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- 10 Feb 2024 16:52
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Project Tumbleweed
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3041
Re: Project Tumbleweed
What if I gave PT this: … Which one of these do you guys prefer? I like (1), but (5) would be an interesting challenge (it does have 382 consonants which is daunting), albeit perhaps a tad on the not-super-naturalistic side. Would the (5) phonology permit PT to have over 1.3 million two-syllable CV...
- 10 Feb 2024 16:45
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: What did you accomplish today?
- Replies: 750
- Views: 217491
Re: What did you accomplish today?
Nothing I’d planned! :-( Not even sleeping! My toilet overflowed three times yesterday. The first and second times were very fecal . The second and third times the overflow was so deep, it flooded the bathroom and flowed over onto the carpet in the corridor, and trickled some into the utility room (...
- 10 Feb 2024 16:35
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: River Skasti (new grammar)
- Replies: 63
- Views: 13687
Re: Yulá Skásti (new grammar)
…. Sle [sle] "from where the cold comes/North" Hta [xta] "from where the heat comes/South" •these words derive from roots of the same meaning, each "go up/above," "go down/below," "be cold," "be hot," respectively. …. This part of this lan...
- 08 Feb 2024 06:30
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: What did you accomplish today?
- Replies: 750
- Views: 217491
Re: What did you accomplish today?
During the last several days, I accomplished several tasks for Real Life.
In the same time, I also had some interesting (to me) thoughts about my conlangs and concultures; though I haven’t yet written the most recent ones down.
In the same time, I also had some interesting (to me) thoughts about my conlangs and concultures; though I haven’t yet written the most recent ones down.
- 08 Feb 2024 06:24
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: What does “natlang” mean?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1319
What does “natlang” mean?
I think it almost always means “natural language”, but, I can think of two other possibilities (three possibilities in all). It could mean “national language”; that is, any language which is the official national language of some currently-existing national-state. It could mean “native language”; th...
- 24 Jan 2024 23:03
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: River Skasti (new grammar)
- Replies: 63
- Views: 13687
Re: Yulá Skásti (new grammar)
What does this oxymoron mean ? [/size] Admittedly, I thought it was an oxymoron, but it means that the word order can be (S)VO or (S)OV, and adpositions can be in either place. Fluid, but with set rules. Thanks! (IMO that will be easy to remember once one is told, but nearly impossible to guess.)
- 24 Jan 2024 17:15
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: River Skasti (new grammar)
- Replies: 63
- Views: 13687
- 24 Jan 2024 09:09
- Forum: Conworlds & Concultures
- Topic: The Many Islands (Comments Encouraged)
- Replies: 28
- Views: 2471
Re: The Many Islands (Comments Encouraged)
I will follow this! It’s interesting!
But for at least the time being, I’ll lurk rather than comment.
But for at least the time being, I’ll lurk rather than comment.
- 24 Jan 2024 09:00
- Forum: Conworlds & Concultures
- Topic: Fredauon Fun Facts
- Replies: 107
- Views: 9575
- 22 Jan 2024 16:48
- Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
- Topic: What are your favorites writing systems in the world?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1312
Re: What are your favorites writing systems in the world?
Hangeul.regenbogen9 wrote: ↑20 Jan 2024 21:56 What are in your opinion the most beautiful writing systems in the world?
- 20 Jan 2024 20:17
- Forum: Conworlds & Concultures
- Topic: The Lonely Galaxy Megathread (comments encouraged)
- Replies: 270
- Views: 33073
- 16 Jan 2024 19:08
- Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
- Topic: (L&N) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
- Replies: 1133
- Views: 294228
Re: (L&N) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
Thanks! I take it that’s not widely adopted yet?
- 15 Jan 2024 18:37
- Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
- Topic: (L&N) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
- Replies: 1133
- Views: 294228
Re: (L&N) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
What is a VVS language? Can’t find it via Google nor Wikipedia!
- 25 Dec 2023 21:14
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Anybody else working on conlangs with non-human phonologies?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 976
Re: Anybody else working on conlangs with non-human phonologies?
If you're working on a language that isn't pronounceable by humans, how did you come up with the phonology? Is it in a medium other than sound? Can it be written? Can humans even understand it at all? Does it require more than three dimensions to perceive? I think I probably need to; but I haven’t ...
- 24 Dec 2023 21:34
- Forum: Conworlds & Concultures
- Topic: (C&C) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
- Replies: 1944
- Views: 664785
Re: (C&C) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
Do I need something analogous to the Carboniferous period to justify the presence of fossil fuels? Loosely, yes. But it doesn’t have to be too analogous! Can the same plastics we use IRL be made without using petroleum products? Loosely, probably so. But it’d take some thought to come up with an al...
- 20 Dec 2023 16:02
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Lexember 2023
- Replies: 319
- Views: 15821
Re: Lexember 2023
Do you mean the Briticism for “to vomit” and/or “to be nauseous”?
Because in North American English, “sick” means “diseased”, “ill”.
Not a criticism; merely a request for clarification!
- 20 Dec 2023 15:43
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: Famous CBB Quotes Thread
- Replies: 140
- Views: 115567
Re: Famous CBB Quotes Thread
lurker wrote: ↑19 Dec 2023 23:51 Young branches are distributed to the faithful during the liturgy celebrating the kindling of the Fire of Understanding.
They're supposed to serve as a reminder of the yinrih's origins,
but they're as often as not wielded by pups as instruments of annoyance against their litter mates.
- 20 Dec 2023 15:34
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
- Replies: 1738
- Views: 362810
Re: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
This recently came up elsewhere, and I was shown to not have quite as much knowledge as my confidence afforded. So I pose the question here: in an ergative language, or a language or scenario within a language that places greater importance on the patient, will the patient precede the agent? Will t...
- 18 Dec 2023 05:14
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
- Replies: 1738
- Views: 362810
Re: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
For general tendencies you can look at the Sonority Sequencing Principle and the Syllable Contact Law. Of course exceptions to these make a conlang more 'interesting' in a way. I usually think of onset clusters and coda clusters first, the combination of which give me my medial clusters. Then I exc...
- 18 Dec 2023 04:53
- Forum: Conworlds & Concultures
- Topic: The Lonely Galaxy Megathread (comments encouraged)
- Replies: 270
- Views: 33073
Re: Powered Armor Helmet
Below = infrared or ultraviolet? “Infra” is related to “inferior” and “infimum”. Infra ~=~ Low Inferior ~=~ Lower than Infimum ~=~ the Lowest “Ultra” is related to “ulterior” and “ultimatum” (or “ultimus”) Ultra ~=~ Beyond Ulterior ~=~ further Beyond Ultimatum ~=~ furthest Beyond; the thing Beyond ...