Substantial postings about constructed languages and constructed worlds in general. Good place to mention your own or evaluate someone else's. Put quick questions in C&C Quickies instead.
Dewrad wrote: ma nawo goñǝraɬ kido, zuna a paźǝs reɣan mǝ.
I made a new script, and now I have to write a lesson plan.
Psay ork keechaung mee. Ngduamga keun Palahwau-psay aajung bo deu? I like your script. It is based on Pallava, right?
Tan saloit Çò n'è rèn derivat del palava, però toi he pres la boana sènta.
Thanks It's not derived from Pallava, but you're definitely on the right track.
Salmoneus wrote:(NB Dewrad is behaving like an adult - a petty, sarcastic and uncharitable adult, admittedly, but none the less note the infinitely higher quality of flame)
Dewrad wrote:Tan saloit Çò n'è rèn derivat del palava, però toi he pres la boana sènta.
Thanks It's not derived from Pallava, but you're definitely on the right track.
Parawah gi yaigamu-buru sithuh yumu-san yhunkhuhiwungu-buru. If it's not from Pallava then I can't guess what it is.
Salmoneus wrote:(NB Dewrad is behaving like an adult - a petty, sarcastic and uncharitable adult, admittedly, but none the less note the infinitely higher quality of flame)
Nalakite. Nalakite. Nalakitu. Nalakitu. Nalakitifa. Lalakitifa. Sinlakite.
I write. I wrote. We write. We wrote. It is written. It is being written. I will write.
KETIB. KEITBIN. KALTEB. KOTIB. KOITBIN. KALTOB. KOITYB. KOTAB. KOITBON. KOLTOB. KUTIB. KUITBIN. KALTUB. KUTOB. KUITBON. KULTOB. KOITUB. KATOB. KAITBIN. KALTAB. I wrote. I should have wrote. I could have wrote. You wrote. You should have wrote. You could have wrote. Finish writing! They wrote. They should have wrote. They could have wrote. I write. I should write. I could write. You write. You should write. You could write. Write! They write. They should write. They could write.
Uyskrib'wz, yooskrib'wz, eeskrib'wz, sheeskrib'wz. weeskrib'wz, dayskrib'wz. Yoolo'skrib'wdinorw. I'carn'tskrib'w k'zits'ni'.
I write, you write, he writes, she writes, we write, they write. You all write too. It can't write because it is an it.
Uyluykskirblin. Mayksmeeoyteetoytee.
I like writing. It makes me feel civilised.
Phahgu. Tah-phahgu. Phahri. Tah-phahri. Phahra. Uthugan phahurmu. I write. I wrote. We write. We wrote. You write. Everyone writes.
Paphahmu. Phahwa phemu. Paphahwa phemu. Phahwa whirmu. Phah-du. Tah-phahkiwunmu-buru. It is written. He is writing. It is being written. It has been written. Write! She wasn't able to write.
Ig sgryf. Ig sgrifti. Ig heppt gisgrifft. Ig haptē gisgrifft. Ig zʉll sgryvē. Dē vort gisgrifft. Dē virti gesgrifft. Dē iss gisgrifft. Dē wast gisgrifft. Dē zʉll gisgrifft vortē. I write. I wrote. I have written. I had written. I will write. It is written. It was written. It has been written. It had been written. It will be written.
Chýjcha. Chýjlhach. Chýjlha. Chýjlhan. Chýjnah. Chýchyjcha. Chýchyjlhach. Chýchyjlha. Chýchyjlhan. Chýchyjnah.
He writes (*4). It is written. He has written (*4). It has been written.
Chyjwách. Chyjwálhach. Chyjwálh. Chyjwálhan. Chyjwáchah. Chyjwálhachah. Chyjwálhah. Chyjwálhanah. Chýchyjwach. Chýchyjwalhach. Chýchyjwalh. Chýchyjwalhan. Chýchyjwachah. Chýchyjwalhachah. Chýchyjwalhah. Chýchyjwalhanah.
He makes him write (*4). He is made to write (*4). He has made him write (*4). He has been made to write (*4).
Cor, cor, cor, cor, cor, cor, cor, cor, cor, cor, cor, cor, cor. I write, you write, it writes, we write, they write, I wrote, I will write, words, words, words, blah, blah, blah.
Raqa Ancaronpotcor... Silly Ancaron...
Cor, tacor, doncor, civcor, tadoncor. I write, I'm not writing write, I wrote, I will write, I didn't write.
Nucor, zicor, cacor, licor, mucor, ricor..., rocor..., gucor, nicor, cucor, facor, corcor! I might write, I am able to write, I am allowed to write, I could write, I should write, that I write..., I might have written, but I'm not sure..., I must have written, I want to write, I need to write, I generally write, write!
Numurocor. It might be the case that I should write, but I'm not sure.
Tadoncucor. No, I didn't need to write.
Karcsn... I write...
