RE: VMs: [ha] [hb] not different languages

["GC" <glenclaston@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Graham wrote:

> Could this be then a major clue? Final dy is very high in Language 'B',
> almost non-existent in Language 'A'(source
> http://www.voynich.nu/a_intro.html). Is the high-frequency -dy in B
> equivalent to -ed that is added to verbs to make them past tense?  The
> suffix -ed appears twice in example three, but not at all in examples
> one 1 and 2.

If the entire Currier-A were looked at, this is the case, that -dy (89) is
'almost' non-existent.  In the Herbal section however, dy occurs in [ha]
over 400 times, and though still a small number, this is not insignificant,
especially when considering that [hb] has only 139 endings, while [ha] has
264.  I wonder if the number of endings in Currier-B actually fall off in
later sections?  Something to look at.

Here's a quick page listing all endings in the Herbal section with
percentages for [ha] and [hb].      Only a few stand out that are
unbalanced, like the dy ending.  It's when we get to three glyph endings,
such as c89, o89, cc9, etc. that the real differences appear.

http://voynich.info/vgbt/xcrptn/last2-2.pdf

My assumption on the differences here is that [ha] is not as "fully
developed" as [hb].  [hb] is highly structured, while [ha] contains numerous
"non-voynichese" endings. If that assumption is correct, [ha] should be
easier to crack than [hb].  Just a thought.

GC

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