Lexicon Building

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ObsequiousNewt wrote: Next: pamphlet
Taahu:
tayénhutsí - book.DIM - booklet; pamphlet

Next word:
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Theta wrote:Next word: persuade
Early Proto-Elmin muwâgmānanē-nâjâ /mùwáɰmānənēnájá/ "to persuade"
Next: to whine


Ο ορανς τα ανα̨ριθομον ϝερρον εͱεν ανθροποτροφον.
Το̨ ανθροπς αυ̨τ εκψον επ αθο̨ οραναμο̨ϝον.
Θαιν. Θαιν. Θαιν. Θαιν. Θαιν. Θαιν. Θαιν.

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ObsequiousNewt wrote:Early Proto-Elmin muwâgmānanē-nâjâ /mùwáɰmānənēnájá/
Bet that's pronounced /mə:nja/ by late Elmin (or, hell, vulgar proto-Elmin)
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R.Rusanov wrote:
ObsequiousNewt wrote:Early Proto-Elmin muwâgmānanē-nâjâ /mùwáɰmānənēnájá/
Bet that's pronounced /mə:nja/ by late Elmin (or, hell, vulgar proto-Elmin)
What? No, of course not :) There'll be stops developing, so, while the word will shorten, it'll shorten in a more interesting way.


Ο ορανς τα ανα̨ριθομον ϝερρον εͱεν ανθροποτροφον.
Το̨ ανθροπς αυ̨τ εκψον επ αθο̨ οραναμο̨ϝον.
Θαιν. Θαιν. Θαιν. Θαιν. Θαιν. Θαιν. Θαιν.

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Šin
ɳ̊i.ɦɔt.mɔ.yx
Meaning : to whine, to complain, and to whisper.
Next Word : onomatopoeia

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Genome wrote:next: onomatopoeia
Kala:

mila'oto - lit: sound-word

next: abstract; abstraction

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Tormiott:

nolpuis ˈnolpwɪs
...(v) to be vague, to be unclear; to be abstract
...(n) contour, silhouette, outline; abstraction
{nol- (prefix) clear, transparent; fluid, gelatinous; vague, unclear + puis (n) line (geometry); connection; street (urban)}

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next: bookmark
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din wrote:next: bookmark
Icastrian: kaedaistorpo [ˈkaɪðaʃˌtor̥po]
etymology: kaedais "book" + torpo "post, pole," by analogy with ságtorpo "road-post," which is a marker on the side of the road so travellers can still find their way if the road has been washed or snowed out

Next: equilibrium
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Colonel Cathcart wrote:Next: equilibrium
Old Zarcosian:

uezenspeḷ [wezenspeɬ]
noun; "balance, equilibrium, stasis"
from uezen, "overall continuation of life, natural order" + peḷ, "through, across, beyond".

Next: phoenix
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Adúljôžal ônal kol ví éža únah kex yaxlr gmlĥ hôga jô ônal kru ansu frú.
Ansu frú ônal savel zaš gmlĥ a vek Adúljôžal vé jaga čaþ kex.
Ônal zeh. Ônal zeh. Ônal zeh. Ônal zeh. Ônal zeh. Ônal zeh. Ônal zeh.

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Matrix wrote:Next: phoenix
Poswa: papwel "firebird, roc, phoenix"
Pabappa: papsu
Note though that although this bird is associated with fire, it is not an exact analogue of the mythological phoenix. However, if Poswobs needed a word to describe this concept, papwel would be the best choice.

next:
splinter (of wood, etc)
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Soap wrote:next: splinter (of wood, etc)
Kala:

tlenohi - log-DIM

next: corrode; rust; erode

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sano wrote:next: corrode; rust; erode
Kgáweq’ q’ágę’ decay, worsen
cǫ<>q’ágę’ rot (interior) (e.g., a house that looks fine until you peel back the drywall, a tree that looks fine until a storm breaks off a dead branch)
ʼeəc<>q’ágę’ rot (exterior), rust (of metal) (e.g., something visible)

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sano wrote:
Soap wrote:next: splinter (of wood, etc)
Kala:

tlenohi - log-DIM
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Soap wrote:How did you get that huge avatar?? I love it.
Um, thanks...but it's smaller than yours...in dimension and KB...

