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by ZMoring
Tue Dec 03, 2013 6:08 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Help your conlang fluency (2)
Replies: 6633
Views: 726131

Re: Help your conlang fluency

ete Zelrotomemai ketabaz·hai il atshasa visúa, khé mí plea oshara kílosizúin alísogatisúa. Kwevú ílekíes, lai tennônoi il ekhteshí terbekhtío ghaitisúa, oshekei eghileresei. ozo Oksoi... kedobíhoi visúa, oshoi tennônoi loezeia. Atetíai solíhai visúa. Zelossedí masadovíai alévisúa. The (true) Rotome...
by ZMoring
Tue Dec 03, 2013 1:55 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Help your conlang fluency (2)
Replies: 6633
Views: 726131

Re: Help your conlang fluency

Wa, w'er niwi tampe.
Yeah, I'd like to know as well.
by ZMoring
Mon Dec 02, 2013 6:33 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Help your conlang fluency (2)
Replies: 6633
Views: 726131

Re: Help your conlang fluency

...Zeléú, yengí loi neptarleshúa. Olí zekíú shidúosseho vizé noh'éú. ...In truth, they all died. This event is a sore point even now. (shi = causing, dú = sorrow, osseo = impact of the world, so shidúosseo means something like "a miserable shadow on the soul of the universe") Ifa yajaryatú? Fo yaja...
by ZMoring
Mon Dec 02, 2013 12:11 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Lexember
Replies: 135
Views: 41230

Re: Lexember

I wanted to try this, but I don't have a fully-developed language yet, so I decided to make one specifically for this so that I am forced to create some words for it. Anyway. DECEMBERLANG (NAME UNDECIDED): Lexember 1st: papi (v., 3rd person singular present) "he is the father (of...)" The noun for "...
by ZMoring
Sat Nov 30, 2013 2:58 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Lexicon Building
Replies: 4308
Views: 783864

Re: Lexicon Building

Izambri wrote:Hellesan

M himerrís –ius » Heŀlesan "always ice, perma-ice", from himer– "always" (perma–) + riç "ice".


Next: left handed
Unnamed conlang: valoak, "left-handed," from loak "right-handed" and va-, "opposite".

Next: major, field of study
by ZMoring
Fri Nov 15, 2013 11:30 am
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Messed Up Mythology
Replies: 30
Views: 7513

Re: Messed Up Mythology

Suddenly Japan makes a lot more sense. Would you feel better if I pointed out that ancient Greek actors often wore giant bright-coloured strap-ons on stage? Basically 4chan levels of penis jokes. That would certainly make Lysistrata more interesting. A significant portion of the jokes in Lysistrata...
by ZMoring
Wed Nov 13, 2013 9:37 pm
Forum: Languages & Linguistics
Topic: Ngas kinship terms
Replies: 4
Views: 2236

Re: Ngas kinship terms

Yaali Annar wrote:Okay so... the system is largely Hawaiian with some exception?
I had no idea that that was a thing that existed.

Anyway, I just thought it was interesting and wanted to share.
by ZMoring
Wed Nov 13, 2013 6:32 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Messed Up Mythology
Replies: 30
Views: 7513

Re: Messed Up Mythology

This thread reminded me of this song for some reason.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYlJH81dSiw
by ZMoring
Wed Nov 13, 2013 6:18 pm
Forum: Languages & Linguistics
Topic: Ngas kinship terms
Replies: 4
Views: 2236

Ngas kinship terms

My linguistics professor is Dr. Burquest, who wrote what appears to be the only grammar of the African language Ngas available online. (Here, courtesy of UCLA: http://www.linguistics.ucla.edu/images/stories/Burquest.1973.pdf ) Anyway, we started doing a unit on semantics yesterday, and he gave us a ...
by ZMoring
Tue Nov 05, 2013 2:46 am
Forum: None of the above
Topic: ZBB Census 2013
Replies: 221
Views: 57517

Re: ZBB Census 2013

Basics Username: ZMoring Name: Zach Moring Other nicknames: Jack Boring, Not-Jared, SB ("Selfish Bastard"), all IRL Birthplace: Austin, TX Place of residence: San Antonio, TX, at Trinity University Occupation: Secretary Identity Gender: Male Sexuality: Straight Relationship: In the prospective stag...
by ZMoring
Sat Jul 20, 2013 12:35 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: 2L Monumental Style Conscript: Vines
Replies: 145
Views: 46315

Re: 2L Monumental Style Conscript: Herp Derp

Sir Gwalchafad wrote:Well that is nice of you, but since C&C doesn't get pruned it is also superfluous.

That is the reason, after all, why there are separate C&CQ and Ephemera forums.
Ah. I didn't know that. I guess, knowing that, its glaringly obvious, but it didn't occur to me for some reason. Oh well.
by ZMoring
Sat Jul 20, 2013 1:53 am
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: 2L Monumental Style Conscript: Vines
Replies: 145
Views: 46315

Re: 2L Monumental Style Conscript: Herp Derp

If I remember correctly, 2 weeks of inactivity results in deletion? I think? I remember hearing that. So this is me, giving it some activity so it doesn't go bye-bye.

