Conlang Conversation Thread [2010–2019]
- Thrice Xandvii
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Re: Conlang Conversation Thread
Lambuzhao wrote:ʕa θæčlmitim.
CNJ tree<PL><COLL>ABL
Trees, too.
Edit: However, the character for "word" (it's the one after the first mid-dot) is the ugliest one I've yet made. Blech. Any ideas to improve it? Or maybe others don't think it's that hideous...?
Re: Conlang Conversation Thread
Thrice Xandvii wrote:However, the character for "word" (it's the one after the first mid-dot) is the ugliest one I've yet made. Blech. Any ideas to improve it? Or maybe others don't think it's that hideous...?
harla linshura shuranalo ikhi shina shura.
hamedin liranimina shina.
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harl-a lin -shura shura -nalo ikhi shin -a shura.
be -3NSG PN.POSS.2MSG-word.N word.N-GEN one good.ADJ-N word.N
hamed-in liran -im -in -a shina
think-1MSG present-PASS-PRS.PRF-3NSG well.ADV
Edit: Included a photo of the Lortho script.
https://lortho.conlang.org
"Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; Truth isn't." - Mark Twain
"Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; Truth isn't." - Mark Twain
Re: Conlang Conversation Thread
wẹ dosa mar tad ẹts? bruts malre təčastärzä, mäčemiźosnenki, yətär, wädəmụona, canai īstistoya. maddai šotai da drōdọn tụrčuyəθ.
[we̝ ˈdosa mar tad̥ e̝t͡s ǀ bɾut͡s ˈmarːɪ ˈtɤˌt͡ʃˠastɛɾzɛ ǀ ˈmæt͡ʃˠɪ ˈmiˌʑonːeŋki ǀ jɤtɛɾ ˈwædmʉona ˈt͡ɕanaɪ̯ ˈiːsˌtistoja ǀ ˈmadːaɪ̯ ˈʃˠotaɪ̯ də dɾɔːdo̝n ˈtʉrˠt͡ʃˠujᵊθ]
or bad-SG INT 3.N.SG be.3.SG.PRES ? many-ACC.PL mistake-ACC.PL make-1.SG.PST.PRF ! POSS.1.SG-NEG-enjoy-PST.GER.ACC.SG , but , time=pass-PST.PTCP, unique-PL become-3.PL.PST.PRF . defect-NOM.PL be-PST.GER.NOM.PL prep.to character-GEN.PL cross-3.PL.IMPRF
Or is it so bad? I've made many mistakes, that which i did not like, but, after a while, they became unique. Defects became things of character.
[we̝ ˈdosa mar tad̥ e̝t͡s ǀ bɾut͡s ˈmarːɪ ˈtɤˌt͡ʃˠastɛɾzɛ ǀ ˈmæt͡ʃˠɪ ˈmiˌʑonːeŋki ǀ jɤtɛɾ ˈwædmʉona ˈt͡ɕanaɪ̯ ˈiːsˌtistoja ǀ ˈmadːaɪ̯ ˈʃˠotaɪ̯ də dɾɔːdo̝n ˈtʉrˠt͡ʃˠujᵊθ]
or bad-SG INT 3.N.SG be.3.SG.PRES ? many-ACC.PL mistake-ACC.PL make-1.SG.PST.PRF ! POSS.1.SG-NEG-enjoy-PST.GER.ACC.SG , but , time=pass-PST.PTCP, unique-PL become-3.PL.PST.PRF . defect-NOM.PL be-PST.GER.NOM.PL prep.to character-GEN.PL cross-3.PL.IMPRF
Or is it so bad? I've made many mistakes, that which i did not like, but, after a while, they became unique. Defects became things of character.
Re: Conlang Conversation Thread
Inetha yɛ odaya dululu kerman!
['i.næ.tʰə 'je 'o.ɗə.jə 'ɗu.ɫʊ.ɫu 'kɛr.mən]
and-ABL PRS.be coolness language-PL German
"But Germanic languages are cool!"
