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- Wed Oct 18, 2017 3:52 pm
- Forum: Languages & Linguistics
- Topic: Incorrect pronunciations you have (or have had) to unlearn
- Replies: 669
- Views: 156985
Re: Incorrect pronunciations you have (or have had) to unlea
It definitely took me a while to realize that the first word of /ˈkæviɒt ˈɛmptɔr/ and ‹caveat› were the same word – I assumed the latter was pronounced /kəˈvit/. I'm dating someone who's Sri Lankan (her parents grew up in Sri Lanka, but she grew up in the US), and she gets annoyed at /a/ in ‹Sri Lan...
- Tue Jul 19, 2016 12:48 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Conlang words that happen to resemble real words
- Replies: 80
- Views: 53470
Re: Conlang words that happen to resemble real words
Dnálori has a nominalizing ending for the experiencer of a state, "-twás/-twos/-tus", the last form of which is identical to a Latin ending forming past participles.
- Tue Jul 19, 2016 12:45 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Things you've slipped into a conlang?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2107
Re: Things you've slipped into a conlang?
One of my conlangs has the root "mxəl", meaning "to eat", after a friend of mine named Michael who is (in)famous among our friend group for his ability to quickly devour burritos and food in general.
- Sat May 14, 2016 7:10 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Romanization challenge thread
- Replies: 3842
- Views: 868186
Re: Romanization challenge thread
/ndnáloɹj/ [ndnáloɹi] /p~b t~d k~ɡ ʔ/ /mb nd ŋɡ/ /s~z h~ɦ~ɨ̥~ɨ~ː/ /m n ŋ/~/ə̃/ /ɹ~ɹ̩ l~l̩ j~i w~u w̃~ũ/ /e o õ/ /a~ə/ /iː uː ũː eː oː õː/ > [əj əw əw̃ je wo wõ] /p t k s h/ are voiced when adjacent to nasals, or between sonorants (vowels + /ɹ l j w w̃/), except in clusters with other voiceless cons...
- Sat May 14, 2016 4:20 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Romanization challenge thread
- Replies: 3842
- Views: 868186
Re: Romanization challenge thread
/ndnáloɹj/ [ndnáloɹi] /p~b t~d k~ɡ ʔ/ /mb nd ŋɡ/ /s~z h~ɦ~ɨ̥~ɨ~ː/ /m n ŋ/~/ə̃/ /ɹ~ɹ̩ l~l̩ j~i w~u w̃~ũ/ /e o õ/ /a~ə/ /iː uː ũː eː oː õː/ > [əj əw əw̃ je wo wõ] /p t k s h/ are voiced when adjacent to nasals, or between sonorants (vowels + /ɹ l j w w̃/), except in clusters with other voiceless conso...
- Sun Oct 04, 2015 10:44 am
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Sound Change Quickie Thread
- Replies: 2827
- Views: 630990
Re: Sound Change Quickie Thread
How powerful is analogy? If most, but not all, two-syllable verbs have stress on the last syllable, and most, but not all, two-syllable nouns have stress on the first syllable, would it be possible for words with the 'wrong' pattern to change to the other one, or for this stress shift to be producti...
- Sun Jul 05, 2015 12:03 am
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Sound Change Quickie Thread
- Replies: 2827
- Views: 630990
Re: Sound Change Quickie Thread
Is /ph th kh/ > /pf ts kx/ > /f ts k/ plausible?
- Tue Mar 03, 2015 10:47 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: How to design a non-European phonology
- Replies: 622
- Views: 171234
Re: How to design a non-European phonology
1. Absence of any phonemic POA for stops further back than velar [half mark for only one stop-POA behind velar, or for prominent allophonic stops behind velar] 2. Phonemic voicing 3. Phonemic voicing only on stops and fricatives 4. Voicing distinction on fricatives but only labial and/or coronal fr...
- Sat Jan 24, 2015 2:55 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Longest Word In Your Conlang
- Replies: 33
- Views: 14735
Re: Longest Word In Your Conlang
The longest uninflected words in sájura (by number of letters) are: ët̥ęssώrun /ətɕɛsˈsɔɾun/: 16 (composed of ët̥ë (3) + sa (5) + run (1)) ëpwassώm /əpwasˈsɔm: to forgive, to forget, to leave behind, to spill, to allow, to have forgotten, to have lost ŋánullút̥ /ˈŋanulˈlutɕ/: potato (composed of ŋan...
