Help your premodern conlang fluency

[احمکي ارش-ھجن]

Ya ḫēvoḏ ẕīhat…
we have steel (tools)...

Bokamuye kanni ma, Vartukmuye raiśini ma, yukmuye xāki simə xaśə.

boka

wood

mu

-less

i

-ADJ

kaŋ

fire

i

ACC

ma

also

vartuk

cloud

mu

-less

i

-ADJ

raiśin

lightning

i

-ACC

ma

also

yuk

snow

mu

-less

i

-ADJ

xāk

cold

i

-ACC

simə

3ACOL

xaś

to.speak

ə

-AOR

They speak of woddless fire, cloudless lightning, and snowless cold.

Hamat kīm sēvok sī, mīs kēgdīr ḫīvīḏab.
what you speak of, my people have.

Xām nan vivi manrenrəkal Yōrupnə Terarni furta kai?

xām

tongue

na

2

n

-GEN

viv

old

i

-ADJ

manren

tribe

r

-DAT

kar

-from

Yōrup

India

n

-GEN

Tera

Earth

r

-DAT

ni

-on

fur

to.fall

ta

-PST

kai

Q

Does your tongue come from the old people of Europe on Earth (i.e. Proto-Indo-European)?

Sā śirmə xoś.

sā

1

śir

to.know

m

NMZ

xoś

to.desire

I wish to know.

N'a, ʾīm yaxkik yot Yaxkik Yat-Vṛḵaẕīkam, takūr Yaxkik Yat-Sēīd-'Axīrīkam.

No, this tongue is the Vrkhazhic tongue, [descended] from Sed'Ashiranic tongue*


*(in a way Sed'Ashiran language is the PIE of a conworld of mine, it's also the name of a super continent.)

[Travis B.]

Ośrə ginne kanīn dōŋ da.

oś

1P

r

-DAT

giŋ

silver

e

-ADJ

kanī

metal

n

-GEN

dōŋ

tool

da

to.exist

We have tools of silver metal (iron).

Verāmə sori dunta.

Verām

seer

h

-COL

sor

3I

i

-ACC

dun

to.give

ta

-PST

The Seers gave them to us.

Bokamuye kanni ma, Vartukmuye raiśini ma, yukmuye xāki simə xaśə.

boka

wood

mu

-less

i

-ADJ

kaŋ

fire

i

ACC

ma

also

vartuk

cloud

mu

-less

i

-ADJ

raiśin

lightning

i

-ACC

ma

also

yuk

snow

mu

-less

i

-ADJ

xāk

cold

i

-ACC

simə

3ACOL

xaś

to.speak

ə

-AOR

They speak of woddless fire, cloudless lightning, and snowless cold.

Simə sori "Matśiyut" naśkel.

simə

3ACOL

sor

3I

i

-ACC

matśiyut

magecraft

naśker

to.name

They call this "Magecraft."

Ya ḫēvoḏ ẕīhat…
we have steel (tools)...

Hamat kīm sēvok sī, mīs kēgdīr ḫīvīḏab.
what you speak of, my people have.

Bettimena ki śa soudut wabudó.
/βɛtːimɛna ki ɕa sɔu̯ðut waβuðo/
folk.NOM-POSS.1ST.SG-NOM.SG no this thing.ACC-ACC.PL have-ACC.3RD.PL.A-NOM.3RD.SG.C
My people have none of these things.

Bettimena śa soudut cetarakabudówå.
/βɛtːimɛna ɕa sɔu̯ðut tsɛtarakaβuðowɒ/
folk.NOM-POSS.1ST.SG-NOM.SG this thing.ACC-ACC.PL imagine-able.to-not-ACC.3RD.PL.A-NOM.3RD.SG.C-SUBJ
My people would not be able to imagine these things.

