Languages
Languages the survivors have been gifted with include:
- Abcadefghan
- Abcadefghan is often used in the preparation of papers on engineering, metallurgy and radiophonics. It is suggested that Sami and Finns can understand Abcadefghan, which would make Abcadefghan a Finno-Lappic language but, in itself, is not that scientifically valuable since there aren't that many technical-papers in these languages. Research is required to determine the extent to which Abcadefghan is derived from or related to Abecedarian. (Curiously enough, Abecedarian is never mentioned as a VUE language in the movie). In the movie story, the language is taught by Catch-Hanger Fallcaster to "anyone who wanted to learn". She is said to have translated Tulse Luper's Some Birds of the Northern Hemisphere into Abcadefghan. The name of the language, taking the first ordered letters of the alphabet as its root, seems to have been logically inspired by its technical, industrial nature. (In fact, the language actually spoken here is Estonian.)
- Agalese
- Agreet
- Allow
- Allow-ease
- Althuese
- Antoneen
- Betelguese
- Candoese
- Capistan
- Carn-est-aero
- Cathaganian
- Cathanay
- Curdine
- Entree
- Fallaver
- Fallaver is the ninety-second language originated by the VUE. Fallaver began and ended with its only speaker, Agropio Fallaver, who was suggested to be an unsuspecting vehicle for FOX, the Society for Ornithological Extermination. It was Bwythan Fallbutus who conducted the investigation about Agropio Fallaver and his unique language, and had come to the conclusion that Agropio was a fake manoeuvred by FOX.
- (See also the word palaver).
- Foreignester
- Glendower
- Glozel
- Hapaxlegomena
- (a reference to Hapax legomenon.)
- Hartileas B.
- Instantaneious Dekis
- Ipostan
- Itino Re
- Karnash
- Kantan
- Katan
- Kath-a-ganian
- Maudine
- Mickel-ease
- O-Lev-Lit
- (Possibly a reference to the O-level school exam.)
- Os-leet-ter
- Orthocathalian
- Regest
- Sackamayer
- U-thalian
- Untowards
- Vionester
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