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by Clio
21 Aug 2021 00:00
Forum: Conworlds & Concultures
Topic: Demigoddesses
Replies: 9
Views: 2359

Re: Demigoddesses

Salmoneus wrote: 20 Aug 2021 19:45
Does anyone know of any demigod with a mortal father and a divine mother?
Aeneas, son of Aphrodite and the mortal Anchises. The sons of Circe and Odysseus.
Also Memnon, son of Eos.
Achilles, too.
by Clio
30 May 2021 19:00
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Random phonology/phonemic inventory thread
Replies: 570
Views: 155283

Re: Random phonology/phonemic inventory thread

Been bored at work recently and doodled a few phoneme inventories (for a language family?): p t c k b d ɟ g f s ç x m n ɲ ŋ w r j ʟ i o e a gdirroɲ ŋnirroɲ ktirroɲ ɟekko ɟekond tʼ kʼ kʷʼ Kʼ Kʷʼ ʔ (K etc. are postvelar or otherwise marked dorsals) t k kʷ K Kʷ m n ŋ ŋʷ f s x xʷ X Xʷ z ɣ ɣʷ r ʟ w i e a...
by Clio
19 Apr 2020 04:27
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: What are you listening to/watching?
Replies: 322
Views: 88351

Re: What are you listening to/watching?

THIRD: Here's a 2008 article in the New Yorker , a brief introduction to the life and significance of J.S. Mill. That was a great read; thank you for sharing it. I have to admit I wasn't into the car racing or music, though, as you evidently expected. A few things I've been listening to/watching/re...
by Clio
28 Mar 2020 01:13
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Does anyone else try and actually speak or pronounce their conlang or is it all on paper?
Replies: 53
Views: 12929

Re: Does anyone else try and actually speak or pronounce their conlang or is it all on paper?

I like the sound of some of [my conlangs], but saying them inside my head is enough. For my part, I'd say that hearing my conlangs in my head is better than hearing myself stammer them aloud! I do sometimes chant declensions and conjugations under my breath in an attempt to remember them, but it's ...
by Clio
08 Jan 2020 05:22
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: The Sixth Conversation Thread
Replies: 762
Views: 193773

Re: The Sixth Conversation Thread

Salmoneus wrote: 06 Jan 2020 23:25 Question 2: what examples do you know of of this, dating from before, say, 1970?
This is really another not-quite example, and how well it fits depends on your definition of 'commentary,' but there are the works of Virgilius Maro Grammaticus.
by Clio
08 Jan 2020 05:02
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Lexember 2019
Replies: 359
Views: 49254

Re: Lexember 2019

Clio: I'm not sure what to call the language you were using, but I'm definitely a fan of the overall look and sound of it: its syllable structure in general as well as the aspirated stops, pharyngealized consonants, long vowels, and geminates. Hopefully we'll get to see more of this language in the...
by Clio
01 Jan 2020 04:03
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Lexember 2019
Replies: 359
Views: 49254

Re: Lexember 2019

31st Lexember

'i'wakha /ʔiʔwakʰa/ n year
by Clio
31 Dec 2019 03:55
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Lexember 2019
Replies: 359
Views: 49254

Re: Lexember 2019

30th Lexember

'irama /ʔirama/ v count, keep time
by Clio
29 Dec 2019 20:54
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Lexember 2019
Replies: 359
Views: 49254

Re: Lexember 2019

28th Lexember

ryasima /ryasima/ n star, constellation; the seat of fallen heroes and gods

29th Lexember

'aṭō /ʔatˤoː/ v ebb
by Clio
28 Dec 2019 04:05
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Lexember 2019
Replies: 359
Views: 49254

Re: Lexember 2019

27th Lexember

ṣukītaka /sˤukiːtaka/ n type of date commonly used in magic potions
by Clio
27 Dec 2019 04:15
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Lexember 2019
Replies: 359
Views: 49254

Re: Lexember 2019

25th Lexember

kīmakī /kiːmakiː/ n funeral ceremony; mourning-song

26th Lexember

maṛika /marˤika/ n witch, witch-doctor
by Clio
25 Dec 2019 03:37
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Lexember 2019
Replies: 359
Views: 49254

Re: Lexember 2019

24th Lexember

tyakisā /tyakisaː/ n altar

P.S.: Thank you, @shimobaatar, for highlighting some of this week's words. It was very nice to see.
by Clio
24 Dec 2019 03:09
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Lexember 2019
Replies: 359
Views: 49254

Re: Lexember 2019

23rd Lexember

mihakērā /mihakeːraː/ n forest spirit, demon, malevolent spirit
by Clio
23 Dec 2019 03:51
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Lexember 2019
Replies: 359
Views: 49254

Re: Lexember 2019

22nd Lexember

'athūma /ʔatʰuːma/ n god, spirit
by Clio
22 Dec 2019 05:10
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Lexember 2019
Replies: 359
Views: 49254

Re: Lexember 2019

21st Lexember

ḳattwaru /kˤatːwaru/ n tear
by Clio
21 Dec 2019 04:47
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Lexember 2019
Replies: 359
Views: 49254

Re: Lexember 2019

19th Lexember

sīmaka /siːmaka/ n fear, anxiety, dread

20th Lexember

fahuraku /fahuraku/ v be sick, be ill
by Clio
19 Dec 2019 04:46
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Lexember 2019
Replies: 359
Views: 49254

Re: Lexember 2019

18th Lexember

tuhamо̄sī /tuhamoːsiː/ n lungs, diaphragm; the metaphorical seat of emotions
by Clio
18 Dec 2019 04:49
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Lexember 2019
Replies: 359
Views: 49254

Re: Lexember 2019

17th Lexember

pirutu /pirutu/ n itch
by Clio
17 Dec 2019 04:08
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Lexember 2019
Replies: 359
Views: 49254

Re: Lexember 2019

16th Lexember

ʔithūma /ʔitʰuːma/ v hear, listen
by Clio
16 Dec 2019 04:10
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Lexember 2019
Replies: 359
Views: 49254

Re: Lexember 2019

15th Lexember

'ēṭassi /ʔeːtˤasːi/ v touch, palpate