- Thu Jan 15, 2015 4:28 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Reverse Romanization Challenge Thread
- Replies: 259
- Views: 109303
Re: Reverse Romanization Challenge Thread
/aː iː uː/ aa ee oo
/ə e o/ a e o
/m~n~ŋ/ n
/p t k ʔ/ p t k q
/b d ɡ/ b d g
/s z/ s z
/w l j/ w l j
/ə e o/ a e o
/m~n~ŋ/ n
/p t k ʔ/ p t k q
/b d ɡ/ b d g
/s z/ s z
/w l j/ w l j
- Wed Jan 14, 2015 3:42 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Reverse Romanization Challenge Thread
- Replies: 259
- Views: 109303
Re: Reverse Romanization Challenge Thread
Vowels: /i e æ/ ue i e /ə/ a /u o ɒ/ w u o Consonants: /m~mʲ n~nʲ/ m n /b~bʲ d~dʒ ɡ~ɟ/ b d g /p~pʲ t~tʃ k~c kʷ~cʷ/ p t k q /f~fʲ θ~θʲ s~ʃ x~ç xʷ~çʷ h/ f th s c qh h/sh /v~vʲ z~ʒ ɣ~ʝ ɣʷ~ʝʷ/ v z x y /w ɹ ɰ w/ vh zh xh yh /l r j/ l r j Consonants are palatalized before /e æ ə/, and after /i e æ ə/. sh ...
- Sat Dec 27, 2014 7:41 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Reverse Romanization Challenge Thread
- Replies: 259
- Views: 109303
Re: Reverse Romanization Challenge Thread
/i ɯ u/ i ư u
/e ɤ o/ e ơ o
/a/ a
/a˧ a˥ a̰ a˧˥ a˩/ a ā ä â ạ
/aj oj ej ew aw/ æ œ ė ø õ
/m n ɲ ŋ/ m n ń ñ
/p t k q ʔ/ p t k q '
/b d g/ b d g
/ts ʈʂ tɕ/ c č ć
/dz ɖʐ/ ż j
/f s ʂ ɕ ç x h/ f s š ś ç x h
/v z ʐ ʑ/ v z ž ź
/r l ɫ/ r l ł
/w j ɰ/ w y ÿ
/e ɤ o/ e ơ o
/a/ a
/a˧ a˥ a̰ a˧˥ a˩/ a ā ä â ạ
/aj oj ej ew aw/ æ œ ė ø õ
/m n ɲ ŋ/ m n ń ñ
/p t k q ʔ/ p t k q '
/b d g/ b d g
/ts ʈʂ tɕ/ c č ć
/dz ɖʐ/ ż j
/f s ʂ ɕ ç x h/ f s š ś ç x h
/v z ʐ ʑ/ v z ž ź
/r l ɫ/ r l ł
/w j ɰ/ w y ÿ
- Sat Dec 27, 2014 2:15 am
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: How do you organize a list of sound changes?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2060
Re: How do you organize a list of sound changes?
I have mine organized in a series of html tables, heavily inspired by http://steen.free.fr/wenedyk/gmp.html , Although I store the actual data in a much simpler text file, with a program I wrote for formatting it all prettily. That way, if I decide to change the formatting, I just have to change the...
- Fri Nov 14, 2014 3:25 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Romanization challenge thread
- Replies: 3842
- Views: 868186
Re: Romanization challenge thread
/saːnnjonri/ Sánnjonri /m n/ m n /p b t d k g/ p b t d k g /f v θ ð s̪ z̪ s z x h/ f v th dh c ç s z x h /r l j/ r l j /i u e o ə ɛ ɔ a/ i u e o y è ò a /iː uː eː oː əː aː/ í ú é ó ý á /nəz̪ɔnzjaː saːsɛjanaːz̪e z̪unlon laːnz̪eːnloːlusjo liːnðirɛn xoːn toːzjen rugeːtoːnin toːðin ninzo sɛsɛ/ Nyçònzjá ...
- Mon Oct 13, 2014 1:55 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Sound Change Quickie Thread
- Replies: 2827
- Views: 630990
Re: Sound Change Quickie Thread
What can I do with ʎ besides merging it with l or j?
