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by Not Napoleon
10 Apr 2016 22:14
Forum: Translations
Topic: The living fish swims in the water
Replies: 48
Views: 10220

Re: The living fish swims in the water

Datajashya:
Do shyēnyot yooyan do cinc zi'
The-living fish NOM-swims-the-water-in
The living fish swims in the water

Zi' do shyenyot yooyan do cinc
Into-the-living fish- swims-the-water
The living fish swims INTO the water.

Note: The ' represents a glottal stop.
by Not Napoleon
07 Apr 2016 01:42
Forum: Beginners' Corner
Topic: How do I make a gloss?
Replies: 13
Views: 2891

How do I make a gloss?

The question is fairly straight forward. I've seen glosses, of course, but have never even attempted to make one. The problem is, I think, I don't even know what half of my conlang would be considered, grammatically. I just make a word, describe its grammatical function in about a paragraph or two, ...
by Not Napoleon
03 Apr 2016 23:58
Forum: Language Learning & Non-English
Topic: German Question Thread: Fragen über Deutsch
Replies: 92
Views: 90965

Re: Fragen über Deutsch - Questions about German

"Also" and "so" are both correspondent to English "so". In the sentence you have given, the usage of also is correct, assuming that someone wants to clarify another's statement (although the rest of the sentence is not correct: Also denken Sie, dass Donald Trump ein gu...
by Not Napoleon
03 Apr 2016 22:06
Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
Topic: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Tea
Replies: 30
Views: 7086

Re: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Tea

Living in Missouri, I hear dinner and supper used interchangeably, and usually just lunch for the mid day meal, though my dad's side says dinner. Never heard Tea used to describe any meal, and I assume it's mainly used in the UK and maybe some really southern places in the U.S. Also, supper, for me,...
by Not Napoleon
03 Apr 2016 21:45
Forum: Language Learning & Non-English
Topic: German Question Thread: Fragen über Deutsch
Replies: 92
Views: 90965

Re: Fragen über Deutsch - Questions about German

Can somebody clarify the meanings of also and so? I know they're different than they are in English, and I've seen also used like so. Like, "Also, denken Sie das Donald Trump ist ein gute Mann?" (Would that be correct? Probably not. As you can see, I don't speak nearly as much German as mo...
by Not Napoleon
03 Apr 2016 15:11
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Yay or Nay? [2011–2018]
Replies: 2876
Views: 446933

Re: Yay or Nay?

So over the weekend, I've been away from my computer, and writing down borrowed words, changes, and a new script in a notebook furiously. Previously, my plurals had about 4 different forms they could take, depending on which syllable of the root word is stressed. When pluralized, the plural was alwa...
by Not Napoleon
03 Apr 2016 06:26
Forum: Translations
Topic: One for your phrasebooks
Replies: 11
Views: 3448

Re: One for your phrasebooks

"I could have sworn somebody tells me you are a priest" "Los mosaje delonzh cya mõsla sitas lôso cya lìm shya cooshây'a." Improper grammar, because I am currently away from my computer, which has the majority of my conlang on it, including words such as "He" "She&q...
by Not Napoleon
03 Apr 2016 05:48
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Made up language for a book
Replies: 5
Views: 1695

Re: Made up language for a book

The word "Taben" for table irks me somehow...I can't quite put my finger on it. I like that you used a word with no consonants for the. Another thing I like is that your pronouns all sound different. I have this horrible habit of starting most of my pronouns with the same letter, you see, ...
by Not Napoleon
31 Mar 2016 14:12
Forum: Beginners' Corner
Topic: When is a conlang too clunky?
Replies: 11
Views: 2822

Re: When is a conlang too clunky?

Maybe my brain is tricking myself into thinking it's longer, because it's harder to say. (simply because I don't speak it. I mean, heh, nobody does.)

[:S]
by Not Napoleon
31 Mar 2016 02:34
Forum: Translations
Topic: I love you
Replies: 306
Views: 95763

Re: I love you

Jaqshia-data:

I love you (normal): Lõs molan lî lô
I love you (Unconditionally, or like family.) Lõs molan wi lî lô
by Not Napoleon
31 Mar 2016 02:01
Forum: Beginners' Corner
Topic: When is a conlang too clunky?
Replies: 11
Views: 2822

When is a conlang too clunky?

Can a Conlang have so many grammatical rules, long words, etc, that a sentence which should be short becomes long? Specifically, I'm asking if my conlang is too clunky. (It is mostly isolating, with particles rather than prefixes or suffixes, mostly.)Here are some sample sentences: Wila lõs jaq tloz...