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Travis B. wrote:next: crocodile
Undreve: ězon
Janaharian: jôhdar
Luworese: chenkwadu
Common Gnomish: shijngokkan ("canoe lizard"; as gnomes live underground they weren't aware of crocodiles until relatively late in their history)
Chavakani: ngrivo

Next: soup, broth, or stew, depending on whether your conlang distinguishes them/how many words you feel like doing
[ʈʂʰɤŋtɕjɑŋ], or whatever you can comfortably pronounce that's close to that

Formerly known as Primordial Soup

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Chengjiang wrote:Next: soup, broth, or stew, depending on whether your conlang distinguishes them/how many words you feel like doing
Tshyak

soup: mkhraew [məkʰɻɛw]
broth: rplaoh [ɻəplɔh]

next: kettle
Dibotahamdn duthma jallni agaynni ra hgitn lakrhmi.
Amuhawr jalla vowa vta hlakrhi hdm duthmi xaja.
Irdro. Irdro. Irdro. Irdro. Irdro. Irdro. Irdro.

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Unnamed conlang:

/kʰatʃɻ̩/ (no proper orthography yet...)

kettle

Derived from reconstructed Proto-Germanic through a series of sound changes

Next word:

collie (as in the dog)

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Sglod wrote:next: collie (as in the dog)
Kala: mitankoyo - lit: sheepdog

next: slip away; leave secretly; escape stealthily

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hedieu v. sneak out; slip away; leave surrepstitiously (from hedi blink + eu leave)

next: critical dissonance (a sharp difference between popular and expert opinion)

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Nhuguda:

Pasajõpa "critical dissonance (differing set of perspectives on the truth)"
From Proto-Niō *pres-zlomt

Next: Metalanguage (language used to discuss language; a must for any conlanger)

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Pedant wrote:Next: Metalanguage (language used to discuss language; a must for any conlanger)
Old Tshyak: rklan gkhaol "metalanguage" [ɻəklan gəkʰɔl]
(standard) Middle Tshyak: klan gkhaol (traditional) / kyán qhaoo ("grammarian") "metalanguage" [kján qʰɔ̄ː]
Middle Laeh Tshyak: rklaen gkhaor (traditional) / rkyáen kèo' ("grammarian") "metalanguage" [ɻkjɛ́ɴ kœ̀ə]

next: reef
Dibotahamdn duthma jallni agaynni ra hgitn lakrhmi.
Amuhawr jalla vowa vta hlakrhi hdm duthmi xaja.
Irdro. Irdro. Irdro. Irdro. Irdro. Irdro. Irdro.

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Travis B. wrote:next: reef
Undreve: dwenô
Janaharian: bikht
Luworese: changpư
Common Gnomish: qatlkod (the "reefs" this normally refers to are magic-field-based biomass formations found in underground seas, but the principle is the same)
Chavakani: mbonjó

Next: axle
[ʈʂʰɤŋtɕjɑŋ], or whatever you can comfortably pronounce that's close to that

Formerly known as Primordial Soup

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Axle:

Hūam Pōu: woi(yím) (33 25)
Vāu Pǒ: wò(yíu) (42 35)
Hùŋ Pò: úi(rì) (25 41)

Next: vivace (musical)

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"vivace"

suto:
(su)mula
literally: "(sound-)much-life"
mula = lively

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Proto-Muyan:

sutrhēnda (lit. doing good)

next word: to sew, stitch.
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Frislander wrote:next word: to sew, stitch.
Proto-Tshyak ʔəlóts [ʔəlots] (ipfv.) "be sewn"
Proto-Tshyak la ʔəlóts [la ʔəlots] (pfv.) / le ʔəlóts [le ʔəlots] (ipfv.) "get sewn"
Proto-Tshyak mô la ʔəlóts [mɔ la ʔəlots] (pfv.) / mú la ʔəlóts [mu la ʔəlots] (ipfv.) "sew"

