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This looks very cool, and I also must say I very much appreciate the vowel system. By the way, are all rhoticized vowels also creaky-voiced? Thanks for the comments. There is one non-creaky rhotacized vowel, [ɚː], which contrasts with [ɚ̰ː]. It is one of only two pairs where creaky voice alone is c...

The Romanization is a somewhat illogical system I devised over 10 years ago when I first came up with this language. I've grown accustomed to it so I continue to use it. That's why I add IPA to everything.

Small update. Writing and Punctuation Himmaswa is written left to right, top to bottom. There are only two punctuation marks, http://www.vgfun.net/lee/langpage/scripts/himmaswa/chars/sectionmark.png , which indicates the beginning of a passage, section, or chapter, and http://www.vgfun.net/lee/langp...

No planks in your conworld? Why don't you suggest a theme or genre and we can try to suggest words in that vein.

sano wrote: next: to receive; to accept

Himmaswa: plar /pla̰˞ː/

Next: board; plank

Thanks.

I get the feeling that many people hesitate to put rhotacized vowels in their conlangs because they associate rhotacism too strongly with English, and want to try to push away from English phonology as much as possible. But in this language it just seemed right to include them.

Thanks for your comments. The consonant system is not meant to be unusual or groundbreaking and I recognize its similarity to English (aside from the variety of consonant clusters that may begin a word). The vowel system is based to some extent on Southeast Asian languages, and is especially inspire...

I’d like to give you a brief introduction to Himmaswa, a language I created many years ago, dropped due to lack of inspiration, and recently revamped. Himmaswa is one of several languages spoken by a people who live in a vast region of forests, swamps, rivers, lakes, and low hills. It is an analytic...

My native language is English. The only person in my family who speaks any sort of heritage language would be my mother, who is conversational but highly out of practice in Finnish, which she learned from her mother, whose native language was Finnish.

Himmaswa:
Gdaa dgorp gder dger'ut gduat logsar.
ɡda̰ː dɡɔ̰˞ːp̚ ɡdɚ̰ː dɡɚ̰ː ut̚ ɡduə̯t̚ lɔɡsɑ̰˞ː
hear happen ask document all where

I heard it happened that someone asked where all the documents were.

An old language I am thinking of reviving is the language spoken by some kind of insect-like people called the Tźrs. Their language, Qlfhpfsq, has only voiceless consonants and no vowels. When creating the language originally, I did not go into great detail about what sounds the letters actually rep...

Himmaswa: oongkniok /uːŋkniɔ̯k̚/ from oon /uːn/ to mix/stir and kniok /kniɔ̯k̚/ to merge/combine Also since no one answered capsize from the last page, I will do it: Himmaswa: If it hasn't sunken yet, it's taiynggwaat /tæjŋ.ɡwa̰ːt̚/ from taiyng /tæjŋ/ 'to flip' and gwaat /ɡwa̰ːt̚/ 'to lean/lurch' If...

Christopher Schröder wrote: Next Word: Starch

Himmaswa: durtoa from dur /dɚː/ 'potato' and toa /tɔ̯o/ 'powder'

Next word: to be shocked/surprised

Christopher Schröder wrote:Illyrian:
Esheutte (f.) — Frying Pan

Next Word: to polish, to abrade; Polish, Abrasive Cleaner

Himmaswa: teugaibnge from teugai /tœ.ɡa̰ɪ/ 'to wipe clean' and bnge /bŋɛ/ 'to clean'

bngeyaa /ˈbŋɛ.ja̰ː/ is cleaning fluid

Next word: to throw into the air

sano wrote:next: to intercept at the net (volleyball, tennis etc); to block

Himmaswa: wernmah (/wɚ̰ːnmah/) from wern 'to hit; to strike' and mah 'to divert; to turn away; to block'

next: muskeg; peat bog

Does it have any diphthongs? Are there syllables other than (C)V? For the love of all that is holy can we get a mod to put this in the thread title One of my languages, Himmaswa, seems to fit this description well enough, so here it is: Vowels (38) short (8): a, ɛ, ɪ, ɔ, ɔ̰, œ, ʌ, ʊ long (7): a̰ː, ...

Tek jbuntrauk de jau dua tui nlooayk gnia euuk ptiah koh nek btiaork ler keuuyia. Jbuntrauk haeyt paiyt paeyk nlooayk bia bgaiy keuu beym dreung tkar joot keuuyia ler ot teuk swa ler ot. Yoan tui aajung keuuyia ler ot bio chai pñork dang bio borm gna lobnih sianghooay It would be really cool to see...

Thought I'd contribute a language of mine, Himmaswa, that seems to fit what the OP was asking for: Tek jbuntrauk de jau dua tui nlooayk gnia euuk ptiah koh nek btiaork ler keuuyia. Jbuntrauk haeyt paiyt paeyk nlooayk bia bgaiy keuu beym dreung tkar joot keuuyia ler ot teuk swa ler ot. Yoan tui aajun...