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by alynnidalar
Wed Sep 03, 2014 1:01 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Conlang words that happen to resemble real words
Replies: 80
Views: 51450

Re: Conlang words that happen to resemble real words

One I somehow didn't notice for months in Tirina is liki, "likable, pleasant, good". It's derived from lise, "to enjoy", so it really was just coincidental that it ended up so similar.
by alynnidalar
Wed Sep 03, 2014 9:43 am
Forum: Languages & Linguistics
Topic: Unisex names
Replies: 35
Views: 8614

Re: Unisex names

Interestingly enough, my grandmother and her brother both have their mother's maiden name as a middle name (born in the early 1900s). I'm not sure if that was some kind of common thing at the time or just their parents being a little out there (they totally were). Not immigrants, either. That branch...
by alynnidalar
Tue Sep 02, 2014 11:15 am
Forum: Languages & Linguistics
Topic: Is This Grammatical To You?
Replies: 52
Views: 10379

Re: Is This Grammatical To You?

The part that bothers me more is the use of "retail" instead of "retail store" or "retail opportunity" or whatever it's supposed to mean.
by alynnidalar
Mon Aug 18, 2014 3:15 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Post your conlang's phonology
Replies: 2278
Views: 499868

Re: Post your conlang's phonology

Azen: /p b t d k g ʔ/ <p b t d k g '> /m n/ <m n> /s z ʃ ʒ x h/ <s z sh zh x h> /ɾ l w j/ <r l w y> /t͡s d͡z/ <ts dz> /i e æ a u/ <i e a a u> /i: e: æ: a: u:/ <i e a a u> probably Don't ask about allophony, I have no idea yet (and truth be told I really don't understand it--I mean I get the general...
by alynnidalar
Fri Aug 15, 2014 9:56 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Post your conlang's phonology
Replies: 2278
Views: 499868

Re: Post your conlang's phonology

Azen: /p b t d k g ʔ/ <p b t d k g '> /m n/ <m n> /s z ʃ ʒ x h/ <s z sh zh x h> /ɾ l w j/ <r l w y> /t͡s d͡z/ <ts dz> /i e æ a u/ <i e a a u> /i: e: æ: a: u:/ <i e a a u> probably Don't ask about allophony, I have no idea yet (and truth be told I really don't understand it--I mean I get the general...