. Vyrezat
75. E vaneina
76. A shnaigheadh
77. Da podele
78. Ho betla
79. Kuveza
80. N*K* (sindhi)
81. Kæṭayam kirīmaṭa
82. Izrezljati
83. Si loo xardho
84. Pikeun ngukir
85. Kuchonga
86. Att karva
87. Kandakorī kardan
88. Cetukka
89. *EN*PA* (tatar)
90. Cekkaḍāniki
91. Kæa s̄lạk
92. Oymak
93. Oýmak
94. Vysikaty
95. A*Y* (uyghur)
96. O'ymoq
97. Để khắc
98. I gerfio
99. Ukukrola
100. Tsu shnaydn
101. Láti gbẹ́
102. Ukudweba

Popularity of Use
A       %      E      %       I       %      O       %        U         %
74  73%     67  66%    47  46%   28   27%       30  29%

B       %      C      %       D       %      F       %        G         %
7     6%      29   28%     16  15%    4     3%        14  13%

H       %      J      %       K       %      L       %        M         %
18  17%     3    2%       44  43%    26  25%      13   12%

N       %      P      %       Q       %      R       %        S         %
28  27%     15  14%     3     2%      54  53%      26  25%

T       %      V      %       W       %      X       %        Y         %
35  34%     24  23%     4     3%      2     1%        15    14%

Z       %
1        3%


Popularity of use
73% A: *A* (odia),
66% E, A:
53% R, E, A:
46% I, R, E, A:
43% K, I, R, E, A:
34% T, K, I, R, E, A: At skære, Ath rista,
29% U, T, K, I, R, E, A:
28% C, U, T, K, I, R, E, A: Cetukka,
27% N, O, C, U, T, K, I, R, E, A: A Snoí, Kōraṇē, N*K* (sindhi), Utkeern,
25% S, L, N, O, C, U, T, K, I, R, E, A: Kæa s̄lạk, Ukukrola, N*L (pashto), Ukarī karana la'ī, Kettalu, Siilekh, Tallar, Skilte,
23% V, S, L, N, O, C, U, T, K, I, R, E, A: E vaneina, Att karva, Rau Carve, Kuri Carve, Carve'ile, Kaivertaa, Sto Carve, Iā Carve, To carve, Kerven,
17% H, V, S, L, N, O, C, U, T, K, I, R, E, A: Horu,
15% D, H, V, S, L, N, O, C, U, T, K, I, R, E, A: Cekkaḍāniki, Để khắc, Kandakorī kardan, Ad Carve (latin), Da Carve, Khōdā'i karā, Diāokè,
14% Y, P, D, H, V, S, L, N, O, C, U, T, K, I, R, E, A: Vysikaty, A*Y* (uyghur), Tsu shnaydn, *EN*PA* (tatar), A sculpta, Da podele, Esculpir, Keāttiyeṭukkān, Carve lotehphoet, Oyuu üçün, Pheu kae, Na -akpụ, Scolpire, A sculpter, Esculpir, Kay Carve, À Sculpisce,
13% Z, G, Y, P, D, H, V, S, L, N, O, C, U, T, K, I, R, E, A: Pikeun ngukir, Kuchonga, A shnaigheadh, Kuveza, Vyrezat, Uz Carve, Drožinėti, Ze schneiden, Kanggo ngukir, Gaecheoghagi, Izrezati, Vyřezávat, Schnitzen, Për të Gdhendur, P’voragrel, Zizelkatzeko, Vyrazać, Sa Pag-ukit, Cizi (esperanto),
12% M, Z, G, Y, P, D, H, V, S, L, N, O, C, U, T, K, I, R, E, A: Kæṭayam kirīmaṭa, Oymak, Oýmak, Mengukir, Mankany Carve, Untuk mengukir, Amoch’ra, Kōtaravuṁ, Lemek’irets’i, Kusema,
6% B, M, Z, G, Y, P, D, H, V, S, L, N, O, C, U, T, K, I, R, E, A: Ho betla, Láti gbẹ́, Rzeźbić, Da izdŭlbaem, Da izdlabi,
3% W, F, B, M, Z, G, Y, P, D, H, V, S, L, N, O, C, U, T, K, I, R, E, A: I gerfio, Ukudweba, Keswge, Tow Carve, Ki te Whakairo, *F (hebrew), Faragni, Te kerf,
2% Q, J, W, F, B, M, Z, G, Y, P, D, H, V, S, L, N, O, C, U, T, K, I, R, E, A: Izrezljati, O'ymoq, Å skjære, Snije, Lianqash, Oymaq,
1% X, Q, J, W, F, B, M, Z, G, Y, P, D, H, V, S, L, N, O, C, U, T, K, I, R, E, A: Biex Carve, Si loo xardho,

