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- Sun Jan 01, 2017 1:54 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Copulas (and possibly more) in Aspect-inflected Languages
- Replies: 21
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Re: Copulas (and possibly more) in Aspect-inflected Language
I would just use an imperfective (or progressive or whatever your language uses).
- Mon Dec 26, 2016 10:48 am
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Sound Change Quickie Thread
- Replies: 2827
- Views: 642117
Re: Sound Change Quickie Thread
According to index diachronica, 'Cayuga to Lower Cayuga' had ts > t, but nothing with tʃ
- Wed Dec 21, 2016 10:29 am
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Romanization challenge thread
- Replies: 3842
- Views: 884893
Re: Romanization challenge thread
Naswiyan (native Nyswi) /t t͡s t͡ʃ t͡ɕ k q ʔ/ <d z zj zy g gg> /t' t͡s' t͡ʃ' t͡ɕ' k' q'/ <t c cj cy k q> /θ s ʃ ɕ x χ h/ <f s sj sy x xx h> /l r j w/ <l r jj w> /n ŋ m/ < n nn m> /ɑ e ə o i u/ <a ie e o i u> /jɑto ŋɑθer ne tisu nɑ nu k'exi hir kɑʃet t'ɑrunɑ χunɑ t͡ʃurət͡ʃ/ <Jjado nnafier nie disu na...
- Thu Nov 24, 2016 1:16 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Romanization challenge thread
- Replies: 3842
- Views: 884893
Re: Romanization challenge thread
Consonants: /pʰ~p͡xʰ p~p͡ɰ b~bɰ tʰ~t͡x t~t͡ɰ d~dɰ kʰ~k͡x k g c ɟ ʔ/ <ph p b th t d kh k g k' g' hh> /pʰʲ~pç pʲ~pʲj bʲ~bʲj tʰʲ~tç tʲ~tʲj dʲ~dʲj/ <ph' p' b' th' t' d'> /kʰʷ~k͡xʷ kʷ gʷ/ <qh q gq> /ɓ ɗ t' tʲ' k' c'/ <bb dd tt tt' kk cc'> /m~mw n~nɰ ŋ ɲ/ <m n nk nk'> /mʲ~mʲj nʲ~nʲj/ <m' n'> /ŋʷ/ <nq> /ɾ~...
- Sat Nov 12, 2016 3:58 am
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Sound Change Game
- Replies: 2673
- Views: 521269
Re: Sound Change Game
Tnu Awi cǎ̤pá [cɐ˩˥pa˥] Lasé ciäpä [ciæpæ]
Tnu Awi cáyǎ̤pá [ca˥jɐ˩˥pa˥] Lasé ciäjäpä [ciæjæpæ]
Tnu Awi táyǎ̤pá [ta˥jɐ˩˥pa˥] Lasé tajapa [tɑjɑpɑ]
Tnu Awi wǎ̤yá [wɐ˩˥ja˥] Lasé waja [wɑjɑ]
Tnu Awi cáyǎ̤pá [ca˥jɐ˩˥pa˥] Lasé ciäjäpä [ciæjæpæ]
Tnu Awi táyǎ̤pá [ta˥jɐ˩˥pa˥] Lasé tajapa [tɑjɑpɑ]
Tnu Awi wǎ̤yá [wɐ˩˥ja˥] Lasé waja [wɑjɑ]
- Sat Nov 12, 2016 3:50 am
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Romanization challenge thread
- Replies: 3842
- Views: 884893
Re: Romanization challenge thread
Consonants: /pʰ~p͡xʰ p~p͡x pʰʲ~pʰʲj pʲ~pʲj b~bə bʲ~bʲj tʰ~t͡xʰ t~t͡x tʰʲ~tʰʲj tʲ~tʲj d~də dʲ~dʲj kʰ~k͡xʰ k~k͡x kʰʲ~kʰʲj g~g͡ɣ c͡ç~c ɟ͡ʝ~ɟ ʔ/ <ph p p' pj b bj th t t' tj d dj kh k k' g kj gj h> /m~mə mʲ~mʲj n~nə nʲ~nʲj~ɲ ŋ/ <m mj n nj ŋ> /ɾ~ɾə ɹ~ɹj~ʐ̺~z~ə/ <r rr> /t͡sʰː~t͡sʰːx t͡s~t͡sx d͡z t͡sʰʲː~t͡s...
