Conlang Conversation Thread [2010–2019]

[Iyionaku]

Re yibai pun'tayiats o'Abi væ'Iorét de Mar vat'pèm.
I PAST-be-1PS-SG on'drive-GER of'Abi in'Lloret de Mar this'week.
I've been on the closure travel of final secondary-school examinations in Lloret de Mar this week.

Re yibai tànsalocan cu'praleta u'ilvatmiatoni prena, cùs re yicivatpurai.
I PAST-have-1PS-SG fun-much at'party at'dayfirst-GEN two, though I PAST-nothing-drink-1PS-SG

U'ilvattito, re yiapústbocai.
On'daythird, I PAST-ill-get.
On the third day, I took ill.

Irrut, vat yizarecbet.
After that, it PAST-pain-be-3PS-SG
After that, it was a pain.

Re yelvenbai, pi re iutpilatcaratbai.
I glad-be-1PS-SG, that I athome-now-be-1PS-SG.
I'm glad to be at home now.

Cut re yivalai u'Barselona, vit re yire'iti∙emo, me'aten re yigatanai pi re iaverai æ'palitíncatalán.
But I past-see-1PS-SG INAN'Barcelona, that I past-myself-favor-PASS-1-PS-SG, besides I past-notice-1-PS-SG that I love(things)-1-PS-SG ABSTRACT'languagecatalán.
But I saw Barcelona, which I really liked, besides I noticed that I love the Catalan language.

Re yiats'edai u'ket punreo'palatínreyots.
I PAST-add-1PS-SG INAN'point intomy'language-make-PASS-GER
I added the point into my conlang.

[Aseca]

Saa, 'hal Japanare gutam dvikaulo suta bhabuyaro. Ashkram ligor omnaay inglishathakairi rim valai-dyerih paronchrakiltam sauram mai daryato!
Well, 1sg.TOP Japan-about.INESS go.GERUND divide-painful was-3sg think-1sg.PAST-EMPHATIC. Any.ACC read.INF all-never english-speak.INSTRU try.GERUND 3-day.ORIG head-inter-pain.ACC real.ADV 1sg.DAT give-3sg.PAST-EMPHATIC
Gee, and I thought travelling around Japan was difficult. Trying to read anything with absolutely no English really gave me a headache after three days!

Vo 'rchryuram
But do.CAUSATIVE-1sg.PAST-STATEMENT
But I got used to it (literally: but I got caused trying)

[Egerius]

Sò ena citade Pelpline (in Plogna) et azudo lo xeffe dela mia madre in trovare la història dela suja famigla.
Tegno a tradúcere dela lingua Polaca alo Germano, porcá lu huomo non paraulat in Polaca lingua.
I am in Pelplin (in Poland) and I help the employer of my mom to find out the history of his family.
I have to translate from Polish to German because the man does not speak Polish.

[atman]

≈ ϖάντα ῥεῖ (See last line below)

ʔol žeičom nenunoa hereo nudiendz ʔolyuek:
PRP same-ABL river-ABL time<DU>MULT NEG=PRN.ANIM.NOM.SG enter-PRS.3SG
Nobody enters the same river twice:

ʕaum yaza nenun nu yek žeiču,
CNJ CNJ river-NOM.SG NEG be-PRS.3SG same-INSTR
For, on the one hand, the river is not the same,

ʔa ʔūʕdien yek nužeičili;
CNJ person-NOM.SG be-PRS.3SG different
On the other hand, the person is different;

Rav tai ʔieb nuneš. – boi Heʕatritu
CNJ DEF.NOM.DU every<PL> flow-PRS.3PL | PRP <Heraklitos>
Thus is it that everything flows - Heraclitus

How did I miss that!

Ἡράκλειτος ὁ Ἐφέσιος watos!
Heraclitus DET.MASC.SG Ephesian himself

He was after all a native speaker of (almost) Proto-Atlántiqa...