Conclusion: originating in the A-E-R linguistic subgroup:

A-E subgroup   Sex       %         Dev. Chain                   bandgap
Balinise             M&F?   70%     (A; E; K, N)
A. Egyptian       M          63%     (A; E; N; H; U)                  ●
Oar                                   54%    (A; E; O; R; I; S; U)

A-E-R subgroup
To Observe                     82%    (A; E; R, I; S, N)
Xibalba                            78%    (A; E; R; I, O; T; S)
To Carve                         73%     (A; E; R; I; K)
Provençal            M        57%    (A; E; R; I; N; L; T)

A-E-I subgroup
Provençal             F       90%     (A; E; I; N; L; R; S)
Middle Earth                 79%     (A; E; I; M)
Scot. Low              F       71%     (A; E; I; N; R, L)                ●
Berber                  M       70%     (A; E; I; U; M)                   ●
To Harvest                     69%     (A; E; I, T; O)
Hebrew                M       66%     (A; E; I; H; N)

A-E-T subgroup
Etruscans            M&F  68%     (A; E; T; L; U)
To Weave                       61%     (A; E; T; N; U)

A-E-H subgroup
Other Am.            F       84%      (A; E; H; S; N; O)             ●●●
Cherokee             M      76%      (A; E; H; T; N; U)

Carving is popular at less than 73% with the incomplete *A* (odia), though incomplete there is a developmental bandgap until 34% where we get carvings with At skære (danish), Ath rista (icelandic).
This is followed by a second bandgap at 29% and then carving returns in popularity rising until a sudden collapse at 17%. Again carving spreads being greatly popular between 14%-13%, before declining in spread down to 1%.

Wednesday, 8 September 2021

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Linguistic Archaeology: that time we found gold

 Gold in almost every language

1. Gold
2. Goud
3. Ari
4. Werik’i
5. Dhahab
6. Voski
7. Qızıl
8. Urrea
9. Zolata
10. Sōnā
11. Zlato
12. Or
13. Bulawan
14. Golide
15. Jīnzi
16. Oru
17. Guld
18. Oro (esperanto)
19. Kuld
20. Ginto
21. Kulta
22. Ouro
23. Okro
24. Chrysós
25. Sōnuṁ
26. Lò
27. Zinariya
28. Gula
29. P*B (hebrew)
30. Sona
31. Kub
32. Arany
33. Gull
34. Ọlaedo
35. Emas
36. Óir
37. Oro
38. Gōrudo
39. Cinna
40. Altın
41. Meas
42. Zahabu
43. Geum
44. Zêr
45. Khoa
46. Aurum (latin)
47. Zelts
48. Auksas
49. Volamena
50. Svarṇṇaṁ
51. Deheb
52. Koura
53. Sōnē
54. Alt
55. Shway
56. Suna
57. S* (odia)
58. *R*R* (pashto)
59. Złoto
60. Aur
61. Zoloto
62. Auro
63. Òr
64. Khauta
65. Ndarama
66. *NA (sindhi)
67. Ran
68. Dahab
69. Dhahabu
70. Tillo
71. Taṅka
72. ALYN (tatar)
73. Baṅgāraṁ
74. Thxng
75. Altyn
76. AALT*N (uyghur)
77. Vàng
78. Igolide
79. Wura



Popularity of Use
A       %      E      %       I       %      O       %        U         %
42  53%     13  16%    13  16%   30    38%       24  30%

