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by din
Sun May 06, 2018 1:44 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Help your conlang fluency (2)
Replies: 6633
Views: 726337

Re: Help your conlang fluency

kälje halmić siem äi kište cieüttautu meic sie? [kæːi̯ ˈhaʔlmitɕ ɕem ʔæi̯ ˈkiːʂt ˈtɕøy̯ʔtɔtu mei̯ts ɕə] if I'm always in my apartment, what's the point of cities? (in Tormiott): I me nempahan tîsi nouni: I rah o nît scai pasiopen ma ie, sia soumai lîai porig? /i mə ˈnəmpahɪn ˈtɪjɕə nʏwɲə | i ɾah ʊ ...
by din
Sat Mar 10, 2018 4:09 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Help your conlang fluency (2)
Replies: 6633
Views: 726337

Re: Help your conlang fluency

Inhas scar a. O ir mair î rasi ô rodon noth.
/ˈinhɪs ˈskaɾa | ʊˈiɹ mɛaɹ ɪj ɾɛɕə oʊ ˈɾoðʊn noθ/
cold-breath be.in-3s 1s. ADV already be-3s this year CLAS ORD-two occasion
I have a cold. It's the second one this year already.
by din
Sun Mar 04, 2018 12:44 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Help your conlang fluency (2)
Replies: 6633
Views: 726337

Re: Help your conlang fluency

Scadatt meiti ma samliu î mechter sauthian.
/ˈskɛðɪt ˈməjtɕə ma ˈsamlʏʊ ɪj ˈməxtəɹ ˈsoʊθjɪn/
to.be.in<IPFV>-1s room with mountain-lion COMPL stir-3s thought-PL
I'm not sure how I feel about being in a room with a mountain lion.
by din
Sun Feb 18, 2018 12:17 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Help your conlang fluency (2)
Replies: 6633
Views: 726337

Re: Help your conlang fluency

Senît miccistâchott ino aîlîmaio ‹Clue›
/ˈsənɪjt ˈmikːɪsˌtɛaxʊt ˈinʊ ˈɛjɪlɪjˌmɛjʊ ˈkəlʏʊ/
never play<PERF>-1s any version Clue
I have never played any version of Clue
by din
Sun Feb 04, 2018 3:09 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Help your conlang fluency (2)
Replies: 6633
Views: 726337

Re: Help your conlang fluency

Prrofirrre picxerrxcrratching mein woh grragongrrowrrr ko kya hua? Krrek? What happened to the dragon in your profile picture? Is it dead? Ôu, sen mêrcor. Esilor! /ʏʊ | sən məːɹkʊɹ | ˈəsɪlʊɹ/ no, NEG-3s die<PERF>-3s. made.of-silver-3s. No, not dead. He's silver. (I removed the blue shield behind hi...
by din
Sun Feb 04, 2018 10:46 am
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Lexicon Building
Replies: 4308
Views: 784069

Re: Lexicon Building

Tormiott: dondâno /ˈdonːɛanʊ/ (n) order, organization —passive form of dondan /ˈdonːɪn/ (v) to put down, to set down; to place, to position; to arrange ——from dan (v) to take (changing possession); take in one's hands; combined with don - (pref) towards, into or onto the ground, putting down ———————...
by din
Sun Feb 04, 2018 10:11 am
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Help your conlang fluency (2)
Replies: 6633
Views: 726337

Re: Help your conlang fluency

Finding something to write can be hard. Kame duyimwa ta penimwa tai! write-2s feel-PL-ACC CONJ think-PL-ACC 2s.GEN Write your feelings and thoughts! Pige ku namai loka dai. Maybe I have none. Grrowrrr?! Meow grrr grrooving?? Kaixe grrek meow grrr grrooving? What?! Have no thoughts?? How can you be ...
by din
Sat Jan 13, 2018 11:24 am
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Help your conlang fluency (2)
Replies: 6633
Views: 726337

Re: Help your conlang fluency

in Tormiott: Miudanatt masta nige, solo lîana pasiopen lohor. Scoppa chadenestau padiunia sînir. /ˈmʏʊðɪnɪt ˈmɛsta ˈniʕə ˈsolʊ ˈlijɪna ˈpɛɕʊwən ˈlohʊɹ | ˈskopːa ˈxɛðəˌnəstoʊ ˈpɛðʏʊɲa ˈsɪinɪɹ/ wish-1s be.with-COND.1s dog, but inhabit-1p apartment be.small-3s. IMPRS.NEG give<IPFV>-COND.3p space be.en...
by din
Tue Dec 26, 2017 2:40 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Help your conlang fluency (2)
Replies: 6633
Views: 726337

