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- Wed Nov 22, 2017 4:57 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Renaming conlangs
- Replies: 17
- Views: 6309
Re: Renaming conlangs
I named one of my conlangs Ga. Built it a website and everything for it. Turned out that Ga is a real language. So I nixed the website and used ideas from the conlang as the basis for other things.
- Fri Oct 27, 2017 1:23 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Share Your Conreligions
- Replies: 25
- Views: 10732
Re: Share Your Conreligions
I really need to redo this webpage. But here it is for now. The Vreski warding system which is (was) a far more pervasive folk belief than any of the organized religions at the time: http://vreskiwards.rikweb.org.uk/index.html
- Wed Apr 24, 2013 8:23 am
- Forum: None of the above
- Topic: Creativity of the day
- Replies: 1704
- Views: 323472
Re: Creativity of the day
So, I'm "actively seeking employment", as they say. Preferably as a website coder, cuz working as a picker at Argos is shite work. Anyways, one of the recruitment agents (may they all Rot in Hell, the bastards) told me that I really needed a stronger online portfolio to showcase my talents to potent...
- Wed Feb 20, 2013 7:45 am
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Uskra
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6096
Re: Uskra
I've enjoyed reading about this conlang, and I like the way it's presented on the website.
- Wed Feb 20, 2013 7:25 am
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: The Qorbenic Programme
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2417
Re: The Qorbenic Programme
I applaud the work of this Committee!
- Sat Feb 02, 2013 6:38 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: redesigning Gevey ...
- Replies: 39
- Views: 11028
Re: redesigning Gevey ... cognitive metaphors
Physical, and emotional, states are locational Locative and temporal aspecive noun phrases or indirect objects are used to outline an entity's physical state. He's in love → at-love becomes he (aspective copula subject) Changes in physical, and emotional, states are dative A change in a physical st...
- Mon Jan 28, 2013 2:45 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: redesigning Gevey ...
- Replies: 39
- Views: 11028
Re: redesigning Gevey ...
fxd.Elector Dark wrote:It doesn't work and just says "page"?
More annoyingly, the content page links ain't working like I want them to work ... edit: fxd!
- Mon Jan 28, 2013 1:51 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: redesigning Gevey ...
- Replies: 39
- Views: 11028
Re: redesigning Gevey ...
It's been a while, I know. I've now finished (this latest iteration of) the redesign. There's been a number of changes since the last post: - pronouns simplified - verb moods are now qualifier words, not a separate class of words - interjections developed - qualifiers (formerly modifiers) rejigged -...
- Wed Jan 02, 2013 4:54 am
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: redesigning Gevey ...
- Replies: 39
- Views: 11028
Re: redesigning Gevey ...
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- Wed Jan 02, 2013 4:51 am
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: redesigning Gevey ...
- Replies: 39
- Views: 11028
Re: redesigning Gevey ...
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- Sat Dec 22, 2012 5:49 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: redesigning Gevey ...
- Replies: 39
- Views: 11028
Re: redesigning Gevey ... derivation stuff
Deriving new nouns from existing noun roots --------------------------------------------------------- -EST the masculine form of X -AF the feminine form of X -OT the immature form of X -ARJ a collection of X -UST a type or kind of X -UN the original X -OM the prime form or leader of X -UIS the dimi...
- Fri Dec 21, 2012 2:39 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: redesigning Gevey ...
- Replies: 39
- Views: 11028
Re: redesigning Gevey ... root words
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- Fri Dec 21, 2012 11:37 am
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: redesigning Gevey ...
- Replies: 39
- Views: 11028
Re: redesigning Gevey ...
I said I wasn't going to do this, but seeing as I'm overhauling the lexicon ... Syllable structure ------------------------------------------- (C)(C)V(C)(C) Vowel series ------------------------------------------- short long weak diphthong close-front i <i> i: <ii> ɪ <ui> ɪə <ie> mid-front e <e> e: ...
- Thu Dec 20, 2012 3:27 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: redesigning Gevey ...
- Replies: 39
- Views: 11028
Re: redesigning Gevey ...
... and 'cuz it's coded in javascript I won't need to save the ipa and nativescript data in the lexicon database -- which will save me aton of work.clawgrip wrote:That's pretty neat.
- Wed Dec 19, 2012 4:52 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: redesigning Gevey ...
