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by Birdlang
Sat Feb 28, 2015 4:50 pm
Forum: Languages & Linguistics
Topic: Guess the Language, anyone?
Replies: 1352
Views: 223678

Re: Guess the Language, anyone?

Nortaneous wrote:Birdlang, you clearly don't know what any of the languages you've listed look like.

Anyway, is it spoken in Indonesia?
All but Japhug. Which I bet uses a Qiang like romanization.
by Birdlang
Sat Feb 28, 2015 4:48 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Sound Change Quickie Thread
Replies: 2827
Views: 619676

Re: Sound Change Quickie Thread

What are some interesting things to do with geminate consonants? Currently I have /bː,dː,gː,pː,tː,kː,zː,sː,vː,fː,mː,nː,lː,jː,ɲː,ʎː/ I'd like to do more than just degeminate them, especially if they could develop into something less Romance-y. I made a protolang where it developed from another proto...
by Birdlang
Sat Feb 28, 2015 4:46 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Bird language
Replies: 34
Views: 7845

Re: Bird language

Because they are aliens, they can pronounce it. Also, I made a bunch of languages with velar taps. And one with every unpronounceable sound.
by Birdlang
Fri Feb 27, 2015 3:55 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Reverse Romanization Challenge Thread
Replies: 259
Views: 106120

Re: Reverse Romanization Challenge Thread

My actual new romanization
a ă b b̆ c c̆ d d̆ e ĕ f f̆ g ğ h h̆ i ĭ j j̆ k k̆ l l̆ m m̆ n n̆ o ŏ p p̆ q q̆ r r̆ s s̆ t t̆ u ŭ v v̆ w w̆ x x̆ y y̆ z z̆
by Birdlang
Fri Feb 27, 2015 3:48 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Bird language
Replies: 34
Views: 7845

Re: Bird language

xroox wrote:Can they make clicks with their beaks?
Yes. It is in the main Bird language, but only the velar click.
by Birdlang
Fri Feb 27, 2015 3:46 pm
Forum: Languages & Linguistics
Topic: Guess the Language, anyone?
Replies: 1352
Views: 223678

Re: Guess the Language, anyone?

Maybe it is Romani?
by Birdlang
Thu Feb 26, 2015 10:22 am
Forum: L&L Museum
Topic: Odd natlang features thread
Replies: 354
Views: 146559

Re: Odd natlang features thread

So more like 64 vowels. And Danish is the only language to have a low front rounded vowel.
by Birdlang
Thu Feb 26, 2015 10:16 am
Forum: Languages & Linguistics
Topic: Guess the Language, anyone?
Replies: 1352
Views: 223678

Re: Guess the Language, anyone?

Qiangic JAPHUG AWESOMENESS?
by Birdlang
Thu Feb 26, 2015 10:14 am
Forum: Languages & Linguistics
Topic: Guess the Language, anyone?
Replies: 1352
Views: 223678

Re: Guess the Language, anyone?

Is it from Europe or Asia?
by Birdlang
Thu Feb 26, 2015 10:11 am
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Bird language
Replies: 34
Views: 7845

Re: Bird language

cromulant wrote:how are their lips
"Invisible"
They are inside their mouths.
by Birdlang
Thu Feb 26, 2015 10:09 am
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Bird language
Replies: 34
Views: 7845

Re: Bird language

Halian wrote:
a keyboard with 20,061 sounds
...How
Hweir Music makes all sorts of synth sounds and can accurately make a flute sound or even a kheej! A kheej is a Hmong reed instrument, and some of the sounds are sound effects, drums, heavy metal guitar, and power synth charang. and chiff er lead.
by Birdlang
Thu Feb 26, 2015 10:08 am
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Bird language
Replies: 34
Views: 7845

Re: Bird language

Haplogy wrote:
Halian wrote:
a keyboard with 20,061 sounds
...How
Image
I cannot see it.
by Birdlang
Tue Feb 24, 2015 3:21 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Romanization challenge thread
Replies: 3842
Views: 851232

Re: Romanization challenge thread

Modified my clicklang a bit kitchensinky: Voiceless: /p ʘ t̪ ǀ ǁ ʈ ǃ c ǂ k/ p f t s ƚ ť q c w k Voiced: /b ᵍʘ d̪ ᵍǀ ᵍǁ ɖ ᵍǃ ɟ ᵍǂ g/ b v d z ƛ ď ǥ j y g Nasal: /m ᵑʘ n̪ ᵑǀ ᵑǁ ɳ ᵑǃ ɲ ᵑǂ ŋ/ m ɱ n ņ ń ň ɲ ʩ ŋ Approximants: / l̪ ɭ ʎ ʟ ɹ̪ ɻ j w/ l r ľ ɫ r ř i u Vowels: /a e o aː eː oː/ a e o ā ē ō Tone: /...
by Birdlang
Sat Feb 21, 2015 3:47 pm
Forum: Languages & Linguistics
Topic: Guess the Language, anyone?
Replies: 1352
Views: 223678

Re: Guess the Language, anyone?