- Sat Oct 22, 2016 12:00 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Romanization challenge thread
- Replies: 3842
- Views: 884893
Re: Romanization challenge thread
Standard Pannonian: /p b t d k g/ <p b t d k g> /ts tʃ tɕ/ <ts x c> /f s ʃ ɕ x~h/ <f s sh ch h> /z ʒ/ <z zh> /m n ɲ ŋ/ <m n ny ng> /l ʎ r j v/ <l lj r j v> /ɑ ə ɨ o u æ e i ø y/ <a e i o u á é í ó ú> + lots of diphthongs + length, which varies with / comes from following schwa (which is retained to ...
- Wed Oct 12, 2016 11:51 am
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Sound Change Quickie Thread
- Replies: 2827
- Views: 642117
Re: Sound Change Quickie Thread
A dialect of Albanian has it.Chengjiang wrote: I could have sworn [θ] > [x] with no apparent intermediate was itself attested somewhere. At the very least it parallels [ð] > [ɣ], which is absolutely attested.
- Sun Oct 02, 2016 11:24 am
- Forum: Languages & Linguistics
- Topic: Guess the Language, anyone?
- Replies: 1352
- Views: 232421
Re: Guess the Language, anyone?
Is it spoken in Sudan?
- Tue Sep 27, 2016 1:25 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Romanization challenge thread
- Replies: 3842
- Views: 884893
Re: Romanization challenge thread
Cou /p ɓ t k ʔ/ <p b t k x> /ɗ~ˀl/ <d> /m n ŋ/ < m n ng> /f v s z h/ <f v s z h> /ʦ/ <c> /j/ <j> /i ɨ u e o ɑ/ <i y u e o a> /ɗ/ is pronounced [ˀl] by some speakers. /ne noɑnɑʔo pɑn to moso ɗɑ, ʦihi ʦi oko ho, ʦonʦi ɑvʔu. moso ɗɑ noteujunu ho, moso mɑezo ɑutʔɨʦɨ to mo ʦonʦi foʔkuŋe. ohe ɗɑ, poekotvɑ...
- Sat Sep 24, 2016 4:55 am
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: tube bo, kije bo & ALL GRAMMAR OF DAMA DIWAN
- Replies: 61
- Views: 22305
Re: tube bo naja kije bo AND THE WHOLE DAMA DIWAN
I'm sorry to resurrect a painful and dead thread, but: This is what I mean, exercise yourself to get feelings from words. Then, after you see the meanings, you will be able to remember them easily. There is another relevant term: Emotional Intelligence, I understand not everybody has it in the same ...
- Fri Sep 23, 2016 2:22 am
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Romanization challenge thread
- Replies: 3842
- Views: 884893
Re: Romanization challenge thread
Puyuma /p b t d ʈ ɖ k g ʔ/ <p b t d rt rd k g x> /s/ <s> /l ɭ r j w/ <l rl r j w> /m n ŋ/ < m n ng> /a ə i u/ < a e I u> /kiɭəŋawta da ŋaj i papəliɭa i pilaj|| panaʔan I| kuʈakawaw tupajsu kan nanali|| an kəmaɖu I| kuaɖijaw ʈəməkəl na əraw|| paʔərəsku dar pakamulaj parəapəapəʈ kan nukiaəɖəŋan||/ <ki...