Re: Help your conlang fluency

masako wrote:ta nya tsula tsipue
You're late to the party.
A onta tollaih o das tuaraih!
/a ˈonta ˈtolːɛ͡ah ʊ dɛs ˈtwaɾɛ͡ah/
1s MOD begin-MOM.1s ADV alone dance-MOM.1s
I'll dance on my own, then!
by din
Thu Dec 21, 2017 3:20 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Help your conlang fluency (2)
Replies: 6633
Views: 726337

Re: Help your conlang fluency

kimyompe That's just weird. O mat omiasta no ani cinin laitôsaion coppa stach cosca starade saurhîmor ma tena. A rhiânott na. /ʊ mɛt ˈomjɪsta no ˈɛɲə ˈkinɪn ˈlɛatoʊsɛˌjon ˈkopːa stax ˈkoska ˈstaɾɪðə ˈsoʊɾɪjmʊɹ ma ˈtəna | a ˈɹjɛanʊt na/ ADV big bet-COND.1s COMPL many.people be.here-3p pretend.to.be<...
by din
Thu Nov 30, 2017 5:04 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Lexicon Building
Replies: 4308
Views: 784069

Re: Lexicon Building

Tormiott:

torto ˈtoɹtʊ (n) turtle, tortoise (also startorto to disambiguate) {from MFr tortue}

startorto ˈstaɹtəɹtʊ (n) tortoise (also simply torto) {+ star- (pref) pertaining to land}

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next: lampshade
by din
Mon Nov 20, 2017 2:30 pm
Forum: None of the above
Topic: Happy Things Thread
Replies: 969
Views: 370390

Re: Happy Things Thread

*at risk of making this the venting thread: what's with the hatred of vegetables? I get that a restaurant isn't going to be as vegetable-heavy as rustic home cooking can be. But increasingly it seems as though the only 'vegetables' you get are a drizzle of pureed something and two small potatoes, a...
by din
Sun Nov 19, 2017 10:10 am
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Help your conlang fluency (2)
Replies: 6633
Views: 726337

Re: Help your conlang fluency

Yu les rit beta, masako :) You should read better, masako :) Miusiritt no coppa sia oisiotostau, tôna rah sidiristau i miullist odamonor â! /ˈmʏɥsɪɾɪt no ˈkopːa ɕa ˈʊjɕəˌtostoʊ | toʊna ɾah ˈsiðɪˌɾistoʊ i ˈmʏɥlːɪst ˈoðaˌmonəɹ aː/ be.certain-1s COMPL IMPERS APOD AUG-be.easy-COND.3p, everyone PROT spe...
by din
Sun Nov 19, 2017 9:34 am
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Lexicon Building
Replies: 4308
Views: 784069

Re: Lexicon Building

Tormiott (Rockall)

sorsa /ˈsoɹsa/ (v) to ride (an animal); to sit on someone's shoulders


- - - - -

next: to sign (or apply an official mark of authorization)
by din
Sat Nov 11, 2017 1:13 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Help your conlang fluency (2)
Replies: 6633
Views: 726337

Re: Help your conlang fluency

(in Tormiott): Î cin mair i r 4000 thâio ma ia. O dan i thâion chaun pâraion î plêdaior, tiorno sa cgatt argaitt i r 1 thâio ma ia. O datt na lgatt miagar... ɪj kin mɛaɹ i ˈɾopaɾəˌaɹkɛanʊ θɛːjʊ ma ja | ʊˈdɛn i θɛːjən xoʊn ˈpaːɾɪjən ɪj ˈpləːðɪjəɹ | tɕoɹnʊ sa ʔˤɛt ˈaɹˤɛat i ˈromən θɛːjʊ ma ja. ʊˈdɛt n...
by din
Thu Nov 02, 2017 1:19 pm
Forum: None of the above
Topic: Venting thread that still excludes eddy (2)
Replies: 2639
Views: 301573

Re: Venting thread

Bought a car a while back, with a warranty coverage package. After having the car a while, the A/C doesn't work. I take the car into the shop, they say the compressor is bad. Warranty company doesn't want to cover a real replacement part; they want to use one of their own replacement parts. They se...
by din
Sat Sep 16, 2017 12:16 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Lexicon Building
Replies: 4308
Views: 784069

