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jal wrote:Masako, can we ask you a question?

ta kanyohye
You just did...

Salmoneus wrote:Is there a problem here?

ko nya yaua yola
Depends on who you ask.

Soap wrote:next: pill (medicine)

Kala:

oyoya'a - medicine bead

or

ya'ape - morsel of medicine

next: to pay bills

nankua natsuahe
/naːᵑkʷa nat͡ʃʷaːɦɛ/
1pl.INCL release-NEC
All of us must let go.

ke kuaha mue semye puya
Magic is science without explanation.

masako wrote:

Salmoneus wrote:So nobody thinks it's legitimate to, say, feel pride in the human race when looking at the Mona Lisa?

Pride in other's accomplishments simply because of a shared state or attribute seems quite contrived to me.

Hydroeccentricity wrote:Tell me, is it cold on Vulcan this time of year?

Travis B. wrote:I should write short stories about cavemen, but that has already been done.

na ke tsani tayo yomutli
1s O story 2s.GEN read-FUT
I will read your stories.

yatsomo nam kasumyatle ke napyani pako muyaye ma ula nya nam yeua ualopua /jat͡soːmo naːm kasumʲaːt͡ɬɛ kɛ napʲaːni paːko mujaːje ma uːla ɲa naːm jeːwa waloːpʷa/ brew-place 1pl loan-CAUS-REL O wine-sweet new make-PST and INDEF for 1pl sample bring-PFV A brewery we finance has made a new sweet wine a...

kyolon ha ina be.quick-ADV 3s eat She is eating quickly. tsumun mita yalapayek be.careful-ADV dog walk-ABIL-PST-NEG The dog was unable to walk carefully. kyo’an nta’im mokunko be.quiet-ADV infant-PL sleep-PROG The babies are sleeping quietly. sapon ha ke tapo hayo iuanko be.soft-ADV 3sg O shoulder ...

kusuri wrote:

masako wrote:Just wondering if this is too over-the-top? Or dumb?
[...]
to have these glyphs be so similar?

No.

Thank you.

I plan to post more glyphs as I continue to develop this script. I appreciate the feedback you all have provided.

I'm not sure what happened, but I have a copy. Hopefully Zomp doesn't mind it being posted.

Imralu wrote:What's in an Arnold Palmer?

ke inu ma'a ntimuhyo ma tsa'i matsetle
A mixed drink with lemonade and tea.

Imralu wrote:Is it made with real Arnold Palmer?

imak
Not yet.

Vijay wrote:I don't really see why it should be. A lot of Chinese characters are very similar, too...

You make a valid point.

Vijay wrote:I mean, this means 'person': 人
This means 'enter': 入
And this means 'big': 大

Well, 人 and 大 are related symbols, semiotically speaking, so, yeah, but I get your point.

ya ta'i kalanek
You shouldn't talk to yourself.

Just wondering if this is too over-the-top? Or dumb?







to have these glyphs be so similar?

Soap wrote:next: room divider, half-height wall

Kala:

yekasala - /jɛkaʃaːla/ - lit: separate-room

or

kutahi - /kutaːɦi/ - little wall (wall-DIM)

next: anxious; worried

어야 나 기묘 녀 어타 노목
/ɛːja na kiːmʲo ɲe eːt͡ɬa noːmok/
eya na kimyo nye etla nomok
perhaps 1s be.weird because P.4s like-NEG
Maybe I'm weird, because I don't like it.

Soap wrote:next: rainbow; gradient, spectrum, continuum

Kala:

hanisahi - /hanɪʃaːɦi/ - lit: color-spectrum

or

tlokusahi - /t͡ɬokuʃaːɦi/ - lit: color-arch

next: irrigate; irrigation

Given the "horizontal before vertical" rule, wouldn't anya be written pa-ko : pa-ua rather than the reverse? Yes, good eye, that was a typo in the image. Thank you. What's disappointed you about the handwritten form? Well, that was a while ago that I posted that, but it just sorta looked disjointed...

Travis B. wrote:next: enlightening

Kala:

sato /saːto/ - sense; perceive; be aware of; detect
satomya /satoːmʲa/ - to cause awareness; cause perception
satonko /satoːᵑko/ - awareness; sensing; enlightening

next: to feel sorry for someone; to pity a person

hwhatting wrote:I like it!

Thank you!

xxx wrote:a good calligrapher would give the exchange to the worst realization ...

I'm not sure what you mean.

The basic principles for (hand)writing Omyatloko are simple, namely that writing characters should be economical, with the fewest hand movements to write the most strokes possible. This promotes writing speed, accuracy, and readability. This idea is particularly important since as learners progress,...

HazelFiver wrote:It's hard to build a language. They're almost never finished.

아막 가라먀고 오부
amak kalamyako opua
/amaːk kalamʲaːko oːpʷa/
never language-CUAS-AG finish
A conlanger’s work is never done! (lit: Language makers never finish!)

na ke mo tlokua unyaue
1s O place everyone know-VOL
I wanna know where everyone is...

nye hina kyo'aha ka
why here quiet-AUG Q
Why is this place so quiet?

na ke sepepe ayeyo uaho
1s O ZBB past-GEN miss
I miss the old ZBB.