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sano wrote:next: corrode; rust; erode
Early Proto-Elmin: nânimēne-nâjâ /nánìmēnènájá/ "to erode"
Note: in Proto-Elmin this is not an ergative verb; the causative is formed with -mēnô- (i.e. nânimēne-mēnô-nâjâ)

Next word: gadzooks!, zounds!, or your favourite religious-derived exclamation.


Ο ορανς τα ανα̨ριθομον ϝερρον εͱεν ανθροποτροφον.
Το̨ ανθροπς αυ̨τ εκψον επ αθο̨ οραναμο̨ϝον.
Θαιν. Θαιν. Θαιν. Θαιν. Θαιν. Θαιν. Θαιν.

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ObsequiousNewt wrote:Next word: gadzooks!, zounds!, or your favourite religious-derived exclamation.
Taahu:
shéŋ yáa! - foot VOC - 'oh feet!'

The most sacred temple in all of Kíihesʔéw is called Tháansheŋgwí. It sits at the peak of the highest mountain in their territory and the name basically translates as "At the foot/base of heaven". This is a pretty common exclamation since invoking the actual names of the deities with the connotation of swearing can get you a couple days of jail time in more formal situations.

Next: going on the religious tract, demon or devil. Any kind of malicious spirit that's relevant to your conculture.

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Theta wrote:next: demon; devil
Kala:

putsu - goblin; witch; devil; monster; phantom; demon

next: reed-pipe wind instrument

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I can't figure out if my concountry has reed, so I'm not sure if I should borrow the word and if so, from what language. So you'll have to make do with:

Tormiott:

trîm /tɾiːm/ (n) musical instrument {from OE drēam}
hasatrîm /ˈhɛsətɾiːm/ (n) wind instrument {+ has, breath}

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quill
— o noth sidiritt Tormiott

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Lilitika: shúkhristíu, /ʃuːxɹɪstiːʌ/, wind-hair-pen. (Yes, I know, the phonology is boring. I'm working on a new one.)

Next: prescriptivism.

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Msérsca:
ísparmas policy, command, prescriptivism from íspar to instruct, prescribe, dictate + -mas suffix indicating a tendency or preference, roughly -ism

next word: root canal therapy

Ascima mresa óscsma sáca psta numar cemea.
Cemea tae neasc ctá ms co ísbas Ascima.
Carho. Carho. Carho. Carho. Carho. Carho. Carho.

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äreo wrote: next word: root canal therapy
Madeis:

balanie chodhath á ntarg [b̥alˠaɲə xoʁaːh ɑ̃ː daɾəg̊] Lit. digging cure for the tooth

from-
balanie = cure < bale = to cure, remedy
code = to dig
á = for, to
targ = tooth

Next: Archduke
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[pleːdjɒl ʊɨv im gʷlaːd]

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Msérsca:
apha cdust archduke from apha high, on top + cdust duke or cepcdust from cep head, chief + cdust duke

next word: coffee plantation

Ascima mresa óscsma sáca psta numar cemea.
Cemea tae neasc ctá ms co ísbas Ascima.
Carho. Carho. Carho. Carho. Carho. Carho. Carho.

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Coffee plantation

fûycńul kovimeş
ɸm̥yðnːuʎ cʊβımɛʃ

fûyç - harvest, crop

guvi - coffee, mutated by preceding final l




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múrúkú lí lafaní dezu (disease's health vulnerability) -> múrúladezu, immunodeficiency or the state of being immunocompromised.

The Lilitai were faced with a need to invent parthenogenesis technology and a fight against an opportunistic cancer-causing pathogen early on in their development as a civilization, so they know a disproportionate amount about medicine for a bunch of space-faring hippies.

Next challenge: some kind of obscene epithet for work which one does not value or want to do.

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Rhetorica wrote:Next challenge: some kind of obscene epithet for work which one does not value or want to do.
Kala:

kematsa

kema - work; labor; task

-tsa (from tsaya) - expression of anger; Damn it!; damned X

next: disgrace; shame; humiliation

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