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Inyauk Practice Thread
Posted: Mon May 02, 2011 10:01 pm
by brandrinn
Post here to converse in Inyauk.
susikana inyaukaya?
Re: Inyauk Practice Thread
Posted: Mon May 02, 2011 10:39 pm
by Ossicone
Txím súsikana ínyaukaya.
I know people.
La txí
m kúmatxana ínyauk
ahi.
And I speak Inyauk.
Txínaimip ir fír nífinaaáyarikat ínyaukahi ah.
I am glad that you want to learn Inyauk.
kúmatx - to speak
nífin - desire
áyarik - to learn/meet
ímip - glad
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I'm not sure if I've mentioned this yet but
inyauk literally means
people.
So the first sentence would translate as 'I know people.' and the second would be 'I speak Inyauk.'
Don't worry if you don't understand what's going on yet. You will soon enough.
EDIT: Damn why don't you guys have a spoiler tag?
Re: Inyauk Practice Thread
Posted: Mon May 02, 2011 10:59 pm
by Trailsend
Question: If an Inyauk toddler encountered an object that they didn't yet know the word for and wanted someone else to tell them, what would they ask?
(Is this thread only for conversation, or also small questions?)
Re: Inyauk Practice Thread
Posted: Mon May 02, 2011 11:15 pm
by Ossicone
Trailsend wrote:Question: If an Inyauk toddler encountered an object that they didn't yet know the word for and wanted someone else to tell them, what would they ask?
(Is this thread only for conversation, or also small questions?)
Zarní? - /θaɾ'ni/ - 'What is it'
Zarníat? - /θaɾ'niʔat/ - 'What is this (that I am holding)?
Zartsáag? - /θaɾ'ʦaʔag/ -'What is this thing?'
Txím yasúsikana.
But it seems reasonable to ask questions as well.
Re: Inyauk Practice Thread
Posted: Mon May 02, 2011 11:29 pm
by Trailsend
Sweet! Okay, selfish requests that need only apply to me:
- Where natural, please use complete sentences (whatever that means for Inyauk)
- If you can tell what I'm trying to say but I'm not saying it right, or even not quite naturally, please give me the correct thing to say instead
- Please avoid translating or explaining in English like the plague
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Zarní?
Re: Inyauk Practice Thread
Posted: Mon May 02, 2011 11:33 pm
by Ossicone
You're a sucker for wayk.
Kía Sárak!
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Nínaáak.
Re: Inyauk Practice Thread
Posted: Mon May 02, 2011 11:36 pm
by Trailsend
It's true! ^_^
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Nínaáak?
Re: Inyauk Practice Thread
Posted: Mon May 02, 2011 11:37 pm
by Ossicone
Átx!
Re: Inyauk Practice Thread
Posted: Mon May 02, 2011 11:45 pm
by Trailsend
Simple questions are simple! Sweet!
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Nínaáak?
Re: Inyauk Practice Thread
Posted: Mon May 02, 2011 11:51 pm
by Ossicone
???
Nínahansar.
Re: Inyauk Practice Thread
Posted: Mon May 02, 2011 11:53 pm
by Trailsend
Ooooooh, shiny!
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Nínahansar. Zarni?
I'm still pointing at the
Re: Inyauk Practice Thread
Posted: Mon May 02, 2011 11:58 pm
by Ossicone
Nínahansar. Zarni?
Zarníhansar?
Átx. Nahaánsar.
Re: Inyauk Practice Thread
Posted: Tue May 03, 2011 12:03 am
by Trailsend
Oh!
Hmm...
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Zarníáak?
Re: Inyauk Practice Thread
Posted: Tue May 03, 2011 12:05 am
by Ossicone
Zarnínaáak?
Átx. Nínaáak.
Re: Inyauk Practice Thread
Posted: Tue May 03, 2011 12:07 am
by Trailsend
Aha! Cool!
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Zarní?
Re: Inyauk Practice Thread
Posted: Tue May 03, 2011 12:11 am
by Ossicone
Nínaufin!
Re: Inyauk Practice Thread
Posted: Tue May 03, 2011 12:13 am
by Trailsend
Zarnínaufin?
Re: Inyauk Practice Thread
Posted: Tue May 03, 2011 12:14 am
by Ossicone
Átx! Nahúfin.
Re: Inyauk Practice Thread
Posted: Tue May 03, 2011 12:17 am
by Trailsend
Intriguing! Okay, let's try this:
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Zarnínaufin?
Re: Inyauk Practice Thread
Posted: Tue May 03, 2011 12:21 am
by Ossicone
Yán.
Nínayaufin.
Re: Inyauk Practice Thread
Posted: Tue May 03, 2011 12:25 am
by Trailsend
Ooooh cool!
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Nínayaufin.
Nínayaufin.
Nínaufin!
Átx, yán?
Re: Inyauk Practice Thread
Posted: Tue May 03, 2011 12:33 am
by Ossicone
I'm going to add some ipa for kicks.
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Átx! Nahaánsar.
/'aʧ naxa'ʔansaɾ/
Átx! Naháak.
/nax'aʔak/
Átx! Nahúfin!
/nax'ufin/
Átx, yán?
Zarpáxiin?
/θaɾ'paʃiːn/
Re: Inyauk Practice Thread
Posted: Tue May 03, 2011 12:49 am
by Trailsend
Yeehaw! And deixis to boot!
Hmm...there's something going on with "Nínahansar", "Zarníhansar?", and "Nahaánsar" I haven't pegged yet--probably some morphophonemic tweaking. It'll come.
And now for more mad experimentation!
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Nínayaáak, nínayaufin, nínahansar.
Nínayaufin, nínayahansar, nínaáak.
Nínayahansar, nínayaáak, nínaufin.
Zarpáxiin?
Re: Inyauk Practice Thread
Posted: Tue May 03, 2011 1:05 am
by Ossicone
The hánsar thing is definitely a common rule. Keep going and it'll pop up with another word.
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Nunúnapaxiin!
Nínahansarnaihda.
Nínaihda.
Nínaáaknairuk.
Nínairuk.
Nínaufinaainyar.
Nínainyar.
Re: Inyauk Practice Thread
Posted: Tue May 03, 2011 1:11 am
by Trailsend
O_o Waaaait wait wait wait. Slowly!
Hmmm...
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Zarnínaihda?