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Prolagus commented on the word nü shu
I learned about this language thanks to the book Snow Flower and the Secret Fan.
November 3, 2008
vanishedone commented on the word nü shu
Is it a language as such? One article is rather critical of reference to it as a language rather than a writing system.
Still interesting to hear about, though.
Edit: admittedly, a lot of cryptolects are actually more like dialects or slang than 'languages'.
November 3, 2008