[masako]

Trying out new Amal.

il icran la
3SG.ACC drink-FUT-1SG.NOM NEG
I will not drink it.

hunda al domba uyuca
dog DEF.ART house.INE sleep-PST-3SG.NOM
The dog slept in the house.

al kija aman
DEF.ART green-PRS-3SG.NOM love-PRS-1SG.NOM
I love green.

I'll be posting more about Amal on my blog.

[Rabotaju]

Trying out new Amal.

il icran la
3SG.ACC drink-FUT-1SG.NOM NEG
I will not drink it.

hunda al domba uyuca
dog DEF.ART house.INE sleep-PST-3SG.NOM
The dog slept in the house.

al kija aman
DEF.ART green-PRS-3SG.NOM love-PRS-1SG.NOM
I love green.

I'll be posting more about Amal on my blog.

Kùŋ fī ná?
PRO0 drink.PRS-VD WH.Q
Drink what?

Sì wù wī sī nā' ká!
ADV.additional green DEF.ART like quantity.ADJ PRO1
I love green as well!

[Sḿtuval]

Kùŋ fī ná?
PRO0 drink.PRS-VD WH.Q
Drink what?

Sì wù wī sī nā' ká!
ADV.additional green DEF.ART like quantity.ADJ PRO1
I love green as well!

mirar dom boril ha
He/she will not drink life.

iŋkro tinu da gu heŋkro gilnog da
I like green, but I love blue.

[Lao Kou]

al kija aman
I love green.

il icran la
I will not drink it.

Kùŋ fī ná?
Drink what?

Sì wù wī sī nā' ká!
I love green as well!

Sí la chö dhaubsöt awau fautail, de chek dhauthsed néí, sí la chö dhauchabsöt, arzhö vö dükfíakhsöt, ba frozh ktausef.
[si ˌla tʃø ˈðɔbsøt aˈʋɔ fɔˈtajl, dɛ tʃɛk ˈðɔθsɛd ˌne.i, si ˌla tʃø ðɔˈtʃabsøt, aɾˈʒø vø dyˈkfjaxsøt ba ˈfɾoʒ ktɔˈsɛf]
1SG-NOM AUX.PRES DEF green-ACC also like, but DEF.PL green.one-POST.PL as.for, 1SG-NOM AUX.PRES DEF green.tea-ACC, but DEF.NEG pond.scum-ACC.NEG, PTCL drink be.willing
I like green, too, but when it comes to green things, I'll drink green tea, but not pond scum.

[Aseca]

Uvakaa-dulavaas surairo! Ahang cha yari-chivam aa chayaham. Vaa nihonad asvado!
Ocean.drop-bad.mud.sbj indeed! Green-enjoyable.drink.acc very.much enjoy.1sg. Esp Japan.orig be.if-3sg-EMPHATIC!
Pond scum indeed! I very much like Green tea too. Esp if it's from Japan!

Kliyarichiva khikkhataans cha! Kas taay arasvera?
Powdered.Greentea kitkat.acc also! Query them.INESS do.3sg-PAST.ever?
And Matcha kitkats too! Ever tried them?

Taa nachaagnyaro
They.sbj not-stoppable
They're addictive!

[Rabotaju]

Uvakaa-dulavaas surairo! Ahang cha yari-chivam aa chayaham. Vaa nihonad asvado!
Ocean.drop-bad.mud.sbj indeed! Green-enjoyable.drink.acc very.much enjoy.1sg. Esp Japan.orig be.if-3sg-EMPHATIC!
Pond scum indeed! I very much like Green tea too. Esp if it's from Japan!

Kliyarichiva khikkhataans cha! Kas taay arasvera?
Powdered.Greentea kitkat.acc also! Query them.INESS do.3sg-PAST.ever?
And Matcha kitkats too! Ever tried them?

Taa nachaagnyaro
They.sbj not-stoppable
They're addictive!