Bettimena śa soudut horabudókewe teri reirabudókepa?
/βɛtːimɛna ɕa sɔu̯ðut xɔraβuðokɛwɛ tɛri rɛi̯raβuðokɛpa/
folk.NOM-POSS.1ST.SG-NOM.SG this thing.ACC-ACC.PL obtain-able.to-ACC.3RD.PL.A-NOM.3RD.SG.C-SUBJ=OR.INCL at.least how understand-able.to-ACC.3RD.PL.A-NOM.3RD.SG.C-OPT=INT
I wish my people could obtain these things or at least I wish they could understand them?

[احمکي ارش-ھجن]

Ośrə ginne kanīn dōŋ da.

oś

1P

r

-DAT

giŋ

silver

e

-ADJ

kanī

metal

n

-GEN

dōŋ

tool

da

to.exist

We have tools of silver metal (iron).

Verāmə sori dunta.

Verām

seer

h

-COL

sor

3I

i

-ACC

dun

to.give

ta

-PST

The Seers gave them to us.

Bokamuye kanni ma, Vartukmuye raiśini ma, yukmuye xāki simə xaśə.

boka

wood

mu

-less

i

-ADJ

kaŋ

fire

i

ACC

ma

also

vartuk

cloud

mu

-less

i

-ADJ

raiśin

lightning

i

-ACC

ma

also

yuk

snow

mu

-less

i

-ADJ

xāk

cold

i

-ACC

simə

3ACOL

xaś

to.speak

ə

-AOR

They speak of woddless fire, cloudless lightning, and snowless cold.

Simə sori "Matśiyut" naśkel.

simə

3ACOL

sor

3I

i

-ACC

matśiyut

magecraft

naśker

to.name

They call this "Magecraft."

Ya ḫēvoḏ ẕīhat…
we have steel (tools)...

Hamat kīm sēvok sī, mīs kēgdīr ḫīvīḏab.
what you speak of, my people have.

Buttimena ki śa soudut wabødó.
/βutːimɛna ki ɕa sɔu̯ðut waβœðo/
folk.NOM-POSS.1ST.SG-NOM.SG no this thing.ACC-ACC.PL have-ACC.3RD.PL.A-NOM.3RD.SG.C
My people have none of these things.

Buttimena śa soudut cetarakabødówå.
/βutːimɛna ɕa sɔu̯ðut tsɛtarakaβœðowɒ/
folk.NOM-POSS.1ST.SG-NOM.SG this thing.ACC-ACC.PL imagine-able.to-not-ACC.3RD.PL.A-NOM.3RD.SG.C-SUBJ
My people would not be able to imagine these things.

Buttimena śa soudut ćaara hobødówe teri ćaara reirabødówåpa?
/βutːimɛna ɕa sɔu̯ðut tɕɑːra xɔβœðowɛ tɛri tɕɑːra rɛi̯raβœðowɒpa/
folk.NOM-POSS.1ST.SG-NOM.SG this thing.ACC-ACC.PL how obtain-ACC.3RD.PL.A-NOM.3RD.SG.C=OR.INCL at.least how understand-able.to-ACC.3RD.PL.A-NOM.3RD.SG.C-SUBJ=INT
How could my people obtain these things or at least how would they be able to they understand them?

Mīs ḵēgdīr yot Īrahyafot-Ḵroḏīmot Sīnajkē...Ya fabērod.
My people are Extra-Dimensional Travelers...We can trade (things).
(Lit. "My people be dimension-outside travellers... We can-trade")

[Travis B.]

Mīs ḵēgdīr yot Īrahyafot-Ḵroḏīmot Sīnajkē...Ya fabērod.
My people are Extra-Dimensional Travelers...We can trade (things).
(Lit. "My people be dimension-outside travellers... We can-trade")

Paatut tebuneipa?
/pɑːtut tɛβunɛi̯pa/
god.ACC-ACC.PL be-ACC.3RD.PL.A-NOM.2ND.PL=INT
Are you gods?

