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|quote=The Roshterian tongue is truly a marvel to behold, an infinite trove of jewels for the student of languages ... While its words and affixes display some affinity to our own language, they are even more akin to the ancient [[Thensarian]] language, indeed to such a degree that its Talmic provenance cannot be doubted. Curiously, the Roshterian speech in particular is pronounced with consonants with tongue-curling not unlike those of the [[ | |quote=The Roshterian tongue is truly a marvel to behold, an infinite trove of jewels for the student of languages ... While its words and affixes display some affinity to our own language, they are even more akin to the ancient [[Thensarian]] language, indeed to such a degree that its Talmic provenance cannot be doubted. Curiously, the Roshterian speech in particular is pronounced with consonants with tongue-curling not unlike those of the [[Maytyarri|Maytjari]] ... noit has a proclivity towards using lengthy words for single utterances where a multitude of smaller words and prefixes combine in a quite volatile manner, reminding one of the language of Old Tíogall texts ... I think it proper to further study this language, for surely it will yield a great wealth of information concerning the common forebear of Talmic languages. | ||
|source=Panzux, Sjameu, from the preface of ''Liythfal yae wifrutnae meo vaeyghnae Rosjtaereon'' (An introduction to the grammar of the Roshterian language) | |source=Panzux, Sjameu, from the preface of ''Liythfal yae wifrutnae meo vaeyghnae Rosjtaereon'' (An introduction to the grammar of the Roshterian language) | ||
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