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by Hallow XIII
Sun May 13, 2018 9:15 am
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Aʻatun Scratchpad: Inventory questions
Replies: 116
Views: 61078

Re: Altrunian Conlang Scratchpad: Inventory questions

Aren't you spending a lot of time obsessing about sound change if it's for an RP setting? Or for any sort of setting, really. It's not really my business but if you're feeling pressed for time (which is almost always the case if you're creating languages for a purpose other than the simple fun of it...
by Hallow XIII
Sat May 12, 2018 7:43 am
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Romanization challenge thread
Replies: 3842
Views: 838192

Re: Romanization challenge thread

Miar /pʰ tʰ tʷʰ cʰ kʰ kʷʰ/ /p t tʷ c k kʷ/ /ʔb ʔd ʔdʷ ʔɟ ʔg ʔgʷ ʔ/ /ⁿb ⁿd ⁿdʷ ⁿɟ ⁿg ⁿgʷ/ /s sʷ x xʷ h/ /ⁿz ⁿzʷ/ /l lʷ r rʷ j w/ /m n nʷ ŋ ŋʷ/ /ħ ħʷ ʕ ʕʷ ̃ʕ ̃ʕʷ/ /a aː ə əː (ɨ)/ (s)(P)(R|N|H)(ʷ)V(R|N|H)(P)(s)(ʷ) All roots are monosyllabic and at least CVC, and the inherent vowel is ə. Resonants, nasa...
by Hallow XIII
Sun Apr 29, 2018 8:43 am
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Romanization challenge thread
Replies: 3842
Views: 838192

Re: Romanization challenge thread

/p t k/ <p t k> /m n ŋ/ <m n ñ> /ɾ/ <r> /r̥/ <rr> /β ð s ɣ/ <v d s g> /w l j/ <w l j> /h/ <h> /i y u e ø o ɛ œ ɔ a ɒ/ <ij üw uw i ü u e ö o a aw> /ɨ/ <0> /aan-ɔhɛ tetɨkyn ɒl llɒð || œβwar maaβɔrɣɛ βoɣ lœn || nnɒr rki ɣaβɛ ɣarja ɣamryrp jɛhu ɣamhaβyl ɣamtep ɔmaɣɔ kɨte ðoð njo lyn Sinar || nnɒr ɣamlro...
by Hallow XIII
Sat Mar 03, 2018 11:37 am
Forum: Languages & Linguistics
Topic: Haida and Na-Dene
Replies: 161
Views: 63485

Re: Haida and Na-Dene

For example, I haven't read all that much on it, but I tend to hear from outsiders that Core Altaic "was disproven decades ago" or some dismissive thing like that, whereas I almost never see that same attitude from actual specialists in TM&T. I think the problem with research into Altaic is that at...
by Hallow XIII
Sat Mar 03, 2018 6:04 am
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Romanization challenge thread
Replies: 3842
Views: 838192

Re: Romanization challenge thread

Toda /p t t̠s̠ t̠ ʈ tʃ k/ p th ts t tr/rt tsh k /b d d̠z̠ d̠ ɖ dʒ g/ b dh ds d dr/rd dsh g /f θ s s̠ ʂ ʃ x/ f x z s sr/rs sh kh /ʒ ʐ/ zh zr/rz /ɬ̪ l̪ ꞎ ɭ/ lh l hrl rl /r r̠ ɽ/ rh rr r /m n ɳ/ m n nr/rn /j w/ j w Most consonants can occur palatalized. /a e ø o i y ɨ u/ a e ö o i ü y u /aː æː øː oː iː...
by Hallow XIII
Sat Feb 17, 2018 7:10 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Romanization challenge thread
Replies: 3842
Views: 838192

Re: Romanization challenge thread

/bentʂ˦non˦/ <benchwnonw> /p t ʦ tʂ ʧ k ʔ/ <p t c ch ty k 0> /pʼ tʼ ʦʼ tʂʼ ʧʼ kʼ/ <p' t' c' ch' ty' k'> /b d ɡ/ <b d g> /m n/ <m n> /s ʂ ʃ h/ <m sh sy h> /z ʐ ʒ/ <z zh zy> /r/ <r> /l j/ <l y> /i e a o u/ <a e i o u> /ja/ can be analyzed as one nucleus. /m/ and /n/ can be syllabic. /a˩ a˨ a˧ a˦ a˥ a˨...
by Hallow XIII
Fri Dec 29, 2017 10:17 am
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Cases
Replies: 5
Views: 2693

