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.
Ars Lande wrote:Ātek hi wānrēyak dā klēht ad-panzer, an klēht ad-vē. [ˈa:tɛk çɪ wandˈɾe:jək da ˈkle:çt əðˈpa:ntsər ˈan ˈkle:çt əðˈβe:]
EVID / he OPT-cancel it with ART-tank / not with ART-vote
I think he wants to cancel it with tanks, not with elections.
S'era la ratión per que ny votássem contre.
[seɾ lə rə.jon pəɾ kə ni fo.ˈta.səm kont]
That's why we couldn't vote against it.
Ars Lande wrote:Ātek hi wānrēyak dā klēht ad-panzer, an klēht ad-vē. [ˈa:tɛk çɪ wandˈɾe:jək da ˈkle:çt əðˈpa:ntsər ˈan ˈkle:çt əðˈβe:]
EVID / he OPT-cancel it with ART-tank / not with ART-vote
I think he wants to cancel it with tanks, not with elections.
«Iret»-ú kelnoseí venzekíenú vezé. Mares illotetelíekú, ro lú réya arledré. Khé, mefañgréú, roní okhanai lezgedrim.
"Iret" is a pretty weak curse. You should take that back to the drawing board. And, seriously, lighten up.
Су еди вилстае мий бячсамас Su jed-i vels-tai-e mij byač-sam-a-s 1S.ERG this.ADJ thread(messages-COLL)-ABS NEG die-CAUS-PRS-1S
I won't let this thread die!
Мий авнах бячамав двин... Mij avn-a-h byač-ama-v dvin... NEG to.be.in.danger-PRS-3S die-INF-GEN however
Not that it was in danger of dying...
Акцвалтанги еди вилстала вилсшие мирамакаа, бизкялэ мий сунзах. Akcvaltang-i jed-i vils-ta-la vils-šij-e mir-ama-ka-a, biz-kyal-e mij sunz-a-h natlang-version.ADJ this.ADJ thread-INE message-1SPOS-ABS see-INF-NMZ-VOC, update(new-info)-ABS NEG exist-PRS-3S
To those who saw my post in the natlang version of this thread, no update.
Kqa moho'g ene xu mi kua'd ila vexi ma.
[kʼa moˈho ŋeˈne ʃu mi kwa ɾiˈla veˈʃi ma]
be.not be.known DAT.1s.MASC NOM.3s.DEF.INAN.REL be.C JUSS speak TOP.3s.DEF.INAN.REL be.what I don't know what we should talk about.
Tqia xenu ene texi mi o huxu tiu iju badu alu huna.
[tsʼa ʃeˈnu eˈne teˈʃi mi o huˈʃu tʃu iˈʒu baˈɾu aˈlu huˈna]
be.a.little be.sad DAT.1s.MASC CAUS.3s.DEF.INAN.REL be.C be.entity SUB-LOC.3s.DEF.INAN.REL be.absent NOM.3p.DEF.ANIM.REL be.many be.friend SUB-GEN.1s.MASC I'm a bit sad because many of my friends aren't here.
Tu hu iju ixi lu mala texi mi Kidisimasw.
[tu hu iˈʒu iˈʃi lu maˈla teˈʃi mi kiˌɾisiˈmasu]
PRF move NOM.3p.DEF.ANIM DAT.3s.DEF.INAN.REL be.place be.house CAUS.3s.DEF.INAN.REL be.C be.Christmas They've gone home because it's Christmas.
Vai na's uxu Beyali.
[vaˈi na suˈʃu bejaˈli]
stay NOM.1s.MASC LOC.3s.DEF.INAN.REL be.Berlin I'm staying in Berlin.
Zo kamia's iju alu huna hiju vai.
[zo kaˈmja siˈʒu aˈlu huˈna hiˈʒu va.ˈi]
be.current be.busy NOM.3p.DEF.ANIM.REL be.friend SUB-GEN.1s.MASC SUB-NOM.3s.DEF.ANIM.REL stay My friends who are staying are busy now.
Niu hale na xi aka "Ha'd emia's u hivu? Ha bo kigaw lene's u?"
[ɲu haˈle na ʃi aˈka ha ɾeˈmia su hiˈvu ha bo kiˈŋa.u leˈne su]
be.HAB ask NOM.1s.MASC ACC.3s.DEF.INAN.REL be.QUOT | Q be.unoccupied NOM.3s.NSPC.ANIM.REL SUB-NOM.2p.ANIM | Q want eat‹COLLECTIVE› COM.1s.MASC NOM.3s.NSPC.ANIM I'm always asking "Are any of you free? Does anyone want to eat with me?"
