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by Eschatologist
Wed Aug 22, 2012 9:27 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Romanization challenge thread
Replies: 3842
Views: 872821

Re: Romanization challenge thread

/m ŋ/ < m n > /p b ɓ k ɡ ɠ ʔ/ < p b bh k g gh * > /k͡p ɡ͡b ɠ͡ɓ/ < kp gb gbh > /ɸ ɣ h/ < f r h > /w ɰ/ < w y > * /ʔ/ is not written at the beginning of a word; otherwise, it is written as < q >. /ɨ ɨː ə ɜ ɜː ɐ ɐː/ < i í e o ó a á > /hɐmɐːŋ ɸwɜːkwɜŋ mɨʔɨ, pɐk͡pə gɜm ɓɜɓɜŋɨ wɐː ɠɘmhɐŋ. ɣ̠ɐbɨɰɐ ŋɜ ʔɨhɐː...
by Eschatologist
Thu Aug 16, 2012 11:45 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Sound Change Game
Replies: 2673
Views: 514218

Re: Sound Change Game

Ciöneth [kuˈtsʲaː] > Lahdi kotyā [kɔ.ˈtjaː]
by Eschatologist
Thu Aug 16, 2012 9:42 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Romanization challenge thread
Replies: 3842
Views: 872821

Re: Romanization challenge thread

Another Cyrillicisation of Ju|'hoan: /m n ŋ/ < м н ҥ > /p t k b d g/ < п т к б д г > /pʰ tʰ kʰ bʱ dʱ ɡʱ/ < п' т' к' б' д' г' > /ts tʃ dz dʒ/ < ц ч ѕ ђ > /tᵡ tʜ kʜ dᵡ dzᵡ dʒᵡ ɡʢ/ < тх тӽ кӽ дӽ ѕӽ ђӽ гӽ > /f s ʃ X ɦ β̞ z ʒ ɣ/ < ф с х һ в з ж ҕ > /l ɾ j w/ < л р ј ԝ > /ǀ ǁ ǃ ǂ ᶢǀ ᶢǁ ᶢǃ ᶢǂ/ < ӏ ԓ ԁ ҁ гӏ...
by Eschatologist
Thu Aug 02, 2012 6:56 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Sound Change Quickie Thread
Replies: 2827
Views: 634056

Re: Sound Change Quickie Thread

Is a change /θ ð/ → /r/ too implausible? I imagine /θ/ first lenites to /ð/, then it goes something like ð → ð̞ → ɹ, merging with the pre-existing /r/ after that point.
by Eschatologist
Tue May 29, 2012 10:03 pm
Forum: Languages & Linguistics
Topic: The Innovative Usage Thread
Replies: 2452
Views: 431674

Re: The Innovative Usage Thread

I've heard my parents use the -en ending for past participles of some verbs that normally don't have it; e.g., using "have boughten" instead of "have bought".
by Eschatologist
Tue Nov 16, 2010 5:43 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Lexicon Building
Replies: 4308
Views: 814335

Re: Lexicon Building

High Ishtaric ricàkā (/ʁi.ça˥˩.ˈka˦/) - to burst; from ris ("to press") + càkā ("to break"). Past tense ricàkā-ī; future tense ricàkā-ì; imperfective aricàkā

Next word: bureaucracy
by Eschatologist
Fri Nov 12, 2010 8:02 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Lexicon Building
Replies: 4308
Views: 814335

Re: Lexicon Building

Next word: cyst dašeis [ˈda.ʃeɪs] - abnormal growth, cyst, tumor/cancer Derivative forms: - dašis [ˈda.ʃɪs] - (trans. verb) to cause a cyst/tumor/cancer in something/someone - dašįs [ˈda.ʃis] - (intrans. verb) to cause a cyst/tumor/cancer - daš- [daʃ] - (adj.) inflicted with a cyst/tumor/cancer (i....
by Eschatologist
Thu Nov 04, 2010 2:03 am
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Lexicon Building
Replies: 4308
Views: 814335

Re: Lexicon Building

Late North Terran: giri hrodzol [ˈgi.ɾi ˈxɰod.zoʟ] - Psychoactive plant (lit. "plant [that makes you] high") ---- z(ssw) m(tsw)n / Dry-Dweller: m(tsw)n m(trs)n m(hj) n(sws) μ(trs) - Psychoactive lichen (lit. "soil-feeder that changes the mind") [lichen-like organisms take the niche of land plants o...
by Eschatologist
Thu Oct 21, 2010 2:33 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Lexicon Building
Replies: 4308
Views: 814335

Re: Lexicon Building

Late North Terran: tarish [ˈta.ɾiʃ] - (n) drawing tarisha [ta.ˈɾiʃ.a] - (v) to draw, in any context tarishwov [ta.ˈɾiʃ.wov] - (v) to draw professionally (lit. "draw-work", from tarish + wov , "to work) batarish [ba.ˈta.ɾiʃ] - (n) the act of drawing (from tarish + prefix ba , lit. "state of drawing")...
by Eschatologist
Wed Oct 20, 2010 6:12 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Lexicon Building
Replies: 4308
Views: 814335

Re: Lexicon Building

Late North Terran:

dhîndzhvôs [ˈðɪndʒ.vos] - A major occurrence, from dhîndzh ("event") + vos (intensifier)

Next word: brace (as in "brace for impact")