The CBB

Yorkish
Hwemsamen kan we strithe, we ska haulle fast wi aursʒen.
/'ʍɛmˌsamən kʰan wi strɛiθ | wi skə hɒːl fast wi ˌɒr'ɕɛn/
whomsoever POSB.AUX 1PL fight | 1PL DEO.AUX hold fast with 1PL.POSS=self
Whomsoever we may fight, we must hold fast to ourself.

:con: Yorkish Gin ʒe get ei tecken frae himmen, ʒe ska cenne at Guth lists me. /cɪn jə cɛt ə 'tʰɛkən frə 'çɪmɪn | jə skə cçɛn ə kʊθ lɪs(t)s mə/ if 1SG get IDEF token from heaven | 1SG FUT.AUX know SBORD God love-PRS.3 1SG.OBL Gin ʒe gat ei tecken frae himmen, ʒe scid cenne at Guth lists me. /cɪn jə ...

Are we translating a sentence paraphrasable as “the North is the only place it snows”? “It snows [only in the North]”? Or as “in the North the only form of precipitation is snow”? “It [only snows] in the North”? Or maybe each? I presume it's the first one, judging by the OP phrasing, but I'm sure y...

:con: Yorkish Thar war ei kat. /θar war ə kʰat/ there be.PST IDEF cat Sʒo war little oʒ hwite. /ɕʏ wər 'lɪtəl ɒ ʍɛɪ̯t/ 3FSG be.PST little and white Hwan sʒo wackent, scho war harthle sulten. /ʍan ɕʏ 'wakənt | ɕʏ wər 'harθəl 'sʏə̯ltən/ when 3FSG wake-PST | 3FSG be.PST very hungry So sʒo geck at sicke...

Yorkish
At snees bair i the north, ut at rains aulhwaer.
/at snɪə̯s pɛa̯r i θə nɒrθ | ʊt ət rɛɪ̯ns ˈɒːlˌʍɛa̯r/
3NSG snow-PRS.3 only in DEF north | but 3NSG rain-PRS.3 all_where
It only snows in the north, but it rains everywhere.

:con: Yorkish Bithen giar ick kaste ʒer siqarender uppae the grund! /ˈpɪθɪn car ɪk kʰast jər ˈsɪkarˌɛndər pʰɛa̯ θə krʊnt/ ask-PRS.PART PRS.AUX=NEG throw 2PL.POSS cigarette=end-PL onto DEF ground Please do not throw your cigarette butts on the ground. Fisc kom ut frae the sei at nattide for at ruik e...

:con: Yorkish Ʒe war gangen i the skow, hwan ei grain fell pae me howth. Norm: Jeg var gangende i ðen skogh, hvan ei gren fell pä mit hoveð. /jə war kaŋkən i θə skʊə ʍan ə kreːn fɛl pʰɛa mə hʊəθ/ 1SG be.PST walk-PRS.PART in DEF forest when IDEF branch fall.PST on 1SG.OBL head I was walking in the fo...

:con: Yorkish Hwae gis tha liste mest, feʒ man? Tal us, tha father? Tha mither? Tha sister, els tha brither? /ʍɛa̯ cɪs θə lɪst mɛst fɛi̯ man | tʰal əs θə ˈfaθər θə ˈmɪθər θə ˈsɪstər ɛls θə ˈprɪθər/ who AUX.PRS.2SG 2SG love most strange person | tell 1PL.OBL 2SG.OBL father 2SG.OBL mother 2SG.OBL sist...

Yorkish
Gʒar els gʒar ick. Thar is int ettle.
/car ɛls car ɪk | θar ɪs ɪnt ɛtəl/
do or do NEG | there be.PRS.3 NEG.DET try

I'm always tempted to try out making a whistle language, except for the fact that I can't really whistle very well. Whistle languages aren't especially different from spoken languages grammatically (a lot are whistled versions of a particular spoken language), but the limited sound inventory and tec...