B       %      C      %       D       %      F       %        G         %
8   10%      2    2%       11  14%     0     0%        13   16%

H       %      J      %       K       %      L       %        M         %
10  12%     1    1%      11  14%     23  29%       9       9%

N       %      P      %       Q       %      R       %        S         %
23  29%     1    1%       1     1%      23  29%       14  17%

T       %      V      %       W       %      X       %        Y         %
15  19%     4    5%       4       5%       1     1%        6      7%

Z       %
9     9%


Popularity of use
53% A:
38% O, A:
30% U, O, A: *NA (sindhi),
29% L, R, N, U, O, A: Lò, Or, Oro (esperanto), Oro, *R*R* (pashto), Aur, Auro, Oru, Ouro, Òr, Ran,
19% T, L, R, N, U, O, A: Alt, AALT*N (uyghur),
17% S, T, L, R, N, U, O, A: Suna, S* (odia), Sona, Sōnā,
16% E, G, I, S, T, L, R, N, U, O, A: Gull, Óir, Tillo, Altın, Ginto, Ari, Sōnē, Urrea, Gula,
14% D, K, E, G, I, S, T, L, R, N, U, O, A: Taṅka, Igolide, Auksas, Koura, Ọlaedo, Gōrudo, Kulta, Okro, Kuld, Golide, Guld, Gold, Goud,
12% H, D, K, E, G, I, S, T, L, R, N, U, O, A: Khoa, Khauta,
10% B, H, D, K, E, G, I, S, T, L, R, N, U, O, A: Dahab, Dhahabu, Kub, Deheb, Dhahab,
9% Z, M, B, H, D, K, E, G, I, S, T, L, R, N, U, O, A: Ndarama, Baṅgāraṁ, Meas, Zahabu, Geum, Zêr, Sōnuṁ, Emas, Zolata, Zlato, Aurum (latin), Zelts, Złoto, Zoloto,
7% Y, Z, M, B, H, D, K, E, G, I, S, T, L, R, N, U, O, A: ALYN (tatar), Altyn, Zinariya, Arany,
5% V, W, Y, Z, M, B, H, D, K, E, G, I, S, T, L, R, N, U, O, A: Vàng, Wura, Shway, Volamena, Svarṇṇaṁ, Voski, Bulawan, Werik’i,
2% C, V, W, Y, Z, M, B, H, D, K, E, G, I, S, T, L, R, N, U, O, A: Chrysós, Cinna,
1% J, P, Q, X, C, V, W, Y, Z, M, B, H, D, K, E, G, I, S, T, L, R, N, U, O, A: P*B (hebrew), Thxng, Jīnzi, Qızıl,
0% F


Conclusion: Gold originates somewhere in the A-O linguistic subgroup:

A-O subgroup    Sex      %         Dev. Chain                              Bandgap
Luo                        F       100%   (A; O; N, I; E, G, Y)
Choctaw               F        90%     (A; O; L; H, N)
Algonquin            F         88%     (A; O; N, M; H, E, W)
Kisii                      M        85%     (A; O; I, M)
Swamp                            71%      (A; O; M; I; T, P, L)
Papuan                M       62%      (A; O; N; I; E; K)
Gold                                 53%      (A; O; U; L, R, N)

A-O-E subgroup
Yoruba                 M       84%       (A; O; E; N; I, D)
Yoruba                  F       78%       (A; O; E; I; L)                                 ●
Horse                              55%       (A; O; E; L, H; S, I; R)

A-O-I subgroup
Finnish                 M      56%        (A; O; I; E; R; T)
Fire!                                46%        (A; O; I; N, U; G, E)

The earliest apparent interest in Gold is at 30% with the partial *NA (sindhi).
This is followed by a spike in popularity at 29% with Lò (hatian creole), Or (French), Oro (esperanto), Oro (italian), *R*R* (pashto), Aur (romanian), Auro (samoan), Oru (corsican), Ouro (galician), Òr (scots gaelic), and Ran (sinhala). It drops away until there is a peak at 14% before interest declines.
The greatest peak in interest in gold is at 9%. And then again it drops off until a peak at 5%, a decline at 2% followed by a rise in interest at 1%.