[احمکي ارش-ھجن]

Mīs ḵēgdīr yot Īrahyafot-Ḵroḏīmot Sīnajkē...Ya fabērod.
My people are Extra-Dimensional Travelers...We can trade (things).
(Lit. "My people be dimension-outside travellers... We can-trade")

Pɑːtut tebunøypa?
/paatut tɛβunœy̯pa/
god.ACC-ACC.PL be-ACC.3RD.PL.A-NOM.2ND.PL=INT
Are you gods?

Nʾa. Gēʾatē Vrēhot fahadīr tēya aḵanot.
No. True Gods can do more things

[Nate]

Śeŋ ośnə ośi mayōmī

śeŋ

god

oś

1P

n

-GEN

oś

1P

i

-ACC

mayo

to.besimilar

ə

-AOR

mī

-NEG

Our gods are not like us.

Sorə xīŋso īə.

simə

3AP

xīŋso

bizzare

ih

to.be

ə

-AOR

They are bizzare.

Meri Rum if ośrə mē aśum.

mer

crimson

i

-ADJ

rum

moon

if

now

oś

1P

r

-DAT

mē

among

aśum

to.walk

Crimson Moon now walks among us.

Im enimi ponturix fakta.

im

3A

enim

vile

i

-ADJ

pontur

creature

i

-ACC

x

-COL

fak

to.make

ta

-PST

He has created vile creatures.

[Lyhoko Leaci]

Mas u zukeny?
be.what NOM.3s.NSPC.ANIM/INAN
What's a Zuken?

Ća seinåt "ga"-dutce "suken"-ut tebusapa?
/tɕa sɛi̯nɒt ɣaðuttsɛ sukɛnut tɛβusapa/
what thing.NOM-NOM.PL "ga"-ACC.PL=and "zuken"-ACC.PL be-ACC.3RD.PL.A-NOM.3RD.PL.A=INT
What are "ga"s and "zuken"s?

Soah muehah un pobimah feddai gah; pot muc et.
Ga are large-ish furry animals; we eat them.

Tovah un gwatah un filah un suhcelah zucehn.
Zuken are smart, strong, green and scaley.

Taiv et muc laic puhlal et fam.
They help us do things like plow fields.

Wýwalhlhachah sew waqkáhlhach réwas?
How were you all created?

Semah fena deb gai vup Dyoco mucah donon.
Ryouko brought our ancestors here from a couple other worlds.

Wecnait catof vup et on.
She still brings people sometimes.

Otpuca un tah inmihah; dana vup soah vopot.
She's scary and not very nice; only half or so make it here alive.

Róglaci hésepå nunut wabunei?
/roɣlatsi xesɛpɒ nunut waβunɛi̯/
bronze.ABL-ABL.PL make-PASS.STAT-ACC.3RD.SG.B tool-ACC.ACC.PL have-ACC.3RD.PL.A-NOM.2ND.PL
Do you have tools made out of bronze?

Purrci hésepå nunut gi wabunei?
/purːtsi xesɛpɒ nunut ɣi waβunɛi̯/
bronze.ABL-ABL.PL make-PASS.STAT-ACC.3RD.SG.B tool-ACC.ACC.PL merely have-ACC.3RD.PL.A-NOM.2ND.PL
Do you merely have tools made out of copper?

Gåstci hésepå nunut nou wabunei?
/ɣɒsttsi xesɛpɒ nunut nɔu̯ waβunɛi̯/
bronze.ABL-ABL.PL make-PASS.STAT-ACC.3RD.SG.B tool-ACC.ACC.PL only have-ACC.3RD.PL.A-NOM.2ND.PL
Do you only have tools made out of stone?

Av tec avim.
We have iron tools.

Una danas sihtec avim, cut indeah.
There's also steel tools, but they are rarer.