... Mardon! Cormani! Ancaronpotcora cor tadeadea et Ziocapotcor! Mardon! Cormani! Don't give Zukish Ancaron words!
Karcsn, karcyöa, karcsn, karcsano, karcsanoa, karcsano. I write, You write, He writes, I don't write, you don't write, she doesn't write.
Karcsno, karcyöna, karcsna, karcsanno, karcsanona, karcsanna. I will write, you will write, they will write, we won't write, you won't write, he won't write.
Karcë, karcyöe, karcë, karcsanë, karcsanoe, karcsanë. we wrote, you wrote, she wrote, I didn't write, you didn't write, they didn't write.
Karcyï, karcyöi, karcyï, karcsanï, karcsanoyi, karcsanï. I am writing, you are writing, he is writing, we aren't writing, you aren't writing, she isn't writing.
Karcyïno, karcyöyina, karcyina, karcsanïno, karcsanoyina, karcsanina. I will be writing, you will be writing, they will be writing, we won't be writing, you won't be writing, he won't be writing.
Karcyie, karcyöyie, karcyhie, karcsanie, karcsanoyie, karcsanhie. We were writing, you were writing, she was writing, I wasn't writing, you weren't writing, they weren't writing.
Karcsë! karsanë! Write! Don't write!
Xhïnkarcme. I wrote about it.
Zain pazitovcor, sio? Sio, tovcor.
You can't read that, right? Yes, it says that.
Shinali Sishi wrote:"Have I spoken unclearly? I meant electric catfish not electric onions."
Thry wrote:Οις πόσσω ναι αλλά δόμο θίο κη δήω στυδή... Ys posso ne allá domo thio ci dio stydí...
Today I can't go home early because I have to study... :cry:
leBǎgli celansuehanya?
What is it that you have to study? (terrible attempt at gloss: evid1-be.what<telic.active.self><lacking.knowledge>-s.3<singular> study<atelic.active.self><imperfect knowledge>-s.2-o.3-must-relative<singular>)
Hēgā dembā šindōrebegā šēb ardāmīst. Nūbə mēnēzā rīδɒγ paldest. [g=this.SF.ABS]hēgā[/g] [g=language.ABS]dembā[/g] [g=indoeuropean.ABS]šindōrebegā[/g] [g=last.night]šēb[/g] [g=make.PRF-]ard-[/g] [g=-3SF.ABS-]-ā-[/g] [g=-1S.ERG]-mīst[/g] [g=now]nūbə[/g] [g=desire]mēn-[/g] [g=-3SF.POSS]-ēzā[/g] [g=towards]rīδɒγ[/g] [g=descendant.PF.GEN]paldə[/g] [g=COP.3SG]-est[/g] I made this Indoeuropean language last night. Now it needs descendants.
Xrits. Xrit. Xrim. Xrimi. Xris. Xrish.
I (M) write. I (F) write. You (M) write. You (F) write. He writes. She writes.
Mxri. Maxri. Mxliri. Mxrilich. Nxri. Ndzxri. Nuxri. Ndzuxri.
I write it. You/he/she writes it. I write it for myself. I write it for someone else. I'm (M) not writing it. I'm (F) not writing it. You/he aren't/isn't writing it. You/she aren't/isn't writing it.
Qaxsha qmzedechi khazhi ndrolyu nuba.
[ʔaxˈʃa‿ʁməˈzɛdɛtʃi ˈkhaʒi ˈndrolʲu nuˈba]
It has been written that there is nothing new under the sun.
(I still have trouble with uvulars so the [q] allophone of /q/ can be realized as a glottal stop. They're not as much of a problem in Kannow but that's because dorsal consonant quality is mostly actually realized on the vowels.)
Gratama, gratatha, gratasa, ...
I write, you write, (s)he writes, ...
Tha thargandan.
It is superfluous.
...brought to you by the Weeping Elf Tha cvastam émi cvastam santham amal phelsa. -- Friedrich Schiller ESTAR-3SG:P human-OBJ only human-OBJ true-OBJ REL-LOC play-3SG:A
izet. aizet. areizet. aśiizet. ehireizet. ehiśiizet. iizet. ćareizet. mireizet. mereizet.
[iðet aʔiðet aɾeʔiðet aʑiʔiðet eɣiɾeʔiðet eɣiʑiʔiðet iʔiðet caɾeʔiðet miɾeʔiðet meɾeʔiðet]
One writes. I/we (excl.) write. I write. We (excl.) write. You and I write. We (incl.) write. You write. Someone here writes. This one writes. That one writes.
iejizet. eizet. iejmjaizet. iejkefizet. ûôjmjakôsše. iśihejkzikefizet. ûj kmaizet kmaśrepik.
[iʔejiðet eʔiðet iʔejmjaʔiðet iʔejgeβiðet ɯʔɤjmjagɤsçe iʑiɣejkθigeβiðet ɯj kmaʔiðet kmaʑrebik]
Write. Write! Start writing. Stop writing. Start again. All of you, don't stop writing. To write is to live.