Okhei u leu pheu'bameimei to u sintaka.
['ɔ.kʰɛ 'u 'lɯ 'pʰɯ.ɓə.me.me 'tɔ 'u 'sin.tə.kə]
PRS-want 1p.SG SUB more=PST-know LOC 1p.SG syntax
"I wish I understood more about syntax."
Daye esampilpil paronamnam lokouforika:
['ɗa.jæ 'ɛ.zəm.pil.pil 'pa.rɔ.nəm.nəm 'lɔ.kɔ.fɔ.ri.kə]
FUT-be example-PL pronoun-PL logophoric
"Here are some examples of logophoric pronouns."
Ye achami san aseper.
['jɛ 'a.t͡sʰə.mi 'san 'a.zə.pɛr]
PRS.be professor COM student
"There's a professor and a student."
Bethi achami leu banya kum/ro to arei.
['ɓɛ.tʰi 'a.t͡sʰə.mi 'lɯ 'ɓan.jə 'kum/'rɔ 'tɔ 'a.rɛ]
PST-say professor SUB PST-live 3p.SG./3p.SG.LOG LOC town
"The professor said that he(the professor/the student) lived in the town."
Leu ro san kum, ye ro dimontaratiwa mediyal, ye kum dimontaratiwa parosimal.
['lɯ 'rɔ 'san 'kum 'jɛ 'rɔ 'di.mɒn.tə.rə.ti.wa 'mɛ.ɗɪ.jəl 'jɛ 'kum 'di.mɒn.tə.rə.ti.wa 'pa.rɒ.si.məl]
TOP ro COM kum, PRS.be ro demonstrative medial, PRS.be kum demonstrative proximal
"Ro and Kum are the medial and proximal demonstratives, respectively."
['i.næ.tʰə 'je 'o.ɗə.jə 'ɗu.ɫʊ.ɫu 'kɛr.mən]
and-ABL PRS.be coolness language-PL German
"But Germanic languages are cool!"
Okhei u leu pheu'bameimei to u sintaka.
['ɔ.kʰɛ 'u 'lɯ 'pʰɯ.ɓə.me.me 'tɔ 'u 'sin.tə.kə]
PRS-want 1p.SG SUB more=PST-know LOC 1p.SG syntax
"I wish I understood more about syntax."
Daye esampilpil paronamnam lokouforika:
['ɗa.jæ 'ɛ.zəm.pil.pil 'pa.rɔ.nəm.nəm 'lɔ.kɔ.fɔ.ri.kə]
FUT-be example-PL pronoun-PL logophoric
"Here are some examples of logophoric pronouns."
Ye achami san aseper.
['jɛ 'a.t͡sʰə.mi 'san 'a.zə.pɛr]
PRS.be professor COM student
"There's a professor and a student."
Bethi achami leu banya kum/ro to arei.
['ɓɛ.tʰi 'a.t͡sʰə.mi 'lɯ 'ɓan.jə 'kum/'rɔ 'tɔ 'a.rɛ]
PST-say professor SUB PST-live 3p.SG./3p.SG.LOG LOC town
"The professor said that he(the professor/the student) lived in the town."
Leu ro san kum, ye ro dimontaratiwa mediyal, ye kum dimontaratiwa parosimal.
['lɯ 'rɔ 'san 'kum 'jɛ 'rɔ 'di.mɒn.tə.rə.ti.wa 'mɛ.ɗɪ.jəl 'jɛ 'kum 'di.mɒn.tə.rə.ti.wa 'pa.rɒ.si.məl]
TOP ro COM kum, PRS.be ro demonstrative medial, PRS.be kum demonstrative proximal
"Ro and Kum are the medial and proximal demonstratives, respectively."
Re: Conlang Conversation Thread
nya kolaSolarius wrote:"But Germanic languages are cool!"
To some people...
Solarius wrote:"I wish I understood more about syntax."
