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next: (body) hair Tautisca: corti "hair" (collective); e.g. wit is immoi corti lucha "he has long hair"; a single hair is corticun . Next: shoe Oddly, I had a word for sole, but not for shoe... Typical. Because I didn't come up with an etymology, I came up with an idiomatic expression instead. ocsa...

Fo ray. Oba it me langwic ya a nof don, an yu in won finis im op. Indeed. But it could be the language is finished enough, and you don't need to finish it completely. In Tormiott (Rockall): No solo gisner mie no chadenen gascada. Sauthiadatt no oicourir asintoto: Coppa o tourra ni tiautourra nînece...

Tormiott (Rockall): huarhaiara ˈhwaɾɪˌjaɾa (n) walking stick, cane + huarha (v) to stroll, to walk leisurely {from ON hvarfa , to wander} + iara (n) thin, long object; stick, rod; remote control (abbreviation of rhiadaniara); (v) to be very tall; to be stretched; to be outstretched, to be straighten...

Just wanted to point out that your areas are inaccurate: 1 square miccec is actually 625 m², since it is a square of side 1 miccec = 25 m. Also, is your manad opener is meant to be half the area, or half the side? It's not entirely clear. If the former, it would be approximately 70.7 pagan on a sid...

I'm glad this thread came back around (again), because it gave me a reason to give this topic some thought. I've come up with the following measurement units for the Miott, so far. I've yet to consider things like weight and volume. With the introduction and adoption of the metric system, the units ...

Asgon enfoswedwinur pibafîr var nałêsfôn so baswerethim pa raiga gus dełaot pa šoza se. Sparrowgrass is so unfinished that I make up words to be able to say things here. O ir rhiânott podera rasin î cin miullist, ni o adam sauthatt, o nît scana cuacairatt coppa, idian sioton se arîttaion mie o ia. ...

Waklethir ûziatłëp ûziatłëp aris fîr ev sa ûz iatł. Bicycles are called bicycles because they have two wheels. Rittana ‹ houmecce › na, solono coppa ngiten o na odair ngiten o mecce, solo hour ˈɾitːɪna ˈhoʊməkːə na | ˈsolənʊ ˈkopːa ˈnʕitən ʊ na ˈoðɛaɹ ˈnʕitən ʊ ˈməkːə | ˈsolʊ huːɹ call-AOR.1p bicyc...

Tormiott (Rockall):

mandelnem ˈmɛndənːəm (n) almond milk
- mandel ˈmɛnːəl (n) almond {via LA amandula ultimately from GR ἀμυγδαλή}
- nem nəm (n) milk (v) to milk; to rub, to stroke (archaic)

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Tormiott (Rockall): Well, the month of May is literally called 'honey moon': tholenolda ˈθoləˌnolda (n) May { thole , honey + nolda , moon} Going on vacation after one's wedding isn't exactly traditional among the Miott, but western people all do the same things nowadays, so there's a word for it: m...

Tormiott (Rockall): The etymology for this word is nowhere near as interesting as that of the English word 'bulldozer' , but oh well: saulthadog ˈsolθɪðoʊ (n) bulldozer - saul - (pref) slowly creeping, inching forward, moving heavily - thadog , active participle of thog (v) to push, to shove (compar...

Tormiott (Rockall)

sienît ˈɕənijt (n) history (historical account, compare nâcho); account, story, tale
- sie- (pref) moving away; changing shape, material or form
- nît (n) time; period (compare noth)

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(in Tormiott/Rockall): Cuâdan natt cgatt pendett ma cuicarca? Sei me asidiri porh a no nor pêndoi i soddocomon si â!? /ˈkwɛaðɪn ˈnɛt ʔʕɛt ˈpənːət ma ˈkwikaɹka | səj me ˈɛsɪˌðiɾə poɹ a no noɹ pəːnːʊj i ˈsodːəˌkomən si aː/ in.that.case be.what-1s be.possible-1s eat-1s with dinner? NEG-2s FUT tell-2s f...

in Tormiott (Rockall): O amom illott i esnoun odamonor. Sa nor o tior mantiôrott stadog. /ʊ ˈamʊm ˈilːət i ˈəsnuwn ˈoðaˌmonəɹ | sa noɹ ʊˈtɕoɹ ˈmɛntɕoʊɾət ˈstɛðoʊ/ ADV unfortunately experience-DFC.1s CLAS problem be.the.same-3s. NEG.1s also ADV yet visit<PERF>-1s doctor. I unfortunately have the same...

