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Re: Ziḥñā'ī
The genitive case: This case takes the nominative definate marker. Monosyllabic noun roots and some irregular multisyllabics take the suffix ī or 'ī. Hil "god; deity" Hilī "a god's" Most multisyllabic roots have the heaviest vowel and lighten it. The heaviness hierachy in vowels is long vowels>short...
- 20 Jan 2021 23:12
- Forum: Conworlds & Concultures
- Topic: Momṭẓʿālemeōm Mythology
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Re: Momṭẓʿālemeōm Mythology
To understand the mythical history of the Momṭẓʿālemeōm one needs to understand the ethnic makeup of the Momṭẓʿālemeōm empire. There are three major ethnic groups: The Momṭẓʿālemeōm proper, who came over the sea from a southern continent, who make up the majority, The native Ziḥanic peoples, who liv...
Ziḥñā'ī
This is the language of the Ziḥña people, toward the Northeast of the Momṭẓʿālemeōm empire. They are the last independent Ziḥanic people, who are the natives of the territory of the Momṭẓʿālemeōm empire. Phonology: /p b ɓ t d t' t͡s' t͡ɬ' t͡ʃ d͡ʒ c͡ç' k g k' k͡p g͡b k͡p' ʔ/ <p b ḅ t d ṭ ṣ ḷ c j c̣ k...
- 12 Jan 2021 22:10
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Classical/Cuātlicañ Court Momṭẓʿālemeōm
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Re: Classical/Cuātlicañ Court Momṭẓʿālemeōm
Modal proclitics occur before the verb to mark mood. This post will discuss the one of the most complicated one, the Optative-Imperative: Cʿuōl Based on tense and/or context, this proclitics may have optative or permissive modality when preceding a verb with person markers: Cʿuōl maliyehīh mālcʿuṭẓ ...
- 12 Jan 2021 07:22
- Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
- Topic: False cognates
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Re: False cognates
Note that Jews living in Poland would have pronounced the

- 10 Jan 2021 00:49
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Classical/Cuātlicañ Court Momṭẓʿālemeōm
- Replies: 11
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Re: Classical/Cuātlicañ Court Momṭẓʿālemeōm
The reflexive verb is formed by using the following conjugations of the transitive verb: 1P singular: Huachʿecāme 1P plr: Huachʿecāmē 2P sing: Huachʿecānil 2P plr: Huachʿecāntli 3P sing Masc-Fem: Huachʿecāñe 3P plr Neuter: Huachʿeñā 3p plr : Huachʿecāmo Huachʿecāmehīh juētlēiuh "I will commit suicid...
Re: Waanian
Before I continue to present Waanian grammar, I must note that the language has an Austronesian-based alignment. Nouns also have natural gender: Human and Non-Human. Nouns take Definate (Target) and Oblique (non-target) proclitics. The Human Definate proclitic is invariably Nhëë. The Non-Human Defin...
- 04 Jan 2021 07:12
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
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Re: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
In languages with "Austronesian Alignment", is it possible to have one root for UV, and one for other voices, that when unmodified means AV? And in a lot of cases, the UV to AV change is a unpredictable affix or change on the UV, but they're clearly related, and the other voices are just extra affi...
- 03 Jan 2021 16:21
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
- Replies: 377
- Views: 18694
Re: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
In languages with "Austronesian Alignment", is it possible to have one root for UV, and one for other voices, that when unmodified means AV? And in a lot of cases, the UV to AV change is a unpredictable affix or change on the UV, but they're clearly related, and the other voices are just extra affix...
Waanian
Waanian is a major language of the Island of Waan, an island off the east-northeast coast of Fuhe, about the size of IRL Ireland. About a dozen native languages of the Waanic Family are spoken there, in addition to two Kanic languages (North Waanese Kanic and South Waanese Kanic), but the Waanian-sp...
- 01 Jan 2021 05:02
- Forum: Conworlds & Concultures
- Topic: Momṭẓʿālemeōm Mythology
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Re: Momṭẓʿālemeōm Mythology
In their prehistory, the people who would become the Momṭẓʿālemeōm migrated from a tropical region to a subtropical/temperate area. Their prehistoric calendar was thus lunar, consisting of 12 months, of the following order (corresponding to the modern Tlapōcātl): Sun Earth I Mind I Storm I Death I J...
- 01 Jan 2021 03:59
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Lexember 2020
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Re: Lexember 2020
Day 27: Maillys: "Táunyŕŕ" "Year" Momṭẓʿālemeōm: Tʿāoniṭl "Solar Year, used for farming and the crop tax" Day 28: Maillys: "Ásus" "A six-month period used in some city states for political functions" Momṭẓʿālemeōm: Ātzōṭẓʿ "Lunisolar Year, used for ritual purposes" Day 29: Maillys: "Gáś " "Month" Mo...
- 27 Dec 2020 19:55
- Forum: Conworlds & Concultures
- Topic: Momṭẓʿālemeōm Mythology
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Momṭẓʿālemeōm Mythology
Extract from the General Commands to All Conquered Nation Upon them Making Peace : At first, only the All-God, hermaphroditic, existed. They impregnated themselves and had four children: The Earth-Goddess, The Sun God, The Moon Goddess, and the Great God Juēitz῾iḷapōcātl, who created mankind. The Su...
