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I didn't reply, because I didn't have anything interesting, but it's been several weeks, so here you go...

Tormiott:
sihua ˈsiɕwa (n) horn (animal, acoustics)

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You see, it's an inherently local language, and it doesn't make any sense to learn or speak it unless you want to create some kind of 'in-group'. The vocabulary is far too limited for it to be able to function as a main form of communication in all contexts, so sometimes it's easier to simply switc...

No, you are not making a distinction between 'noise' and 'a noise' ta ke ipa omo ka What do you think the difference is? To me, 'noise' is necessarily unpleasant, whereas 'a noise' can just be a synonym for a (single) sound, although I suppose it's not that common to use it for nice sounds. I could...

I would not use the word 'noise' to describe a series of clear tones; especially if they are melodic. uama ta ke yani te 'oto' unyak Then you don't understand the meaning of "noise." Sei lgatt amadonnoi ‹lioianta› tior ‹anta› ˈsəj lʕɛt ˈamɪˌðonːʊj ˈjojɪnta tɕoɹ ˈɛnta NEG-2s instead distinguish<IPFV...

It's not a very good idea to post stuff in a language nobody in your audience speaks if you intend for them to understand you. Now that I live abroad though, I don't know if I would pass it on if we can get children. There would be no one for the child to speak it with, apart from the 5 people in m...

To be honest, sometimes I wonder if we could consider European Business English a pidgin language: it uses English-based vocabulary, but grammar and expressions from different European languages. I'm joking, of course. Although often speakers of European Business English have an easier time understa...

But look, for example, at the 20th century decline in minority languages and dialects throughout western europe. This has taken place almost everywhere - in places where the government tried to oppress minority language forms, but also in places where they supported the minority language forms, and...

Non, mais «smeren» veut aussi dire tartiner , et à cause de ta remarque, je ne peux pas m'empêcher d'imaginer quelqu'un qui se fait un sandwich au cire d'oreille... No, but 'smeren' also means to spread , and because of what you said I can't help but imagine someone putting ear wax on their sandwic...

I work for an American company, but none of the people in our office is American, and I don't think there are any non-American anglophones at our location either. Most of my coworkers are Belgian (this being Brussels), Dutch or French, and then there are others from all over Europe. The language of ...

in Tormiott (Rockall): Iathia sidirna ma no: Tohsim morratt sius î antar aiatrerar. Sodonor. /ˈjɛθja ˈsiðɪɹna ma no | ˈtohsɪm ˈmorːɪt sʏɥs ij ˈɛntaɹ ˈɛjɪtɾəɾaɹ | ˈsoðənəɹ/ because speak-1p with that: today hear-1s bird REL make.a.sound-3s rattle-3s. Be-strange-3s Speaking of which: Today I heard a b...

I can hear the birds singing. otla apuanke Birds don't sing... otomyampe they only make noise... Sa nauardasta miccec tonon odair lioianta; da rah siachan scan siottônon /sa ˈnowaɹˌdɛsta ˈmikːək ˈtonən ˈoðɛaɹ ˈjʊjɪnta | da ɾah ˈɕaxɪn skɛn ˈɕotːoʊnən/ NEG.1s describe-COND.1s chain tone-PL like noise...

Tormiott (Rockall): sout sʊwt (v) to lead the way, to escort, to accompany; to lead (dance); to walk (a dog); to drive (a vehicle) nînniangite ˈniːɲːɪˌnʕitə (v) to stay with; to go along with, walk along with, to go together with, to accompany (transitive; compare sout ); to keep someone company; to...

pakatse Seems foolish. eya sa uampa yoti mpa'a ina ua kala keuapa maybe SER politics sports movies food or language discuss-ABIL Perhaps politics, sports, movies, food, or language can be discussed... NB: I need help defining sa ...is there any linguistic term for a particle that introduces a strin...

