Re: Whatever happened to Cosseran?

Barry Garcia á escreit:

> CONLANG@LISTSERV.BROWN.EDU writes:
> >In the recent spate of Romance-Conlanging, I decided to dust off my own
> >one,
> >Cosseran. Originally based on Cossyra (tiny island in the Mediterranean),
> >it
> >has now migrated to the Massif Central. Cosseran has always been quite
> >Occitan, so I went the whole hog and now it has found a home in Ill
> >Bethisad
> >(Brithenig Universe)- subject to ratification by the powers that be.
>
>
> Oooh, neat-o :). Looks like Montreiano cant be in Ill Bethisad, but maybe
> it can make visits every so often? :). I like what i've seen of Occitan,
> and from what I saw, i like what i see in Cosseran
A cultural exchange between Montrei and Arveuna!

>
> ObConlangWorld...
>
> For the Montreianos: My short history (a longer one was posted on
> conculture), things developed similarly for the Montreianos as for us in
> our world. However, Spain always saw Alta California as not important and
> something of a wasteland, so they allowed Montreianos to settle the land.
Where in Europe do they come from? The Montreianos, I mean.

> The Montreianos treated the Indians MUCH more kindly than the Spanish did
> to the Indians in our time, so, they gained some allies that way.When the
> Spanish/American war happened, Spain couldnt administer Alta California,
> and eventually it became a part of Mexico. The Montreianos saw this as a
> chance to revolt, and after some fighting, signed a treaty with the
> Mexicans establishing their current boundaries (in their time, Mexico
> never lost the lands they did in our time,  so it was considered a small
> price to pay to keep the Montreianos happy)
> >
> >Republic of Arveuna
> >area: 23 439 square kilometers
> >population: c. 1 709 790
> >capital: Loisac
> >major products: wheat, wine, cheese, electronics
> >flag: a black cross on a yellow background (i.e. the English one but with
> >yellow instead of white and black instead of red)
>
>
> How does one calculate the area of a country? I wouldn't even know where
> to start for Montrei
I have no idea. Ask a geographer. I just added up the areas of the French
départements *here* which are Arveuna *there*.

Dan

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