Help your conlang fluency (2)

[k1234567890y]

Hyē Djahú!* Hu ga dē oss ji?
[ˈhɛɪ̯ɛ ˈdjaːhu | ˈhyː ˈɣaːdɔsːˌɪ]
Hey Jahu! How are you?

Dē byltiss oss "waggs" lygt oss mi mirr oss voggs oss oss zettpots.
[dɛ ˈbɛɪ̯ltɪsː ɔ̆sːˈʋɑxːs ˈlɛɪ̯xt s̩ ˈmi ˈmɪrː z̩ː ˈvɔxːs s̩ z̩ ˈzɛtːpots]
Those pictures of "wugs" look more like birds than like bugs to me.

*Did I transliterate that right?

Urban Basanawa:

いすた爾い語いす一んデッチし語？
/ɪsta daɪ 'basa ɪs ɛn dɛtʃɪʃ 'basa/
is-it-dat dy basa is en Detchish basa?(romanization)
Is your language a Germanic language?

Mie niala iaras ala.
but wing LOC.3p.NSPC.INAN bird
But birds have wings.

Urban Basanawa:

キーウィすせぃんど鳥す、あくキーウィす持わﾟとばいなあ無ん翼、あくだ事実だとキーウィす持わﾟとばいなあ無ん翼ね拒あんとだ可能性だとワッガすせぃんど虫す
/'ki:wɪs sɪnt 'fɔgəls ak 'ki:wɪs 'hɑ:vət 'ki:n 'flɛgəl ak də dʒɪ'dʒɪtsʊ dat 'ki:wɪs 'hɑ:vət 'ki:n 'flɛgəl nɛ fərmant də ka'no:se: dat 'wagəs sɪnt 'wɔrms/
Kiewis sind fogels, ak kiewis havet bynaa keen flegel, ak de djidjitzu dat kiewis havet bynaa keen flegel ne fermant de kanowsei dat waggas sind worms(romanization)
Kiwis are birds, but kiwis almost have no wings, but the fact that Kiwis almost have no wings doesn't deny the possibility that Wugs are worms.

[Dē Graut Bʉr]

Hyē Djahú!* Hu ga dē oss ji?
[ˈhɛɪ̯ɛ ˈdjaːhu | ˈhyː ˈɣaːdɔsːˌɪ]
Hey Jahu! How are you?

Dē byltiss oss "waggs" lygt oss mi mirr oss voggs oss oss zettpots.
[dɛ ˈbɛɪ̯ltɪsː ɔ̆sːˈʋɑxːs ˈlɛɪ̯xt s̩ ˈmi ˈmɪrː z̩ː ˈvɔxːs s̩ z̩ ˈzɛtːpots]
Those pictures of "wugs" look more like birds than like bugs to me.

*Did I transliterate that right?

Urban Basanawa:

いすた爾い語いす一んデッチし語？
/ɪsta daɪ 'basa ɪs ɛn dɛtʃɪʃ 'basa/
is-it-dat dy basa is en Detchish basa?(romanization)
Is your language a Germanic language?

No, di iss a ferrgiburrtnē lykighyt.
No, that's a coincidental similarity.

[k1234567890y]

No, di iss a ferrgiburrtnē lykighyt.
No, that's a coincidental similarity.

ok

Mar zettpots heppt zett pots. Darross nam wi zess "zett-pots" oss.
[maːr ˈzɛtːpots hɛpːt ˈzɛtː ˈpoːts | ˈdɑrːɔsː ˈnaːmʏsː ˈzɛtːpots ɔ̆sː]
But bugs have six legs. That's why we call them "six-legs".

Urban Basanawa:
吾考えんく汝意んすと昆虫す、あく彼と与えいわﾟと昆虫すみどあみいすと四脚す
/ɪk 'dɛnk dʊ 'mi:nst 'kɔntʃu:s ak ɪt 'gɛvət 'sɛlfs 'kɔntʃu:s mɪt a'mi:st 'fi:r 'kakɪs/
Ik denk du meenst kontchuus, ak it gevet selfs kontchuus mid ameest fier kakis(romanization)
I think you mean insects, but there are even incests with only four legs:

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[jal]

Fo ray, wen yu in me luk ting, it in min dis ting in de. A af Monahk botaflay af sis fut.
Actually, when you can't see something , it doesn't mean the thing isn't there. Monarchs *do* have six legs.

