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- Sat Dec 22, 2012 12:59 am
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Phrase Building
- Replies: 59
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Re: Phrase Building
The barbeque should be lit up for the stakes, though that idiot over there might have forgotten about it; if he did, smack him for me will you? La-Pu, featuring my patent NFG Gloss: Prrstabawa haspibuabi cudā sizī, mū, shuňňuňisa rbakitatih. Sizasi sī, anitsita balkaki hu. Prrst-ab-awa hasp-ibuab-i...
- Thu Dec 20, 2012 11:56 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Lexicon Building
- Replies: 4308
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Re: Lexicon Building
La-Pu:
ttaki- to take one's turn, to begin a shift, to take over a watch, to begin one's shift in guarding; to act as lookout; to scout
next: to walk out, to leave (in anger)
ttaki- to take one's turn, to begin a shift, to take over a watch, to begin one's shift in guarding; to act as lookout; to scout
next: to walk out, to leave (in anger)
- Thu Dec 20, 2012 11:46 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Help your conlang fluency (2)
- Replies: 6633
- Views: 764003
Re: Help your conlang fluency
Awagālaba skadaki au?
what-become-OBJ-N practice-you-do Q
What are you training in/for?
what-become-OBJ-N practice-you-do Q
What are you training in/for?
- Sun Dec 16, 2012 11:30 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Lexicon Building
- Replies: 4308
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Re: Lexicon Building
Huh, I completely forgot that. I should stop conlanging right before I need to go somewhere.clawgrip wrote:What's the next word?
- Sun Dec 16, 2012 2:39 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Lexicon Building
- Replies: 4308
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Re: Lexicon Building
next: technichal difficulties La-Pu zakkan taiqa, zakktaiqa stage-GEN difficulty, stage.difficulty Originally for problems on stage (e.g. a lantern falling over), now refers to problems in anything inhuman. (Broken bridges, pockmarked roads, squeaky doors, etc. etc.) zakkaihtaiqa stage.on.difficult...
- Thu Dec 06, 2012 9:10 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Post your conlang's phonology
- Replies: 2278
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Re: Post your conlang's phonology
Kūh too kim nyyhūā me sīūkiotoona mah gia soi nyy mi. Gi gje mūīcuusagōprū jwyp pāū zyy sap xjo. Nyy xīī! Ciu wōī giuxuaree nye neek? Ki tua taisianwe kjoi sīāmoa. Nui ce zuk dih mēȳ rykiomuai. Nog xii gye tah pony ko. Tyy nīs tūā kao māpniokiag cey tȳ. Sēȳde tui mii cia tīī gosmōg. Tā kaa xou din ...
- Thu Dec 06, 2012 3:52 am
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Post your conlang's phonology
- Replies: 2278
- Views: 511909
Re: Post your conlang's phonology
/m n ŋ/ m n g /p t k/ p t k /s ʃ x/ s x h /ts tʃ/ z c /ʋ ɹ ɰ/ v r w /ⱱ ɾ/ b d It's certainly more concise, but / ʃ / x D: D: D: D: D: D: Also, I'm really curious about your image. What is that? Any can you link what it is or a full copy? It is a card from the Nusantara Tarot. http://www.alchemywebs...
- Tue Dec 04, 2012 9:56 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Post your conlang's phonology
- Replies: 2278
- Views: 511909
Re: Post your conlang's phonology
This is more an inventory than anything, of yet another conlang I've evolved from a minimal phonology challenge the ZBB held a year back. Consonants /m n ŋ/ m n g /p t k/ p t k /s ʃ x/ s sh h /ts tʃ/ c ch /ʋ ɹ ɰ/ w r j /ⱱ ɾ/ b d A terminal and initial consonant can form a single long consonant. (kan...
- Sun Dec 02, 2012 12:54 am
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Help your conlang fluency (2)
- Replies: 6633
- Views: 764003
Re: Help your conlang fluency
Zhammrī pavrāi. with.honey-ADJ girl-P.DIM Drunk girls. Zhammrī pavrāi. with.honey-ADJ girl-P.DIM Drunk girls. Zhammrī pavrāi. with.honey-ADJ girl-P.DIM Drunk girls. Zhammrī pavrāi. with.honey-ADJ girl-P.DIM Drunk girls. Zhammrī pavrāiv hautī qikkaktān ttsuini. with.honey-ADJ girl-P.DIM.-DEF hand.AD...