Re: Cases

The usual way this works in eurasian languages is that you have a smallish list of core cases that have historically fused with postpositions to create a larger list of cases. Examples exist in Uralic (mostly Finnic but I think some of the eastern ones do this too), Tsezic and some of the lesser IE ...
by Hallow XIII
Thu Dec 28, 2017 4:27 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Romanization challenge thread
Replies: 3842
Views: 838192

Re: Romanization challenge thread

/lɑkʰɑɾ/ Lâkâr /m n/ m n /b d dz dʑ g/ b d dz j g /pʰ tʰ tsʰ tɕʰ kʰ/ p t c ch k /tsʼ tɕʼ kʼ/ c' ch' k' /z ʑ ɣ/ z zh gh /s ɕ x h/ s sh x h /ɾ l/ r l /j w/ y w /i y u/ i ü u /e ø o/ e ö o /ɐ ɔ/ a ŏ /æ ɑ/ ä â /nexɒdɐ kʼitɕʰwɐkʼɐzɐ wikʰæ kʰetʰmutɕʰæzɐ kʰejæ tʰe ɐtsʼæ ɾɔwmuwokʼɐzɐ læwɐ ɕejmutɕʰæzɐ kʰæn ɐ...
by Hallow XIII
Tue Dec 26, 2017 3:37 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Romanization challenge thread
Replies: 3842
Views: 838192

Re: Romanization challenge thread

attempting to optimise for frequency and not looking *too* dumb Zu yGejaez /pʰ tʰ cʰ kʰ/ <p t q k> /p t c k ʔ/ <bb dd jj gg x> /ɓ ɗ ʄ ɠ/ <b d j g> /ⁿb ⁿd ⁿɟ ⁿg/ <mb nd nj mg> /m̥ n̥ ɲ̥ ŋ̥/ <hm hn hny hng> /m n ɲ ŋ/ <m n ny ng> /s h/ <s h> /ɬ ç ʍ/ <z c f> /l j w/ <l y w> /æ ɒ e ɤ o i ɯ u/ <ae a e o u...
by Hallow XIII
Sat Dec 23, 2017 8:36 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Romanization challenge thread
Replies: 3842
Views: 838192

Re: Romanization challenge thread

/pʰ tʰ cʰ kʰ/ <ph th ch kh> /p t c k ʔ/ <p t c k x> /ɓ ɗ ʄ ɠ/ <b d j g> /ⁿb ⁿd ⁿɟ ⁿg/ <mb nd nj ngg> /m̥ n̥ ɲ̥ ŋ̥/ <mh nh nhy ngh> /m n ɲ ŋ/ <m n ny ng> /s h/ <s h> /ɬ ç ʍ/ <lh yh wh> /l j w/ <l y w> Vowels: /æ ɒ e ɤ o i ɯ u/ <a â i e o î u û> Nînyelhî yîlh nggâ erûlâ. Xâ ndeny khe xois elixung, xâ ...
by Hallow XIII
Wed Dec 13, 2017 6:10 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Romanization challenge thread
Replies: 3842
Views: 838192

Re: Romanization challenge thread

/m n ŋ~ɴ/ <m n ng> /p b t d k g q ɢ/ <p b t d k g q gh> /(f v) s z ʃ ʒ (ɕ tɕ x) h/ <(f v) s z sh zh (sh ch x) h> /ɾ l j w/ <r l j w> /i̯ɘ y̯ʉ ɘ ʉ æ/ <e ö i ü ä> /u̯ʊ ə ʊ ɑ/ <o y u a> The Kazakh vowel system isn't actually *that* fucked up, you know, /bɑɾləq ɑdɑmdɑɾ təwməsənɑn ɑzɑt ʒæni̯ɘ qɑdɘɾ qɑsɘj...
by Hallow XIII
Sat Nov 18, 2017 11:25 am
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Romanization challenge thread
Replies: 3842
Views: 838192