Tormiott (Rockall): I decided that simply borrowing it was boring, and so I came up with a little folk etymology by taking two existing morphemes which together sound a little like cucumber, and using their meaning to come up with an explanation for its name. cuacômo ˈkwakoːmʊ (n) cucumber cua - is ...

Tormiott (Rockall) tharec ˈθaɾək (v) to rescue, to save - thar- (pref) pertaining to water - ec (v) to link, join; to fasten, tie, bind Since it's a seafaring island nation, I guess it makes sense that I came up with this etymology ueramporh ˈwəɾampəɹ (v) to protect, to shield - ueran- (pref) contai...

In Tormiott (Rockall)

A lgatt piossiotott no coppa o torsiega main somar
a lʕɛt ˈpjoɕːətət no ˈkopːa ʊ ˈtoɹɕəʕa mɛan ˈsomaɹ
1S in.contrast be.glad-1S COMP IMP.PN ADV finally be-3P summer
I, on the other hand, am glad it's finally summer

Tormiott (Rockall) miucain ˈmyːkɛːn (v) to cuddle; (n) stuffed toy, stuffed animal; wimp, sissy, wuss (colloq., often as tiaucathmiucain or tiaumiucain ) - miu - (pref) in the stomach or abdominal region (seen as the center of well-being, love and excitement); in front of, ahead of, towards the fron...

Tormiott (Rockall) pidadol ˈpiðɪðəl (n) drinking bird, dipping bird; yes-man, bootlicker, groveler {active participle of pidol } (v) to parrot, to repeat mechanically, to repeat mindlessly; to blindly follow (a leader) - pi - pi (pref) small, little; short; low (reach); decreasing, shrinking, becomi...

In Tormiott (Rockall): Sia na tuigir oiamonor, solo adadaman tiautadourran tountethaddan. /ɕa na ˈtwiʕɪɹ ˈʊjaˌmonəɹ, ˈsolʊ ˈɛðɪˌðamɪn ˈtɕoʊtɪˌðuwrːɪn ˈtuwntəˌθɛdːɪn/ just 3s might.be-3s AUG-be.uneventful-3s, but stand<IPFV>-3p DIM-be.few<IPFV>-3p beet.head-PL It may well be quieter, but there are fe...

(as the sole purpose of this thread is, in fact, sharing the lexicon of your conlang). I thought it was helping invent lexicon... Well... All we're doing is prompting the next person to create a certain word. I guess I should have said "... give people a reason to expand their lexicon and share the...

Tormiott (Rockall): I hate it when you go through a regular process of derivation, and end up with something stupid (like my word for 'to depart', which is condome ...). Well, I guess this is one female given name that won't catch on in my concountry. manuella ˈmɛnwəlːa (n) acre - man - (pref) past;...

jal wrote:Mi kom wok, mi luk, mi lef wok, mi stap ded.
I came, I saw, I left, I was stabbed to death.


JAL

Outt â! Nai iri si?
ˈʊwtːaː | nɛa ˈiɾə si
disapprove-1s MOD | be.what-2s see-2s Q
Oh no! What did you see?

Tormiott (Rockall)

The most generic word would be:
creh /kɾəh/ (n) tunnel {from ON grǫf, ditch, hole}

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Tormiott (Rockall): atiarh ˈɛtɕaɹ (n) to sear, to scorch, to burn the surface of; to fry; to cause to wither - a - (pref) transitive - tiarh (n) gold (also tiarhstanda ); (v) to fade; to wilt, to wither; to be yellow; to be golden I had to look up when deep frying could have realistically reached my...

I always like the background stories he posts, if that's what you mean to address (as the sole purpose of this thread is, in fact, sharing the lexicon of your conlang). I always try to share some thoughts on the etymology for the words I post, to make it more interesting for other people who activel...