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You're right, I was an asshole. I apologize for that. I'm not sure what to say other than the bump comment was meant to come across as self-deprecating.

Of course not. I just brought a snappy answer to a snappy comment :) I am ever so thankful for any comment or criticism on the language itself. I tried to bump the thread with a touch of humor, which may not have come across to everyone. But zompist and I have always had some kind....lesser compatib...

so is there any influence from uralic or native american languages? how does the uralic connection work geographically? It's all fairly well explained in the very first chapter. Basically, the proto-language was in some contact with the earliest form of proto-Uralic (preproto-?) west of the Urals, ...

You guys, this is just too much. You'll make me blush.

Hey ZBB I've never been very active here for some reason, but I thought I'd give you the latest update of what's happening with Siwa. There is the latest version of Siwa's Descriptive Grammar , which you can find here. You can also find the first couple of lessons of the Beginner's Course here . You...

Hey everyone! I am finally putting my book on Siwa for sale on Lulu.com. It retails at about 16$, which is the cheapest I could make it. I won't make any money off it, so only buy it if you really want it for yourself! You can see the book here. Let me know if you guy one, I'd love to see it when yo...

Well I'm about to embark on a 7 day proofread-oton (night shifts at a hotel...). Then I want to keep adding lessons, continue the second chapter and add more words to the lexicon. So yeah, I think maybe after christmas 2015? Hopefully! It's an ongoing project and will probably always be so there is ...

Quick update: New version of the book. Slightly different format. Added introduction and parts of chapter 2 on the Siwa people. Also added LESSONS! Lessons 1 and 2 are up as well as parts of lesson 3, and 1-2 have recordings if you click on the Siwa dialogue. The book is here . The lessons with reco...

You are missing the first two chapters

Yeah, that would make more sense. I used Pages! Do not recommend!

@lenpw_III

The English is in Helvetica light and the rest is in Helvetica.

And thank you for your kind words I'm finally done with school for summer so I'll be able to spend some time working on this more, finishing the third draft, which hopefully will be the last one!

I am so excited! I just went and got the first bound (second) draft of the Siwa Grammar! It looks mighty nice. Just thought I'd share! I'm busy with school now, so I've not been working much on it, but if my last christmas holiday is any clue, as soon as school is over, I should be going back to spe...

Nei, held ekki. Hver er það?

Við höfum ladrei hist en ég veit rúmlega hver þú ert, eða að þú ert allavega íslendingur. Held við séum vinir á twitter, en ég er ekki virkur þar.

Yes, the same, but more finished You can try to see if you understand this


Inta, tvonuata on, įủttubitua netta. Kyṡaṡina, sviduna-ḥa ůatta.

Like I said, the phonology has not been proofread yet (doing it now) because it's just boring. Everything else has been proofread, but by myself, so there's bound to be plenty of mistakes left. If you notice anything specific, do let me know. EDIT: Phonology updated! Pfew, only took a couple of hour...

Hey! I've been working on the single biggest update on my Siwa grammar in years and it's nearly over, so I thought I'd share. This is all I have on the language. It's a 517 page grammar, including lexicon, texts in Siwa and English, a grammar and a provisory map. The whole book has been proofread, c...

The latest part of Nitįaka Siųiko read in Siwa HERE ! Nůvvetka Naųina on euka on muṡid nůųetsta-uli ki Siuragi. Naymṡa avvi ehõ kolohrõ-n de nỏ nalonta-nen eirpęįeika mantủtta de, įahhįu on ġůtsia vauhkia-uli ilįilsa neylie. Nůiįa ue nůvvet netveila te tamneiheila keṡkediksote ůngůmni somi. Nokka ta...

Tulmu Euka tulmuma-hi damġa te tůrůma okuhka muṡid moskko-uli ki Siuragi. Ketsġo on henna aiska tulmuma aihka gala te tonkamo seita ỉskigi, da ka kůira tunna toḥḥanta Siustagi ismet te almi, katibogįi daikota saṡkaba. Seppen maldota puna nelesita, onome umalatsti tamaraįõ holotta kevta dagįen, unokk...

Update of the Nitįaka Siųiko. Kįala Suikildi tsamnitasia oalmo Siuragi, keuhka įihta. Ikirruni 20 (iesġadi) gįekesġuoma igįa en kįalkibma-ůt. Osoavku onta motta ṡines kolta unokkųi Sipsi okua Kękiesiustagi, siarįupůmamo kolta ṡines unokkųi Aingo osoavkotu katta tabba. Ůmġuolkiįo kikarỷhhi 435 (keįu ...

First printed version of the Siwa grammar! Now begins proofreading.

Kůkiket Ůrkolohrõ Keu Totta ekue kevta įasukka damġa, nůųetsta, tulmuma, usatahi enetsi mopikoibma te nitįakadi taga mangosvamo balha hemme te omobmo ki Siuragi. Ųara uįomaskka mannįa ailit ṡoṡi ta ototġulen-ůt. Sarai de ůrkona Sigotįagi te Onotįagi ůn Saṡkaba, sahne svysġiti gagokỏi e. Totta on ůr...

I've finally gotten to writing a little bit about syntax. I'm completely out of my element when it comes to describing syntax, so I'm keeping it short. It's section §15 on page 421 HERE.

I'm totally unsure whether I've forgotten a lot of things, so do let me know !

It's the most fun I've had actually conlanging probably ever.

Gagolkon Da tamosi radeddõ atįehtsġotuma lolmahhotuma sesveṡieika omoḥimo-nen ailit ṡoṡi Siuragi. Katiġari sasli enesti kįutįi unokkųi movpi. Mahhumi onta mopikoima-nen sikken, pihhu katta kůtůhrõ sikkes-ne gakỏmi. Gatkeitsġa aġmika Siuragi tegįonta rumu imisi, lolmahhauts daġe de imisti ola sikken...