The CBB

I had a similar feeling when I'd stay too late at my university library and the lights would go off, and I'd be entirely alone on a huge empty, quiet floor full of stacks of books and dark corridors and dead-ends. It was creepy but also fascinating (and inspired a scene in a story I wrote).

Macs make inserting characters with diacritics so easy, I forget it's not so on PCs. My preference was to use WinCompose, which effectively recreates the Mac experience but allows more customizability.

Kusunda: Bad news guys! Kusunda just went extinct! Oh wait, they found another speaker. 5 years later: Bad news guys! Kusunda just went extinct! Oh wait, they just found three more speakers. 5 years later: Bad news guys! Kusunda just went extinct! Oh wait, they just found another speaker. 5 years l...

Arayaz wrote: ↑10 Feb 2024 00:01

KaiTheHomoSapien wrote: ↑09 Feb 2024 23:11 But yes, we need more mainstreaming of conlangery

I don't know; I rather enjoy being on the fringe of hobbies...

True. I just sometimes feel like all my hobbies are pretty fringe.

When I was explaining this hobby to my friend, I used the phrase "fictional language"; that seemed to make more sense (i.e. conjuring images of Tolkien, Dothraki, etc.) But yes, we need more mainstreaming of conlangery

I have a friend named Nat, and if he were a conlanger, his conlangs would be known as "Natlangs". At least, that's my logic. [:D] But seriously, I think the whole point of the term "natlang" is that it sits in opposition to "conlang". It's also not really a term used ou...

I'm fond of these words as well. Also, I feel like I'm the same way when it comes to nouns vs. verbs, for whatever reason. If I might ask, is the absence of <h> /x/ before <t> /t/ in the aorist regular? Always appreciate your commentary and feedback, shimo. That's part of why I enjoy Lexember. [:D]...

13th

I could do all nouns all day, but I guess I'll go ahead and create a verb for once:

fúhtami - /'fux.ta.mi/ - I cook, prepare [food]

aor. éfutan perf. fefúhtaher

fúhtus - a cook, chef

Oh look, I created a noun too.

12th wétkanan - cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, various Brassica plants. gen. wetkánaša There's not much differentiation between these in Lihmelinyan and this word seems to be an umbrella term for all of these similar-looking and related plants, as well as the vegetables obtained from them. Note th...

I feel bad about not participating this year, but I'll try and continue to the end by starting now. Just going to use good old-fashioned Lihmelinyan for this. 11th htépēr - /ˈxte.peːr/ spoon, scoop, spoonful gen. hteprés (this is not easy for me to say! I have a rule that if I can’t pronounce someth...

Is there a term for when the pronunciation of a word is influenced by the spelling? There's "spelling pronunciation" , unless I've misunderstood your question. Yes, that is what I was thinking of, thank you. [:)] I guess I probably could've figured out the term "spelling pronunciatio...

Is there a term for when the pronunciation of a word is influenced by the spelling?

I want to read this book on Paleohispanic Languages and Epigraphies:

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But not for $190 :(

Books like these are always so expensive...

I'm thinking the illegal final sound +-i might be the most likely explanation, though obviously don't know for sure. (French for Thames is /ta.miz/), so it does include that /z/ sound. It's feminine despite the masculine Latin source word. Interestingly, in Italian the name "Dionigi" exist...

Why is the Italian word for the city of Paris "Parigi"? Something similar is going on with Louis vs. Luigi, but I'm not sure what. I don't know much about Italian etymology and phonology. I assume /zj/ > /Z/, just as in (most speakers' dialects of) English, followed by some sort of irregu...

Why is the Italian word for the city of Paris "Parigi"? Something similar is going on with Louis vs. Luigi, but I'm not sure what. I don't know much about Italian etymology and phonology.

Interesting. My conlang Arculese largely makes this valency distinction through the use of the active vs. middle voice: Nardan soxti - he opens the door (ACTIVE) Narda soxto - the door opens (MIDDLE) Narda soxtor - the door is opened (by me). (PASSIVE) "The player opens" equivalent would u...

What is the exact process by which Sabellic derived /f/ from /ns/? /ns/ --> /f/ seems a strange sound change. Are there are examples of this sound change outside of Sabellic?

Thanks! I do remember coming across the origin of the "-by" names when looking up the name "Bixby". I guess I always assumed that "Trilby" was a real place, but maybe not. Still, I enjoy the speculation about where it might have come from. (And I guess it was very Victo...

This is kind of an esoteric question, but does the name "Trilby" have any etymology or was it simply coined by George du Maurier?