- Wed Oct 24, 2012 2:52 am
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Phrase Building
- Replies: 59
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Re: Phrase Building
Sadly, we haven't had time to take in the sights yet, but we'd like to visit the palace. Repetitive semi-formal La-Pu, because long words are fantastic: Dauunuu anqinauan ansaghak anaa sizuiiamaadiamprakamia, taudautuu anjadak pharkaadipautshagabi. dauun-uu an-qin-a-ua-n an-sag-a-k an-a-a siz-uiiam...
- Wed Oct 17, 2012 12:48 am
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Help your conlang fluency (2)
- Replies: 6633
- Views: 764003
Re: Help your conlang fluency
Psouh wao hyat zièh ûm yau mhì wao ròhm syúh pè syúh ò deîhkyám ê.
one ADJ.(filler) guy there manner ADV.(filler) all ADJ.(filler) people talk do talk (filler) current-moment yeah
Now the whole world had one language and a common speech.
one ADJ.(filler) guy there manner ADV.(filler) all ADJ.(filler) people talk do talk (filler) current-moment yeah
Now the whole world had one language and a common speech.
- Tue Oct 16, 2012 11:43 am
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Istion - an Age of Sail Conworld.
- Replies: 488
- Views: 75020
Re: Istion - an Age of Sail Conworld.
I completely forgot I was participating in this.
I'm trying to look over everything that's happened and catch up, though.
The suggestions for the Eastern Untersprachbund are very similar to a conlang I've been fiddling with, so expect something about that soon.
I'm trying to look over everything that's happened and catch up, though.
The suggestions for the Eastern Untersprachbund are very similar to a conlang I've been fiddling with, so expect something about that soon.
- Sat Oct 13, 2012 8:17 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Lexicon Building
- Replies: 4308
- Views: 808792
Re: Lexicon Building
La-Pu:
klaassa, kalasa - flake, snowflake, petal, sheet of paper, reciept
klaassai, jiaulla, jiaullai - sliver, thin piece, slice
klaassii - thin
jiaullii - marginal, unimportant
Next: anxiety, worry, concern
klaassa, kalasa - flake, snowflake, petal, sheet of paper, reciept
klaassai, jiaulla, jiaullai - sliver, thin piece, slice
klaassii - thin
jiaullii - marginal, unimportant
Next: anxiety, worry, concern
- Thu Oct 11, 2012 5:10 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Pazmat
- Replies: 72
- Views: 16213
Re: Pazmat
Not being able to critique, I do want to say that I like this a lot: "And": Anyway, if you want to say "X and Y" in Pazmat, you have not one, but three words to do: "N" (it's just a syllabic /n/) is the most common. It has no soecial connontation. It just means "X and Y". "R" also means "and", but i...
- Thu Sep 20, 2012 12:08 am
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Lexicon Building
- Replies: 4308
- Views: 808792
Re: Lexicon Building
Lanr: koiih bóúk khat - "a strike to the back of the mind"; for very strong realizations yam neihp vý, yam yeuhr vý, yam vý - "really seeing the facts", "finally seeing the facts", "seeing the facts" vú yam, leh koiih bóúk khat -"see fact", "feel realization" - to realize Next: to add to, to increas...
- Tue Sep 18, 2012 10:06 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Lexicon Building
- Replies: 4308
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Re: Lexicon Building
La-Pu
gazdviva, gazdvivaia - misandry (from gazda formal version of man viva, vivaia hate)
gazdvivai/gazdvivau, gazdvivaiaqai/gazdvivaiaqau - misandrist
gazdak vivrqii, gazdviviqii misandrist (adj.)
Next: to dot, to check, to mark, to make a mark
gazdviva, gazdvivaia - misandry (from gazda formal version of man viva, vivaia hate)
gazdvivai/gazdvivau, gazdvivaiaqai/gazdvivaiaqau - misandrist
gazdak vivrqii, gazdviviqii misandrist (adj.)
