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Conlang creation help request...

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EDIT: Found someone to help so this thread no longer has a point

Hello, so I'd like some help... well a lot of help really. I'm making a game, in the ideas stages currently, where I would like to use a conlang... at base I need a naming language of some sort, but what I'd like to do is, I think a bit more interesting than that imo.

The basic "story" of the world is that 100 years ago the creators created the world, the deities, mankind, and all the animals, plants and other such miscelaneous stuff.
Mankind started as 100 humans, 50 men and 50 women. They were raised by several deities and then when they were old enough (roughly 20 years After Creation) they were told to live and reproduce.
The world itself is a square of 200x200km with a large plateau in the center where several of the deities live and access to the literal underworld is.

So based on just that I need about 150 names, several of which are obviously compound names of some of the others.

The language is supposed to have been created as well so as to simplify and help communicate and educate between the deities and the humans as a result the deities and elements carry the same names as they are simplistically the same thing.

What I'd like to do is have the characters, if I can get voice actors when at that stage, to speak in this language while subtitles will be in english. But on top of that the other prominent aspect of this idea is that it is a series of games where the timeline advances 100 years between each game resulting in language and culture evolving.

So would anyone want to work with/help me with this?
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I'll offer help if it's non-binding and you don't expect a lot out of me. I'm not sure if I'll like the same language you'll like though, which is why I don't particularly want to be bound, as well as the fact that I'm working on my languages and stories. But I'll help you with input to not completely screw everything up. Just letting you know, conlanging is not easy, at least not if you want to make it naturalistic.
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Here are 150 names:

Ethreliel
Gandarthar
Thenoriel
Adolthiu
Thirendriel

Thiremthar
Adolthar
Thandrandrathar
Tharel
Elthar

Theanoriel
Fenderiel
Bambithar
Gortiel
Thud

Mandeliel
Mongothar
Thiren
Ethrelthar
Angramainyu

Thorel
Kal-El
Thagandar
Eniretsil
Börte

Zamboni
Zimbabwe
Zimbathar
Zimbambamba
Combobreaker

Gorthar
Zippiel
Bonkiel
Thudthar
Bang

Chudrick
Mrangstse
Bluppo
Adolfina
Zot

Churbo
Gingrich
Bartle
Grant
Brug

Jurdjort
Url
Bingo Gazingo
Javascript
Siegheil

Granp
Tkrud
Brongchong
Boog
Ngarchelong

Ngerulmud
Ngarlik
Pingelap
Pringle
Kris Kringle

Nethack
Xog the Vomitous
Pnurt
Chard
Boggt

Easel
Kibblebits
Foo Bar
Zippy the Pinhead
Ceci n'est pas une name

Crudfuck
GG Allin
Im An Elf
Wizard Hitler
Wizard Hitler 2: Electric Boogaloo

Eeeeeeee
Sngor
Fergus
Madolenihmw
U

Gargle
Postmodernism
Old MacDonald
Biggus Dickus
Gilbert

Deez Nuts
Horton Trump
I Ngacmova Prostatin Me Bibilush
Kim Il-sung
Quidquid

Old Thrashbarg
ZX Spectrum
Prunbo Brumpus
Futhark
Hirohito

Pink Floyd
Boomerang
Not Elvis
Brfxxccxxmnpcccclllmmnprxvclmnckssqlbb11116
Albin

Bolshevik Island
Newt (He Turned Me Into A)
Harrius Potter
The
Mborqv Jaax Ciengv

Sweden Is A Failed State
Yerkwanto Hurkis
http://www.google.com/
ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ
Um, Actually, This Is An Art Installation

Tokelau
Nauru
The Heart of Ahriman
卐卐卐卐卐卐卐卐卐卐卐卐卐卐
George Washington Carver

Goolngawarr
I Fucking Love Science
Zhang Xianzhong
Naypyidaw
Shlomo Shekelberg

Name
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Stalin Did Nothing Wrong
Thwack!
The Wizard of Andromeda, Glurton Brundge Jr.

Aeiou
Hrüntbårge
Eminem
Catullus
Bip

Dilberito
Mott the Hoople
Gondriel
Kalthar
Tsilgand

Tharyutsil
Endranel
Reltich
Gengarel
Elthirem

Ogiriel
Ethrengand
Githiel
Andathenor
Eodenthar

Fenthar
Angalor
Mirendrel
Kalgand
Gondenir
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several of which are obviously compound names of some of the others.
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HoskhMatriarch wrote:I'll offer help if it's non-binding and you don't expect a lot out of me. I'm not sure if I'll like the same language you'll like though, which is why I don't particularly want to be bound, as well as the fact that I'm working on my languages and stories. But I'll help you with input to not completely screw everything up. Just letting you know, conlanging is not easy, at least not if you want to make it naturalistic.
Well, part of the interesting point is that if this works out eventually the language would likely not sound appealing to me.
As far as being "bound". I think we agree here, though there probably is some stuff to iron out...

As far as the sound of the language...I'm not locked on anything in mind other than similar to and a mix of english/japanese because of familiarty for players and any voice actors... It wouldn't serve to create a language that was near impossible for people to pronounce or have a extremely hard time doing.

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Stop being dicks, and don't bully the newbie. You don't want to help, don't help.
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Durakken wrote:
HoskhMatriarch wrote:I'll offer help if it's non-binding and you don't expect a lot out of me. I'm not sure if I'll like the same language you'll like though, which is why I don't particularly want to be bound, as well as the fact that I'm working on my languages and stories. But I'll help you with input to not completely screw everything up. Just letting you know, conlanging is not easy, at least not if you want to make it naturalistic.
Well, part of the interesting point is that if this works out eventually the language would likely not sound appealing to me.
As far as being "bound". I think we agree here, though there probably is some stuff to iron out...

As far as the sound of the language...I'm not locked on anything in mind other than similar to and a mix of english/japanese because of familiarty for players and any voice actors... It wouldn't serve to create a language that was near impossible for people to pronounce or have a extremely hard time doing.
Well, just mixing English and Japanese is not particularly naturalistic (naturalistic = when a conlang is like a natlang). Taking the simplest parts of English and the simplest parts of Japanese will also get you much closer to Japanese than English. Foreign languages are also just in general hard to learn how to pronounce, which is why the majority of people have accents in their second languages. I also think it'd probably be nice to have maybe a couple of simple features not found in English or Japanese, like an /x/ or something, to make it more naturalistic (well, maybe not an /x/ specifically since, from what I've seen, a lot of people don't like that sound, but still something). I could try to help you make a simple phonology and names, although I'd want help from you.
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