Lexember 2017
Re: Lexember 2017
10:
Trying to think of how native Qutrussans would divide up their phonology. So I will use these words for today:
Yuthán mírni - Vowels (voice-y sounds)
Catyuthán mírni - Consonants (between-voice-y sounds)
Vowels are divided into:
Shóni mírni - pure sounds /a i u/
Mŭsshóni mírin - impure sound /ǝ/
Trávă mírni - long sounds /a: i: u:/
Hatrávă mírni - extra long sounds /ai au ia ua e: o:/
Consonants are divided into:
Tábaqqa mírni - stopping sounds /p t ts k b d dz g/
Nómŭqqa mírni - humming sounds /m n/
Srósu mírni - hushing sounds /f θ s ʃ/
Galai mírni - elegant sounds /q ħ ɾ l v j/
Trying to think of how native Qutrussans would divide up their phonology. So I will use these words for today:
Yuthán mírni - Vowels (voice-y sounds)
Catyuthán mírni - Consonants (between-voice-y sounds)
Vowels are divided into:
Shóni mírni - pure sounds /a i u/
Mŭsshóni mírin - impure sound /ǝ/
Trávă mírni - long sounds /a: i: u:/
Hatrávă mírni - extra long sounds /ai au ia ua e: o:/
Consonants are divided into:
Tábaqqa mírni - stopping sounds /p t ts k b d dz g/
Nómŭqqa mírni - humming sounds /m n/
Srósu mírni - hushing sounds /f θ s ʃ/
Galai mírni - elegant sounds /q ħ ɾ l v j/
Re: Lexember 2017
Day 10
Urxan
Ter, v.
m. /t͡sɛr/
f. /da͡ir/
Example:
Kijan caxfawux kita termal or taboo kijan caxfaxuw kita ejcanmal.
S.he killed his.her brother.
Urxan
Ter, v.
m. /t͡sɛr/
f. /da͡ir/
- To murder; to assassinate
- To kill (with intent)
- To slaughter (an animal)
Example:
Kijan caxfawux kita termal or taboo kijan caxfaxuw kita ejcanmal.
S.he killed his.her brother.
That's really interesting! How did they/you decide which sounds were "impure" and which were "pure" or "elegant"?Davush wrote: ↑10 Dec 2017 11:31 [...]
Vowels are divided into:
Shóni mírni - pure sounds /a i u/
Mŭsshóni mírin - impure sound /ǝ/
Trávă mírni - long sounds /a: i: u:/
Hatrávă mírni - extra long sounds /ai au ia ua e: o:/
Consonants are divided into:
Tábaqqa mírni - stopping sounds /p t ts k b d dz g/
Nómŭqqa mírni - humming sounds /m n/
Srósu mírni - hushing sounds /f θ s ʃ/
Galai mírni - elegant sounds /q ħ ɾ l v j/
Re: Lexember 2017
Géarthnuns
5th - römbmagwars [ˌɾømbmaˈgwaɾs] n. ginkgo (biloba)
Seth lav höi chauk síkursauch ezgaurauch rhöseu chau römbmagwarsaus chau glozhalörsaut ba kétokh daikh.
3SG-NOM AUX.PRES.IMPERS PTCL DEF.PL seed-ACC.PL many-ACC.PL too-AdADJ DEF ginkgo-GEN DEF eat.PRES.GER-ACC PTCL be.careful should
You should be careful about eating too many ginkgo seeds.
5th - römbmagwars [ˌɾømbmaˈgwaɾs] n. ginkgo (biloba)
Seth lav höi chauk síkursauch ezgaurauch rhöseu chau römbmagwarsaus chau glozhalörsaut ba kétokh daikh.
3SG-NOM AUX.PRES.IMPERS PTCL DEF.PL seed-ACC.PL many-ACC.PL too-AdADJ DEF ginkgo-GEN DEF eat.PRES.GER-ACC PTCL be.careful should
You should be careful about eating too many ginkgo seeds.
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☯ 名可名,非常名
☯ 名可名,非常名
Re: Lexember 2017
The elegant series are liquids + /q ħ/ because they are perceived to sound 'smooth', and also because correct pronunciation of /q ħ/ is a marker of the prestige dialect (and because I like them). The categories are semi-arbitrary, based on the early grammarians descriptions of the language. The 'impure' vowel(s) come from the time when several vowels were merging into /ǝ/ (still spelled ă ĭ ŭ).
Re: Lexember 2017
Day 10
Zhilaa Runju
malse /ˈmal.se/ (n. - inan. / quant. )
nothing, none
Example:
maz izematle malse cra tuuhi seeg.