- 27 Dec 2020 00:44
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Lexember 2020
- Replies: 252
- Views: 11776
Re: Lexember 2020
Day 26: Maillys: "Llabhyucháll" 1. The 10 deities of the main pantheon (these vary from place to place, but are always 10) 2. A deity who is a member of above Momṭẓʿālemeōm: Tlapōcātl "A Deity, especially one that is the main one of a Shrine " Bonus Momṭẓʿālemeōm word: Juēitz῾iḷapōcātl "The winged s...
- 25 Dec 2020 19:13
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Classical/Cuātlicañ Court Momṭẓʿālemeōm
- Replies: 11
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Re: Classical/Cuātlicañ Court Momṭẓʿālemeōm
Non-Motion verbs my be motion marked by directionals. Directionals mean that the coming or going is done for the purpose of the main verb. The directional morpheme comes immediatly after the stem. Coming with proximal source: ṭʿōi Coming with distal source: Huā Going with proximal destinantion: Zel(...
- 25 Dec 2020 11:02
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Lexember 2020
- Replies: 252
- Views: 11776
Re: Lexember 2020
Day 25:
Maillys: "Nećlyubha" "A fast day to avert disaster"
Momṭẓʿālemeōm: Ñahtleōuj "Period of national mourning"
Maillys: "Nećlyubha" "A fast day to avert disaster"
Momṭẓʿālemeōm: Ñahtleōuj "Period of national mourning"
- 24 Dec 2020 18:12
- Forum: Teach & Share
- Topic: Lesson/Guide Requests
- Replies: 316
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Re: Lesson/Guide Requests
I'm currently obsessed with Modern Nahuatl, and what I'm using focuses on the Huasteca Dialect. Eventually, would anybody like an AMA?
Also, my AMA about Tibetan was premature, so I apologize. The resource I was primarily using was not as good as I thought upon further inspection.
Also, my AMA about Tibetan was premature, so I apologize. The resource I was primarily using was not as good as I thought upon further inspection.
- 24 Dec 2020 06:55
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Lexember 2020
- Replies: 252
- Views: 11776
Re: Lexember 2020
Day 22:
Maillys: "Féśyll" "Dragon (guardian of the underworld)"
Momṭẓʿālemeōm: Juēitz῾iḷ"Dragon (Angels of the Winged Serpent Deity)"
Day 23:
Maillys: "Gyurr" "Little Person; Goblin"
Momṭẓʿālemeōm: Ceōtl "Minor Demon"
Day 24:
Maillys: "Muryth" "Libation Altar"
Momṭẓʿālemeōm: Mōlitʿa "Shrine"
Maillys: "Féśyll" "Dragon (guardian of the underworld)"
Momṭẓʿālemeōm: Juēitz῾iḷ"Dragon (Angels of the Winged Serpent Deity)"
Day 23:
Maillys: "Gyurr" "Little Person; Goblin"
Momṭẓʿālemeōm: Ceōtl "Minor Demon"
Day 24:
Maillys: "Muryth" "Libation Altar"
Momṭẓʿālemeōm: Mōlitʿa "Shrine"
- 21 Dec 2020 13:25
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Lexember 2020
- Replies: 252
- Views: 11776
Re: Lexember 2020
Day 19:
Maillys: "Afén" "Sacred Stone"
Momṭẓʿālemeōm: Huēoñ "Cornerstone"
Day 20:
Maillys: "Póĺśybho" "Demon"
Momṭẓʿālemeōm: Polihezpō "Demonic Madness"
Day 21:
Maillys: "Llyrr" "Lower Deity"
Momṭẓʿālemeōm: Tlitl "Lower Deity"
Maillys: "Afén" "Sacred Stone"
Momṭẓʿālemeōm: Huēoñ "Cornerstone"
Day 20:
Maillys: "Póĺśybho" "Demon"
Momṭẓʿālemeōm: Polihezpō "Demonic Madness"
Day 21:
Maillys: "Llyrr" "Lower Deity"
Momṭẓʿālemeōm: Tlitl "Lower Deity"
- 18 Dec 2020 21:54
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Lexember 2020
- Replies: 252
- Views: 11776
Re: Lexember 2020
Day 15:
Maillys: "Cośćán" "Cooking oil"
Momṭẓʿālemeōm: C'oxcuen "Cooking oil"
Day 16:
Maillys: "Aḿall" "To fry"
Momṭẓʿālemeōm: Ānhuatl "To fry"
Day 17
Maillys: "Śédhys" "Butter"
Momṭẓʿālemeōm: Tz'itz "Meat fat"
Day 18:
Maillys: "Nébhyzyll" "Olive"
Momṭẓʿālemeōm: Ñāihuatzil "Avacado"
Maillys: "Cośćán" "Cooking oil"
Momṭẓʿālemeōm: C'oxcuen "Cooking oil"
Day 16:
Maillys: "Aḿall" "To fry"
Momṭẓʿālemeōm: Ānhuatl "To fry"
Day 17
Maillys: "Śédhys" "Butter"
Momṭẓʿālemeōm: Tz'itz "Meat fat"
Day 18:
Maillys: "Nébhyzyll" "Olive"
Momṭẓʿālemeōm: Ñāihuatzil "Avacado"