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On Compact (esp.Kifish) languages and writing
;From: Jo Jaquinta <jaymin@maths.tcd.ie>
;Subject: Cherryhlist/Compact Language Generators
;Date: Tue, 12 Oct 93 8:47:16 BST

	I've typed in two books worth of compact languages
(Chanur's Legacy, and Chanur's Homecoming) and ran my digester
on them. I had to hand-process the kif. My program doesn't handle
more than two letter consonents. I've now got reasonably good tables for
the Kif, Hani, Mahen, and Stsho. I tried t'ca but it broke my
program :-(. Here are some samples:

KIF

sukkaok sstaktikk' khiskkokkit kakkif skkanou ukifkakk titiap't sga'kt
utk hasit akkhtisakkeg shasa sfokokkhtakt 'kk sa fur hu nokkmikkan
skkukosik fikko k'ktmukkpumit akakt aktnakk kakkir foakkutut sak kota
totir kukt aktef nasamaktinkt riktanthiskki saghnikkhti taktsi hartut
hukke khaktkikkatkk gkihtakkt ethemmsskki ho o ikkifakkt skkatmesikkt

MAHEN

shin josaijas tan mijir mihi shodanoshi awesa fake e a sha muye sho
miphasinar ke piran tuhmime herkis shii mor haa me shahishedi sides mimai
kau ja ela jajkesil tatemais ikiphin ji mi tushaisusab a mi nenine tas
naseahar mer kariluja mi ni me ma motte retas shus a mut nema amirsa ghifit
dishushane shoaidit mashina kunon pre a kaimos mira jahir hedosho ite

HANI

tarun fonan nauhnar ruhas heanyarnhyur chauhn rhoru audris mursar i hea vras
charena tao harnau un hamhus arin unhar kahar buniunllun ararkur karuau hanur
marhir fulus meni ufyas ranan mansu rha ajir ou sira llunan han fify dia
chesmarin asosy tara vanau gfilfun hihnur tusyo hun cgu aparn salun pauhin
au garaul ukir fi aura mamur a kara fasa far per rana hanyas furupar shau

STSHO

tin lliste llae o lyilsis mnikfi tlidleshitli lomnis dlinli mni a tlai nost
mhi nlaist dlesti mhini stoishan onim i hislyis tlii nos e anli jast i
gtotha i dlishelya lle oohon llellas lyeslsim omies ylin enlini itle esttis
ee a mni mnejein tlas shastiajas is kfistshasttlol o rlamhi e mna mnost omhe
ylesitholi nlost nsimne ais stesti isti tla aitlehi lyis asmnes illellejain


What is really wierd is if you pipe it through a speech synthesiser! Ever
hear kiffish in an american accent?


				Jo