Help your conlang fluency (2)

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Džihyə Pålmər Årnod wagowə əts ka-no peytsəwə-tša k'ohla-no suytsəri šitš'ə zošayowə.
another-S.M Palmer Arnold want-1.S-3.S.M and INDEF.S.M-PAT buy.PFV-GER-3.S.M=DAT chair-1.S=PAT leave.PFV-GER-3.S.F however be_motivated.IPFV-1.S-3.S.M
[ˈdʑihjɐ ˈpʰɔlmɐɾ ˈɔɾnod ˈwægowɐ ɐtsʰ ˈkʰæno ˈpʰejtsʰɐwɐtɕæ ˈkʼohlæno ˈsujtsʰɐɾi ˈɕitɕʼɐ zoˈɕæjowɐ]
I want another Arnold Palmer but cannot be bothered to get out of my chair to order one.
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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Sətårbəkəs-k'ə-zə šotšiyə-zə tšey limon xåk'sanmu-no nåwe-zə kåpe rist'əla-k'ə-zə Pålmər Årnodmu rowwə-lo šu ninnəyə.
Starbucks=LOC-REL black-S.M=REL tea lemon drink-PATN-P.M=PAT favorite-S.F=REL coffee shop-1.S=LOC=REL Palmer Arnold-P.M way=INST NEG taste.IPFV-3.S.M
[sɐˈtʰɔɾbɐkʰɐskʼɐzɐ ˈɕotɕʰijɐzɐ ˈtɕʰej ˈlimon ˈxɔkʼsænmuno ˈnɔwezɐ ˈkʰɔpʰe ˈɾistʼɐlækʼɐzɐ ˈpʰɔlmɐɾ ˈɔɾnodmu ˈɾowːɐlo ˈɕu ˈninːɐjɐ]
Black tea lemonades at Starbucks do not taste like Arnold Palmers at my favorite coffee shop.
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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Ka došeytsə-tša ġåyowə-pə gawə.
INDEF.S.M write-GER=DAT find-1.S-3.S.M=COMP necessary-3.S.M
[kʰæ ˈdoɕejtsʰɐtɕʰæ ˈɣɔjowɐpʰɐ ˈgæwɐ]
I need to find something to write.
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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Ama naik hanu imite lsapai. Tegai mapot nai zurke ad anku era.
I feel that too. Finding something to write can be hard.

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Dē Graut Bʉr wrote:I feel that too. Finding something to write can be hard.
Dis mata bo yu gol. Wen yu won ray ting fi sway sway fo jenral, o fi sway spasifik fohm, o fi fayn no-koba pah a grama.
That depends on your goal. Whether you want to write something to practice in general, or to try a specific construction, or to find an uncovered area of the grammar.


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Geste tod te no ne lunaip ku. Hêtai paik hottu hanu dam no baistak. Nuq tifi lsurke tegai mai.
I escaped from the madhouse, but I came back because I missed you guys. Now I'm writing nonsense.

Ti zanti ten hanu nuli pin man, ti terid ed nok hettu ama ama pukai lirek li. Ki zana pukai sub tzanai nanak loka.
If the Kunesian writing system is to believed, elephants walk over their own trunks. And their tusks are under their feet and trunks.

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Dē Graut Bʉr wrote:If the Kunesian writing system is to believed, elephants walk over their own trunks. And their tusks are under their feet and trunks.
Wit tai Tautínai elefantus nepadu ni widun, yau i faisten moxín.
because ART-M.PL.NOM Tautis-PL.NOM elephant-PL.ACC never NEG see-PAST.NONACT.3PL, therefore 3SG.N-ACC believe-INF can-PROSP.NONACT.3PL
The Tautínai have never seen elephants, so they might believe this.

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Dē Graut Bʉr wrote:Finding something to write can be hard.
Kame duyimwa ta penimwa tai!
write-2s feel-PL-ACC CONJ think-PL-ACC 2s.GEN
Write your feelings and thoughts!

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hwhatting wrote:
Dē Graut Bʉr wrote:If the Kunesian writing system is to believed, elephants walk over their own trunks. And their tusks are under their feet and trunks.
Wit tai Tautínai elefantus nepadu ni widun, yau i faisten moxín.
because ART-M.PL.NOM Tautis-PL.NOM elephant-PL.ACC never NEG see-PAST.NONACT.3PL, therefore 3SG.N-ACC believe-INF can-PROSP.NONACT.3PL
The Tautínai have never seen elephants, so they might believe this.
Naira nai itil. Ri hanu ed nuli tire lsapai, pon zana loka, hâi nhirâm danad airaf man?
Good to know. Will they also believe that they have to legs, which are disconnected from the rest of their bodies?
masako wrote:
Dē Graut Bʉr wrote:Finding something to write can be hard.
Kame duyimwa ta penimwa tai!
write-2s feel-PL-ACC CONJ think-PL-ACC 2s.GEN
Write your feelings and thoughts!
Pige ku namai loka dai.
Maybe I have none.

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Dē Graut Bʉr wrote:
masako wrote:
Dē Graut Bʉr wrote:Finding something to write can be hard.
Kame duyimwa ta penimwa tai!
write-2s feel-PL-ACC CONJ think-PL-ACC 2s.GEN
Write your feelings and thoughts!
Pige ku namai loka dai.
Maybe I have none.
Grrowrrr?! Meow grrr grrooving?? Kaixe grrek meow grrr grrooving?
What?! Have no thoughts?? How can you be alive without thinking?

