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- 14 Apr 2024 05:23
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Commonthroat: a language that only a dog could probably pronounce
- Replies: 135
- Views: 29262
Re: Commonthroat: a language that only a dog could probably pronounce
Long time watcher, first time commenter: I really like Commonthroat! I'm not sure I entirely agree with you about the range of sounds a dog could produce given conscious control over their vocalizations, but it's an interesting limitation to work within and I think you've done well with it – in part...
- 26 Mar 2024 14:40
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Lexicon milestones and discussion of lexicon growth
- Replies: 681
- Views: 175692
Re: Lexicon milestones and discussion of lexicon growth
After spending decades on top, Classical Yiklamu has been dethroned from its position of largest conlang lexicon by a conlang called M̄av̄ī, created by someone who calls himself Imjustadudeontheinternet. M̄av̄ī has 100,000 words, all defined with a Toki Pona definition, and was created for the sole...
- 27 Oct 2023 18:41
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Beautiful sounds
- Replies: 11
- Views: 12307
Re: Beautiful sounds
What are some mellifluous/beautiful/soft sounds or sound combinations for you? /kl/ reminds me of drops of water. /çʲ/ reminds me of shifting snow. How on earth do you palatalize /ç/? Wish I had a way to record here, but the sound that I have wanted to add to a language for a while sounds like that...
- 26 Jan 2023 12:22
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: You
- Replies: 946
- Views: 269023
Re: You
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- 26 Jan 2023 11:34
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: Introduction thread(s)
- Replies: 732
- Views: 435946
Re: Introduction thread(s)
Nice to meet you, Salem! We have a number of other non-binary posters here, although I don't think I've met an otherkin here before. Not sure if we have any other Furries. Likewise : ) What a fascinating medley of conlangs you've got under your belt! How much do you know about Frisian? Well thank y...
- 14 Jan 2023 23:40
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Celto-Nordic Conlang
- Replies: 5
- Views: 704
Re: Celto-Nordic Conlang
There's Ultimate Ridley's Nióruais ( Conworkshop , Reddit ) as a pretty solidly good, if strange, example. Interesting. Good to know. Though, what makes it strange, exactly? It does some decidedly odd things with lenition and with the broad-slender distinction (due to historical sound change); as a...
- 14 Jan 2023 05:59
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Celto-Nordic Conlang
- Replies: 5
- Views: 704
Re: Celto-Nordic Conlang
There's Ultimate Ridley's Nióruais (Conworkshop, Reddit) as a pretty solidly good, if strange, example.
- 11 Jan 2023 22:39
- Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
- Topic: Surprising cognates
- Replies: 158
- Views: 110183
Re: Surprising cognates
Spanish quejarse "to complain, quarrel"
English quash "to defeat, annul"
Yiddish קוועטשן kvetshn "to squeeze, pinch, complain" (→ English kvetch "to complain incessantly")
English quash "to defeat, annul"
Yiddish קוועטשן kvetshn "to squeeze, pinch, complain" (→ English kvetch "to complain incessantly")
- 06 Jan 2023 15:33
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: Introduction thread(s)
- Replies: 732
- Views: 435946
Re: Introduction thread(s)
Hey everyone. My account on the old ZBB dates back to 2014, so I'm sure I made one here too before at some point, though it's now long since lost to time and memory, so I guess I'm a "long-time lurker, first-time poster"? : p Either way – hi, I'm Salem. I'm a twenty-two year old American o...
- 06 Jan 2023 11:46
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Random ideas: Morphosyntax
- Replies: 911
- Views: 216423
Re: Random ideas: Morphosyntax
And potentially X-TR sleep could have a causative meaning, "X puts something to sleep"? Neat idea either way! Neat to see you finally posting, criminalmammal! I wondered about your screenname. You may introduce yourself at Introduction thread and fill out the survey at You . I'm pleasantl...
- 05 Jan 2023 09:59
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Random ideas: Morphosyntax
- Replies: 911
- Views: 216423
Re: Random ideas: Morphosyntax
A reflexive case is an old idea discussed on the board earlier. But what if a language has two core cases, one used for transitive/bivalent verbs and obe used for intransitive/monovalent verbs. When a transitive/bivalent verb appears with an intransitive case, the clause is interpreted reflexive. X...