Bokamuye kanni ma, Vartukmuye raiśini ma, yukmuye xāki simə xaśə.

boka

wood

mu

-less

i

-ADJ

kaŋ

fire

i

ACC

ma

also

vartuk

cloud

mu

-less

i

-ADJ

raiśin

lightning

i

-ACC

ma

also

yuk

snow

mu

-less

i

-ADJ

xāk

cold

i

-ACC

simə

3ACOL

xaś

to.speak

ə

-AOR

They speak of woddless fire, cloudless lightning, and snowless cold.

Hamat kīm sēvok sī, mīs kēgdīr ḫīvīḏab.
what you speak of, my people have.

Una gaidai.
It is also here.

Cuvdal un pindal.
Fire/heat and lightning manipulation.

Mīs ḵēgdīr yot Īrahyafot-Ḵroḏīmot Sīnajkē...Ya fabērod.
My people are Extra-Dimensional Travelers...We can trade (things).
(Lit. "My people be dimension-outside travellers... We can-trade")

Aah zih tavah Dyoco...
Ryouko can jump between worlds...

[CatDoom]

Wýwalhlhachah sew waqkáhlhach réwas?
How were you all created?

Rạạ šip'ikiu.
/ɹɑ̰ː ʃip'ikiu/
that.thing.near.you strange-asking
"That's a strange question."

Lh ta wat’næa suuulh puu.
/l̩x tɑ wɑt'næɑ suːːl̩x puː/
here.OBL at holy.ancestor.DIR live-EV.IV always
"It is well known that the holy ancestors always lived here."

Get tišiiʔiʔ læ̣æ̣halh.
/get tiʃiːʔḭ læ̰ːhalx/
however 3.POSS-some-name forget-PASS-EV.IV
"However, some of their names have been forgotten."

Bokamuye kanni ma, Vartukmuye raiśini ma, yukmuye xāki simə xaśə.

boka

wood

mu

-less

i

-ADJ

kaŋ

fire

i

ACC

ma

also

vartuk

cloud

mu

-less

i

-ADJ

raiśin

lightning

i

-ACC

ma

also

yuk

snow

mu

-less

i

-ADJ

xāk

cold

i

-ACC

simə

3ACOL

xaś

to.speak

ə

-AOR

They speak of woddless fire, cloudless lightning, and snowless cold.

Wat’næa tælh pu hhon rạạ, ʔo æm' sụụlhe či waʔ rạạ ŋi
/wɑt'næɑ tælx pu ɦon ɹɑ̰ː | ʔo æˀm sṵːl̩he tʃi wɑ̰ ɹɑ̰ː ŋi/
holy.ancestor.DIR make-EV.IV maybe years.ago that.thing.near.you but human.DIR have-EV.IV-NEG today spiritual.power.DIR that.thing.near.you like
"Maybe years ago the holy ancestors made things like that, but people don't have that kind of spiritual power today."

[Travis B.]

Wýwalhlhachah sew waqkáhlhach réwas?
How were you all created?

Bettimena paaticut śó meppas muetelupidó.
/βɛtːimɛna pɑːtitsut ɕo mɛpːas muə̯tɛlupiðo/
folk.NOM-POSS.1ST.SG-NOM.SG god.ABL-ABL.PL over.there past.LOC-LOC.SG descend-LOC.3RD.SG.C-ABL.3RD.PL.A-NOM.3RD.SG.C
My people are descended from the gods, in the distant past.

Paattåt suwaha ćyrosani méttemédåt mara joukkesa.
/pɑːtːɒt suwaxa tɕyrɔsani metːɛmeðɒt mara jɔu̯kːɛsa/
god.NOM-NOM.PL persons.COM-COM.SG lay-COM.3RD.SG.B-NOM.3RD.PL.A=and ancestor.NOM-POSS.1ST.PL-NOM.PL thus give.birth-PASS.DYN-NOM.3RD.PL.A
The gods laid (lit. lay) with people, and our ancestors were (lit. are) thus born.

[Travis B.]