EDIT: fixed weirdest typo ever...


JAL

[k1234567890y]

Fo ray, wen yu in me luk ting, it in min dis ting in de. A af Monahk botaflay af sis fut.
Actually, when you can't see something , it doesn't mean the thing isn't there. Monarchs *do* have size legs.


JAL

ok

Lonmai Luna(romanization):

se gemata
1.SG err(interlinear)
I was wrong

[Imralu]

Dē byltiss oss "waggs" lygt oss mi mirr oss voggs oss oss zettpots.
[dɛ ˈbɛɪ̯ltɪsː ɔ̆sːˈʋɑxːs ˈlɛɪ̯xt s̩ ˈmi ˈmɪrː z̩ː ˈvɔxːs s̩ z̩ ˈzɛtːpots]
Those pictures of "wugs" look more like birds than like bugs to me.

Mie niala iaras ala.
but wing LOC.3p.NSPC.INAN bird
But birds have wings.

Mar zettpots heppt zett pots. Darross nam wi zess "zett-pots" oss.
[maːr ˈzɛtːpots hɛpːt ˈzɛtː ˈpoːts | ˈdɑrːɔsː ˈnaːmʏsː ˈzɛtːpots ɔ̆sː]
But bugs have six legs. That's why we call them "six-legs".

Kka zoi nu xi ho zejegau, ahe ho biua.
kka zoi nu xi ho zeje-gau | ahe ho biua
not say NOM.1s.ICS ACC.3s.DEF.INAN QUOT sixleg | yes QUOT small.animal
I didn't say "six-leg". I said "biua".

Kka gau aras auru biua.
kka gau ara auru biua
not leg LOC.3s.INAN.NSPC some.PL small.animal
Some "biua" don't have any legs.

Tehi igilixui kka tazu ja ntu.
tehi igilixui ka tazu ja ntu
maybe anglicise not skillful NOM.3s.DEF.ANIM.ACS walk
Maybe Imralu didn't translate it well into English.

(Another possible translation: "Maybe Imralu's no good at translating (into English)." Ouch! Anyway, biua covers any small animal.)

[Dē Graut Bʉr]

Dē byltiss oss "waggs" lygt oss mi mirr oss voggs oss oss zettpots.
[dɛ ˈbɛɪ̯ltɪsː ɔ̆sːˈʋɑxːs ˈlɛɪ̯xt s̩ ˈmi ˈmɪrː z̩ː ˈvɔxːs s̩ z̩ ˈzɛtːpots]
Those pictures of "wugs" look more like birds than like bugs to me.

Mie niala iaras ala.
but wing LOC.3p.NSPC.INAN bird
But birds have wings.

Mar zettpots heppt zett pots. Darross nam wi zess "zett-pots" oss.
[maːr ˈzɛtːpots hɛpːt ˈzɛtː ˈpoːts | ˈdɑrːɔsː ˈnaːmʏsː ˈzɛtːpots ɔ̆sː]
But bugs have six legs. That's why we call them "six-legs".

Kka zoi nu xi ho zejegau, ahe ho biua.
kka zoi nu xi ho zeje-gau | ahe ho biua
not say NOM.1s.ICS ACC.3s.DEF.INAN QUOT sixleg | yes QUOT small.animal
I didn't say "six-leg". I said "biua".

Kka gau aras auru biua.
kka gau ara auru biua
not leg LOC.3s.INAN.NSPC some.PL small.animal
Some "biua" don't have any legs.

Tehi igilixui kka tazu ja ntu.
tehi igilixui ka tazu ja ntu
maybe anglicise not skillful NOM.3s.DEF.ANIM.ACS walk
Maybe Imralu didn't translate it well into English.

(Another possible translation: "Maybe Imralu's no good at translating (into English)." Ouch! Anyway, biua covers any small animal.)

Dʉs wi pratti oss sgillig tingiss...
[ˈdœːsʏ ˈprɑtːi s̩ː ˈsxɪlːix ˈtiːŋɪsː]
So we were talking about different things...

In dē Bʉrnlannts dúl "zettpot" atiglyk oss klyn dirs oss zett pots.
[ɪnː dɛ ˈbœːrnlɑnːdz ˈduːl ˈzɛtːpot aːtiglɛɪ̯k s̩ː ˈklɛɪ̯n ˈdiːrs z̩ː ˈzɛtː ˈpoːts]
In Bearlandic "zettpot" only refers to small animals with six legs.