/maz izeˈmat.le ˈmal.se cra ˈtuːhi seːg/
NEG FUT-find-2SG nothing inside basket 3SG.HU.OBL
You will find nothing in her basket.
(Double negation! I decided on this just now.)
As a noun (pronoun?) it's inanimate, but as a quantifier it can be used with animates, too:
lis malse aacar siv leen
/lis ˈmal.se aːˈcar siβ leːn/
be_at.NFUT.3SG none woman-PL.OBL near home
None of the women are/were near the house
Zhilaa Runju
malse /ˈmal.se/ (n. - inan. / quant. )
nothing, none
Example:
maz izematle malse cra tuuhi seeg.
/maz izeˈmat.le ˈmal.se cra ˈtuːhi seːg/
NEG FUT-find-2SG nothing inside basket 3SG.HU.OBL
You will find nothing in her basket.
(Double negation! I decided on this just now.)
As a noun (pronoun?) it's inanimate, but as a quantifier it can be used with animates, too:
lis malse aacar siv leen
/lis ˈmal.se aːˈcar siβ leːn/
be_at.NFUT.3SG none woman-PL.OBL near home
None of the women are/were near the house
Re: Lexember 2017
Lexember 10th:
Cissian
томян m/inan - frankincense
Cissian
томян m/inan - frankincense
- tomján /toˈmʲan/ ; gen. singular: томяна tomjána /toˈmʲa.na/; nom. plural: томяни tomjáni /toˈmʲa.ni/
- From Ancient Greek θυμιαμα (thūmíāma) "that which is burnt as incense or fumigation". Compare Hungarian tömjén, Serbian тамјан (tamjan) and Romanian tămâie.
- mírha /ˈmir.ɦa/ ; gen. singular: миргэ mírhe /ˈmir.ɦe/; nom. plural: мирги mírhi /ˈmir.ɦi/
- From Ancient Greek μυρρα (múrrha) "myrrh", from Semitic. Compare Arabic مُرّ (murr) "myrrh" and Hebrew מור (mór) "myrrh".
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Re: Lexember 2017
Lexember 10 - Nakarian
boh˨ - empty verbal root used with noun incorporation to make denominal verbs (something like “to vacation”).
boh˨ - empty verbal root used with noun incorporation to make denominal verbs (something like “to vacation”).
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Re: Lexember 2017
Shonksika day 10:
ilonu 1) v suffer 2) vt endure
pemunu v last
popemunu (der. of po-, pemunu) vi endure
pso- (< Shk. psodenu fail) 1) pfx involuntary 2) pfx accidental
psoganenu (der. of pso-, ganenu) v 1) spoil (plot) 2) reveal (accidentally)
ilonu 1) v suffer 2) vt endure
pemunu v last
popemunu (der. of po-, pemunu) vi endure
pso- (< Shk. psodenu fail) 1) pfx involuntary 2) pfx accidental
psoganenu (der. of pso-, ganenu) v 1) spoil (plot) 2) reveal (accidentally)
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Re: Lexember 2017
Day 9:
Proto-M̟oḩaic:
/t͡ʃ'ɨlaʒ/ "music"
Daa Sevǔihk:
Tummuñ "Music"
Day 10:
Proto-M̟oḩaic:
/ðˤəw/ "Water"
Daa Sevǔihk:
Hcaam "Ocean"
Proto-M̟oḩaic:
/t͡ʃ'ɨlaʒ/ "music"
Daa Sevǔihk:
Tummuñ "Music"
Day 10:
Proto-M̟oḩaic:
/ðˤəw/ "Water"
Daa Sevǔihk:
Hcaam "Ocean"
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Wäjāpu (Day 10):
šayä /ɕajə/ (n.) tree
Example:
Sā šayä re räwē qmūcatasu.
sā šayä=re räwē qmūca-ta-su
2s.NOM tree=LOC bird see-POT-2s
You can see a bird in the tree.
šayä /ɕajə/ (n.) tree
Example:
Sā šayä re räwē qmūcatasu.
sā šayä=re räwē qmūca-ta-su
2s.NOM tree=LOC bird see-POT-2s
You can see a bird in the tree.