Paatut tekabuneiwåci hy paadilet neplajodut bue wapubaneiwådi mådaśinei.
/pɑːtut tɛkaβunɛi̯wɒtsi xy pɑːðilɛt nɛplajɔðut βuə̯ wapuβanɛi̯wɒði mɒðaɕinɛi̯/
god.ACC-ACC.PL be-not-ACC.3RD.PL.A-NOM.2ND.PL-SUBJ-ABL.SG if god.GEN-GEN.PL power.ACC-POSS.3RD.PL.A-ACC.PL surely have-ABL-3RD.SG.A-ACC.3RD.PL.B-NOM.2ND.PL-SUBJ-ACC sound.like-ACC.3RD.SG.A-NOM.2ND.PL
You sound like, if you are not gods, you surely have the powers of gods.

[KathTheDragon]

(Trying out the script I've devised - comments are welcome)


pesélh nýkcham.
I see a dragon.

[Not yet written]
wýwalhcha nýkcha waqkálham.
The dragons made us.

[CatDoom]

R'o soe ŋi ňiča leolh?
/ˀɹo soe ŋi ňiča leolx/
thing.OBL Q like "dragon" appear-EV.IV

"What does a dragon look like?"

[احمکي ارش-ھجن]

Paatut tekabuneiwåci hy paadilet neplajodut bue wapubaneiwådi mådaśinei.
/pɑːtut tɛkaβunɛi̯wɒtsi xy pɑːðilɛt nɛplajɔðut βuə̯ wapuβanɛi̯wɒði mɒðaɕinɛi̯/
god.ACC-ACC.PL be-not-ACC.3RD.PL.A-NOM.2ND.PL-SUBJ-ABL.SG if god.GEN-GEN.PL power.ACC-POSS.3RD.PL.A-ACC.PL surely have-ABL-3RD.SG.A-ACC.3RD.PL.B-NOM.2ND.PL-SUBJ-ACC sound.like-ACC.3RD.SG.A-NOM.2ND.PL
You sound like, if you are not gods, you surely have the powers of gods.

Baʾ gēmot mēyad gēʾat, ḫol yot gīhemat.
They call me a god, it is merely a title.

Zē yot Ḵsīnesīr.
I am a Khsinesir.

Zē mēyov ʾīḵdī...
I like red...

[Nate]

Ikʷós sṃkə́nor Əemísoi əinóksetis, mirənóti sēm.
We Seers call the first man Amisos.

Neksémotl gʷəwór bʲetór səoksī́rə.
He was created from the remnants of the old world.

Ḥəi ḥmeə Əemós Ikʷór.
He is the Ash of Man.

[CatDoom]

Baʾ gēmot mēyad gēʾat, ḫol yot gīhemat.
They call me a god, it is merely a title.

Wal'e soe ta tučik ʔetholh?
/waˀle soe ta tutʃik ʔetʰolx/
holy.land.OBL Q in 2.POSS-home.DIR place-PASS-EV.IV
"Do you live in the (pure land/holy country)?"

Gepæle ui ʔụụ eeiʔi hhon waʔ suuuʔi ʔah lh ta.
/gepæle ui ʔṵː eːiʔi ɦon waʔ ʎipʰuʔi suːːʔi ʔax l̩x ta/
this-world.OBL from CAT.NC.5 leave-EV.III years.ago power.DIR live-EV.III still there.OBL in
"It is said that the spiritual power which left this world long ago still lives on therein."

[Imralu]

Ha molu ivu?
Q be.dead NOM.2p.ANIM
Are you all dead?

Ha tei laus u?
be.still be.alive NOM.3s.NSPC.ANIM
Is anyone still alive?

[KathTheDragon]

Libjoa
I'm alive.

[Znex]

Ha molu ivu?
Q be.dead NOM.2p.ANIM
Are you all dead?

Ha tei laus u?
be.still be.alive NOM.3s.NSPC.ANIM
Is anyone still alive?

ślıcıhyńẏĺ huxrıne cıruhyńẏĺ?
OR-3PP.PAT-F-exist-PRS life-PAT 3PP.PAT-F-NEG-exist-PRS
Is life real, or is it not?