- Fri Sep 12, 2014 11:00 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Phonoaesthetics
- Replies: 66
- Views: 22397
Re: Phonoaesthetics
I absolutely love [θ], particularly in Spanish. I'm also a big fan of [ɬ], [ʎ], and [ç]. One of my conlangs had [çʷ], which is great, but not before [z̩], which the lang also had. Now that I think about it, I like [z̩] in theory, but in practice it's a pain.
- Thu Aug 28, 2014 8:23 am
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Romanization challenge thread
- Replies: 3842
- Views: 868186
Re: Romanization challenge thread
Kaqchikel: /p ɓ t tʼ k kʼ q ʠ ʔ/ p p' t t' k k' q q' ' /ts tsʼ tʃ tʃʼ/ c c' j j' /s ʃ χ/ s x h /m n/ m n /l ɾ j w/ l r y w /a ə̞ e ɛ i ɪ o ɔ̜ u ʊ/ a à e è i ì o ò u ù /konoχel ɾi winaqiʔ kan kalaʃiɓen pe ɾi kolotaχɪk, ɾi χunan kiʠiχ, ɾi χunan keχqalen, χunan kitʃʼoχiɓal pa kikʼaslen/ Konohel ri wina...
- Thu Aug 28, 2014 7:16 am
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Romanization challenge thread
- Replies: 3842
- Views: 868186
Re: Romanization challenge thread
Slovene /p b t d k g/ p b t d k g /ts dz tʃ dʒ/ ť ď t̥ d̥ /f s z ʃ ʒ x~h/ p̌ s z s̥ z̥ ǩ /ʋ l (ʎ) r j/ v l l̥ r j /a ɛ ə ɔ e o i u/ a ę ë ω e o i u pravlitsɔ pɔvédal bom nɔvɛ pɔstavɛ enkrat je bil tsɛsar prɛbrisane glavɛ ɔpàt je tud bil, mo mɔgotʃən takràt al ʃkoda, ɔvtʃar jɛ bəʎ zvit bil k ɔpat dɔs...
- Fri Aug 15, 2014 2:58 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Romanization challenge thread
- Replies: 3842
- Views: 868186
Re: Romanization challenge thread
/m n ŋ/ m n ŋ /t d t͜ɕ d͜ʑ~ɡ k/ t d t̥ d̥ k /f v f~ɬ~x v~l~ɣ ɕ ʑ~ɣ x/ p̌ v ľ l s̥ z̥ ǩ /s z/ s z /r/ r /a ɛ e i ɑ o u/ a ę e i ω o u /a: ɛ: e: i: ɑ: o: u:/ á ę́ é í ώ ó ú /moːrd͜ʑes dɛ varkoun ɬadiɑ vɛːmmionɬuɑ ŋozɛz ɬuːse fuːŋku mɛː fonnɑm feːd͜ʑɑm t͜ɕɛːnd͜ʑɛː lɛluɛkoin siɑrvuː miɛ sɑːnt͜ɕau ŋuɛ kɛ...
- Tue Aug 12, 2014 1:07 am
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Romanization challenge thread
- Replies: 3842
- Views: 868186
Re: Romanization challenge thread
/p pʰ t tʰ k kʰ b d g ʔ/ p ph t th c/qu ch b d g/gu ' /ts tsʰ t͡ʃ t͡ʃʰ d͡ʒ d͡ʒʰ/ z zh ç/c çh j/g gh /m n ɲ ŋ/ m n ñ ng/ngu /f v s z ʃ ʒ h/ f v ss s x jh h /r l j w/ r l y u/ü /a e i ɨ ə u o/ a e i ï ë u o /a: e: i: ɨ: ə: u: o:/ á é í î ê ú ó /ŋa pikpaʔalbi baʔ d͡ʒok bap kengob tabɨge tukʔat kuteɲubə...
- Thu Aug 07, 2014 1:16 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Romanization challenge thread
- Replies: 3842
- Views: 868186
Re: Romanization challenge thread
Proto-Taiwitachic: /p t k q qʷ/ p t c/cu qu qü /s χ h/ s j/g h /β ð ɣ ʁ ʁʷ/ b d g/gu gh ghu /m n r l/ m n r l /i~j i: u~w u:/ i/y ì u/ü ù /e ə o/ è e o /a a:/ a à /ei eu oi ou ai au/ ei/ey eu oi/oy ou ai/ay au /'a 'a:/ á â Snippit of Schleicher's Fable /'xowis 'qʷesjo 'xwəlhnax ne 'hest 'hekwons 'sp...