From South America or Central America?
If not, then it could be Dani.
by Birdlang
Sat Feb 21, 2015 3:42 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: CCC - keeping track of
Replies: 46
Views: 41626

Re: CCC - keeping track of

My conculture will be the Birdmen and there extremely complex language, J>iti!ksnaa. I would love to do another naming language round to make some diacritic free romanizations easy to type on an iPad.
by Birdlang
Sat Feb 21, 2015 3:34 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Reverse Romanization Challenge Thread
Replies: 259
Views: 106120

Re: Reverse Romanization Challenge Thread

ObsequiousNewt wrote:
Birdlang wrote:ʁʷˤˡˠˣʰʱʲ
Your Honor, I ask that you find this man not guilty by reason of insanity.
Because I have mental health issues, that is the reason, like Eddie but I have similar problems where I want to use every diacritic in the book.
by Birdlang
Sat Feb 21, 2015 3:28 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Reverse Romanization Challenge Thread
Replies: 259
Views: 106120

Re: Reverse Romanization Challenge Thread

t k q m n w wh f ff z x r a e i o ô u ȣ y t k q m n/-ɴ w ʍ v f z ʔ ʀ a e i o ɵ u ɯβ y When I and u are semivowels they are pronounced j and w respectively Sample: Iô tauxaqȣ, wheu nanaio ffazeriqokalyozum wa fe! We are anonymous, and we are the Legion of Truth!!! Next a b c c̈ d e f g ḡ h i j k kw l...
by Birdlang
Thu Feb 19, 2015 4:28 pm
Forum: Languages & Linguistics
Topic: Guess the Language, anyone?
Replies: 1352
Views: 223678

Re: Guess the Language, anyone?

Is it a Papuan language from Papua New Guinea? Then if so, from New Ireland or Bougainville Islands?
by Birdlang
Wed Feb 18, 2015 7:09 am
Forum: None of the above
Topic: The dream thread
Replies: 1807
Views: 315149

Re: The dream thread

I had a dream where Zompist made a new book about his conlangs. It was a dictionary for all of his languages and it had Viminia in it, which I forgot what it looked like. Then I woke up. Recently, I have seen a Bird-speaking bird in my dreams who is constantly trying to punch a rubber ducky and crie...
by Birdlang
Wed Feb 18, 2015 7:01 am
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Reverse Romanization Challenge Thread
Replies: 259
Views: 106120

Re: Reverse Romanization Challenge Thread

Next
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by Birdlang
Wed Feb 18, 2015 7:00 am
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Reverse Romanization Challenge Thread
Replies: 259
Views: 106120

Re: Reverse Romanization Challenge Thread

Vian a b bb c d dd e f g h i j jj k l m n o p q r s ss t u v w x y z zz a p b tsʰ t d ɤ f k x i ʨ ʥ kʰ l m n o high tone ɵ ʐ s z low tone u ə w rising-falling tone j ʦ ʣ Daxtax u chip yet kunp tranp jjy. Wqp kzp fvx cyp ye ddap. Wq chix wq ket ye bbqt wq mq. Lu wq cyp kvx ma. Pronounced like the abo...
by Birdlang
Wed Feb 18, 2015 6:52 am
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: The glebst of Gleb
Replies: 187
Views: 66818

Re: The glebst of Gleb

seed 1382151334. (C)(C)(j)V first C is consonant other than /j/, second is one of /p l/, the vowels are a, i, u. seed 1382709053. voiced and voiceless fricatives, apparently, the voiced velar fricative is the voiced counterpart of /k/. seed 1383364439. Wierd vowel set where e and o are always nasali...
by Birdlang
Wed Feb 18, 2015 6:38 am
Forum: Languages & Linguistics
Topic: Guess the Language, anyone?
Replies: 1352
Views: 223678

Re: Guess the Language, anyone?

Papuan language?
by Birdlang
Tue Feb 17, 2015 11:38 am
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Romanization challenge thread
Replies: 3842
Views: 851232

Re: Romanization challenge thread

Ɔtx: Otk /p pʲ tʰ tʲʰ t tʲ kʲʰ kʲ kʰ k qʰ/ b p t c d z q j k g v /f fʲ θ θʲ s sʲ h hʲ/  f fʸ ŧ ŧʸ s sʸ h x /m mʲ n ɲ r j ɮ ɮʲ/ m l n ǹ r j ƚ ⱡ /ɛ ɔ i ɨ u/ + length e o i y u /a e/ + length  a ä Long vowels are written with macron /a e/ are less common than the other vowels, and they can only occur i...
by Birdlang
Sun Feb 15, 2015 11:18 am
Forum: Languages & Linguistics
Topic: Guess the Language, anyone?
Replies: 1352
Views: 223678

Re: Guess the Language, anyone?

Japhug RGyalrong?