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by Ulan
Fri Sep 02, 2011 9:10 pm
Forum: Languages & Linguistics
Topic: Sounds That You Can/Can't Pronounce Easily
Replies: 322
Views: 57265

Re: Sounds That You Can/Can't Pronounce Easily

it's that there's an archiphoneme H which is realized as devoicing if it comes after a vowel, but as aspiration if it comes after a stop. Or maybe it's the one that causes spirantization of stops? I can't remember now. IIRC there's actually three or four archiphonemes in the language which are real...
by Ulan
Fri Sep 02, 2011 2:38 am
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Post your conlang's phonology
Replies: 2278
Views: 515364

Re: Post your conlang's phonology

[i y ɯ u] <ι υ ω ο> [e ɛ* ə a] <ε η ὀ α> [pʰ tʰ cʰ kʰ p t c k] <φ θ ϙ χ π τ κ γ> [tsʰ tɕʰ ts tɕ] <ψ ζ ξ ϻ> [β s ɕ x~h ɬ] <β ς þ ϩ λ> [j~ɰ l m n ŋ*] <ῑ ρ μ ν νν> <μ ν τ ρ ϙ ϩ> can show up in coda positions, but in most dialects <n> nasalizes the preceding vowel, and <l> usually lengthens the precedin...
by Ulan
Fri Sep 02, 2011 12:22 am
Forum: None of the above
Topic: ZBB Census
Replies: 356
Views: 74446

Re: ZBB Census

might as well Age : 18 Gender: Male Nationality: murrican Occupation: Sweeper/Janitor/general shit scrubber at a HS/ESL school Sexual Orientation: Not exclusively anything Status: Nothing serious Native Language: English Secondary Languages: A modest amount of Spanish, bits and pieces of Russian, Tu...
by Ulan
Sat Aug 20, 2011 12:03 am
Forum: None of the above
Topic: What are you listening to? -- Non-English Edition
Replies: 1735
Views: 367610

Re: What are you listening to? -- Non-English Edition

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTfC3YpMDMw
georgie-borgie ??? made em krie

Dont care if this exactly counts
by Ulan
Sun Aug 14, 2011 12:30 pm
Forum: None of the above
Topic: The Thought Experiment Thread
Replies: 116
Views: 23446

Re: The Thought Experiment Thread

You are given the power to geographically/economically/etc mix any two groups of monolingual speakers such that a creole will eventually be formed. Which two languages would you pick for the strata? What are some features you'd hope for? Mandrin substrata, Maya superstrate, chechen and pitjantjatja...
by Ulan
Thu Aug 11, 2011 5:54 pm
Forum: None of the above
Topic: What are you listening to? -- Non-English Edition
Replies: 1735
Views: 367610

Re: What are you listening to? -- Non-English Edition

Aeetlrcreejl wrote:
Ulan wrote:Bump for request
Anyone know some good romanian music?
I'm a fan of Enescu. You should look him up.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WJ7EB2wYvw
?

Looking more for an awesome spoken sample of Romanian
by Ulan
Sun Aug 07, 2011 7:23 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Lexicon Building
Replies: 4308
Views: 815164

Re: Lexicon Building

repeat


tzoi
jetü /ce.t@/ 'to read or examine'



next: dreadlock/dreadlocks/dreads
by Ulan
Thu Aug 04, 2011 11:12 am
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Lexicon Building
Replies: 4308
Views: 815164

Re: Lexicon Building

feint as in fake a move, mock attack, or like a something done to cause confusion but k

Tzoi:
dzeselton zingdsong /ts\e.se.tM~ s\i~.dz\M~/ 'Jesselton Shrub/Flower' as roses are rare in chujland themselves...


Next word: Trench Foot
by Ulan
Wed Aug 03, 2011 11:47 am
Forum: None of the above
Topic: What are you listening to? -- Non-English Edition
Replies: 1735
Views: 367610

Re: What are you listening to? -- Non-English Edition

Bump for request
Anyone know some good romanian music?
by Ulan
Wed Aug 03, 2011 11:43 am
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Lexicon Building
Replies: 4308
Views: 815164

Re: Lexicon Building

tzoi

caffeine: Qot hoi 'Caffine' lit. Khat speed, as it is belived that the cathinone in khat is caffeine
/kM hM_H/

Next word: to feint
by Ulan
Mon Aug 01, 2011 9:29 pm
Forum: Languages & Linguistics
Topic: Quick ***anese Question
Replies: 38
Views: 7800

Re: Quick ***anese Question

Will the new title make you sleep better at night?
by Ulan
Mon Aug 01, 2011 5:56 pm
Forum: Languages & Linguistics
Topic: Quick ***anese Question
Replies: 38
Views: 7800

Re: Quick Jap Question

Was mostly an abbreviation, I cant be bothered to edit the thread title and dont see too much reason to edit it.

