Conlang Conversation Thread [2010–2019]

[Lao Kou]

*Literally "meet at the oasis and nod"

Sí la, gü Muldour Maríabauths la hengeftö í ba mölman tha'u haukalaf sho, élüdhöth.
I'll bet Maria Muldaur is just dying to sing right now.

Spoiler:

Using the strategy of misremembered lyrics, swap out "midnight" for "meet me", and there ya go!

Too, Muldaur: [ˈmʊlda͜ʊr] or [ˈmʊldɔr]? I'm just not sure. Unfortunately, I can't really profess "before my time" on this one, but it's a period in American pop musical history I'd just as soon blot out of my memory. Not having heard this one in quite a number of years, I did feel a slight twinge of nostalgia for simpler, happier times (Oy! ), as opposed to an immediate urge to defenestrate myself, but if this resurfaced at the top of the charts, we'd need to reconsider that.

[Lambuzhao]

Enjo... Ljüd... KummaĐe hiretuo !
That... come-hither... voice!

[masako]

다 거 나서 타그먀 아냐 가
ta ke nase tlakumya anya ka
/ta kɛ naːʃe t͡ɬakuːmʲa aːɲa ka/
2s O spider web-CAUS see Q
Have you ever seen a spider spin its web?

[Parlox]

lun, esturmurki sawesk kilm
lun, ɛstʊɹmʊɹkɪ sæwɛsk kɪlm
No, spider is scary

[Adarain]

다 거 나서 타그먀 아냐 가
ta ke nase tlakumya anya ka
/ta kɛ naːʃe t͡ɬakuːmʲa aːɲa ka/
2s O spider web-CAUS see Q
Have you ever seen a spider spin its web?

Aȿoɀo! Gañreot ȿoɀot ibañdautano.
[ˈʂɔ.ɻaɔ | ˈɠaŋ.ɹɛ.jɔt ˈʂɔ.ɻɔʈ e.ˈɓaŋ.ɗa.o.ta.nɔ]

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A-ȿoɀ-o!        Gañre-o-t           ȿoɀ-o-t       i-bañdaut-a-no
1-NOM-do_so-SG! interesting-SG-ESS  thing-SG-ESS  3ERG-tell-1ACC-SG>SG

“I have! I find it quite interesting.” (lit. I’ve done so! It tells me like a shiny thing)

[masako]

lun, esturmurki sawesk kilm
lun, ɛstʊɹmʊɹkɪ sæwɛsk kɪlm
No, spider is scary

kuyonke
Not inherently so.

“I have! I find it quite interesting.” (lit. I’ve done so! It tells me like a shiny thing)

nkata
Agreed.

[Lambuzhao]

lun, esturmurki sawesk kilm
lun, ɛstʊɹmʊɹkɪ sæwɛsk kɪlm
No, spider is scary

kuyonke
Not inherently so.

Wod ʕa ‽
WHAT‽

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Viy χæŋgoan nbiddudauθ wa dæxruiduse
Have<PRS.1SG> theory-GEN question-ACC CNJ attempt<SBJV>2DU
I have an experiment that we can try

ʕa ki ebiti yebin hesluepa ihme
CNJ ADV before<SUPER> all<PL>GEN stop-IMPTV 2SG.PBJ
First of all, hold still



Uŋktiktiboa dwoti!
<NMLZ>shake<NMLZ>=without much<SUPER>
Very still!

Ktaoktaʕūsuno?
shake<PLUP>2SG
Did you flinch?

[masako]

WHAT‽

ke ta'ena kanyo ka
What are you asking me?

ua ta nitampe ka
Or are you just exclaiming?

[Lambuzhao]

؟
precomptaçò
Percontation
Or a mishmash of rhetoricality, irony, disbelief, mebbe a tisch of snark...

[masako]

uatla kimyohi
that's kinda weird

[Lambuzhao]

ʕa ki ebiti yebin hesluepa ihme
CNJ ADV before<SUPER> all<PL>GEN stop-IMPTV 2SG.PBJ

Even weirder, the 2SG pronoun ihmeis apparently declined in the newly-minted Arachidomelimelive Case.

[masako]

na ke ta kalanko unyak
I don't know what you're on about.

