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.
Лбѣньшфъıлобо, йто cнивє шє жстродаж.
[l̩'bæ̂:nʲʃˌfɯ̌:lobo 'j̩to 'ɕnʲî:ve ʃe ʒ̩stro'dǎ:ʒ]
hopefully it snow-IND.FUT.3.SG here tomorrow. Hopefully, it will be snowing here tomorrow.
Rae mekatan, seto ton sakil. Karida, aldo der'atal, sakil ked! since november here NEG snow sudden DET.INAN morning snow everywhere Since November, there's been no snow here. Suddenly, this morning, snow everywhere!
I generally forget to say, so if it's relevant and I don't mention it--I'm from Southern Michigan and speak Inland North American English. Yes, I have the Northern Cities Vowel Shift; no, I don't have the cot-caught merger; and it is called pop.
Inù’ aŋŋù na ’ám ŋíuma mantanùam. Tuuat mùpuúnnùam.
[ĩnuʔ˩ ɐ̃ŋːũ˩ na ʔɐ̃m˥ ɲjũ˥˧mã mɐ̃ndãnwõm˩˧ | tuːot mu˩βũːn˧˥nwõm˩˧]
one.time egg.ABS and ham.ABS green eat-PST-1SG.ERG | DEM.DIST-NMLZ NEG-like-PST-1SG.ERG
I once ate green eggs and ham. I didn't like them.
D: I-iser tandio ke'fenenol! but egg delicious-INAN
D: B-but eggs are delicious!
I generally forget to say, so if it's relevant and I don't mention it--I'm from Southern Michigan and speak Inland North American English. Yes, I have the Northern Cities Vowel Shift; no, I don't have the cot-caught merger; and it is called pop.
Thry wrote:Y luwe de eyer, ac ny da fyte.
I love eggs, but not the white.
Fa yau edér ainun holtucun? Pér lipér olfucun? INT then eat-HAB.ACT.S2 only-N.SG.ACC yolk-SG.ACC? Where leave-HAB.ACT.S2 white-SG.ACC?
So you eat only the yolk? What do you do with the white?
Salmoneus wrote:(NB Dewrad is behaving like an adult - a petty, sarcastic and uncharitable adult, admittedly, but none the less note the infinitely higher quality of flame)
Saru aldo, nanasra. so DEM.INAN FEM-agree.with
Now this I agree with.
I generally forget to say, so if it's relevant and I don't mention it--I'm from Southern Michigan and speak Inland North American English. Yes, I have the Northern Cities Vowel Shift; no, I don't have the cot-caught merger; and it is called pop.
Xонa й шє шєд одa йѧ шкоплѧ одо ѫдоро.
['xona j̩ ʃe ʃê:d 'oda jẽ 'ʃkoplẽ 'odo ã'doro]
hen-NOM.SG.F be.IND.PRS.3.SG only way.NOM.SG.M egg-GEN.SG.F FIN* make-INF egg-ACC.SG.F another-ACC.SG.F A hen is only an egg's way of making another egg. -Samuel Butler
hwhatting wrote:Fa yau edér ainun holtucun? Pér lipér olfucun? INT then eat-HAB.ACT.S2 only-N.SG.ACC yolk-SG.ACC? Where leave-HAB.ACT.S2 white-SG.ACC?
So you eat only the yolk? What do you do with the white?
Y ete-se au, eut ew sorg. An voedien.
I eat it too, out of spite. And nourishment.
Kipesi yalkeusukiteya, tepe yanfiitayeisetafenkite.
I don't dislike egg, but I almost never cook it myself.
Kiyiikifen nanguzile, panali latafenpiutite nanguzile, kisanyapesi latafenpaitekitei, fanasi nezenasegufate. Nunuguikezaitepe.
When I was 18, ie when I was learning to cook, I was trying to cook scrambled egg, and I accidentally set the pan alight. It frightened me.
(That's not the reason I don't cook eggs, it's just a story I like to tell)
Oдожлѣво гохаб мє одошит дѹ одошит.
[odo'ʒlæ̌:vo go'xǎ:b me odo'ʃit du odo'ʃit]
egg-yellow-NOM.SG.F contain.IND.PRS.3.SG more egg-white.ACC.SG.M than egg-white.NOM.SG.M Egg yolk contains more protein than egg white.
Notice that "protein" and "egg white" are synonyms in Gutish like in German.
Also notice that oдожлѣво translates to "egg yellow" and means "egg yolk" just like "Eigelb" means "egg yolk" in German.
Wit su arus is tommo nículo narterus PART ART-M.SG.NOM eagle-SG.NOM be-3.SG.PRES.ACT.CL ART-M.SG.ABL rabbit-SG.ABL strong-COMP.M.SG.NOM
The eagle is stronger than the rabbit.
Al su ócutrus is uffotus cirrerus. But ART-M.SG.NOM falcon-SG.NOM be-3.SG.PRES.ACT.CL both-M.(PL).ABL fast-COMP.M.SG.NOM
But the hawk is faster than the two.