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Vijay wrote:
Dē Graut Bʉr wrote:
masako wrote:
Dē Graut Bʉr wrote:Finding something to write can be hard.
Kame duyimwa ta penimwa tai!
write-2s feel-PL-ACC CONJ think-PL-ACC 2s.GEN
Write your feelings and thoughts!
Pige ku namai loka dai.
Maybe I have none.
Grrowrrr?! Meow grrr grrooving?? Kaixe grrek meow grrr grrooving?
What?! Have no thoughts?? How can you be alive without thinking?
Coppa courin das methetten mie tior ithog
/ˈkopːa ˈkʏʊɾɪn dɛs ˈməθətːən mjə tɕoɹ ˈiθoʊ/
some seem-3P only inspire-3P REFL by.means.of impulse
Some people seem to be driven only by impulses
— o noth sidiritt Tormiott

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Prrofirrre picxerrxcrratching mein woh grragongrrowrrr ko kya hua? Krrek?
What happened to the dragon in your profile picture? Is it dead?

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Det dwagn a gut dwagn pas ol.
A dead dragon is the best dragon.


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tərgac wa, žal.
You wound me, Jal

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Vijay wrote:Prrofirrre picxerrxcrratching mein woh grragongrrowrrr ko kya hua? Krrek?
What happened to the dragon in your profile picture? Is it dead?
Ôu, sen mêrcor. Esilor!
/ʏʊ | sən məːɹkʊɹ | ˈəsɪlʊɹ/
no, NEG-3s die<PERF>-3s. made.of-silver-3s.
No, not dead. He's silver.

(I removed the blue shield behind him; the dragon didn't change color)
jal wrote:Det dwagn a gut dwagn pas ol.
A dead dragon is the best dragon.
Onta nar soccainaste smonopen nosca ueramporh ni natadam?
/ˈonta naɹ ˈsokːɛanɪˌstə ˈsmonowən ˈnoska ˈwəɾampʊɹ ni ˈnɛtɪðam/

in.that.case be.who-3s maintain-COND.3s balance between protection and destruction
But then who would maintain the balance between protection and destruction?
— o noth sidiritt Tormiott

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KathTheDragon wrote:You wound me, Jal
Poloji! Oba mi a longga tahn Obit Ya, an Smok af det :).
Pardon me! But I'm still translating "The Hobbit", and Smaug must die :).


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yta smawug ġərśit guḥəm na qlan nan lamkən
Smaug gives a bad name to the rest of us dragons.

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Dē Graut Bʉr wrote:Good to know. Will they also believe that they have to legs, which are disconnected from the rest of their bodies?
To móli faisuntis.
that-N.SG.ACC hardly believe-PROSP.ACT.3PL
That they will hardly believe.

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din wrote:
Vijay wrote:Prrofirrre picxerrxcrratching mein woh grragongrrowrrr ko kya hua? Krrek?
What happened to the dragon in your profile picture? Is it dead?
Ôu, sen mêrcor. Esilor!
/ʏʊ | sən məːɹkʊɹ | ˈəsɪlʊɹ/
no, NEG-3s die<PERF>-3s. made.of-silver-3s.
No, not dead. He's silver.

(I removed the blue shield behind him; the dragon didn't change color)
C'i c'èyə č'exa.
DIST.S.M dead seem-3.S.M
[ˈtsʼi ˈtsʼɛjə ˈtʂʼeχa]
He looks dead.
Last edited by Travis B. on Thu Feb 08, 2018 8:07 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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:He looks dead.
It me kos im lay baksay don?
Perhaps because it lies with its back down?


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Lahęla ⟨dz⟩ mòwə-ča ⟨ʒ⟩ əc ⟨dž⟩ mòwə-ča ⟨ǯ⟩ əc ⟨ts⟩ mòwə-ča ⟨c⟩ əc ⟨tš⟩ mòwə-ča ⟨č⟩ əc ⟨ts'⟩ mòwə-ča ⟨c'⟩ əc ⟨tš'⟩ mòwə-ča ⟨č'⟩ nęcəwo-re q'allori lè.
I have changed my language to use ⟨ʒ⟩ instead of ⟨dz⟩, ⟨ǯ⟩ instead of ⟨dž⟩, ⟨c⟩ instead of ⟨ts⟩, ⟨č⟩ instead of ⟨tš⟩, ⟨c'⟩ instead of ⟨ts'⟩, and ⟨č'⟩ instead of ⟨tš'⟩.
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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:I have changed my language to use ⟨ʒ⟩ instead of ⟨dz⟩, ⟨ǯ⟩ instead of ⟨dž⟩
Dis wil konfon man don. Dem oda tahn luk sen, oba dis ya wan...
This wil confuse people thoroughly. The changes others look sensible, but this one...


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No so Travis, mas les linguists russes fachentz le meisen en lengs caucasechs.
I am not Travis, but Russian linguists do the same in Caucasian languages.
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ESTAR-3SG:P human-OBJ only human-OBJ true-OBJ REL-LOC play-3SG:A

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C'iz romąc'ə lahę č'eśęri əc c'iz romąc'ə lahę čisse źo šičə teyęri?
DIST.SF Romance language seem-A:3SF-P:3SF and DIST.SF Romance language kind-3SF which.SF however equals.IPFV-A:3SF-P:3SF
[ˈtsʼiz ˈɾomãtsʼə ˈlahɛ̃ ˈtʂʼeɕɛ̃ɾi ətsʰ ˈtsʼiz ˈɾomãtsʼə ˈlahɛ̃ ˈtʂʰisːe ˈʑo ˈʂitʂʰə ˈtʰejɛ̃ɾi]
That looks like a Romance language but what kind of Romance language is it?
Last edited by Travis B. on Sat Feb 10, 2018 4:15 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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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WeepingElf wrote:I am not Travis, but Russian linguists do the same in Caucasian languages.
Mi swel in no Trabis, oba mi sapway dem in tek Saralik fi dis.
I'm also no Travis, but I'm surprised they don't use Cyrillic for this.


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