Re: Romanization challenge thread

/m n̪ n ɳ ɲ ŋ/ /p t̪ t ʈ c k/ /θ s ʂ ʃ x h/ /w ð ɾ ɽ j ɨ̯/ /a e ə ɚ o i ɨ u/ plus length /ʃkəθaːt pɻ̩ɽan̪ n̪ewaːɳ xoːʃcəɾɨ məŋəːʂɻ̩ kəɾuhewəːɳe kɨɽuwaːjenɨ ɨːxeːʂʈ θeːpaʃirɨ təːɳaːɳ ɻ̩ːmɨːɾɨ poːwɻ̩ː ʈɻ̩ɽaʈ ʂoxɨhe ɻ̩ːpas ŋəːhuːʂ mowɨjeː t̪əːkʂəθɨ ʃɲəwɨːs pəːsatɨ juðɨːʂ jaɨ̯ŋaʈ ʈɻ̩ːhəmp kɨːhɨxak ʈʂəʃɲɨ/
by Hallow XIII
Tue Mar 28, 2017 6:29 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Romanization challenge thread
Replies: 3842
Views: 838192

Re: Romanization challenge thread

An as-of-yet unnamed conlang /n ɲ/ <n ň> /t̪ t͡s t͡ʃ d͡ʒ k/ <t c č ř k> /θ s ʃ ç~x~h/ <z s š h> /l̪ j w/ <l j w> /r/ <r> /i y u e ø ɤ o æ ɑ/ <i ü u e ö õ ä a> /sod͡ʒ yl̪ aθul̪ju ustæhe atuktɤ | kæne nuʃ ɤxsuntɤ yr øst͡ʃiç na kunuhɤ wulin | hoʃ yntewæ ajlo serke θikte | øwet haɲɤ nujut͡ʃtɤ/ <sořül az...
by Hallow XIII
Thu Feb 09, 2017 9:23 am
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: I return! Conlang help? [Edited: 2/9]
Replies: 6
Views: 2790

Re: I return! Conlang help? [Edited: 2/8]

Taskuhecate wrote:I doubt anyone will remember me
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come back on IRC, we've been missing you
by Hallow XIII
Sun Jan 29, 2017 2:27 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Post your conlang's phonology
Replies: 2278
Views: 497731

Re: Post your conlang's phonology

i should stop making naming languages, wtf am i doing m n ɲ m̥ n̥ ɲ̥ p t ts tʃ k mb mbʙ ndð nd ndr ndz ndʒ ŋg ɸ θ s ʃ x β z nz w r l j w̥ r̥ l̥ a e i o u + length <Shimith, Ndripâme! Ndhik ik-kats in inna nârengîn tûm!> /ʃimiθ | ndripaːme || ndðik ikkats in inna naːreŋgiːn tuːm/ shim-ith | ndripâm-e...
by Hallow XIII
Sun Jan 15, 2017 10:21 am
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Post your conlang's phonology
Replies: 2278
Views: 497731

Re: Post your conlang's phonology

idk what this is called but it's a thing m n ŋ tʰ p t k~ɣ s x h w r j l i ɨ u e a <sangga hyrywaw timenimd nangnyryndag / nein naxawa turxaw timenergu yrynang> [ˈsaŋka hɨrɨˈwaw ˌtʰimeˈnimt ˌnaŋnɨˈrɨntak | nejn ˈnaxawa ˈtʰurxaw ˈtʰimeˌnerku ɨrɨˈnaŋ] /saŋka hɨrɨwaw tʰimenimt naknɨrɨntak | nejn naxawa ...
by Hallow XIII
Fri Jan 13, 2017 4:24 am
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Standard Average You
Replies: 33
Views: 12060

Re: Standard Average You

This thread was good, I will necro it. 1. >=4 Plosive POAs, including at least one non-plain velar dorsal. 2. No or an incomplete palatal series. 3. A large (7 or more qualities) vowel system, often including length or nasality also. 4. Realis/Irrealis mood distinction. 5. No or few dedicated nonfin...
by Hallow XIII
Fri Dec 02, 2016 7:12 am
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Help your conlang fluency (2)
Replies: 6633
Views: 721210

Re: Help your conlang fluency

eyáá uvɛ́ʁii ŋkííminɛw uhàydzè ɴɢɔrʐùʔuŋ yèdhùùphiwégǫʔ
eyáá
EXCL
u
CONJ-
bɛ́q
make
-ii
-PFV.REAL
ŋkíím
language
-nɛw
-2pPOSS
u-
CONJ-
hày
do
-ye
-SIM
ɴɢɔr-
people-
ʐùʔ
rule
-INF
yè-
INTR.EGO-
dhùù
talk_informally
-phí
-APPL
-we
-INT
-kǫʔ
-DUB

are you really talking about politics in your conlangs
by Hallow XIII
Tue Nov 08, 2016 11:46 am
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Romanization challenge thread
Replies: 3842
Views: 838192

