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I've decided in the past couple days that I really need a place to talk about the various conlanging projects and ideas that I have going. So I started a blog. I'll probably keep updating it pretty regularly, or try to at least.

The blog will be a place for me keep documentation for the various conlanging projects that I have going, or the random ideas that pop into my head from time to time. Currently, I only have one language to document, an as of yet nameless conlang which I'ved deemed Project 1 (P1 for short). The language draws heavy inspiration from Matt Pearson's , but also from Germanic languages, Uralic languages, and some areal features found in the Pacific Northwest.

The latest posts can be found here:





I'd love to hear feedback, and I'd appreciate it either over there or here. Though here might facilitate discussion better.

That's a nice phonology you have there, with interesting things going on. If the rest of the language keeps up this quality, you will arrive at a very fine conlang. ROCK ON!

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Thank you! I just put up a short post about , and later tonight I'll be posting more about the overall typological plan of the language.

I could reply in vicktor77's words, "Why should I care?" but you have a nice blog, a nice format and a nice writing style. It is worth my time.

You should care because Ronin has a habit of posting quality conlang related content.

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uh, <j> for /ð/?

also, fuck yeah coronal harmony.

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nää džunnfin kukuch vklaivei sivei tåd.
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[url=roninbodhisattva.wordpress.com]Two brand new posts[/url], one on P1 word order (briefly) and one on little phoneme inventories I've been coming up with.

Because I am completely shameless, I have . At least I credited you for the idea.

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Nice blog.

The language is great too, I like your consonants. Cute, as you called them. My kind of sound.

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Aha, okay.

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*tips hat*

I should start one too, just to keep track and show off. LOL

I know it isn't helpful, but for some reason it might motivate me more.

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It's useful, it's definitely kept me thinking about the project.

Anyway, I'ved posted something new. I've come to a crossroads about a change I'm considering on the phonology. There are two options, what would people choose?:

1) Leave the phonology as it is, plus the changes from . This would leave coronal harmony in place.
2) Scrap coronal harmony. Move /t̪/ to /d/ and add a voiced labial stop /b/. Also, to compensate further for the lack of coronal harmony, add /ɬ/, perhaps with some kind of remnant coronal relationship with /ts/.

I'm on your blogroll - thanks! Reciprocity shall ensue once I figure out how to do mine.

I like how it exposes your conlanging development in open stages-as-posts - something I could never do Is there any way to make it RSS-able?

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I'm actually not completely sure about the rss...I thought it was probably just automatic. But I'll try to figure it out! When I'm not on an iPad.

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