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Keremanii iipi, emee ees mijaa?
/kɛɽɛmæniː iːpi | ɛmɛː ɛːs miʝæː/
Germanic tongue, who NEG like?
Who doesn't like Germanic languages?
/kɛɽɛmæniː iːpi | ɛmɛː ɛːs miʝæː/
Germanic tongue, who NEG like?
Who doesn't like Germanic languages?
Re: Conlang Conversation Thread
Ene?
/ɛnɛ/
Why not?
/ɛnɛ/
Why not?
Re: Conlang Conversation Thread
Sathat thúdhot jarzot zolát, bojar rahzordosalat.Evynova wrote:Keremanii iipi, emee ees mijaa?
/kɛɽɛmæniː iːpi | ɛmɛː ɛːs miʝæː/
Germanic tongue, who NEG like?
Who doesn't like Germanic languages?
sa-th-at thúdh-ot jarz-ot zolá-t bojar rah-zord-o-sal-at
[ˈsɑθɑt ˈθuːðɔt ˈjɑrzɔt ˈzɔlaːt ˈbɔjɑr ˈrɑɣzɔrdɔsɑlɑt]
be-3PL.AOR germanic-PL language-PL nice-PL, but mainstream-PL
Germanic languages are nice, but they are too mainstream.
- Frislander
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Re: Conlang Conversation Thread
mẽretrãpai o kanã ngisõẽdeEvynova wrote:Why not?
mẽre-trãpa-i o kanã <is>ngõẽ-de
conform-exceed-N.ERG N.SPE speak <PRF>inherit-1.ERG
They're too much like my native tongue [English].
Re: Conlang Conversation Thread
Menae ko'e atae. O'a, aahoos iipi, aaeviseno iipi jimikin ees atae. O'anaini, eviseno ta maka iipi, ees ime seno.Konungr wrote:Sathat thúdhot jarzot zolát, bojar rahzordosalat.
sa-th-at thúdh-ot jarz-ot zolá-t bojar rah-zord-o-sal-at
[ˈsɑθɑt ˈθuːðɔt ˈjɑrzɔt ˈzɔlaːt ˈbɔjɑr ˈrɑɣzɔrdɔsɑlɑt]
be-3PL.AOR germanic-PL language-PL nice-PL, but mainstream-PL
Germanic languages are nice, but they are too mainstream.
/mɛna͡e kɔʔɛ æta͡e. | oʔæ, æːhoːs iːpi, æː.ɛvisɛnɔ iːpi ʝimikin ɛːs æta͡e | oʔæna͡ini, ɛvisɛnɔ tæ mækæ iːpi, ɛːs imɛ sɛnɔ/
true 3SG-INAN be. But INAN-bad language, INAN-popular language always NEG be. But-then, popularity of some language, NEG 1SG know
That's true. But popular languages aren't necessarily bad languages. But then again, I do not understand the popularity of some languages.
PS: how did you come up with "mainstream"?
- Dormouse559
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Re: Conlang Conversation Thread
J'ä pà condrà ettuyà le-z lembe jermaniche ( outre luy anglêzi ), mä j'lec considerou pà en-nuyante.
[ʑɛˈpa kɔ̃ˈdʁa ɛt.tɥiˈja ləˈzlɛ̃.bə ʑɛʁ.məˈni.kə | ˈu.tʁə lɥi.jɑ̃ˈgleː.zi | ˈmɛː ʑlɛk.kɔ̃.siˈde.ʁu ˈpa ɛ̃.nɥiˈjɑ̃.tə]
I haven't studied Germanic languages much (other than English), but I don't think they're boring.
Biensù c'eut son den lui couranti dominanti.
[bjn̩ˈsy kœh.hɔ̃.dɛ̃.lɥi.kuˈʁɑ̃.ti do.miˈnɑ̃.ti]
They are pretty mainstream, though.
Jou voudrê plû apprendre su lui lussembourjêzi.