- Thu Sep 22, 2016 11:50 am
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Sound Change Game
- Replies: 2673
- Views: 521269
Re: Sound Change Game
Ndok Aisô kêhixeu [kɜˈhiːʔɛw] Lasé kä'í'äo [kɛ:ʔi:ʔɛɔ]
Ndok Aisô kixeusixeu [kiʔɛwˈsiːʔɛw] Lasé ki'äosí'äo [kiʔɛɔsiːʔɛɔ]
Ndok Aisô neusêheu [nɛwˈsɜːhɛw] :>Lasé näosä'äo [nɛɔsɛːʔɛɔ]
Ndok Aisô oistadeu [ʔɔjˈstaːðɛw] Lasé oystádhäo [oʏstɑːðɛɔ]
Ndok Aisô kixeusixeu [kiʔɛwˈsiːʔɛw] Lasé ki'äosí'äo [kiʔɛɔsiːʔɛɔ]
Ndok Aisô neusêheu [nɛwˈsɜːhɛw] :>Lasé näosä'äo [nɛɔsɛːʔɛɔ]
Ndok Aisô oistadeu [ʔɔjˈstaːðɛw] Lasé oystádhäo [oʏstɑːðɛɔ]
- Sat Sep 17, 2016 3:31 am
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Romanization challenge thread
- Replies: 3842
- Views: 884893
Re: Romanization challenge thread
Kuni-Boazi /p b ᵐb t ⁿd k ɡ ᵑɡ k̠/ <p b mb t nd k g ng q> /m n/ <m n> /f v s z x ɣ ᵑɣ/ <f v s z x h nh> /l/ <l> /i u e o ʌ ɑ/ <i u e o y a> /iː uː eː oː ɛː ʌː ɑː/ <ii uu ee oo ɛɛ yy aa> /e̯ɑ i̯ɑ i̯e i̯u o̯ɑ o̯ɛ u̯ɑ/ <ea ia ie iu oa oe ua> /ei̯ ɑe̯ ɑi̯ ɑo̯ ʌu̯ ʌe̯ ou̯ ʌi̯ ui̯ oi̯/ <ei ae ai ao yu ye ...
- Fri Sep 16, 2016 12:57 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Romanization challenge thread
- Replies: 3842
- Views: 884893
Re: Romanization challenge thread
Initials: /p t̪ʰ t c k kʰ~x/ <p c t q k x> /ɓ ɗ/ <b d> /f v s z ɣ h/ <f v s z g h> /m n ɲ ŋ/ <m n ñ ŋ> /l r w/ <l r w> Medials: (all but u and Vw series can take -w- between initial and medial) /a aː ɛ e ə əː ɔ o i ɨ u/ <a ā ɛ e ə ē ɔ o I y u> /ie~iə ɨə uo~uə/ <ie ye uo> /aj aːj əj əːj ɔj oj ɨj uj ɨ...
- Tue Sep 13, 2016 11:49 am
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Sound Change Game
- Replies: 2673
- Views: 521269
Re: Sound Change Game
Jedlug jijid'id [cicḭʔḭ] ??? kikihi [k.iki.hi]
Jedlug kaijidjiexaidji [kəi̯cḭjiə̯xə̰i̯ci] ??? kejkijexejki [kei.ki.ie.xei.ki]
Jedlug auvozdji [əu̯ɸʷoˤciə̯] ewfokje [eʊ.fo.kje]
Jedlug taxatag [taxatã] ?? taxatan [ta.xa.tan]
Jedlug kaijidjiexaidji [kəi̯cḭjiə̯xə̰i̯ci] ??? kejkijexejki [kei.ki.ie.xei.ki]
Jedlug auvozdji [əu̯ɸʷoˤciə̯] ewfokje [eʊ.fo.kje]
Jedlug taxatag [taxatã] ?? taxatan [ta.xa.tan]
- Sun Sep 11, 2016 1:00 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Romanization challenge thread
- Replies: 3842
- Views: 884893
Re: Romanization challenge thread
/ʃcçip/
/m n ɲ ŋ/
/p b t d k g/
/ts dz tʃ dʒ cç ɟʝ/
/f v θ ð s z ʃ ʒ h/
/l ɫ j/
/ɾ r/
/i ɛ a ə ɔ y u/
/m n ɲ ŋ/
/p b t d k g/
/ts dz tʃ dʒ cç ɟʝ/
/f v θ ð s z ʃ ʒ h/
/l ɫ j/
/ɾ r/
/i ɛ a ə ɔ y u/
- Sun Sep 11, 2016 12:51 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Sound Change Quickie Thread
- Replies: 2827
- Views: 642117
Re: Sound Change Quickie Thread
Very possiblyFrislander wrote: Are you sure you're not getting the Semitic change of ejective the wrong way round?