Tormiott (Rockall):

iadan ˈjɛðɪn (v) to seize, to take something from someone
- ia- (pref) by force or inevitably; powered by a machine or engine
- dan (v) to take (changing possession); take in one's hands

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Tormiott (Rockall): miulanta starade ˈmʏɥlɪnta ˈstaɾɪðə (n) national anthem {lit. national song, national composition } - miulanta ˈmʏɥlɪnta (n) music; piece of music, composition, song - - miul - (pref) ɡood, positive, beautiful; correct, right - - anta ˈɛnta (n) sound, noise (one single...); tone ...

"Din is the one that stated I have a preference for "angular" scripts , which I quickly demonstrated as inaccurate. I've posted/created/commented on dozens of scripts that were closer to Burmese than Cyrillic with regards to being "angular, yet all anyone seems to remember about me is "he's that sq...

In Tormiott (Rockall): Rah i pgagisnei. Thaitt: «Sauthialott no gismochi câiro tgâdo». Sa thaitt: «Sauthialott no o mon ni das gismochi câiro tgâdo». Gismochi coppa î sen lauro no cogsiagi i âdamo. /ɾah i ˈpʕaʕɪsnəj | θɛat ˈsoːθjalət no ˈʕisməɕə ˈkɛaɾʊ ˈtʕɛaðʊ | sa θɛat ˈsoːθjalət no ʊ mon ni dɛs ˈʕ...

In Tormiott (Rockall):

O mansolo ascarhian tgâdo, mel sen o catte sca tgâdo.
/ʊ ˈmɛnsəlʊ ˈɛskaɹjɪn ˈtʕɛaðʊ | məl sən ʊ ˈkɛtːə ska ˈtʕɛaðʊ/
ADV of.course make.use.of.3s angle, but NEG.3s ADV hardly be.3s angular.3s
Of course it has angles, but it is hardly angular.

Tormiott (Rockall): ais ɛas (v) to be full, to be filled up; to be fully loaded; to be complete; to be in its entirety, to be all of, whole (adjectival) i mittgi ais i ˈmitːʕi ɛas – the whole book, the book in its entirety esdan ˈəzdɪn (v) to take up space, to fill a space; to occupy (both for rooms...

In Tormiott (Rockall) Ou Masako, sauthialott no gismochi câiro tgâdo. Rociril o manad tgâdo. /ʊw ˈmɛsakʊ | ˈsoʊθjalət no ˈʕisməɕə ˈkɛaɾʊ tʕɛaðʊ | ˈɾokɪɾɪl ʊ ˈmɛnɪd ˈtʕɛaðʊ/ CLASS Masako, think-DFC.1s compl like-2s script be.angular.3s. Cyrillic adv be.wide.3s be.angular.3s. Masako, I thought you lik...

I personally hate alcohol of any kind, but I suspect the modern fashionability of wine over other alcohols like mead comes from the complexity of its flavors. As a drinker of black coffee, that's something I can appreciate. The taste of mead depends on the type of honey (which depends on the flower...

I personally hate alcohol of any kind, but I suspect the modern fashionability of wine over other alcohols like mead comes from the complexity of its flavors. As a drinker of black coffee, that's something I can appreciate. The taste of mead depends on the type of honey (which depends on the flower...

You guys hold extensive fake conversations with yourself too?? Oh good! I do that all the time, especially when I'm driving long distances (I get bored). I chalked it up to one of my quirks and didn't worry about it, but it's still nice to know it's evidently fairly common. I frequently will talk a...

Made a new license plate for Miott (Rockall) https://image.ibb.co/cT4b5a/licenseplate.jpg The left blue bar follows the European standard, but the country is not part of the EU, so it has the national flag where the EU stars would be. The top sticker is issued when the car is registered and the lice...

Ḍęlap ąhę nǫktet bor e ą ḍanhǫk walim? ḍęlap ą-hę nǫktet bor e ą ḍanhǫk walim status 2 SG - GEN be.possible/3 SG.INDIC.PRES even SUB 2 SG transport/ ACT.NMLZ breathe/ ACT.PTCP Is it even possible for you to be a jetpack? Tormiott: Sei lonai i ciôno solo na, no tî sca mie o ia! NEG.2s have-2s CLAS d...