# A constructed philosophical language (v0.1)

> Still possible: The text is a constructed (philosophical) language with categorical prefixes, in the tradition of Llull's combinatorics, used for a…

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# A constructed philosophical language (v0.1)

The text is a constructed (philosophical) language with categorical prefixes, in the tradition of Llull's combinatorics, used for a scholastic encyclopaedia.

**Still possible** Answers **1** questionEarlier-draftTested0

## Where it stands

**Still possible** Its tests haven't settled it: seven pieces of evidence for, three against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## Evidence 7 for · 3 against

[Adjacent pages share vocabulary, as in languages](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/evidence/EVD0D8GDQJ46FS3/adjacent-pages-share-vocabulary-as-in-languages)

Established · weighs some · F-027

FOR

[Each glyph has a fixed place in the word](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/evidence/EVD0D8GDJE21VNB/each-glyph-has-a-fixed-place-in-the-word)

Established · weighs some · F-006

FOR

[First and last glyphs predict context equally](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/evidence/EVD0D8GDZVR4GRG/first-and-last-glyphs-predict-context-equally)

Speculative · weighs little · F-118

FOR

[First glyphs carry information about the section](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/evidence/EVD0D8GDZ4A6NK3/first-glyphs-carry-information-about-the-section)

Supported · weighs little · F-115

FOR

[Herbal pages open with a word found on no other page](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/evidence/EVD0D8GDYWG2XHY/herbal-pages-open-with-a-word-found-on-no-other-page)

Established · weighs little · F-114

FOR

[Stems fall into ending classes](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/evidence/EVD0D8GDW6J4ZP7/stems-fall-into-ending-classes)

Supported · weighs little · F-103

FOR

[Words spelled alike are used alike](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/evidence/EVD0D8GDMMC3M2G/words-spelled-alike-are-used-alike)

Established · weighs heavily · F-015

FOR

[No repeated four-word phrases](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/evidence/EVD0D8GDMW61R3Z/no-repeated-four-word-phrases)

Established · weighs some · F-016

AGAINST

[Spelling variants depend on the word's place in the line](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/evidence/EVD0D8GDRS602CG/spelling-variants-depend-on-the-words-place-in-the-line)

Established · weighs little · F-032

AGAINST

[Word order carries almost no information](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/evidence/EVD0D8GDN405FYV/word-order-carries-almost-no-information)

Established · weighs some · F-017

AGAINST

## Tested by 3 runs

| Run | Measured | Result | Against | Decision | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUN-243 | MI(first glyph; section) as a share of MI(word; section), half C | 0.094 | Latin first letter 0.033 | Prefix carries more topic than in Latin | 22 Oct |
| RUN-247 | mean context similarity of word pairs sharing only their first glyph vs only their last (half C) | prefix 0.205 vs ending 0.197 (4252 / 11629 pairs) | Latin first letter 0.118 vs last 0.126 | Prefix predicts context more (category prefixes) | 22 Oct |
| RUN-244 | share of ol-initial words by section (v0.1 M-03 predicted astronomical and balneological highest), half C | B 0.086; C 0.053; H 0.024; P 0.040; S 0.042; T 0.059 | | See values | 22 Oct |

## The questions it answers

[Do earlier readings survive the evidence?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/questions/QST08JGGDSG1RR0/do-earlier-readings-survive-the-evidence)

Part of [Can any of it be read?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/questions/QST08JGFGG00CY7/can-any-of-it-be-read)

Most likelyA gallows glyph (t/k, Currier P/F) opens each entry as a discourse particle

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). A constructed philosophical language (v0.1) [Answer ANS08JGB6A42K76]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS08JGB6A42K76
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**ANS** 08JGB6A42K76

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[Session 1](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/sessions/SES08H5VC50788E/session-1-initial-analysis-of-a-subset-of-folios) · Mar 2026

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