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myatsua: observe, comment, retort
nkopa: delusion, paranoia
epye: scrape, scratch, play something (using a bow)

Luworese /m n ɲ ŋ/ <m n nc ng> /p t ts tɬ tʃ c k ʔ/ <p t ts tl tx c k q> /ɸ s ɬ ʃ h/ <f s l x h> /β ð l j ɰ w/ <b d ll j y w> /Cː/ <iC> /i ɯ u e ɤ o a/ <ee uu oo e u o a> [ŋalːatɯŋ ceβenda jaumitːɬokuɸa, ɬi moʔunʃiða necɯŋːɤle tʃɤitaɰanɯ. ʔiβaʔiβatɬoku wintseuham, paɲːe ɸɯkɯnimba ɰasːimɤː taŋani.] ...

potential golem language haehzttzho [χɑːχz̩t’z̩χo] Proto-Hilitic hahstsho [xaxst.sxo] West Rakatic hwastjå [’xwəsθɑ]

Msérsca cacta [ˈkaktɔ] Kircezeh kakto [kʌkˈtʷɤ]

H-7r > C-8r
Golems and Humans

Ars Lande
Mornche Geddick
Civil War Bugle
Catdoom
Lyhoko Leaci

I'm pretty sure this is terrible, but I can't imagine any romanization of this that wouldn't be. Kitchen Sink /p ʷb pʷ ʲb pʲ pˁ t ʷd tʷ ʲd (ʒ) dʒ ʷdʒ dʒʷ ʲdˁ (ʒˁ) dʒˁ ʷdʒˁ dʒʷˁ tˁ k kʷ q qʷ qʷˁ qˁ ʔ/ <b wb bw yb by br d wd dw yd (jj) j wj jw ydr (jjr) jr wjr jwr dr g gw q qw qwr qr h> /pʰ pʰʷ tʰ tʰʷ...

This started out as a relatively simple idea I had a few weeks ago that really grew on me, and I'm currently fleshing out the vocabulary and reassessing how irregular I want the grammar. However, I'm still a bit uncertain that the inventory is very interesting mechanically. Kircezeh /m n~ɳ ɲ~ŋ ŋ/ <m...

My vote:

Lyra
Ars Lande
Salmoneus
Handsome Rob
Torco

Also, would it be possible to contribute in later rounds even if we didn't submit an entry for a continent?

Thought I'd have some fun with this, so...

/m m̰ n n̰/ <nb nbh n nh>
/pʰ b b̰: tʰ d d̰: kʰ g g̃: ʔ/ <hb b bh hbn bn bnh hg g gh h>
/ɸ̼ s z̰: x γ̃:/ <hbh gn gnh hgg gg>
/ʙ ʙ̥ʰ ʙ̼ ʙ̼̊ʰ r r̥ʰ/ <bb hbb bg hbg ng hng>
/l̼ l/ <bgn ngn>
Consonant clusters may be separated by <x>

Pseudo-Telanesian Ø p t k m n j l w h d t͡ʃʼʙ ŋʘ↑ʼ k͡ʟ̝̊ːʷ gǂ͡˞χˀ ʬᴙ!! a 施 室 時 矢 濕 釋 侍 蓍 駛 之 制 址 踯 致 寂 嘰 躋 i 氏 詩 適 勢 拭 事 柿 筮 師 稚 纸 芷 直 脂 集 及 笈 u 食 士 市 使 始 侄 式 噬 似 郅 织 汁 掷 雉 雞 箕 忌 e 獅 嗜 視 逝 試 治 噬 弒 諡 至 帜 址 趾 肢 即 稷 急 o 史 誓 是 世 識 豕 示 蝨 痔 智 炙 执 止 季 棘 濟 咭 ᶣɞ̂ˑ 石 十 恃 屍 實 舐 奭 屎 芝 知 殖 豸 枝 姬 饑 既 繼 /ŋʘ↑ʼuk͡...

Seamus' Thing /m̥ m n̥ n ɲ ŋ ɴ/ <mh m nh n nj ng nq> /p pʰ b t tʰ d c cʰ ɟ k kʰ g q qʰ ɢ/ <b p bb d t dd j c jj g k gg gq q qq> /ts dz tʃ dʒ/ <ts dz tc dj> /ɸ β f v θ ð s z ʃ ʒ ç ʝ x ɣ X ʁ ħ ʕ h ɦ/ <fh vh f v th dh s z ch jh kh gh qh rh xh x hh h> /ʋ j/ <w y> /ɬ l/ <lh l> /r/ <rr> /i y ɨ u/ <i u e ...

Here is the second part: (by Esmelthien) /n/ <n> /p b t̪ d̪ ʈ ɖ c ɟ k g q/ <p b t d ṭ ḍ c j k g q> /ⁿb ⁿd̪ ⁿɖ ⁿɟ ⁿg ⁿɢ/ <m nd nḍ nc ng nǧ> /ɸ β θ s z ʂ ç ʝ x χ ʁ h/ <f v þ s z ṣ ś ź x ǩ ǧ h> /ɬ/ <l> /t̪͡θ ʈ͡ʂ q͡χ ɢ͡ʁ/ <th ṭh qh ǧh> /t͡ɬ d͡ɮ/ <tl dl> /r/ <r> /j w ɥ/ <y w ÿ> /i y u ɛ œ ʌ ɔ a ə/ <i ü u...

I did quite a few of these, so sorry if this is a bit cumbersome to go through. Hmong Daw /pʰ p pˡʰ pˡ tʰ t dʰ d ʈʰ t cʰ c kʰ k qʰ q ʔ/ <p b pl bl t d ht hd tr dr q j k g kh gh '> /ᵐpʰ ᵐb ᵐpˡʰ ᵐbˡ ⁿtʰ ⁿd ᶯʈʰ ᶯɖ ᶮcʰ ᶮɟ ᵑkʰ ᵑɡ ᶰqʰ ᶰɢ/ <mp mb mpl mbl nt nd ntl ndl ntr ndr nq nj nk ng nkh ngh> /tsʰ ts t...

linguoboy wrote:Mandarin Chinese has [ai] > [iə], which is kind of wack.

There does not seem to be any Mandarin dialect with sound change. Upon what basis do you make this claim?