[ʑu.vuˈdʁeː ˈplyː əˈpʁɛ̃.dʁə sy.lɥi.lyh.hɛ̃.buˈʑeː.zi]
I'd like to learn more about Luxembourgish.
[ʑɛˈpa kɔ̃ˈdʁa ɛt.tɥiˈja ləˈzlɛ̃.bə ʑɛʁ.məˈni.kə | ˈu.tʁə lɥi.jɑ̃ˈgleː.zi | ˈmɛː ʑlɛk.kɔ̃.siˈde.ʁu ˈpa ɛ̃.nɥiˈjɑ̃.tə]
I haven't studied Germanic languages much (other than English), but I don't think they're boring.
Biensù c'eut son den lui couranti dominanti.
[bjn̩ˈsy kœh.hɔ̃.dɛ̃.lɥi.kuˈʁɑ̃.ti do.miˈnɑ̃.ti]
They are pretty mainstream, though.
Jou voudrê plû apprendre su lui lussembourjêzi.
[ʑu.vuˈdʁeː ˈplyː əˈpʁɛ̃.dʁə sy.lɥi.lyh.hɛ̃.buˈʑeː.zi]
I'd like to learn more about Luxembourgish.
Re: Conlang Conversation Thread
Yede angkukel na reina-oloka fene.
be.NEG N-Google LAT world false
"There's no google in this plane."
Yede lingkisititi, ye berara pa ubeim.
be.NEG linguist-PL priest-PL REL chant
"Nor linguists, only priests that chant."
Rarumiye sintaka.
3p.PL-understand-NEG syntax
"They don't understand syntax."
be.NEG N-Google LAT world false
"There's no google in this plane."
Yede lingkisititi, ye berara pa ubeim.
be.NEG linguist-PL priest-PL REL chant
"Nor linguists, only priests that chant."
Rarumiye sintaka.
3p.PL-understand-NEG syntax
"They don't understand syntax."
- Dormouse559
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Ç'l'ett en aviòn bizarou.
[slɛt.tɛ̃.əˈvjɔ̃ biˈza.ʁu]
That's a weird plane.
Lep pravvêri comprenne pà la sentasse. Mä comprenne-t-eùt ovi mènt la morfolojî ?
[lɛp.pʁəˈveː.ʁi kɔ̃ˈpʁɛn.nə ˈpa la.sn̩ˈtah.hə | ˈmɛː kɔ̃.pʁɛn.nəˈtœt o.viˈmɛ̃t la.mɔʁ.fo.loˈʑiː]
The priests don't understand syntax. But do they at least understand morphology?
[slɛt.tɛ̃.əˈvjɔ̃ biˈza.ʁu]
That's a weird plane.
Lep pravvêri comprenne pà la sentasse. Mä comprenne-t-eùt ovi mènt la morfolojî ?
[lɛp.pʁəˈveː.ʁi kɔ̃ˈpʁɛn.nə ˈpa la.sn̩ˈtah.hə | ˈmɛː kɔ̃.pʁɛn.nəˈtœt o.viˈmɛ̃t la.mɔʁ.fo.loˈʑiː]
The priests don't understand syntax. But do they at least understand morphology?
Re: Conlang Conversation Thread
Dhúrlar "rah" erjevaros, "zord" máthvaros, ja "-sal" erjevarosalas baighúkundos adúlzolár šihrér varór.Evynova wrote:Menae ko'e atae. O'a, aahoos iipi, aaeviseno iipi jimikin ees atae. O'anaini, eviseno ta maka iipi, ees ime seno.Konungr wrote:Sathat thúdhot jarzot zolát, bojar rahzordosalat.
sa-th-at thúdh-ot jarz-ot zolá-t bojar rah-zord-o-sal-at
[ˈsɑθɑt ˈθuːðɔt ˈjɑrzɔt ˈzɔlaːt ˈbɔjɑr ˈrɑɣzɔrdɔsɑlɑt]
be-3PL.AOR germanic-PL language-PL nice-PL, but mainstream-PL
Germanic languages are nice, but they are too mainstream.
