because its being used here in a genitive/partitive sense, a "pot (made) of earthenware"_Just_A_Sketch wrote: ↑05 Dec 2023 03:52Earthenware being in the ergative is pretty interesting. What's the reason for it?
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- 05 Dec 2023 04:06
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Lexember 2023
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Re: Lexember 2023
- 05 Dec 2023 03:48
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Lexember 2023
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Re: Lexember 2023
Lex 4
kropši /'kropʃi/ v "make, build, shape"
And now an example sentence
Gandriga desne łipjesor kropši
gandriga-Ø des-ne łipjes-or kropši
Gandrig-NOM pot-ACC earthenware-ERG build
"Gandrig makes a clay pot"
kropši /'kropʃi/ v "make, build, shape"
And now an example sentence
Gandriga desne łipjesor kropši
gandriga-Ø des-ne łipjes-or kropši
Gandrig-NOM pot-ACC earthenware-ERG build
"Gandrig makes a clay pot"
- 03 Dec 2023 14:03
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Lexember 2023
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Re: Lexember 2023
Lexember 2 (I made this but didnt post yesterday due to tired)
*ribizorju /ribi'zorju/ adv "(at) night" ri + bizorı "darkness" + -ju
Lexember 3
*łipjes /ɬi'pjes/ nn "pottery, ceramic; earthenware" from *łipi "clay" and the 'tool suffix' -es
*ribizorju /ribi'zorju/ adv "(at) night" ri + bizorı "darkness" + -ju
Lexember 3
*łipjes /ɬi'pjes/ nn "pottery, ceramic; earthenware" from *łipi "clay" and the 'tool suffix' -es
- 01 Dec 2023 12:08
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Lexember 2023
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Re: Lexember 2023
For this month i will be using an as of yet unnamed proto-language for my Project K language, similar to Proto-Garnet which connected a bunch of previously unrelated old language stubs. *riðellemju /riðelˈlemju/ adv. "(in the) morninɡ" From the deverbal form of *ðelle- "rise, erect; g...
Re: Project K
Alright, so now I will delve more into nouns and adjectives. The two act very similarly so they are generally lumped together. In Proto-K, there are multiple levels of 'gender' working in tandem with each other. At the broadest level, there is an animacy distinction between animate and inanimate. Th...
Re: Project K
which is unsurprising as it doesn't exist. Yes I realized this this morning. I had originally included ŋ but then removed it. In fact, I am taking this opportunity to change the phonology a little bit. This incoude the addition of /ŋ/, the deletion of /v ð z ɣ/ and /m n ŋ/ can all appear in coda po...
Project K
Hello everypony. It has been a while since I have made a post here, but I feel like making an official/public outline of this language will help aid its development. I have been working on this language on and off for a couple of years now, and language scraps similar to it for many years more. As a...
Re: Afrogbe
The words that used in my conlang are partially loan words from English, French and Arabic; maybe this like pidgin language. The sentence structure is SVO. So is this meant to actually be spoken in africa? If so all 3 of those languages make sense as sources. I would consider adding words from othe...
- 17 May 2020 05:41
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Parallel Lexicon Sculpting
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Re: Parallel Lexicon Sculpting
bléddos /'blɛd.dos/ - robe, dress, covering *blec ni. dress; drapery; a dress like a toga or sari (idk a more general term) which is made up of one length of cloth wrapped around the body, generally associated with wealth, as it is generally more expensive, requiring a lot of material, though style...
- 17 May 2020 05:41
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Lexicon sculpting
- Replies: 37
- Views: 14429
- 17 May 2020 05:40
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Project Garnet Scratchpad
- Replies: 17
- Views: 6773
Re: Project Garnet Scratchpad
This Project is on permanent hiatus
- 31 Mar 2020 09:17
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Project Garnet Scratchpad
- Replies: 17
- Views: 6773
Re: Project Garnet Scratchpad
Okay, so I've made yet another update to the Proto-Garnet phonology. Please understand that I am attempting to reconcile the phonology of 3 very different languages phonologically speaking. As such, I have made a few decisions. I have reinstated the voicing distinction in sibilants. I don't know why...
- 26 Mar 2020 22:20
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: The Sixth Conversation Thread
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Re: The Sixth Conversation Thread
Day 5 of quarantine not going well; I'm now reading arguments in an online forum dedicated to constructed languages and worlds about politics. I've run out of toilet paper. I came to this forum to avoid Twitter where I read arguments about politics. Without toilet paper, I'm defenseless against the...
- 25 Mar 2020 00:07
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Parallel Lexicon Sculpting
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Re: Parallel Lexicon Sculpting
bägwë [ˈpækwə] ni. mud
temon [tʰemon] ni. juice; syrup, nectar
Next: kuyþe [ˈkʰujθe] ni. ring, band; jewelry; circle
- 23 Mar 2020 22:58
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Project Garnet Scratchpad
- Replies: 17
- Views: 6773
Re: Project Garnet Scratchpad
big mood Hopefully this iterative process will converge on something lol. Yeah, as much as I love this process of endlessly tinkering with this language like a middle aged dad tinkering with his car, I think I will soon be done with this part of the project and can move on to derive daughters. Cool...
- 21 Mar 2020 12:20
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Project Garnet Scratchpad
- Replies: 17
- Views: 6773
Re: Project Garnet Scratchpad
Small update: I have gotten rid of the voicing distinction on sibilants, and will instead derive them with sound changes in Ugrandite languages. Also, I have gotten rid of the phonemic distinction between *q and *qʰ , they will instead be one phoneme written <q> whose exact pronunciation depends on ...
- 20 Mar 2020 18:44
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Parallel Lexicon Sculpting
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Re: Parallel Lexicon Sculpting
Next: takrûŋâθak /tak.ruː.ŋaː.θak/ n. dysentery təruŋa /təɻuŋa/ n. weakness, fatigue; disease from təru "weak" + -ŋa , a nominalizer meaning "the state of X" which is mostly used on adjectives and verbs. T'át'á [ˈtʼaː.tʼaː] n. Teeth, Lip(s), Outside of Cheek(s) b'ab'a /ɓaɓa/ n. ...
- 20 Mar 2020 18:09
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Project Garnet Scratchpad
- Replies: 17
- Views: 6773
Re: Project Garnet Scratchpad
So, long time no see. I've been piecemealing around, fiddling with outer language projects--I do that sometimes so I don't get burned out on this one, which despite how fun it is, can often become too much for me. I tend to lose myself, and then when I return, what usually follows are some sweeping ...
- 28 Feb 2020 08:43
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Muiran Scratchpad
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1528
Re: Muiran Scratchpad
There will also be few verb classes based on a "thematic vowel" of sorts, akin to the -are/ere/ire system of Latin. Did you mean "be few verb classes" (emphasis on the paucity of such classes), or "be a few verb classes" (emphasis on the fact that, hey, there are some!...