Re: Romanization challenge thread

Ndasti:

/m (n)/ <m n>
/p~b t~d tʃ~dʒ k~ɡ/ <b d j g>
/ᵐb ⁿd ⁿdʒ ᵑɡ/ <mb nd nj ng>
/ts(ʰ)/ <c>
/pʰ tʰ tʃʰ kʰ/ <p t č k>
/ᵐpʰ ⁿtʰ ⁿtʃʰ ᵑkʰ/ <mp nt nč nk>
/s h/ <s h>
/w l r/ <w l r>

/i a u/ <i a u>
/iː aː uː/ <ii aa uu>
/ei~eː ou~oː/ <e o>
by Hallow XIII
Sat Nov 05, 2016 7:56 pm
Forum: None of the above
Topic: The Official ZBB Quote Thread
Replies: 2878
Views: 634526

Re: The Official ZBB Quote Thread

I have made a description of Dama Diwan grammar in 4 lines on an A4 page, and by using conventional abbreviations it can be shorter. E.g. -o =NMLZ/PASS, -o-n =ACC, -a-n=GEN, -e=ACT, -e-n=ACT TRANS, -a=ADV; head-last direction. But, to make it easily and well understood by giving examples, a good de...
by Hallow XIII
Sat Nov 05, 2016 7:49 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Romanization challenge thread
Replies: 3842
Views: 838192

Re: Romanization challenge thread

Miar Things that can't be syllabic: /pʰ tʰ tʷʰ cʰ kʰ kʷʰ/ <p t t(w) c k k(w)> /p t tʷ c k kʷ/ <b d d(w) j g g(w)> /ʔb ʔd ʔdʷ ʔɟ ʔg ʔgʷ/ <ƀ đ đ(w) x q q(w)> /ⁿb ⁿd ⁿdʷ ⁿɟ ⁿg ⁿgʷ/ <mb nd nd(w) nj nq nq(w)> /s sʷ x xʷ/ <s s(w) kh kh(w)> /ⁿz ⁿzʷ/ <z z(w)> Things that can be syllabic: /l lʷ r rʷ j w/ <l ...
by Hallow XIII
Sat Nov 05, 2016 1:09 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Romanization challenge thread
Replies: 3842
Views: 838192

Re: Romanization challenge thread

/p t t͡s t͡ʃ t͡ʃʷ kʲ k͡ʟ̥ kʷ k͡ʟ̥ʷ q qʷ/ <p t c č čw k kl kw klw q qw> /b d gʲ gʷ ɢ ɢʷ/ <b d g gw gh ghw> /s ʃ ʟ̥ ʟ̥ʷ χ χʷ h/ <s š l lw x xw h> /z ʒ ʒʷ ʁ ʁʷ/ <z ž žw r rw> /m n ŋ r w j/ <m n ng rr w y> /i e a o u ə/ + length phonemic on all except /ə/ <i ii e ee a aa o oo u uu ä> some gibberish: /tʃ...
by Hallow XIII
Fri Oct 21, 2016 4:04 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Ilosean Shayana, AKA this is your English on space drugs.
Replies: 54
Views: 13822

Re: Ilosean Shayana, AKA this is your English on space drugs

Nort - I actually did a fair bit of experimenting (i.e. talking to myself) with this and decided that strong aspiration can more or less "override" palatalization phonetically to the point of the latter being barely discernible, and that the palatalised aspirates therefore wouldn't be distinctive e...
by Hallow XIII
Thu Oct 20, 2016 4:12 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: How quickly can you sketch out a grammar?
Replies: 4
Views: 3002

Re: How quickly can you sketch out a grammar?

My revised & extended advice is to just make shit up and integrate it into a coherent system later. As a worked example, let's say I wish to make a language spoken by a people who live in a very mountainous area. So now I can decide some interesting cultural tidbits already, without knowing anything...
by Hallow XIII
Fri Oct 14, 2016 12:42 pm
Forum: Languages & Linguistics
Topic: Favorite/least favorite features from natlangs
Replies: 59
Views: 14615

Re: Favorite/least favorite features from natlangs

the best IE language is scottish gaelic, because it has /ɯ ɤ/

in related opinions, the correct aesthetic is the austroasiatic one:
  • ridiculous clusters
  • back unrounded vowels
  • in general too many vowels
  • phonation/tone
this is why all of my conlangs are ugly