- Replies: 39
- Views: 11028
Re: redesigning Gevey ...
As a break (for me) from reviewing the lexicon and filling in some of the most obvious gaps in the root table:
http://www.rikweb.org.uk/gevey/
... just for laffs innit!
Enjoy.
http://www.rikweb.org.uk/gevey/
... just for laffs innit!
Enjoy.
- Wed Dec 19, 2012 1:15 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: redesigning Gevey ...
- Replies: 39
- Views: 11028
Re: redesigning Gevey ...
... some minor adjustments to the phonology, up near the top of the thread - I've got my voiceless trill back!
- Sun Dec 16, 2012 2:29 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: redesigning Gevey ...
- Replies: 39
- Views: 11028
Re: redesigning Gevey ... more focus examples
Please be aware that some of the stuff above is being changed as and when I think about it. No problem. I think everyone on this board will understand this COMPLETELY!!!! :) In some ways, it's interesting to see the changes in progress. It shows the thought process. If anything, I think you should ...
- Sun Dec 16, 2012 7:17 am
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: redesigning Gevey ...
- Replies: 39
- Views: 11028
Re: redesigning Gevey ... more focus examples
I'm guessing that nobody is bothering to read this thread anymore ... too much information Actually, I'm going through a fair amount. Not all of it, and sometimes paying closer attention than other times, but it's a still a good read. Thank you. Please be aware that some of the stuff above is being...
- Thu Dec 13, 2012 2:59 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: redesigning Gevey ...
- Replies: 39
- Views: 11028
Re: redesigning Gevey ... prepositions
The preposition stuff ... Prepositions - translations according to case ------------------------------------------------- Particle as a dative as a locative as a temporal as an oblique ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ânt(e)...
- Thu Dec 13, 2012 1:41 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: redesigning Gevey ...
- Replies: 39
- Views: 11028
Re: redesigning Gevey ... pronouns
Might as well post details of the pronouns ... Commonly occuring personal pronouns in Gevey --------------------------------------------------- Number Person Register Gender Stem Agentive case simple definite template inanimate ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~...
- Thu Dec 13, 2012 1:38 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: redesigning Gevey ...
- Replies: 39
- Views: 11028
Re: redesigning Gevey ... more focus examples
I'm guessing that nobody is bothering to read this thread anymore ... too much information Focussing down the animacy hierarchy ------------------------------------- loife yu fresal caablate the man broke the chair > 'loife', as the agent, has focus gu fresal loife caablate the chair was broken by t...
- Wed Dec 12, 2012 6:37 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: redesigning Gevey ...
- Replies: 39
- Views: 11028
Re: redesigning Gevey ... focus shifting exercise
Shifting the focus around a clause =========================================== Agent and patient both comments ------------------------------------- Dxone yu tintixu kutj donate takyasovubz it was JOHN who wore a red shirt to college > default: 'Dxone' is the only agentive in the clause, thus has t...
- Wed Dec 12, 2012 5:20 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: redesigning Gevey ...
- Replies: 39
- Views: 11028
Re: redesigning Gevey ... brain squeezers
Topic and comment, focus, agency and patiency ... these are the bits of the language that tend to squeeze people's brains out of their arses. Why do I inflict this stuff on my poor conlang? 'Cuz it's fun innit! Some terms ------------------------------------------ Focus - the person or object of mos...
- Wed Dec 12, 2012 1:56 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: redesigning Gevey ...
- Replies: 39
- Views: 11028
Re: redesigning Gevey ... clause concat examples
Clause concatenation examples ------------------------------------------------- Dxone yu ken yierj fosate John ate his cake yu sot noikesnate feselj we painted the room John was eating his cake while we were painting the room Dxone yu ken yierj sede fosal ëdezd yu sot sede noikesnal feselj John fin...
- Wed Dec 12, 2012 1:02 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: redesigning Gevey ...
- Replies: 39
- Views: 11028
Re: redesigning Gevey ... some simple Q&A
Questions and answers ------------------------------------------------- Mary sits in a field. Mare ïstcu deefes âsase. Does Mary sit in a field? She does. Mare ïstcu deefes î âsase? Gvese. Is it true that Mary is sitting in a field? Yes. Árj îtev ïstcu deefes Mare se âsil? Ce. If Mary is sitting in...