The CBB

You've done a good job at making the world feel both alive and hollow. At least I think so.

Danté speaks into the translator tentatively. "It is good hunting today? This is a thing that can speak for us, since I do not understand your words." The translator screen shows symbols you do not understand. The people in front of you seem to understand, though they appear a bit shocked...

Here we go: Through whichever means you best decide, you arrive at the edge of a forest. Standing there is a man wearing a... mad scientist Halloween costume? He smiles as you approach. "Oh! Sorry if I'm interrupting, but I need to give you this." He puts a strange device in your hand. &qu...

Ok... I read the threads... First of all awesome idea, second of all may I join? This seems more like a storytelling adventure thread than an organized game but I figured I'd ask.

(Also probably the only way I'll reliably make new words.)

Update:
Sickness and errands have kept me out of the loop for over a week now. I've currently completed a bit over a third of the translation. Nevertheless, progress continues.

Ooooh.... I like this a lot...
If I had time/more than a few words in Katebá I'd join.

lurker wrote: ↑02 May 2024 04:06 “SPUDS FOR THE SPUD GOD!”

For a reason I honestly can't remember "potato" is essentially my catchphrase. This seems like a beautiful version 2.0

Uh... looks like it's been a bit... If you feel like continuing... Is /r/ present in the original Latin word? i.e gar- , gār- ? [tick] [cross] [cross] Is it related to galērum ? Is it derived from galea? Does mamboi derive from a single Latin word? [cross] Is it divided as mam-boi? Do both parts com...

I'm not quite sure where to put this, but I found something interesting when digging in my notes app last night. Un Som Al Uno Somo Alo Unad Somad Alad Corrupted: Û Sôm Al Wô Sômo Alo Û Sôm Al Ûmpar Sônpar Alpar Nopar Snopar Lopar Napar Snapar Lapar Nî Smî Lî Nõ Smõ Lõ Nadî Snadî Ladî Û Sôm Al Wô Sô...

I love this idea.
So, 44c17076b4fd42422099a9fd
means, "my branch is fine (dismissive)"? Obviously very silly but this idea is too cool not to play around with.
Also, can you use -f- with plural nouns?

The above makes little sense for humans as our backs don't face skyward. For a second there i was wondering why you would say that then i remembered you aren't a yinrih. On the internet nobody knows you're a monkey fox :) So that's where all these brilliant ideas are coming from! [xD] I don't know ...

Arayaz, in Salmoneus' werewolf thread wrote: ↑05 Jan 2024 20:51 When I saw the title I thought "...is Salmoneus trolling?"
Now I think "what the fuck" ...

I would have quoted Salmoneus' post itself, but any quote I could have come up with would be a disservice to this absolute goldmine.

An oldie but goodie I just found: You're going to write in your conlang? Cool. I'm going to write in mine too, which might have to do with why I'm ending up with a bunch of low-frequency words when I don't yet have words for "one" or "blue"... If you make a dedicated thread for ...

qwed117 wrote: ↑20 Apr 2024 16:02
Can you tell me when you receive the torch and how long do you expect translating it will take you?

Progress officially started last night. I expect it'll take about two weeks to finish.

Flavia wrote: ↑25 Apr 2024 11:55 Parece que confundiste "nunca" con la palabra "nunc" en Latín, que significa "ahora".
Seems like you confused "nunca" (Sp. never) with the Latin word "nunc", which means "now".

(Ah, yes. Thanks. Latin strikes again!)

Da iawn! Wyt ti'n dal yn cofio popeth ti wedi dysgu yn y dosbarth? Well done! Do you still remember everything you've learned in class? Mas o menos. A veces oblivo el vocabulario. Most of it. Sometimes I forget the vocabulary. Rho wybod i ni pan ddechreui di wneud y mapiau! Mi wn i mod i'n hun eisi...

Tie! (I don't know) Nice! Good luck on whatever is left! Ma kasanie kaside katebamia ti kagae tema xea kabiyaema mi... I need to finish finding quotes for my essay... (Literally: I need the finishing of the finding of the speakings for the adding of them onto my writings.) Apparently schoolwork bri...

Tense: Tense is typically marked with time constructions (tomorrow, already, when I get back, etc.). However when no time constructions are used, -jadi is used to mark past tense. This is also used if a time construction is unclear on whether the time indicated is future or past. The only way to sp...

Hmmm...
I was thinking perhaps s/z would be pronounced as sʲ/zʲ... perhaps that could cause some allophony...
Something like: ɑ/ə -> ɐ/ɪ ?
I definitely could see stops undergoing labializatian before ə, but I'm not sure that would change anything.

Omzinesý wrote: ↑23 Apr 2024 20:31 Usually consonants in such languages have coarticulations, e.g. labialization, that cause the vowels have more allophones.

I've only just now started to understand what coartiiculation is, do you mind explaining how that would lead to vowel allophony?