Because this script is awesome and I don't want it to disappear.
by ZMoring
Thu Jul 18, 2013 11:07 am
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Choose your borders.
Replies: 87
Views: 21002

Re: Choose your borders.

I would feel rude posting twice in a row, since that doesn't give anyone else the chance to, but I also don't want to see this thread get lost in the depths of no-one's-responded, so I guess if no one adds anything soon, I'll just put up another new country?
by ZMoring
Mon Jul 15, 2013 1:46 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Choose your borders.
Replies: 87
Views: 21002

Re: Choose your borders.

Added Zinzei in orange, in those lonely few islands between Asvaki and Erminjeo, and Khyvas, between Erminjeo and Ongobo, in ungodly-I'm-running-out-of-colors-to-think-of purple. http://i.imgur.com/XqmjizN.png *** The world is kind of a terrible place. There's war, JPGistani computer-and-reality-alt...
by ZMoring
Mon Jul 15, 2013 11:15 am
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: New and thinking of a Conworld
Replies: 11
Views: 2993

Re: New and thinking of a Conworld

Welcome to the ZBB! It is a delightful community of intelligent people united in our love of making things that don't exist. If you've been a lurker, you probably already know this, but a quick introduction about the members never hurts. Let's go, everyone I remember off the top of my head (only goo...
by ZMoring
Sat Jul 13, 2013 3:30 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Choose your borders.
Replies: 87
Views: 21002

Re: Choose your borders.

GIANT IMAGE TIME. http://i.imgur.com/41hixSw.png I added, in turquoise, next to the GDWU, the Minovin nations. 11 small, independent states united in a mutual-defense/EU-style political alliance, the Minovin are fiercely independent and desperately trying to not be integrated into the GDWU, who rega...
by ZMoring
Fri Jul 12, 2013 6:20 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Choose your borders.
Replies: 87
Views: 21002

Re: Choose your borders.

I have drawn some borders, but when I try to put up the file, it tells me that the board attachment image quota has been reached.

I am forumly incompetent. What do I do?
by ZMoring
Fri Jun 28, 2013 8:47 am
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Romanization challenge thread
Replies: 3842
Views: 842021

Re: Romanization challenge thread

I've got some ideas, but they depend on syllable structure, allowed consonant clusters, etc. If it's CV only then I've got one that only uses diacritics on vowels, but the more complex the syllable structure becomes, the more I end up using diacritics on both vowels and consonants :) I'm thinking, ...
by ZMoring
Fri Jun 28, 2013 12:48 am
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Romanization challenge thread
Replies: 3842
Views: 842021

Re: Romanization challenge thread

If anyone would be so kind: /m n ɲ ŋ/ /p t c k q/ /px tx cç kx qh/ (Not so sure about this; like aspiration, but with a velar (or closest) fricative instead of a puff of air? Not sure what to call it :/ ) /ts tɬ tɕ/ /dz dʑ/ /b d ɟ g/ /f s ɬ ɕ x h/ /v z ʑ ɣ/ /w r l j/ /ā ā: á á: à à: ī ī: í í: ì ì: ū...
by ZMoring
Tue Jun 04, 2013 10:59 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: The rarity of modern-day conworlds confuses me.
Replies: 34
Views: 9657

Re: The rarity of modern-day conworlds confuses me.

Only somewhat relevant, but:
Matrix wrote:They have satellite-analogues, called floaters, which, well, float in the void above the universal atmosphere (which really isn't a sphere here, silly word).
ATMOSPLANE.
Chagen wrote:Why play D&D when you can play Exalted
I love you.
by ZMoring
Thu May 09, 2013 5:17 pm
Forum: Languages & Linguistics
Topic: What do you call this?
Replies: 302
Views: 87968

Re: What do you call this?

Drydic Guy wrote:Do you guys mean that shit starter isn't the normal term for this?

ʘ_ʘ
I've heard that before. I don't remember where, but I've definitely heard that before.
by ZMoring
Thu May 09, 2013 5:04 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: 2L Monumental Style Conscript: Vines
Replies: 145
Views: 46315

Re: 2L Monumental Style Conscript: Na-na-na-na na-na-na-na..

EDIT: So, which is best? The last one is based on what I plan to do with the fish, which in turn is based on the heraldic dolphin uriant. http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w164/Anguipes/VG%20Logography/batscompare_zpsbc564dc5.gif The middle one looks the most natural. I'm going to third this notion.
by ZMoring
Thu May 02, 2013 10:11 pm
Forum: Languages & Linguistics
Topic: Let's test sound symbolism.
Replies: 35
Views: 7130

Re: Let's test sound symbolism.

1. c
2. a
3. b
4. a
by ZMoring
Wed Mar 20, 2013 8:22 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Ktarh Scratchpad
Replies: 49
Views: 9993

Re: Ktarh Scratchpad

Elector Dark wrote:Awesome stuff.
Quite nice. Very thorough. Is there any historic reason that Ktarh lacks labials other than /m/, or is it just personal preference?
by ZMoring
Wed Mar 20, 2013 8:52 am
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Ktarh Scratchpad
Replies: 49
Views: 9993

Re: Ktarh Scratchpad

Elector Dark wrote:Why?
Why the hell not.

I'll update this whenever it suits me.
Alrighty then.

I'm expecting great things from you, Sir E. Dark. Great, great things.