Prattē Bʉrnlannts oss dē pottall oss zettpots iss osslagig...
[ˈprɑtːɛ ˈbœːrnlɑnːts z̩ dɛ ˈpɔtːɑlː z̩ː ˈzɛtːpots ɪsː ˈɔsːlaɣix]
Talking in Bearlandic about the number of legs of insects is ridiculous...

[k1234567890y]

Urban Basanawa:
彼としゃいんとだとだ交流間ん異く語す能ん本当に成えるだん一ん問題
/ɪt 'ʃaɪnt dat də 'ko:rɪju: a'twɪn ʊŋgə'laɪk 'basas 'kan hɔn'to:nɪ 'wɛrdən ɛn 'mɔndaɪ/
It shinet dat de kowriyuu atwin ungelike basas kan hontow-ni werden en mondai(romanization)
it seems that the communication between different languages can really become an issue...

[jal]

It shinet dat de kowriyuu atwin ungelike basas kan hontow-ni werden en mondai

It sim woh dem sem Jahmanik woh. A wo mana langwic dis a?
It seems there are words that look like Germanic ones. What kind of language is it?


JAL

[k1234567890y]

It sim woh dem sem Jahmanik woh. A wo mana langwic dis a?
It seems there are words that look like Germanic ones. What kind of language is it?


JAL

やあ、汝びすと正と、町語いす一ん北海デッチし語だ発展らﾟどふぉん古サクサン語、但く如す汝能んすと見えいん、彼と持と多にきﾟアジアの影響す、そう人能ん見えいん彼と如す一ん独特な方言ふぉん低地ドイツ語
/jɑ: dʊ bɪst 'rɛçt 'burxspraɑ:k ɪs ɛn 'nɔrt.si: 'dɛtʃɪʃ 'basa də and'wɪklət fɔn ɔlt 'saksən 'basa ak as dʊ 'kanst 'se:n ɪt hat mɛnɪç adʒɪ'(j)anɔ 'e:kɪjo:s so: 'man 'kan 'se:n ɪt as ɛn dɔkʊtɔ'kʊna 'ho:gɛn fɔn 'te:tʃɪ 'dɔɪtsʊ 'basa/
ya, du bist recht, Burgspraak is en Nordsee detchish basa de andwickled fon Old Saxen basa, ak as du kanst sein, it hat mennig Adjia-no eikiyows, so man kan sein it as en dokutoku-na howgen fon teitchi doitzu basa.(romanization)
yes, you are right, Urban Basanawa is an Ingvaeonic West Germanic language evolved from Old Saxon, but as you can see, it has many Asian influences, so it can be counted as a peculiar Low German dialect.

[jal]

yes, you are right, Urban Basanawa is an Ingvaeonic West Germanic language evolved from Old Saxon, but as you can see, it has many Asian influences, so it can be counted as a peculiar Low German dialect.

De wo pah im on tok?
Where is it spoken?


JAL

[k1234567890y]

yes, you are right, Urban Basanawa is an Ingvaeonic West Germanic language evolved from Old Saxon, but as you can see, it has many Asian influences, so it can be counted as a peculiar Low German dialect.

De wo pah im on tok?
Where is it spoken?


JAL

Urban Basanawa:
中ん「だ新世界」、但く「だ新世界」いすね中ん我等る世界
in "De Niuland", ak "De Niuland" is ne in ur werld(romanization)
In "De Niuland", but "De Niuland" is not in our world.

[finlay]

Tanfuzupitisa naizapantakentagu lapalelakite. Kinizetize. Sesesiyu yakasa.
たん作語ないザパン字ぐらぱれ書て。き只遊ぜ。せ繋ゆや有さ。
I sometimes write my conlang with Japanese. Just for fun. There's no connection.

[k1234567890y]

Tanfuzupitisa naizapantakentagu lapalelakite. Kinizetize. Sesesiyu yakasa.
たん作語ないザパン字ぐらぱれ書て。き只遊ぜ。せ繋ゆや有さ。
I sometimes write my conlang with Japanese. Just for fun. There's no connection.