Re: Lexember 2017
Lexember Day 10
Lortho:
New word:
doshtalu [doʃ.ˈtɑ.lu]
n. fem (pl ~ne)
shina shinalhar [ʃin.ˈɑ ʃi.nɑl.ˈhɑɾ]
idiomatic expression
Lortho:
New word:
doshtalu [doʃ.ˈtɑ.lu]
n. fem (pl ~ne)
- the customs, arts, and achievements of a particular people or social group; culture
- tradition; folklore; oral history
shina shinalhar [ʃin.ˈɑ ʃi.nɑl.ˈhɑɾ]
idiomatic expression
- "Laugh well."
Laughter is considered the greatest healer in Lorthoan culture (doshtalu); therefore a parting phrase in Lortho is "Laugh well." It is used both as a departing message or as a "good luck" for someone about to start a new adventure.
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Re: Lexember 2017
Inspired by ixals’ post and the season in general:
ѳюмиама (þümiama) “incense, frankincense” Fem. 1; borrowed from Ancient Greek θυμιαμα
олибанум (olibanum) “frankincense” Neut. 1; borrowed from Medieval Latin olibanum
мѡра (möra) “myrrh” Fem. 1; borrowed from Ancient Greek μύρρο
ѳюмиама (þümiama) “incense, frankincense” Fem. 1; borrowed from Ancient Greek θυμιαμα
олибанум (olibanum) “frankincense” Neut. 1; borrowed from Medieval Latin olibanum
мѡра (möra) “myrrh” Fem. 1; borrowed from Ancient Greek μύρρο
Re: Lexember 2017
I really like the sound of Wäjāpu and Lortho!
11:
Continuing to create words for grammatical terms...
yógga
verb (from yógg-, now obsolete in this form, meaning 'to say')
lairaq
noun (from laira 'name' +-q 'having' i.e. 'something having a name' related to lér- 'to point out')
tsillairaq (ṣillairaq?)
pronoun, demonstrative ('lesser noun')
11:
Continuing to create words for grammatical terms...
yógga
verb (from yógg-, now obsolete in this form, meaning 'to say')
lairaq
noun (from laira 'name' +-q 'having' i.e. 'something having a name' related to lér- 'to point out')
tsillairaq (ṣillairaq?)
pronoun, demonstrative ('lesser noun')
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Re: Lexember 2017
Lexember 11 - Nakarian
ba - new root with historical meaning of "earth, ground"
And some actual nouns derived from that root:
And some nouns derived from the combination of the roots "so" (fire) and "ba" (earth):
ba - new root with historical meaning of "earth, ground"
And some actual nouns derived from that root:
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mba soil, fertile ground Class 0 of 'ba'
pam farmer Class 1 of 'ba'
na˦ba noble landowner, landlord Class 3 of 'ba'
memba farmers (as a class) Class 4 of 'ba'
rehba worm Class 5 of 'ba'
bomba vermin Class 6 of 'ba'
χobːa “acre”, standard measure of land Class 7 of 'ba'
i˦ba universe, heaven and earth Class 9 of 'ba'
ɛbːa field, farm Class 10 of 'ba'
t͜ɕɛm dust Class 11 of 'ba'
namba down-to-earth character, steadfastness Class 12 of 'ba'
gum plant Class 13 of 'ba'
qaba not used Class 14 of 'ba'
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som lava root (from so+ba)
t͜som lava Class 0 of “som”
rɤhsom salamander Class 5 of “som”
ɯ˦som calendar Class 9 of som
ɤt͜som oven Class 10 of som
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Re: Lexember 2017
I am not doing a very complex language, but it makes me happy.
It's name is Dréye (/dre-ye/), named after my second name "Andrei".
I make several words every weekend since the second week of November.
Here´s a little poem in prose I made for a character in my conworld.
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Ena linnè gara vira Mara.
A beautiful lady was Mary
Mary was a beautiful lady
Náta deut comd velsti bainyon an fetarge brammen: ena cregiér?
(she was)born gifted with fast legs and strong arms: a warrior?
She was fast and strong: a warrior?
Náta deut comd ena bel, nosca, crisól hebel an ena delav fagaz: ena mus?
(she was)born with a precious, black, curly, hair and a gentle face: a muse?
She has a beautiful curly black hair and a lovely face: a muse?
Ena agraz dansur, ena akerz scribur, ena bai silam
A with grace dancer, a with heart writer, a white soul
A graceful dancer, a passionate writer, a pure soul.
It's name is Dréye (/dre-ye/), named after my second name "Andrei".
I make several words every weekend since the second week of November.
Here´s a little poem in prose I made for a character in my conworld.
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Transliteration
Translation
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Ena linnè gara vira Mara.
A beautiful lady was Mary
Mary was a beautiful lady
Náta deut comd velsti bainyon an fetarge brammen: ena cregiér?