Yorkish
Besciscness is sam at drinken etter oʒ biden pae the anner man at deʒ.
/pεscɪscnɪs ɪs sam ə trɪnkən εtər ɒ pεitən pʰɛa θə anər man ə tɛi/
bitterness be.PRS.3 like REL drink-PRS.PART poison and wait-PRS.PART on DEF other person INF die

:con: Yorkish Hwat is thar en aullscap for? /ʍat ɪs θar ən ˈɒlˌscap fɒr/ what be.PRS.3 there INDEF all_shape for Why is there a universe? Hwat is thar nocket pen aull for? /ʍat ɪs θar ˈnɒkət pʰɛn ɒːl fɒr/ what be.PRS.3 there INDEF.PRON.N on all for Why is there anything at all? Hwarniʒ isc thar barl...

Old Norse
Ek frétti til linnorma.
1SG.NOM hear_news of dragon-GEN.PL

Yorkish
Ʒ'ha hairt tal um lindormer.
/ça çeːrt tʰal ʊm ˈlɪnˌtɒrmər/
1SG.NOM have.PRS hear-PST.PART tell about dragon-PL

:non: Old Norse Þat er drepa mona þik, gørir þik starkara. DEM.DIST.N.SG REL kill-INF FUT.AUX=NEG 2SG.ACC | make-PRS.3SG 2SG.ACC strong-CMP-SG.ACC :con: Yorkish Hwat gisc cille tha, scaps tha starker. /ʍat cɪsc cçɪl θə | scaps θə starkər/ what PRS.AUX.3=NEG kill 2SG | make-PRS.3 2SG strong-CMP

:con: Yorkish Nat: Pen ei houʒ, ei faer at had inn ull saw rosser, ʒen o them war drawen ei thunge waun, ʒen bairen ei stuire lass, oʒ ʒen bairen ei man kwick. The faer saud till the rosser, "Me hert irks me at sei ei man driven rosser." Oʒ the rosser saud, "Lissen, fare, aur herten i...

Yorkish

T'sang o skapen kan scift se leuth, out at gisc aʒe staun.
/t.saŋk ɔ skeːpn kʰan scɪft sə ljuθ | əut ət cɪsc əi stɔːn/
DEF=song of shaping can shift REFL.OBL sound | but 3NSG AUX.PRS.3=NEG ever stand_still
The song of fate may change its melody, but it never stops.

Somewhat inspired by Arayaz's recentish thread about our conlanging-keeping habits. Hopefully this can be a place where people can talk about our main conlangs without feeling the pressure of needing to describe it in detail! I never post about my conlangs for instance bc I feel like either I don't ...

:eng: Old English (Carl Anderson's) Hring án gewalde, hring án gefinde, hring án gebringe, hring án gebinde ring one.NOM.SG PF-rule.PST.SBJV | ring one.NOM.SG PF-find. PST.SBJV ring one.NOM.SG PF-bring.PST.SBJV | ring one.NOM.SG PF-bind.PST.SBJV :non: Old Norse (mine) Hringr einn réði, hringr einn f...

:non: Old Norse Himinn ok jǫrð eru allfaðir ok allmóðir. /himinn ɔk jɔrθ ɛru allfaθir ɔk allmoːθir/ heaven.NOM.SG and earth.NOM.SG be.PRS.3PL all-father.NOM.SG and all-mother.NOM.SG :con: Yorkish The skie oʒ the ʒurth is the aulfather oʒ muther. /θə skəi ɔ θə juərθ ɪs θə ˈɔːlˌfeːθər ɔ muːθər/ DEF sk...

Yorkish
Thet is thi lief. Giar hwat tha neutest, oʒ giar at oft.
/θɛt ɪs θə ləif | car ʍat θə ɲut(ə)s(t) ɔ car ət ɔft/
DEM.PROX be.PRS.3 2SG.OBL life | do what 2SG enjoy-PRS.2SG and do 3NSG often
This is your life. Do what you love, and do it often.