Urban Basanawa:

ね悪と
/nɛ slɪçt/
ne slicht(romanization)
not bad

だ公用文字ふぉん町語いすどぅうん派生ふぉんだ日本語の表記体系、だローマ字ふぉん町語いす見えいん如す一ん旧式の文字ふぉん町語。だローマ字ふぉん町語いす呼るﾟど「だ古文」。
/də ko:jo:'mɔdʒɪ fɔn 'burxsprɑ:k ɪs du:n 'hase: fɔn də nɪhɔŋgɔnɔhɪjo:kɪ'taɪke: də ro:'madʒɪ fɔn 'burxsprɑ:k ɪs 'se:n as ɛn kɪju:ʃɪk'ɪnɔ 'mɔdʒɪ fɔn 'burxsprɑ:k də ro:'madʒɪ fɔn 'burxsprɑ:k ɪs 'kaɫt də ɔlt'vraɪtɪŋk/
de kowyowmodji fon Burgspraak is doon hasei fon de nihongo-no-hiyowkitaikei, de romadji fon Burgspraak is sein as en kyuushiki-no modji fon Burgspraak. de romadji fon Burgspraak is kalled "de Oldwriting"(romanization)
The Official script of Urban Basanawa is derived from the Japanese Writing System, the latin-derived script of Urban Basanawa is seen as an archaic script of Urban Basanawa is called "the Oldwriting".

[Imralu]

Dʉs wi pratti oss sgillig tingiss...
[ˈdœːsʏ ˈprɑtːi s̩ː ˈsxɪlːix ˈtiːŋɪsː]
So we were talking about different things...

Ttu ahe
seem yes
It seems that way.

In dē Bʉrnlannts dúl "zettpot" atiglyk oss klyn dirs oss zett pots.
[ɪnː dɛ ˈbœːrnlɑnːdz ˈduːl ˈzɛtːpot aːtiglɛɪ̯k s̩ː ˈklɛɪ̯n ˈdiːrs z̩ː ˈzɛtː ˈpoːts]
In Bearlandic "zettpot" only refers to small animals with six legs.

Lumini
lum‹in›i
‹become.PFV›clear
Ah, I see.

Zoi ja ntu jo hos insect lo ila igilixi
say NOM.3s.DEF.ACS walk ACC.C QUOT "insect" ADV speak English
Imralu says the word in English is "insect".

Xu ho biua inxui ho bua.
xu ho b‹i›ua i-n-xui ho bua
NOM.3s.INAN.DEF QUOT ‹GERUNDIVE›crush.underfoot PRED-COP-ABL.3s.INAN.DEF QUOT crush.underfoot
The word biua comes from the word bua ('crush underfoot').

Zoi izi kilos azo iju no mula gia biua.
zoi izi kilo azo iu no mula g-ia biua
say ACC.3p.INAN.SPC word other NOM.3p.ANIM.NSPC receive liked COP-NOM.3p.INAN.NSPC ‹GERUNDIVE›crush.underfoot
People who like biua use other words.

[YourFace]

Zoi izi kilos azo iju no mula gia biua.
zoi izi kilo azo iu no mula g-ia biua
say ACC.3p.INAN.SPC word other NOM.3p.ANIM.NSPC receive liked COP-NOM.3p.INAN.NSPC ‹GERUNDIVE›crush.underfoot
People who like biua use other words.

hųaa ber biųa?
What's a biua?

[Imralu]

hųaa ber biųa?
What's a biua?

Auru ixuue.
auru ixu tie
some.PL NOM.3p.INAN.DEF this1
These are some.

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Mie kka ixu laielo ixu ziju. Ixu ikaji.
mie kka ixu laielo | ixu i-kaji | xe johua xu tie egio tta | ixu i-ho masa
but not NOM.3p.INAN.DEF butterfly NOM.3p.INAN.DEF hymenopterans | NOM.3p.INAN.DEF PRED-flying.insect
But not the butterflies or the hymenopterans (bee or wasp). They're kaji ('flying insects').

Xe johua kka xuues egio tta. Ixu iho masa.
xe johua kka xu tie egio tta | ixu i-ho masa
And usually NEG NOM.3s.INAN.DEF this1 threesome large | NOM,3p.INAN.DEF PRED-QUOT snake
And usually not the three big ones. Those are called masa ('snakes').

Ahe biua ia masa iti.
ahe biua ia masa iti
yes small.animal NOM.3p
Small snakes are biua though.

[k1234567890y]

Lonmai Luna:

alor yuklis hir luna bele pabel melta bele nil bakonsipaluryot tafa...
that.NEUT.PRON seem language be.different have method be.different in.respect.of classify thing
it seems that different languages have different ways to categorize things...