Re: Lexicon Building

Tormiott (Rockall) mothuadade ˈmoθwɪˌðɛðə (n) wedding; marriage {active form of mothuade } - mothuade ˈmoθwɪðə (v) to marry, to wed - - moth - (pref) together, in a duo, twinned, paired up, allied, complementary - - uade (v) to make sure, to ensure; to insure {from EN wed or ON veðja } - - - - - nex...
by din
Sun Aug 20, 2017 11:37 am
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Help your conlang fluency (2)
Replies: 6633
Views: 726337

Re: Help your conlang fluency

Tormiott (Rockall):

T'i me capathadonti niasadiddi si gadasienîthansiut?
/ti mə ˈkapɪθɪˌðonti ˈɲɛsɪˌðidʑːə si ˈʔɛðɪɕəˌniːthɪnˌsyːt/
2P FUT intend<IPFV>-2P participate<IPFV>-2P Q be.short-story-competition
Are you guys planning to participate in a short stories competition?
by din
Thu Aug 10, 2017 4:32 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Help your conlang fluency (2)
Replies: 6633
Views: 726337

Re: Help your conlang fluency

Mfanyakahawa yupi? Wapi? Umo dukani mwa kahawa? Anavutiaje? Umfalanue. What barista? Where? Are you in a coffee shop? In what way is s/he cute? Please describe her/him. Kåpe haltə nanwə-k'ə šaro. K'ityə-zə nit ts'iz-tša ġátwə. I was in a coffee shop. She had a pretty face. Dour nar cahui hâsor mie ...
by din
Thu Aug 10, 2017 3:22 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Lexicon Building
Replies: 4308
Views: 784069

Re: Lexicon Building

Tormiott (Rockall):

oimâto ˈʊjmɛa̯tʊ (n) superlative
oi- (pref) augmentative
mâto - passive form of mat (v) to be big, to be tall; to be large, to be great (in size, compare menie)

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nextː cracker
by din
Thu Aug 03, 2017 3:11 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Help your conlang fluency (2)
Replies: 6633
Views: 726337

Re: Help your conlang fluency

ダヽ木家 ちぎひ アちぎひん小 Chacchinka tilihi atilihinni. Swift little birds come out of the forest. 大糸むい 無川圧ぱあれ Rahumui ichunmipaar Fly far off for no reason. 玉玉ヽ計計 Sisissunsun. Bye-bye, bye-bye. This lang has about 60 words and I'm probably never doing anything with it again. RIP. (in Tormiott): Î cin nôm pl...
by din
Sun Jul 30, 2017 11:55 am
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Lexicon Building
Replies: 4308
Views: 784069

Re: Lexicon Building

I ended up making another word for this (because I thought the first one below was a little odd), and then I discovered that I already had two words for it, instead of one. Oh well, synonyms aren't a bad thing to have, and one is slightly different anyway. muantanda ˈmwɛntɪnːa (n) sunset; the time a...
by din
Fri Jul 28, 2017 2:31 pm
Forum: Languages & Linguistics
Topic: Help your fluency in a nifty way
Replies: 4604
Views: 1116440

Re: Help your fluency in a nifty way

We zijn beide Engelstalig en * maar we zijn het niet eens **. *Using an adjective is far more common than nominalizing it. **"akkoord" is with two <o>s. "akkoord gaan" is used when you agree with a solution or plan (the semantics of which are always one party that "akkoord gaat" with the other - "w...
by din
Fri Jul 28, 2017 1:56 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Lexicon Building
Replies: 4308
Views: 784069

Re: Lexicon Building

Tormiott (Rockall) I ended up creating a very tautological word which literally would break down to 'great important (one)': oimenie ˈʊjməɲə (n) general, captain; leader of a group - oi - (pref) augmentative; main, principle, most important - menie (v) to be important, to be great, to be regarded hi...
by din
Tue Jul 25, 2017 3:58 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Help your conlang fluency (2)
Replies: 6633
Views: 726337

Re: Help your conlang fluency

I never particularly like the appearance of my conlangs. Pommo es tócas dechar? INT-N.SG.ABL 3PERS-F.PL.ACC such-F.PL.ACC make-PRES.ACT.2Sg Why do you make them that way? (in Tormiott): Au miccinêioi i iogopenen, coppa sah torappuisin porh saurhîmin na na me odairar. /oʊ ˈmikːɪˌnəːjʊj i ˈjoʕowən | ...