- Sun Sep 11, 2016 7:56 am
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Sound Change Game
- Replies: 2673
- Views: 521269
Re: Sound Change Game
Modern Azen dītocāji /ˌdi:tɒˈxa:ji/ :> Léas dítäjhi [di²:.tɛ:⁴.çi⁵] Modern Azen kītātīcāti /ki:ˈta:ti:ˌxa:ti/ :> Léas cítätíjhäti [ci:³.tɛ:⁴.ti:⁵.çɛ:⁴.ti⁴] Modern Azen āwāti /a:ˈwa:ti/ :> Léas áwáti [ɑ:¹.wɑ:³.ti⁴] Modern Azen dacātaca /daˈxa:taˌxa/ :> Léas dajhátajh [dä¹.çɑ:⁴.täç²] Superscripts are ...
- Sun Sep 11, 2016 6:49 am
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Sound Change Quickie Thread
- Replies: 2827
- Views: 642117
Re: Sound Change Quickie Thread
I can't think of an example off the top of my head, but I think pharyngealized consonants have become ejectives.Frislander wrote:I'd say yes too. Mind you, there don't seem to be many ways of acquiring ejectives bar clusters with glottal stop or borrowing: I'd like to know if there are any other possible sources.
- Sun Sep 11, 2016 3:33 am
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Sound Change Quickie Thread
- Replies: 2827
- Views: 642117
Re: Sound Change Quickie Thread
Again, seems OK: I tend subconsciously make geminates slightly more emphatic anyway.
- Sat Sep 10, 2016 1:54 am
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Sound Change Quickie Thread
- Replies: 2827
- Views: 642117
Re: Sound Change Quickie Thread
β m doesn't sound impossible, but β w or v or even just dropping it seems more probable to me (but I have trouble saying it words, so I would tend towards lenition)
- Thu Sep 08, 2016 1:27 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Romanization challenge thread
- Replies: 3842
- Views: 884893
Re: Romanization challenge thread
/p pʰ b pʲ pʲʰ bʲ t tʰ d ʦ ʦʰ ʣ t͡ʂ t͡ʂʰ d͡ʐ ʨ ʨʰ ʥ k kʰ ɡ kʲ kʲʰ ɡʲ/ <p p' b pj pj' bj t t' d ts ts' tṣ tṣ' dẓ tš tš' dž k k' g kj kj' gj> /m mʲ m̥ʰ m̥ʲʰ n n̥ʰ ȵ ȵ̥ʰ ŋ ŋʲ ŋ̊ʰ ŋ̊ʲʰ/ <m mj m' mj' n n' ň ňj ň' ňj'> /ɾ ɾ̥ʰ/ <r rh> /ɸ ɸʲ β βʲ s z ʂ ʐ ɕ ʑ x ɣ χ ʁ h/ <f fj v vj s z ṣ ẓ š ž kx gx x rr h> /...
- Wed Sep 07, 2016 11:44 am
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Sound Change Game
- Replies: 2673
- Views: 521269
Re: Sound Change Game
Th`ajov`i tit`okx`ai /te.tʕ̞u.kxʕ̞ä.i/ [tɨ.tʕ̞uH.kxəH.i] :> Fatula tïtuuqxëëi [tɨ.tʊ:qχə:.i] :> BBaha titóqáhi [ti.to:.qa:.i] Th`ajov`i kxit`tikxhti /[kxi.tʕ̞ʕ̞.tikxʰ.ti/ [kxe.tʕ̞əH.tikxʰ.ti] :> Fatula qxetëëtiqxti [qxe.tə:.tiqʰx.ti] :> BBaha qitátiq'ati [qi.ta:.ti.qʰa.ti] Th`ajov`i `mz`tit /ʕ̞.mʕ̞....
- Tue Sep 06, 2016 1:25 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Romanization challenge thread
- Replies: 3842
- Views: 884893
Re: Romanization challenge thread
Yeah sorry, I don't really know what happened. I tried to just copy and paste off of a website I found that had it, but all of them ended up on top of each other. So I tried to do it by hand, but I don't even know where the slashed came from.