Old Tshyak 'lot [ʔəlot] (ipfv.) "be sewn"
Old Tshyak l'lot [ləʔəlot] (pfv., ipfv.) "get sewn"
Old Tshyak ml'lot [mələʔəlot] (pfv., ipfv.) "sew"

Middle Tshyak k'lot (gram. lót) [lót] (ipfv.) "be sewn"
Middle Tshyak hliy k'lot (gram. hlíy lót) [ɬíj lót] (pfv.) / hluy k'lot (gram. hlúy lót) [ɬúj lót] (pfv.) "get sewn"
Middle Tshyak thre hliy k'lot (gram. tsrhé hlíy lót) [tʂʰé ɬíj lót] (pfv.) / thri hliy k'lot (gram. tsrhí hlíy lót) [tʂʰí ɬíj lót] (ipfv.) "sew"

Middle Laeh Tshyak k'lot (gram. lóet) [lǿʔ] (ipfv.) "be sewn"
Middle Laeh Tshyak hliy k'lot (gram. hlíy lóet) [ɬíj lǿʔ] (pfv.) / hluy k'lot (gram. hlúy lóet) [ɬúj lǿʔ] (pfv.) "get sewn"
Middle Laeh Tshyak stre hliy k'lot (gram. stsré hlíy lóet) [stʂé ɬíj lǿʔ] / stri hliy k'lot (gram. stsrí hlíy lóet) [stʂí ɬíj lǿʔ] (ipfv.) "sew"

next: examine
Dibotahamdn duthma jallni agaynni ra hgitn lakrhmi.
Amuhawr jalla vowa vta hlakrhi hdm duthmi xaja.
Irdro. Irdro. Irdro. Irdro. Irdro. Irdro. Irdro.

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Travis B. wrote:next: examine
Kala:

ohyo - evaluate; assess; examine
niko - experiment; examination; test
tokya - inspect; examine; look over

next: to cajole; to sweet talk someone into doing something

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masako wrote:next: to cajole; to sweet talk someone into doing something
Proto-Tshyak "convince" gəkaps [gəkap̚s] (pfv.), gəkops [gəkɤp̚s] (ipfv.)
Old Tshyak "cajole" gkap [gəkap̚ ] (pfv.), gkop [gəkop̚] (ipfv.) (note that certain affixes after this begin in [s] or [ʂ])
Old Mkroh "convince" ʔkàp [ʔəkàp̚] (pfv.), ʔkòp [ʔəkòp̚] (ipfv.) (note that certain affixes after this begin in [sʲ]; for these affixes, the stem changes to ʔkap [ʔəkāp̚] (pfv.), ʔkop [ʔəkōp̚] (ipfv.))
Middle Tshyak "cajole" gkap/kap [kāp̚] (pfv.)
Middle Laeh Tshyak "cajole" gkap/kap [kàʔ] (pfv.) (note that certain affixes after this begin in [s] or [ʂ])

next: spray
Dibotahamdn duthma jallni agaynni ra hgitn lakrhmi.
Amuhawr jalla vowa vta hlakrhi hdm duthmi xaja.
Irdro. Irdro. Irdro. Irdro. Irdro. Irdro. Irdro.

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Travis B. wrote: next: spray
Nawi : pase [pa.sε], verb from the p-s root that deals with scattering, dispersal, mist, etc

Next: intrusive
Formerly a vegetable

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Burke wrote:next: intrusive
Kala: nkasun

next: (to be) rare

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masako wrote:next: (to be) rare
Proto-Tshyak "be uncommon" məkwaŋʔ [məkwaŋʔ]
Old Tshyak "be rare" mkwang [məkwaŋ] (note that following /ɻ/ does not turn into palatalization)
Old Mkroh "be noble" gwǎŋ [gʷǎŋ] (before certain suffixes this is gwáŋ [gʷáŋ])
Middle Tshyak "be rare" mkwang/góang [gɒ́ŋ]
Middle Laeh Tshyak "be rare" mkwang/nkóang [ŋkɒ́ɴ] (note that following /ɻ/ does not turn into palatalization)

next: marsh, swamp, bog
Dibotahamdn duthma jallni agaynni ra hgitn lakrhmi.
Amuhawr jalla vowa vta hlakrhi hdm duthmi xaja.
Irdro. Irdro. Irdro. Irdro. Irdro. Irdro. Irdro.