Hī'-hā' jīn wī nùm wāl, Rā-bò-tā-ū wī hùn-sīŋ.
kit-kat unkown.number DEF.ART ticket train, Rabotaju NEG-insanity[/b]
They are also train tickets, if I'm not mistaken.

[taylorS]

Does anyone want water? It has been raining so much in Fargo that we have plenty of it.

Dú emanvon tsú voḷa? Bnrénn smaš en Faqu da viav fkhanš av ed.
/tɨ ɛˈmanvɔn tsɨ vɔɭa | pnˈʕenː smaɕ en faqu ta ˈvi.av fxanɕ av ɛt/
dú eman-von tsú voḷa | Ø-bn-rén-n smaš en Faqu da vi-av fkhanš av ed
Q IMPERS-want ACC water | 3SG.INAN-RET-rain-IMPFV so.much LOC Fargo SBR 1PL-have plenty GEN 3SG.INAN

IMPERS: Impersonal
INAN: Inanimate
RET: Retrospective
IMPFV: Imperfective of non-stative verbs.
SBR: Subordinator

[Mardigny]

Dú emanvon tsú voḷa? Bnrénn smaš en Faqu da viav fkhanš av ed.

Missa

Alesé da, són messajle ėlsej kene vét saru.
[a.ˈle.si ða son mɛs.ˌsaj.le͜ l.ˈsi ˈke.ne βit ˈsa.ru̮]
apologize-1SG but here.LOC sun-COM=REL weather very.ADV 1sg-DAT be.pleasing
Sorry, but I'm really liking the sunny weather here.

[Lambuzhao]

Re yibai pun'tayiats o'Abi væ'Iorét de Mar vat'pèm.
I PAST-be-1PS-SG on'drive-GER of'Abi in'Lloret de Mar this'week.
I've been on the closure travel of final secondary-school examinations in Lloret de Mar this week.

Re yibai tànsalocan cu'praleta u'ilvatmiatoni prena, cùs re yicivatpurai.
I PAST-have-1PS-SG fun-much at'party at'dayfirst-GEN two, though I PAST-nothing-drink-1PS-SG

U'ilvattito, re yiapústbocai.
On'daythird, I PAST-ill-get.
On the third day, I took ill.

Irrut, vat yizarecbet.
After that, it PAST-pain-be-3PS-SG
After that, it was a pain.

Re yelvenbai, pi re iutpilatcaratbai.
I glad-be-1PS-SG, that I athome-now-be-1PS-SG.
I'm glad to be at home now.

Cut re yivalai u'Barselona, vit re yire'iti∙emo, me'aten re yigatanai pi re iaverai æ'palitíncatalán.
But I past-see-1PS-SG INAN'Barcelona, that I past-myself-favor-PASS-1-PS-SG, besides I past-notice-1-PS-SG that I love(things)-1-PS-SG ABSTRACT'languagecatalán.
But I saw Barcelona, which I really liked, besides I noticed that I love the Catalan language.

Re yiats'edai u'ket punreo'palatínreyots.
I PAST-add-1PS-SG INAN'point intomy'language-make-PASS-GER
I added the point into my conlang.

re iaverai «si us plau» punæ'palitíncatalán
I love {the sound of the phrase} «si us plau» in Catalan.

[Maraxxus]

Hóhag, tel tejhe lags þerni.
/hoːhɑx tɛl tɛʲhɛ lɑxs.ðɛɾni/
EXCL.desperation, this humid-ADJ summer true-ADV
Oh god, this is such a humid summer.

[Iyionaku]

re iaverai «si us plau» punæ'palitíncatalán
I love {the sound of the phrase} «si us plau» in Catalan.

Èpa re iaverai æiapet nat te'a (met rat) palet reo palitín :D Anaslocan!
Èpa re iaver-ai æ-iapet nat te'a (met rat) pal-et reo-palitín :D Anas-locan!
And I love-1PS.SG ABSTRACT-feeling when someone (except-I.OBJ) speak-3PS.SG I.POSS-language :D Thanks-much
And I love the feeling when someone (except of me) speaks my conlang Thank you a lot!

