Lusotannan Units

**Jolt** · 12-19-2007, 20:47

I was wondering, having recently downloaded EB and started playing the game as Lusotannan, I noticed Lusotannan units are named with a foreign language I can't recognize. Would anyone mind telling me which language is it?

**Foot** · 12-19-2007, 20:50

It is a reconstructed Iberian language partly based on celtic that was devised by our Iberian team in conjunction with EB member Anthony, who is quite proficient in ancient languages.

Foot

**Sarcasm** · 12-20-2007, 01:51

Just to add something to Foot's reply; The surviving fragments of the language exist only from 3 votive inscriptions, and toponyms so we really had to rely on Anthony's ability to construct something based on Proto-Celtic examples (Celtic with still a lot of early Indo-European in it), while keeping the same feel (overall 'style' if you will) of the language.

**russia almighty** · 12-20-2007, 04:02

You mean with a few fragment's you can reconstruct the entire language .

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That's pretty bad ass . Pure curiosity but could it be pulled of mathematically ?

**gamegeek2** · 12-20-2007, 05:35

FYI, Iberian was a language isolate. The closest surviving relation is Basque (the language of the Vasci, who have the best infantry in the game); even that is somewhat debatable. Basque (and probably Iberian, too) are not Indo-European.

The most similar examples are the Northwestern Caucasus language, as link with Kartvelian has been long since disproved. The EB Lusotanaan language is, yes, greatly composed of Proto-Celtic words, making it probably most similar to Celtiberian language.

Is Basque, the surviving language of the Vasci, used for the name of the Dosidataskeli (Vasci Armoured Shock Infantry aka best inf. in game)? It would be pretty much fully accurate to name them using Basque, even though it has been influenced by Vulgar Latin.