To kaw na lene.
[to ˈka.u na leˈne]
then eat NOM.1s.MASC COM.1s.MASC Then I eat alone.
Adu mia na's uxu gi taa.
[aˈɾu mja na suˈʃu ŋi taː]
be.yesterday move.IPFV NOM.1s.MASC LOC.3s.DEF.INAN.REL be.time be.large Yesterday I went for a long walk.
To hu izi baakw.
[to hu iˈzi ˈbaːku]
then move.PFV DAT.3s.SPEC.INAN.REL park I ended up at a park.
Key lalu xu sakay.
[ˈke.i laˈlu ʃu saˈka.i]
be.coloured be.rain NOM.3s.DEF.INAN.REL be.sky The sky was grey.
Xeva molu ixu tqaw.
[ʃeˈva moˈlu iˈʃu ˈtʼa.u]
be.seen be.dead NOM.3p.DEF.INAN.REL be.tree The trees looked dead.
Gaizu.
[ŋa.iˈzu]
be mud The ground was wet.
Mola's amayu na to mia's ixi mala.
[moˈla samaˈju na to mja siˈʃi maˈla]
be.merely shrug NOM.1s.MASC then move.IPFV DAT.3s.DEF.INAN.REL be.house I just shrugged and walked in the direction of home.
Kua te xu kadi ewa Viniley.
[kwa te ʃu kaˈɾi eˈwa viniˈle.i]
JUSS be.good NOM.3s.DEF.INAN.REL be.curry VOC.2s.MASC Finlay May the curry be good, Finlay!
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Sky is a loanword because the Ngolu's world, Aa, does not have a sky.
Мий денклака тецдаулака еди акцае кацас, мийкани дё су кациямашо. Mij denk-la-ka tecdau-la-ka jed-i akca-je kac-a-s, mij-ka-ni djo su kac-ij-ama-šo.
[mʲiː dʲeŋk'lakə tʲetsdaʊ'lakə 'jedɪ ak'tsajɛ 'katsəs || mʲiː'kanɪ dʲo su katsi'jamaʃɔ] NEG thought-INS-or help-INS-or this-ADJ language-ABS write-PRS-1S || NEG-NMZ-ABS 3S.GEN 1S.ERG write-INF-NMZ-ABL*
I am typing this language on the fly, as I haven't written anything down yet.
Too tired to speak it. And I'm not good at palatalizing, I think.
Thry wrote:Wat hewd it dan?
What does it have then?
Швийка, Финлаявка, Имралувка ней ютанны? Švij-ka, Finlaja-v-ka Imralu-v-ka nej yu-ta-n-nì?
['ʃviːkə fin'lajavkə im'raluvkə neɪ ju'tanːɪ] 1S.DAT-or Finlay.DAT-or Imralu.DAT-or 2S.ERG say-PST-2S-Q
Is that directed at me, Finlay, or Imralu?
Sky is a loanword because the Ngolu's world, Aa, does not have a sky.
The ground curves up and over. The Ngolu live on the inside of a tube. I suppose they'll have a word for the space in the middle of the tube, but on Earth, they'd probably borrow a word for sky because it looks very different.
Валаёйтийшеяёне чтотой курийкти Vala-yoj-tij-šej-ya-yone čto-toj kur-ij-kti
['valajoɪtiːʃeja'jonɛ 'tʃtotoɪ ku'riːktɪ] house-ELA-PLU-1PPOS-TOPIC-EMPHATIC person-PAR come-PST-3P
Out of our houses themselves came some people!
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Maka's udu tiaw! Wijeky xi wikuesw ekesetenexany viza humu guewaa'd alu huna huxu tie
be.faeces LOC.3s.NSPC.INAN.REL be.food | reject ACC.3s.DEF.INAN.REL be.request be.extention be.visa SUB-GEN.3s.SPEC.ANIM be.more-be.all be.friend SUB-GEN.1s.MASC SUB-LOC.3s.DEF.INAN.REL this1 Crap! My best friend here has just had her request for an extention on her visa rejected.
Ate naxe'n egue hu ju ixi Taaky.
be.probable be.obliged be.again move NOM.3s.DEF.ANIM DAT.3s.DEF.INAN.REL be.Turkey She'll probably have to go back to Turkey.
Kua te xu Kidisimasw!
JUSS be.good NOM.3s.DEF.INAN.REL be.Christmas Merry Christmas!