[Lambuzhao]

Nraˁi.
Me neither.

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Hen, vonag tovir ɂihmu yeklæk ˁin dwo.
EXCLAM symbol new 2SG.GEN please<PRS>3SG 1SG.OBJ ADV
Hey, I like your new avatar a lot.

Toa Ɂevreočesanim zuržweirtēk ˁin.
DEF.ABL.SG forever.serpent-ABL CAUS-remember<PRS>3SG 1SG.OBJ
It reminds me of the Ouroboros.

Ɂeika ye wod?
What is it?

[Iyionaku]

Guvan palèsibul. Bai cuven pun reo iavúm èpa de ioblet, olket èpa muyet bolcat o'ymiran vit ruclat dicumnavaino!

[ˈguʋɐn pɐˈlɛsɪbʊl. baɪ̯ ˈkuvən pʊn ˈɾe.ɔ ɪ̯ɐˈʋuːm ˈɛpɐ də ɪ̯obˈlət, ˈolkət ˈɛpɐ ˈmuʃət ˈbolkɐt ɔˈʃmiːɾɐn vɪt ˈɾuklɐt diˈkumnɐˌʋaɪ̯no]

spider-PL totally-cool-COP.3PL | have-1SG spider in 1SG.POSS room and OBL.REL catch-3SG, kill-3SG and eat-3SG every DEF.GEN=insect-PL REL otherwise COND-sting-E-COND.INV.1SG

Spiders are totally cool. I've got one in my room and it catches, kills and eats all insects that would otherwise sting me!

[masako]

Ɂeika ye wod?
What is it?

tla enso a
It's an Ensō.

[Lambuzhao]

Dô mj den Hennïrtleggeres ðücj Vrîgghte.
Make<PRS> 1SG.OBJ DEF.M.SUB.PL centipede<PL> PROX.OBJ .SG work.OBJ PRP
Centipedes do that work for me.

Like mj den Feaftjfïceres mücicür dån denne Uebvteres.
Please<PRS> 1SG.OBJ DEF.M.SUB.PL fifty.footer<PL> much<COMPAR> adv DEF.M.OBJ.PL spider<PL>
I like centipedes better than spiders.

Antnemaj denne Feaftjfïceres olruntjolre Jolesendte.
I welcome the centipedes each Wintersende.

[Lambuzhao]

Ɂeika ye wod?
What is it?

tla enso a
It's an Ensō.

Irt Ðe rüntpfîlltkemsght tuo ïne Hüre yös Twigeibürnes?
be<PRS.2SG> 2SG.SUB around.complete<PST.PTCP> PRP INDEF.F.OBJ time.OBJ DEF.N.GEN.SG twice.birth.GEN
Are you come full-circle to a time of rebirth?

[masako]

Are you come full-circle to a time of rebirth?

uatla matsa
that's nonsense

[Lambuzhao]

Ɂeika ye wod?
What is it?

tla enso a
It's an Ensō.

Irt Ðe rüntpfîlltkemsght tuo ïne Hüre yös Twigeibürnes?
be<PRS.2SG> 2SG.SUB around.complete<PST.PTCP> PRP INDEF.F.OBJ time.OBJ DEF.N.GEN.SG twice.birth.GEN
Are you come full-circle to a time of rebirth?

Tivrizéndamu γoačanù ɂod ɂovaiyan ˁayakastvan hrauθ?
anew.arrive<PRS.PTCP>NOM.SG come<PLUP>2SG PRP second.GEN.SG birth.GEN.SG hour.ACC.SG

[Lambuzhao]

Are you come full-circle to a time of rebirth?

uatla matsa
that's nonsense

Mægja .
Mebbe.

Is Vöres matsa Andernes Œpsibbol.
be<PRS.3SG> INDEF.ANIM.GEN.SG <matsa> other.M.SG.GEN very.costly
One person's trash is another person's treasure.



Erin mücirür ë yeße Übrcledes ent duon þë Ærdte, geilobæbünmöst Masako mej,

Dån ë þeße Slepgeisites yös Uirsældernsübrebläghtes dar mej dar ðej.

There are more things in Heaven and upon the Earth, my dearest Masako,
than are dreamt of, whether in my or in thy philosophie