(she was)born gifted with fast legs and strong arms: a warrior?
She was fast and strong: a warrior?
Náta deut comd ena bel, nosca, crisól hebel an ena delav fagaz: ena mus?
(she was)born with a precious, black, curly, hair and a gentle face: a muse?
She has a beautiful curly black hair and a lovely face: a muse?
Ena agraz dansur, ena akerz scribur, ena bai silam
A with grace dancer, a with heart writer, a white soul
A graceful dancer, a passionate writer, a pure soul.
Re: Lexember 2017
Urxan
Jegë
f. /jeɣa͡i/
m. /jɛɣə/
Jegë
f. /jeɣa͡i/
m. /jɛɣə/
- House, habitation
- Hut
Re: Lexember 2017
Lexember 9th
pestan [ˈpestɐn] - pot, pitcher (for tea)
New root
Lexember 10th
condan [ˈkondɐn] - foot
This word will by the everyday word for foot from now on. I've never been satisfied with the old word æʻiy. This will, however, remain as an ancient word for foot.
Usage note: Although you would expect it, condan is not a countable-geminate noun, i.e. it does not have a morphological dual. However, the use of the dual form condanem starts to spread.
Etymology: con (leg) + Terminative noun suffix -dan
Lexember 11th
ʻérfuinu [ˈʔeɾunu] - rodent, gnawer
Etymology: from ʻerfa (to gnaw) + duinu (animal)
pestan [ˈpestɐn] - pot, pitcher (for tea)
New root
Lexember 10th
condan [ˈkondɐn] - foot
This word will by the everyday word for foot from now on. I've never been satisfied with the old word æʻiy. This will, however, remain as an ancient word for foot.
Usage note: Although you would expect it, condan is not a countable-geminate noun, i.e. it does not have a morphological dual. However, the use of the dual form condanem starts to spread.
Etymology: con (leg) + Terminative noun suffix -dan
Lexember 11th
ʻérfuinu [ˈʔeɾunu] - rodent, gnawer
Etymology: from ʻerfa (to gnaw) + duinu (animal)
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Re: Lexember 2017
Wäjāpu (Day 11):
yen /jen/ (num.) one
Example:
Ning yen qwōṭcäm qmūcang.
ning yen qwōṭcäm qmūca-ng
1s.NOM one cat see-1s
I see one cat.
Got a message from Janko, so I guess this is what I'm doing for the next 10 days.
yen /jen/ (num.) one
Example:
Ning yen qwōṭcäm qmūcang.
ning yen qwōṭcäm qmūca-ng
1s.NOM one cat see-1s
I see one cat.
Got a message from Janko, so I guess this is what I'm doing for the next 10 days.
Thank you! I like the way your languages sound as well. I still have to get caught up on your threads.
Re: Lexember 2017
Gotski
I came up with a few for today within one category:
сахс (sahs) "knife, dagger" Masc. 1
гавала (gavala) "fork" Fem. 1
кашик (kašik) "spoon" Neut. 1; borrowing from Turkish kaşık
купа (kupa) "cup" Neut. 4; borrowing from Late Latin cuppa
танер (taner) "plate" Neut. 1; borrowing from Turkish tanner
борд (bord) "table" Neut. 1
столс (stols) "chair, stool" Masc. 1
I came up with a few for today within one category:
сахс (sahs) "knife, dagger" Masc. 1
гавала (gavala) "fork" Fem. 1
кашик (kašik) "spoon" Neut. 1; borrowing from Turkish kaşık
купа (kupa) "cup" Neut. 4; borrowing from Late Latin cuppa
танер (taner) "plate" Neut. 1; borrowing from Turkish tanner
борд (bord) "table" Neut. 1
столс (stols) "chair, stool" Masc. 1
Re: Lexember 2017
Day 11
Zhilaa Runju
I'm making some kinship terms, which I should have done before coming up with words like "thorny bush", but it's actually hard for me to figure out what kind of families there were in this culture. In the meanwhile:
adjil /aˈɟil/ - (n. - hu.) brother
ljesh /ʎeʃ/ - (n. hu.) sister
shien /ʃi͡en/ - (n. - hu.) child
Zhilaa Runju
I'm making some kinship terms, which I should have done before coming up with words like "thorny bush", but it's actually hard for me to figure out what kind of families there were in this culture. In the meanwhile:
adjil /aˈɟil/ - (n. - hu.) brother
ljesh /ʎeʃ/ - (n. hu.) sister
shien /ʃi͡en/ - (n. - hu.) child