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- 14 Oct 2018 01:01
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Otvei (Scratchpad)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7236
Re: Otvei (Scratchpad)
Colors I'm back for more 'langing, and I brought some color terms with me! Otvei distinguishes 12 basic taagu (colors): red, orange, yellow, green, cyan/turquoise/azure, blue, purple, magenta/pink, brown, black, gray, and white. Basically, it's just English's basic color terms + cyan. Here's a colo...
- 29 Mar 2018 01:44
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: (EE) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
- Replies: 751
- Views: 465329
Re: (EE) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
New Oxford American Dictionary says "tremendousness."eldin raigmore wrote: ↑28 Mar 2018 20:09 Which is the correct English noun : —— “Tremendosity” Or “tremendousness”?
And why?
- 27 Mar 2018 07:26
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: What did you accomplish today? [2011–2019]
- Replies: 11462
- Views: 1660844
Re: What did you accomplish today?
I figured out how to do causatives in Otvei. They use the word un, meaning simply "cause, make," followed by the subordinating particle ek, followed by the action that was caused to happen. Ex: Ro unai ek sep amzeai. fire.NOM cause-3SG SUBORD ice.NOM melt-3SG The fire melts the ice. (Liter...
- 27 Mar 2018 07:13
- Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
- Topic: What language could this be?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3537
Re: What language could this be?
Maybe the "im"s are just pauses in speach, like "um." That would make the first two numbers "ta" and "tu."
- 24 Mar 2018 01:18
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Con-Script Development Centre
- Replies: 1180
- Views: 257440
Re: Con-Script Development Centre
http://www.vgfun.net/lee/langpage/scripts/uyendur/fluency/25.png Unur mat pungkabu egu rĭnerdalu ḅim xudenang. Nothing is impossible if you try hard (enough). I never thought I would be able to make a font of this cursive script, and yet, here it is. I have to say, it has nice kerning. Is it an alp...
- 23 Mar 2018 05:34
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Con-Script Development Centre
- Replies: 1180
- Views: 257440
Re: Con-Script Development Centre
I actually think the original variable height one looks pretty good, but I think these could easily coexist as just different styles of the same script. What would make it impossible to make a font? Each glyph represents a syllable, including onset and coda consonants. They all have to fit together...
- 23 Mar 2018 05:22
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: CBB Conlang Relay IX
- Replies: 180
- Views: 81852
- 23 Mar 2018 03:36
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Con-Script Development Centre
- Replies: 1180
- Views: 257440
Re: Con-Script Development Centre
I spent this afternoon trying to update my Otvei script. Here is what the old version looks like: https://i.imgur.com/bM18B77.png And here's the new version: https://i.imgur.com/HSdBFUg.png It now has glyphs of equal height. The dots are circular, and the spaces are narrower. The curved strokes rese...
- 29 Dec 2017 06:06
- Forum: Conworlds & Concultures
- Topic: Euterpe: A world of sign language
- Replies: 15
- Views: 10267
Re: Euterpe: A world of sign language
not arbitrary? so, if I hold up two fingers, you can tell me what that means? :) Well, I guess cultural context plays a role in understanding a sign. Sign language is only very slightly less arbitrary than sound. Note that even when onomatopoeias are possible, they're still not very useful, because...
- 19 Dec 2017 18:42
- Forum: Conworlds & Concultures
- Topic: Euterpe: A world of sign language
- Replies: 15
- Views: 10267
Re: Euterpe: A world of sign language
Just popping in to say that I’m enjoying this. [:)] Good to hear! Universe Sandbox 2 . I highly recommend it. Yeah, I already have it, and it's pretty cool, though I've found it difficult to use with my own values for things. Did you just painstakingly go edit all the things in the program? Yes, bu...