- Wed Jul 30, 2014 3:12 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Romanization challenge thread
- Replies: 3842
- Views: 868186
Re: Romanization challenge thread
/ʁɔθɔʁʲɑʎɑ/ roťorjal̥a
/ŋ/ ŋ
/θ ɬ ʃ ʃʰ çʰ ɣ ʁ/ ť ľ s̥ ť̥ š̥ ɣ r
/ʋ ʎ ɥ ʍ/ v l̥ wj w̌
+palatalisation on non-palatals j
/ɪ ɯ ʊ ɛ ʌ ɔ ɑ/ i y u e ỳ o a
/ɛi̯ ɑi̯/ ej aj
/ɑ ɑʎʃʲʰɑçʰɑʎɑ. ʋɑɬɑçʰ ɑi̯ʋɑʃʲʰʁɔɑ ɛʁʲɔʋʲɔʁɯɑʃʰɑ/
a al̥ť̥jaš̥al̥a. vaľaš̥ ajvať̥jroa erjovjoryať̥a.
/ŋ/ ŋ
/θ ɬ ʃ ʃʰ çʰ ɣ ʁ/ ť ľ s̥ ť̥ š̥ ɣ r
/ʋ ʎ ɥ ʍ/ v l̥ wj w̌
+palatalisation on non-palatals j
/ɪ ɯ ʊ ɛ ʌ ɔ ɑ/ i y u e ỳ o a
/ɛi̯ ɑi̯/ ej aj
/ɑ ɑʎʃʲʰɑçʰɑʎɑ. ʋɑɬɑçʰ ɑi̯ʋɑʃʲʰʁɔɑ ɛʁʲɔʋʲɔʁɯɑʃʰɑ/
a al̥ť̥jaš̥al̥a. vaľaš̥ ajvať̥jroa erjovjoryať̥a.
- Fri Jul 25, 2014 6:41 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Romanization challenge thread
- Replies: 3842
- Views: 868186
Re: Romanization challenge thread
/ʁɔθɔʁʲɑʎɑ/ rᵒttᵒriᵃliᵃ /ŋ/ n /θ ɬ ʃ ʃʰ çʰ ɣ ʁ/ t/tt lh c/ç ch/çh ç/çç ư r /ʋ ʎ ɥ ʍ/ u li y uh +palatalisation on non-palatals i /ɪ ɯ ʊ ɛ ʌ ɔ ɑ/ ⁱ ᵚ ᵘ ᵉ ᵊ ᵒ ᵃ /ɛi̯ ɑi̯/ ᵉi ᵃi vowels preceded by ʔ word initially or after another vowel /ɑ ɑʎʃʲʰɑçʰɑʎɑ. ʋɑɬɑçʰ ɑi̯ʋɑʃʲʰʁɔɑ ɛʁʲɔʋʲɔʁɯɑʃʰɑ/ ʔᵃ ʔᵃliçihᵃççᵃli...
- Thu Jul 24, 2014 1:06 am
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Romanization challenge thread
- Replies: 3842
- Views: 868186
Re: Romanization challenge thread
/m n ɲ ŋ ŋʷ/ m n ñ ng/ngu* ngu/ngü* /p b t d c ɟ k g kʷ gʷ/ p b t d ch gh c/qu* cu gu/gü* /v s ç x xʷ/ v s z/c* j/g* ju /r l ʎ j w h/ r l ll y/i** hu/u** h/sh*** * before front/back vowels ** after vowels/consonants *** after/before vowels /iː uː aː/ í ú á /ɪ ʊ a/ i/ih**** u/uh**** a /e o ɨ ə/ e o ï...
- Wed Jul 23, 2014 12:21 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Romanization challenge thread
- Replies: 3842
- Views: 868186
Re: Romanization challenge thread
Chechen /p pʼ p: b t tʼ t: d k kʼ k:~xk g q qʼ q: ʡ ʔ/ p p' pp b t t' tt d k k' kk g q q' qq ŕ ' /ts tsʼ dz tʃ tʃʼ dʒ/ c c' dz č č' dž /s s: z z: ʃ ʒ x ɣ ħ h/ s ss z zz š ž x ğ ħ h /m n l r j w/ m n l r j w /æ æː a aː e eː o oː ie ieː yø yøː uo uoː i iː y yː u uː ai ey uoi ou ui/ ë ëë a aa e ee o oo...