/mɛna͡e kɔʔɛ æta͡e. | oʔæ, æːhoːs iːpi, æː.ɛvisɛnɔ iːpi ʝimikin ɛːs æta͡e | oʔæna͡ini, ɛvisɛnɔ tæ mækæ iːpi, ɛːs imɛ sɛnɔ/
true 3SG-INAN be. But INAN-bad language, INAN-popular language always NEG be. But-then, popularity of some language, NEG 1SG know
That's true. But popular languages aren't necessarily bad languages. But then again, I do not understand the popularity of some languages.
PS: how did you come up with "mainstream"?
[ˈðu:rlɑr rɑx ˈɛrjɛʋɑrɔs zɔrd ˈmaːθʋɑrɔs jɑ sɑl ˈɛrjɛʋɑrɔsɑlɑs ˈbɑi̯ʁuːkundɔs ˈɑduːlzɔlaːr ˈʃiçre:r ˈʋɑro:r]
blend-1SG.PST center adjective-ACC stream noun-ACC and -sal adjectival-ACC suffix-ACC fancy-ESS=into little-ESS=into word-ESS=into
I mixed the adjective "center, the noun "stream," and the adjectival suffix "-sal" into a fancy little word.
Re: Conlang Conversation Thread
nye:Evynova wrote:Why not?
Because:
Konungr wrote:Germanic languages are nice, but they are too mainstream.
kalayeniFrislander wrote:They're too much like my native tongue [English].
Well said.
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Yo. Ye widi khalamDormouse559 wrote:Ç'l'ett en aviòn bizarou.
[slɛt.tɛ̃.əˈvjɔ̃ biˈza.ʁu]
That's a weird plane.
Lep pravvêri comprenne pà la sentasse. Mä comprenne-t-eùt ovi mènt la morfolojî ?
[lɛp.pʁəˈveː.ʁi kɔ̃ˈpʁɛn.nə ˈpa la.sn̩ˈtah.hə | ˈmɛː kɔ̃.pʁɛn.nəˈtœt o.viˈmɛ̃t la.mɔʁ.fo.loˈʑiː]
The priests don't understand syntax. But do they at least understand morphology?
no. be 3p.PL stupid
"No. They're stupid."
Re: Conlang Conversation Thread
Methit ardhaitola éddelet kúngirat.Solarius wrote:Yo. Ye widi khalamDormouse559 wrote:Ç'l'ett en aviòn bizarou.
[slɛt.tɛ̃.əˈvjɔ̃ biˈza.ʁu]
That's a weird plane.
Lep pravvêri comprenne pà la sentasse. Mä comprenne-t-eùt ovi mènt la morfolojî ?
[lɛp.pʁəˈveː.ʁi kɔ̃ˈpʁɛn.nə ˈpa la.sn̩ˈtah.hə | ˈmɛː kɔ̃.pʁɛn.nəˈtœt o.viˈmɛ̃t la.mɔʁ.fo.loˈʑiː]
The priests don't understand syntax. But do they at least understand morphology?
no. be 3p.PL stupid
"No. They're stupid."
[ˈmɛθit ˈɑrðɑi̯tɔlɑ ˈɛdːeːlɛt ˈkuːŋirɑt]
exist-3PL.AOR priest-LOC different-PL shape-PL
Priests come in different forms.
Re: Conlang Conversation Thread
ʕa yelhievnuγudi bezloneš χētæ svuglotritiθ nusžičilō.
CNJ priest<PL>NOM be.accustom<CAUS>PRS.3PL know<INF> language<COLL>ACC different<AUG>
And priests are accustomed to knowing obscure languages.
CNJ priest<PL>NOM be.accustom<CAUS>PRS.3PL know<INF> language<COLL>ACC different<AUG>
And priests are accustomed to knowing obscure languages.