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.
Dē Graut Bʉr wrote:Today I discovered that the words "bir" ("beer") and "vyn" ("wine") are descended from the same word. The word "vyn" was borrowed from vein, which derives from *berji, from which bir is also descended.
Ai ceu wínar ceu pótais ampula pírar, yau caila parhissar. if or wine-SG.GEN or beer-SG.GEN enough drink-PROSP.ACT.2SG, then whole-N.PL.ACC understand-PROSP.ACT.2SG If you drink enough wine or beer, you'll understand everything.
Dē Graut Bʉr wrote:Today I discovered that the words "bir" ("beer") and "vyn" ("wine") are descended from the same word. The word "vyn" was borrowed from vein, which derives from *berji, from which bir is also descended.
ke semye heya
Citation needed.
Hi wē dē hirrig talls gimakt hypē zegg dass dē yē. The one who made these languages says it is so.
Imralu wrote:Nimeambiwa kwamba ni uyoga ambao husababisha hiyo. I've been told it's mushrooms that have that effect.
But the river tripped on her by and by, lapping
as though her heart was brook: Why, why, why! Weh, O weh
I'se so silly to be flowing but I no canna stay!
Salmoneus wrote:OK, yáv ie op. Tha tung hér, whata het's? OK, I give up. What is this language?
Póca? Fau sa duchu tar Imralu, fau tar Jal, fau maitera? which-F.SG.NOM ? or ART-F.SG.NOM language-SG.NOM ART-M.SG.GEN Imralu or ART-M.SG.GEN Jal, or mine--F.SG.NOM?
Which one? Imralu's language, Jal's, or mine?
Salmoneus wrote:OK, yáv ie op. Tha tung hér, whata het's? OK, I give up. What is this language?
Póca? Fau sa duchu tar Imralu, fau tar Jal, fau maitera? which-F.SG.NOM ? or ART-F.SG.NOM language-SG.NOM ART-M.SG.GEN Imralu or ART-M.SG.GEN Jal, or mine--F.SG.NOM?
Which one? Imralu's language, Jal's, or mine?
Yenn. Yermensh, [yet] náva Yermensha...
Yours. Germanic, yet not Germanic...
But the river tripped on her by and by, lapping
as though her heart was brook: Why, why, why! Weh, O weh
I'se so silly to be flowing but I no canna stay!
Salmoneus wrote:Yours. Germanic, yet not Germanic...
Nu sa Tautisca's duchu indo-européyisca nítica, flódita pormai pér antar tár duchuwár Germániscé, Balto-Slaviscé, Celtiscé, Ítaliscé, al flódíma nú toyé Tarré. PRTC ART-F.SG.NOM Tautish-F.SG.NOM be-PRES.ACT.3SG.CLIT language-SG.NOM indo-european-F.SG.NOM western-F.SG.NOM, speak-PARTC.PAST.PASS.F.SG.NOM at-first where between ART-F.PL.LOC language-PL.LOC Germanic-F.LOC.SG Balto-Slavic-F.LOC.SG Celtic-F.LOC.SG Italic-F.LOC.SG, but speak-PARTC.PRES.PASS.F.SG.NOM now ART-F.SG.LOC Tarra-LOC
Tautisca is a Western Indo-European language, originally spoken somewhere between Germanic, Balto-Slavic, Celtic, and Italic, but now spoken on Tarra.
Ichrît a Nuyf y chi Norot au d'Aoz yn aomi dhet a mi gâvor, au ilôat a mîar y lhi ngaofar ûn. Ziget mine y mo net y mi gâvor, isôadh yn uyda mo na vîar yn igôath a chaofar.
/iˈxriːt a ˈnʊif ə xi ˈnorot a ˈdɑoz ən ˈɑomi ˈðet a mi ˈɣaːvor | aiˈloət ə ˈmiər ə ɬi ˈŋɑofar ˈʉːn || ˈziget min ə ˈmo net ə mi ˈɣaːvor | iˈsoəð ən ˈʊida mo na ˈviər ən iˈgoəθ a ˈxɑofar/ fight.PST DEF wind PT from north and DEF sun PT who be.PST DEF COMP/SUP strong, and come.PST INDEF man PT with cloak warm. say.PST they PT he be.PST PT COMP/SUP strong, can.PST PT make.PST he DEF man PT remove.PST DEF cloak The North Wind and the Sun were disputing which was the strongest, and then a man wearing a warm cloak came. They said that the one who could make the man take off his cloak was the strongest.
Naiv îar y gaot, isôadh in y tel na naivi si Daraich. N'isôadh i neith yn âz linir hei. Nine years ago I could count to nine in Bearlandic. I couldn't say much else.
Ṣän tātṣ nə läika tätśëstaśere...
[s̠æn̪ t̪ɑːt̠͡s̠ nə læ.i.ka tæ.t͡ɕɨ.sta.ɕere] I should do it in (Old) Laikan...
Śira hërañū kə əstseryayonaśotshāu pyer śōroṣetśaki yats, kaṣte mur sən harmā petā yetśotē. Tā hikyots, kī muryar petāmyose mähëtṣ, wu śōroṣetśai ɸūṣ.
[ɕi.ra hɨ.ra.nʲuː kə‿əs.t͡se.rʲa.jo.na.ɕot͡s hɑːʊ̯ pʲer̥ ɕɔː.ro.s̠e.t͡ɕa.ki jat͡s | ka.s̠t̠e mur̥ sən har.mɑː pe.tɑː je.t͡ɕo.tɛː | tɑː hi.kʲot͡s kiː mu.rʲar̥ pe.tɑː.mʲo.se mæ.hɨt̠͡s̠ wu ɕɔː.ro.s̠e.t͡ɕa.i ɸuːs̠] north_wind-NOM.SG sun-NOM.SG CONJ.and discuss-3.PL.PASS.PST.CONT=3.GEN CONJ.to strong-SUP.GEN.SG.F=REL be-3.SG.PST , when man-NOM.SG with warm-DAT.SG cloak-DAT.SG come-3.SG.PASS.PST.CONT . 3.PL.F say-3.PL.PST , REL.NOM.PL.F man-DEF.GEN.SG cloak=strip-PASS.PRS.GER able-SUBJ.3.SG.PST , COND strong-DEF.SUP.NOM.SG.F be-SUBJ.3.SG.PST . The North Wind and the Sun were disputing which was the strongest, and then a man wearing a warm cloak came. They said that the one who could make the man take off his cloak was the strongest.
Nu waidai, al aini taifus warraifus tautiscaifus praicun lipeten wélun. PRTC know-PRES.ACT.1SG, but only ART-N.PL.DAT word-PL.DAT tautisca-N.PL.DAT stay-INF want-PRET.NONACT.1SG
I know, I just wanted to stay close to the Tautisca wording.