And I dont see the use of continuing this thread, its purpose has already been served. But go on if you really must, its a bit hilarious to see such bickering over it
by Ulan
Sun Jul 31, 2011 10:48 pm
Forum: Languages & Linguistics
Topic: Quick ***anese Question
Replies: 38
Views: 7800

Re: Quick Jap Question

Eddy wrote:Why is there an ethnic slur in the thread title?
not like I said slant or something


Bob Johnson wrote:Don't [sic] something you don't understand.
I had no idea of the spelling, but k

thanks
by Ulan
Sun Jul 31, 2011 9:37 pm
Forum: Languages & Linguistics
Topic: Quick ***anese Question
Replies: 38
Views: 7800

Quick ***anese Question

Whats the gloss of tenno henka banzai iko [sic] @2:00?
by Ulan
Sat Jul 30, 2011 8:07 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Lexicon Building
Replies: 4308
Views: 815164

Re: Lexicon Building

tzoi:
nëqwu jetü [nV.k_hB)u ce.t@] "To idly examine, poke around, peruse a book, to sweep for mines" lit. Idle examination

next: shag (tobacco) shag (hair) shag (carpet)
by Ulan
Sat Jul 30, 2011 6:05 pm
Forum: C&C Archive
Topic: TC: This is Conlangery
Replies: 37
Views: 16637

Re: TC: This is Conlangery

Welcome to Conlangery, the podcast about constructed languages and the people who create them. tzoi: <klahoya swa-qonlang, podqas nëmalupa tzoilel-qangpa nü qangpawawa swëda kopa iktahlel> /la.xɯ.ja sβä kʰɯ~.la~ pʰɯ.kʰa nʌ.mɑ.lu.pɑ tɕʰɯi.le: kʰä~.pʰä.βä.βä sβɜ.tä ikʰ.tax.le:/ (Standard Kletu Accent)...
by Ulan
Sat Jul 30, 2011 2:50 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Lexicon Building
Replies: 4308
Views: 815164

Re: Lexicon Building

tzoi

pala [p_ha_".la_"] "Shrine, altar, sacred fetish"
palal ilahe [p_ha_".la_": i.la.xe] "holy ground"

next: ingrown nail, ingrown hair
by Ulan
Sat Jul 30, 2011 1:20 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Invent an Idiom
Replies: 362
Views: 81274

Re: Invent an Idiom

"quze mamuq gnosusu kopa, tzadseplu"

If you are in gnossus, dance

Gnossus is known for its parades and festivals


next: on the tip of the tongue
by Ulan
Sat Jul 30, 2011 12:58 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Invent an Idiom
Replies: 362
Views: 81274

Re: Invent an Idiom

tzoi/chuj
dsoq wata dolmasi
"Ears stuffed of Cotton"

next:
To laugh untill milk comes out of your nose
by Ulan
Sat Jul 30, 2011 12:48 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Lexicon Building
Replies: 4308
Views: 815164

Re: Lexicon Building

tzoi/chuj
baklëzë [pa_".l3.s\3] ~[pa_".K3.s\3] "To wind, to coil, to tie a knot"
ngima [ni.ma] ~ [Ni.ma] "To spin, rotate, spiral"


Next: to sneeze
by Ulan
Thu Jul 28, 2011 8:01 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Lexicon Building
Replies: 4308
Views: 815164

Re: Lexicon Building

tzoi/chuj
quze mamuq /k_hus\e mAmu?/ " fix, heal, mend, can serve as a auxiliary phrase of obligation or conditionality (lit. 'to make right')
jetü /cet@/ "to read or examine"
~
neqwu iktah /nV.k_wu i?.tax/ "junk, common stuff, miscellanea"


next: wet, to be wet (aroused), to wet yourself
by Ulan
Wed Jul 27, 2011 11:25 am
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Lexicon Building
Replies: 4308
Views: 815164

Re: Lexicon Building

qoniq [k_hM.ni] - "Throwing Axe, throwing knife"
dzun [ts\u~] "dart, needle, thorn, arrow"

next word: to roll (a cigarette), or to roll (down a hill)