- 19 Dec 2017 06:15
- Forum: Conworlds & Concultures
- Topic: Euterpe: A world of sign language
- Replies: 15
- Views: 10267
Re: Euterpe: A world of sign language
I've been working on plate tectonics today. I'm pretty happy with how they look. The one big difference between Euterpe's and Earth's plate tectonics systems is that Euterpe has many more plates. Here is a map of the plate tectonics in equirectangular projection. The arrows represent movement. You m...
- 18 Dec 2017 18:40
- Forum: Translations
- Topic: (Parody) Christmas Carols
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2222
Re: (Parody) Christmas Carols
Dashing through the snow on a pair of broken skis. Over the fields we go, bashing into trees. The snow is turning red. I think I'll go home instead. Duh, duh, duh, duh, duh, duh, duh, duh I don't remember the rest! But no really, I don't remember the last two lines, a devastating loss for the Ameri...
- 17 Dec 2017 05:29
- Forum: Conworlds & Concultures
- Topic: Euterpe: A world of sign language
- Replies: 15
- Views: 10267
- 17 Dec 2017 00:05
- Forum: Conworlds & Concultures
- Topic: Euterpe: A world of sign language
- Replies: 15
- Views: 10267
Re: Euterpe: A world of sign language
I have a couple of thoughts as feedback. First, communication will always tend toward the comparatively easiest way. I speak with my mouth because it's much easier to do that than drop or put down whatever I am doing in order to sign. I see that your people can't easily vocalize, so that is a start...
- 16 Dec 2017 09:17
- Forum: Conworlds & Concultures
- Topic: Euterpe: A world of sign language
- Replies: 15
- Views: 10267
Euterpe: A world of sign language
Euterpe https://i.imgur.com/ayQ2Pbr.png Planet Euterpe, with its moon Musike in the distance In a Nutshell: Euterpe /juˈtɝpi/ is a conworld idea I've been working on for a while. The main purpose is to create an intelligent species that communicates primarily through sign languages. Disclaimer: I'm...
- 12 Dec 2017 01:04
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Conlang Conversation Thread [2010–2019]
- Replies: 8666
- Views: 1476186
Re: Conlang Conversation Thread
Dormouse559 wrote: ↑11 Dec 2017 09:02 La vî l'e-ccourte e pouès on meû.
[ləˈviː lɛˈkuʁ.tə əˈpwɛs ɔ̃ˈmœː]
Life is short, and then you die.
Spoiler:
- 11 Dec 2017 01:42
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Conlang Conversation Thread [2010–2019]
- Replies: 8666
- Views: 1476186
Re: Conlang Conversation Thread
Unoi, uano, uukze, ie unai tope.
[uˈnɔj | ˈwɑnɔ | uˈʔugzɛ | jɛ uˈnɑj ˈtɔpɛ]
Eat, sleep, die, repeat.
- 22 Sep 2017 22:26
- Forum: Conworlds & Concultures
- Topic: Random Conworld idea thread
- Replies: 493
- Views: 186262
Re: Random Conworld idea thread
I had a similar idea. One interesting aspect is that there might be a special 'spoken language' for blind people [:)] That's a good idea! By necessity, conversations would only allow one person to talk at a time. Why? Well, I guess I didn't think about it enough. My thought process was that you don...
- 22 Sep 2017 05:55
- Forum: Conworlds & Concultures
- Topic: Random Conworld idea thread
- Replies: 493
- Views: 186262
Re: Random Conworld idea thread
I've been nerding out about sign languages recently. Turns out there are a lot more similarities between spoken language and signed language than I thought! They even have phonemes, which for sign languages, are meaningless hand shapes, movements, locations, and orientations that form meaningful wor...
- 04 Jul 2017 04:12
- Forum: Conworlds & Concultures
- Topic: Ni: A Conworld
- Replies: 21
- Views: 8905
Re: Ni: A Conworld
I just read this thread for the first time, and I have to say, this is really cool! I especially like the 4D aspect of the world, and the biological information. Also, that blender Niotian is interesting. I don't really have any constructive criticism or questions, but it looks great so far!