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Travis B. wrote:next: marsh, swamp, bog
Kala: panta - marsh; swamp; wetlands; glade

next: plait; braid; pigtail

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masako wrote:next: plait; braid; pigtail
Proto-Tshyak "braid" bədzóŋs [bədzoŋs]
Old Tshyak "braid" bdzong [bədzoŋ]
Old Mkroh "braid" ʔtswòŋ [ʔətsʷòŋ] (note that certain suffixes begin with [sʲ] after this, and in those cases this becomes ʔtswoŋ [ʔətsʷōŋ])
Middle Tshyak "braid" dzong/tsong [tsōŋ]
Middle Laeh Tshyak "braid" dzong [dzòɴ]

next: turnip
Dibotahamdn duthma jallni agaynni ra hgitn lakrhmi.
Amuhawr jalla vowa vta hlakrhi hdm duthmi xaja.
Irdro. Irdro. Irdro. Irdro. Irdro. Irdro. Irdro.

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Travis B. wrote:next: turnip
Dnukta'u: bí’slubu [ˈbiːʔ.slu.bu] "radish" (lit. spicy-root)

Next word: agriculture

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spanick wrote:Next word: agriculture
Proto-Tshyak "agriculture" ʔò śəryóp brya [ʔʌ ɕəɻjop̚ bɻja] (lit. field cultivation)
Old Tshyak "agriculture" 'ryop brya [ʔəɻjop̚ bɻja] "
Old Mkroh "agriculture" pya ʔúorǒp [pʲā ʔuə́ɻǒp̚] "
Middle Tshyak "agriculture" k'yop byae/yóep psyae [jǿp̚ pɕɛ̄] "
Middle Laeh Tshyak "agriculture" k'rot brae/róet brae [ɻǿʔ bɻɛ̀ː] "

next: window
Dibotahamdn duthma jallni agaynni ra hgitn lakrhmi.
Amuhawr jalla vowa vta hlakrhi hdm duthmi xaja.
Irdro. Irdro. Irdro. Irdro. Irdro. Irdro. Irdro.

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Travis B. wrote:next: window
Dnukta'u: skulintsuku [ˈsku.lin.ˌtsu.ku] "window" (lit. light-gate)

Next word: pipe (as in a smoking pipe)

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spanick wrote:
Travis B. wrote:next: window
Dnukta'u: skulintsuku [ˈsku.lin.ˌtsu.ku] "window" (lit. light-gate)

Next word: pipe (as in a smoking pipe)
Poswa:

By itself, bae means "tube, tunnel, pipe". It is rarely used alone, however. A drain pipe is mumbae, a compound of mumbra "drain"(?) + bae, with some sound changes characteristic of compounds in this language. Satwas means smoke, so if they somehow had hookahs etc in Pusapom, they could call them

satwamumbae

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apron; unisex overlong shirt
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SoapBubbles wrote:next: apron; unisex overlong shirt
Kala: tsesa /ʧɛˈsa/

next: contemporary; generation; lifetime

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masako wrote:next: contemporary; generation; lifetime
contemporary: cussus, -un, -unti (prefix cum- "with, together" + present participle of ennun "to be"); for animate beings also cumbíwus, -un, -a (prefix cum- + bíwus "alive, living")
generation: proginor (prefix pro- "before" + genor "clan, family"; historically genor means "what has been born")
lifetime: aiwun "lifetime; age, epoch"

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