śenısylẏl se alone śenıruřetsawẏxl
1PP.PAT.PL-F-cascade-PRS AND able-PL-PAT.F 1PP.PAT.PL-F-NEG-escape-DNT-PRS
We are caught in a landslide, not able to escape

[احمکي ارش-ھجن]

ʾīšar šūwaf ʾahīsṟad ʾīhora ya.
This thread lives again!

[Imralu]

ślıcıhyńẏĺ huxrıne cıruhyńẏĺ?
OR-3PP.PAT-F-exist-PRS life-PAT 3PP.PAT-F-NEG-exist-PRS
Is life real, or is it not?

Kua zoi vu jo zohi mos eui xu gos o.
JUSS say NOM.2s.ANIM ACC.C signify be.what DAT.2s.ANIM NOM.3s.DEF.INAN.REL QUOT be.entity
Please tell us what the word "real" means to you.

[Matrix]

Ccoun z noun mo halesa ce o, saha, ccoun z pounnemeponon ca ne.
[ˈk’õː z̩ ˈnõː mo χɑˈʟɛ.sɑ kɛ o | sɑˈχɑ | ˈk’õː z̩ põːˈnɛ.mɛ.po.nõ kɑ nɛ]

ccoun

3

z

EX

noun

word

mo

INST

hale

write

sa

here

ce

if

o

MENT

saha

thus

ccoun

3

z

EX

pounnemeponon

reality

ca

GEN

ne

PHYS

If it can be described with words, it is real.

[CatDoom]

Q’e dragĕkú nyĕnyecó bĕp’o xe dodracr’ă, o trĕdrĕ fi có wo sáí.
[tɕ'e ʈagəkʰúː ɲəɲet̪s̪ʰóː pəp'o ɕe t̪oɖaʈʂ'á | o ʈʰəɖé fi t̪s̪ʰóː wo sɛ́ː]
but POT-imagine many-thing REL.IN NEG 3COL.IN=POT-exist and explain DEF.IN thing with word

But many things can be imagined which cannot exist, and these things can be explained with words.

[Matrix]

Tosazn, ccoun z pounnemeponon ca o sapeu.
[toˈsɑ.z̩̃ ˈk’õː z̩ põːˈnɛ.mɛ.po.nõ kɑ o sɑˈpɛʟ]

tosazn

but

ccoun

3

z

EX

pounnemeponon

reality

ca

GEN

o

MENT

sapeu

remain

And yet, they still exist in the mind.

[CatDoom]

Có bĕp’o docr’ă ghŭ sro rĕ qíg í, baizí dot’acr’ăhwe fe zéb qigĕkúhwe dŏ cè.
[t̪s̪ʰóː pəp'o t̪oʈʂ'á qú ʂo ɻé tɕʰíg íː | pɛd̪z̪íː t̪ot̪'aʈʂ'áʍe fe t̪s̪ép̚ tɕʰigəkʰúːʍe t̪ó t̪s̪ʰèː]
thing REL.IN 3COL.IN=exist only at CNSTR/guts mind be.imaginary because 3COL.IN=FUT-exist-CESS during CNSTR/event 3PL.AN=imagine-CESS 3COL.IN person

Things that exist only inside a mind are unreal, because they will stop existing when people have stopped thinking about them.

[Matrix]

Lota z mettosa ce ne, saha, sa z lota tai ha. Tosazn, lota z pounnemeponon ca o ne sapeu.
[ʟoˈtɑ z̩ mɛˈt’o.sɑ kɛ nɛ | sɑˈχɑ | sɑ z̩ ʟoˈtɑ tɑʟ χɑ ‖ toˈsɑ.z̩̃ | ʟoˈtɑ z̩ põːˈnɛ.mɛ.po.nõ kɑ o nɛ sɑˈpɛʟ]

lota

bench

z

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If you break a bench, the bench is no longer there. However, benches still exist.