Next: to dot, to check, to mark, to make a mark
- Fri Sep 14, 2012 10:11 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Invent an Idiom
- Replies: 362
- Views: 80805
Re: Invent an Idiom
Next: "to take pains to make sure someone doesn't like you, specifically because having that person like you would make you feel like you're not a good person" La-Pu: ustan khiikar siaji to wear a razor collar This implies that it hurts the person. For instance, the performer avoiding the homophobi...
- Wed Sep 05, 2012 3:33 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Post your conlang's phonology
- Replies: 2278
- Views: 511909
Re: Post your conlang's phonology
Some distant sister to La-Pu: <m n~l> m n <p b t~d k g q~ʔ> p b t k g h <s ʃ> s sh <ts tʃ dʒ> c ch j <ʋ~ɹ ɹ~j> w y a i u au ai aa ii uu <ɑ i ɯ ɤ ɑi ɑ: i: ɯ:>word-finally <a~æ ɪ ʊˑ~ɘ ɛ~æ a: ɪ: ʊ~ʊ:> elsewhere (C)(y,w)V(V)(p,s,n) (Syllable constraints not entirely decided yet.) Terminal P doubles the ...
- Tue Aug 14, 2012 10:49 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Culture test (you might be a X if...)
- Replies: 20
- Views: 6765
Re: Culture test (you might be a X if...)
You might be Lamaunan if: - you would never imagine having something lime flavored with something lemon as well, and vice versa. - you feel inexplicably smug when you see a 20__ date, instead of a native 4K__ date. - you learned a handful of English before giving up and learning the phone number of ...
- Fri Aug 10, 2012 8:33 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Invent an Idiom
- Replies: 362
- Views: 80805
Re: Invent an Idiom
Lamaunan Putšgala
ramsar bru ħitsa tsiini; ramsar iu X haudi
to sprinkle wine onto a fire, to throw wine at someone
Next: to act as if one is fine when one is in fact ill or hurt
ramsar bru ħitsa tsiini; ramsar iu X haudi
to sprinkle wine onto a fire, to throw wine at someone
Next: to act as if one is fine when one is in fact ill or hurt
- Wed Aug 08, 2012 2:05 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Lexicon Building
- Replies: 4308
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Re: Lexicon Building
Lamaunan Putšgala: akasaka, akska - circle akskii - round, circular kaatsa - line akskii kaatsa, akskaatsa - curve akskaatsaia - curve (mathematical) birdrausta - torus birdraustan akskaatsaia, tsiiriiamaia - elliptic curve :? My setting would have these words, but I' m not so familiar with them. N...
- Tue Aug 07, 2012 12:33 pm
- Forum: None of the above
- Topic: The dream thread
- Replies: 1807
- Views: 321669
Re: The dream thread
Had a dream about a forum town. People sat on their porches just silently staring at each other under a hot sun. Occasionally, a family would huddle together, an elder would right something down, and send their kid to go post the note on this huge wall on one side of town. The other families would s...
- Thu Aug 02, 2012 11:43 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Lexicon Building
- Replies: 4308
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Re: Lexicon Building
Saerienne: croister o'lle sonne [klauista al: sa:n:] to amplify (sound), to turn up (volume); lit. to grow the sound enrarer o'lle sonne [anɾaɾa al: sa:n:] to turn down, make quiet Croistez o'lle sonne le stéréo . Turn up the stereo. Ixus enrarez o'lle sonne la musique o tu. Please turn down your mu...
- Thu Aug 02, 2012 10:11 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Lexicon Building
- Replies: 4308
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Re: Lexicon Building
Saerienne: la débandisme [la daipːantːisːm], le falot [lu psalaː] crime, felony la crime [la klim] crime, offence, misdemeanor débandiser, faloter [daipːantːisaː, psalaːta] fer o'lle débandisme, fer o'l falot [psa alː daipːantːisːm, psa al psalaː] fer o'lle crime [psa alː klim] commit a crime, commi...
- Thu Aug 02, 2012 9:46 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Help your conlang fluency (2)
- Replies: 6633
- Views: 764003
Re: Help your conlang fluency
Maus les oils o se briller comme l'ac o la soleille.
[maːs ɾaiː aːil so su pliːa kaːmː la ko la saːlailː]
But his eyes shine like the Sun.
[maːs ɾaiː aːil so su pliːa kaːmː la ko la saːlailː]
But his eyes shine like the Sun.