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Lonmai Luna:

dala alen Nep-nep.
3.SG PND Nep-nep
She is Nep-nep

alen Nep-nep nep-nep
PND Nep-nep be.cute-REDUP
Nep-nep is very cute

[jal]

Im af bik ay.
She has big eyes.


JAL

[k1234567890y]

Im af bik ay.
She has big eyes.


JAL

Lonmai Luna:
ahe, musume mal dul lir e Nihon-Anime fo Nihon-Manga fo Nihon-Geimu pabel depa ko antak.
yes, little.girl REL be(loc) inside at Japan-Anime and Japan-Manga and Japane-video.game have eye be.big often.(interlinear)
Yes, girls in Japanese Animes, Mangas, Games often have big eyes.

[Imralu]

Lonmai Luna:

alor yuklis hir luna bele pabel melta bele nil bakonsipaluryot tafa...
that.NEUT.PRON seem language be.different have method be.different in.respect.of classify thing
it seems that different languages have different ways to categorize things...

More: show

If your manga girl pictures are going to be so big, please put them in "more" tags. Thank you.

Lonmai Luna:

dala alen Nep-nep.
3.SG PND Nep-nep
She is Nep-nep

alen Nep-nep nep-nep
PND Nep-nep be.cute-REDUP
Nep-nep is very cute

Habu.
Fixed.

Ttia bahu ju Nebinébi
Nep-Nep is a little bit badass.

[k1234567890y]

Lonmai Luna:

alor yuklis hir luna bele pabel melta bele nil bakonsipaluryot tafa...
that.NEUT.PRON seem language be.different have method be.different in.respect.of classify thing
it seems that different languages have different ways to categorize things...

More: show

If your manga girl pictures are going to be so big, please put them in "more" tags. Thank you.

Lonmai Luna:

dala alen Nep-nep.
3.SG PND Nep-nep
She is Nep-nep

alen Nep-nep nep-nep
PND Nep-nep be.cute-REDUP
Nep-nep is very cute

Habu.
Fixed.

Ttia bahu ju Nebinébi
Nep-Nep is a little bit badass.

lol

Urban Basanawa:

但く彼いすね一ん戦闘機パイロット、彼いす一ん女神ふぉんゲイムギョウ界
Ak Nep-nep is ne en sentowki pairot, hi is en megami fon geimugiyowkai(romanization)
But Nep-nep is not a fighter pilot, she is a goddess of Gamindustri.

[Matrix]

Lonmai Luna:

alor yuklis hir luna bele pabel melta bele nil bakonsipaluryot tafa...
that.NEUT.PRON seem language be.different have method be.different in.respect.of classify thing
it seems that different languages have different ways to categorize things...

More: show

If your manga girl pictures are going to be so big, please put them in "more" tags. Thank you.

Lonmai Luna:

dala alen Nep-nep.
3.SG PND Nep-nep
She is Nep-nep

alen Nep-nep nep-nep
PND Nep-nep be.cute-REDUP
Nep-nep is very cute

Habu.
Fixed.

Ttia bahu ju Nebinébi
Nep-Nep is a little bit badass.

Yo cal pile hojak yeikom endos.
Your monitor must be tiny.

Raka varo ther kilo ra nil endos.
That picture was not big for me.

[jal]

Your monitor must be tiny.

Ye, yu se, it a ting kol "mobayl fon".
Yeah, you know, there's these things called "mobile phones".


JAL

[Imralu]

Your monitor must be tiny.

Kkas ahe zuvu.
no yes normal
No, it's normal.

Ye, yu se, it a ting kol "mobayl fon".
Yeah, you know, there's these things called "mobile phones".

Ahe. Jehe nu xi televo
yes | use NOM.1s.ICS ACC.3s.DEF.INAN telephone
Yes. I was using my phone.

alor yuklis hir luna bele pabel melta bele nil bakonsipaluryot tafa...
that.NEUT.PRON seem language be.different have method be.different in.respect.of classify thing
it seems that different languages have different ways to categorize things...

Bas ahe.
very yes
Yes, very much so.

Eni ihueva uihi vejo kue ilia
eni i-hueva uihi vejo kue ilia
DAT.1s.ICS PRED-most enjoyable TOP.C make language
For me, it's one of the most fun ... funnest ... things about making languages.