Cùs sa yireyei distinci mia: æprepositsió laret ænarticle, pliat cet Anlís. Cut sa vat ciyityaquinrei. Inuvat, sa yibetaldasei æyelvélocan sep rat.
Cùs sa yi-rey-ei distinc-i mia: æ-prepositsió lar-et æn-article, pliat cet Anlís. Cut sa vat ci-yi-tya-quinr-ei. Inuvat, sa yi-betal-das-ei æ-yelvé-locan sep rat.
But you PST-make-2PS.SG mistake-GEN one: ABSTRACT-preposition replace-3PS.SG ABSTRACT-article, different like-English. But you that NEG-PST-can-know-2PS.SG. Anyway, you PST-still-give-2PS.SG ABSTRACT-joy-much to-I.OBJ
But you made one mistake: The prepostition replaces the article, different from English. But you couldn't know that. Anyway, you still pleased me a lot.

Recul, re yisanai sao sever è yianai: Mmmm, miyde re vat tarai?
Recul, re yi-san-ai sao sever è yi-an-ai: Mmmm, miyde re vat tar-ai?
Funny, I PST-read-1PS.SG you.POSS and PST-think: Mmmm, why I that understand-1PS.SG
Funny, I read your post and thought: Hmmm, why do I understand this?

Barca «si us plau» sucauret cet Francis »s'il vous plaît»?
Barca «si us plau» su-caur-et cet'-Francis »s'il vous plaît»?
Question "si us plau" same-mean-3PS.SG like'French "s'il vous plaît"?
Does "si us plau" mean the same as French "s'il vous plaît"?

[Chagen]

Tērşarā, xuḥoymū!
thread-NOM.DEF.SG, rise-IMP-3S
Rise, thread!

Switōḥu, drc acrā tērşarā bantū śtwēzvūya
apology-INSTR.INDEF.SG, but DEM-NOM.DEF.SG thread-NOM.DEF.SG start-3S tremble-INFIN-ACC
Sorry, but this thread was starting to go cold


(I just realized that Pazmat had no past imperfect m, so I hacked a periphrastic one with the perfective of a copular verb--here "to start, begin"--and an accusative infinitive)

[Lao Kou]

Tērşarā, xuḥoymū!
Rise, thread!

Kfazh la sauraut hünortízh kfö lan sauraut sha hükadiz.
2PL-NOM AUX.PRES 3SG-ACC unwrap-IMP and AUX.PRES.CAUS 3SG-ACC let-ADV go-IMP
Unwrap it and let it go.

[Lambuzhao]

Tērşarā, xuḥoymū!
Rise, thread!

Kfazh la sauraut hünortízh kfö lan sauraut sha hükadiz.
2PL-NOM AUX.PRES 3SG-ACC unwrap-IMP and AUX.PRES.CAUS 3SG-ACC let-ADV go-IMP
Unwrap it and let it go.

[kiwikami]

Dukyndu si ry iwa ki ka:
Stuff I've been up to lately:

Pnepypn boamicoa. Humoa uica ioehoci dedrade ka ka. Tsuwe Rutsumutsa Rusoht ka. Dukyntuus.
Sewing bunnies. Making a ouija board in the Daedric alphabet. Crying over Marble Hornets. Various things.

Ucaba dua me?
How about y'all?

[Dormouse559]

Gzo progeit notiziis e segna-fuogla polli club delli cali són un miembre.
[ˈdʑɔ pɾɔˈdʑɛɪ̯t nɔˈtetsɪ̯ɪs ɛ ˈsɛɲa ˈfuɪ̯a pɔllɪ ˈkɪ̯op dɛllɪ ˈkalɪ ˈsɔn ʊn ˈmimbɾə]
I've been designing posters and bookmarks for the club I'm a member of.