Lexember 31
Yemya
ayatha /ɑjɑtʰɑ/ n. “unity” related to PIE *h₁óynos “one” however, the medial <a> suggests the stem includes a laryngeal *h₁óyH- plus *-teh₂
Yinše
haha /haha/ stative verb “to be alone” reduplicated form of ha “to be one; one”
Search found 1336 matches
- 01 Jan 2024 01:41
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Lexember 2023
- Replies: 319
- Views: 15792
- 31 Dec 2023 04:28
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Lexember 2023
- Replies: 319
- Views: 15792
Re: Lexember 2023
Lexember 30 Yemya śvelyasthatś /ɕʋeʎɑstʰɑt͡ɕ/ n. “solstice” literally “sun-standing”. śvelya has been explained on Lexember 25. sthatś from PIE *stéh₂tis “standing, position” this cognate with Greek “στᾰ́σῐς” and Latin “statio” both of which are the second element in the word solstice in those lang...
- 29 Dec 2023 23:26
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Lexember 2023
- Replies: 319
- Views: 15792
Re: Lexember 2023
Lexember 29 Yemya nauthaśratha /nautʰɑɕrɑtʰɑ/ n. “funeral; post mortem death ritual” literally “death-rite” from nautha “death” from the PIE root *neh₂w- “to die” plus -eh₂ and śratha “order; way; rite” from PIE *h₂r̥-tós . The most common form of funerary rite is śastaiyatś /ɕɑstaijɑt͡ɕ/ (mummific...
- 29 Dec 2023 01:32
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Lexember 2023
- Replies: 319
- Views: 15792
Re: Lexember 2023
Lexember 28 Yemy kraiśa /kɾaiɕɑ/ n. “trade, commerce, the buying and selling of goods” krina /krinɑ/ v. “to engage in trade; to engage in commerce; to buy and sell kraiśthor /kraiɕtʰor/ n. “merchant, trader” All three ultimately from PIE *kʷreyh₂- “to buy”. Yinše šoomaš /ʃoːmaʃ/ n. “wine; alcohol” ...
- 28 Dec 2023 03:18
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Lexember 2023
- Replies: 319
- Views: 15792
Re: Lexember 2023
Lexember 27 Yemya batra /bɑtɾɑ/ n. “excellence; moral excellence, virtue” from PIE *bʰed-ró-s from the root *bʰed- “to improve, make better” thus ultimately related to English “better”. Yinše poroporoš /poɾopoɾoʃ/ “bead” reduplicated form of poro “to be round” plus the nominalizer -š .
- 26 Dec 2023 16:04
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Lexember 2023
- Replies: 319
- Views: 15792
Re: Lexember 2023
Lexember 24 Yemya yajna /jɑʝnɑ/ n. “sacrifice, worship” this is one of the main rituals performed by the priestly school of the Taivtha religion. These rituals are performed by the yaśthor /jɑɕtʰor/ (priests). One notable example of a yajna is the jayayajna /ʝɑjɑjɑʝnɑ/ in which a horse is sacrifice...
- 24 Dec 2023 03:17
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Lexember 2023
- Replies: 319
- Views: 15792
Re: Lexember 2023
Lexember 23
Yemya
ba /bɑ/ v. “to speak” from PIE *bʰéh₂ti
Yinše
‘ayoo /ʔajoː/ v.tr. “to greet someone”
Yemya
ba /bɑ/ v. “to speak” from PIE *bʰéh₂ti
Yinše
‘ayoo /ʔajoː/ v.tr. “to greet someone”
- 23 Dec 2023 16:31
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: aelf's scratchpad
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1763
Re: aelf's scratchpad
I’m really enjoying this Gothic language and I’m excited to see what you do with the aspectual system. I did something similar with Gutisk (viewtopic.php?p=254551#p254551) but I must admit I had difficulty actually utilizing it much in practice.
- 22 Dec 2023 20:02
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Lexember 2023
- Replies: 319
- Views: 15792
Re: Lexember 2023
Lexember 22 Yemya baśe /bɑɕe/ v. “to declare, to state, to affirm” from PIE *bʰh₂-sḱéti cognate to Greek φάσκω Yinše tooye /toːje/ v.tr. “to choose, to decide, to pick, to vote” My turn to borrow a word inspired by another. Thanks for the cool word, Shimo! Hannaito (Entry 21): toye /toye/ [ˈto.je]
- 22 Dec 2023 04:05
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Lexember 2023
- Replies: 319
- Views: 15792
Re: Lexember 2023
Lexember 21
Yemya
bośna /boɕnɑ/ n. “voice” from PIE *bʰoh₂-néh₂ from the root *bʰeh₂-.
Yinše
yeyin /jejin/ n. “word”
Yemya
bośna /boɕnɑ/ n. “voice” from PIE *bʰoh₂-néh₂ from the root *bʰeh₂-.
Yinše
yeyin /jejin/ n. “word”
- 21 Dec 2023 03:31
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Lexember 2023
- Replies: 319
- Views: 15792
Re: Lexember 2023
Lexember 20
Yemya
batha /bɑtʰɑ/
1. n. “judgment; sentence; declaration”
2. adj. “spoken”
Both from PIE *bʰh₂-tó-s from the root *bʰeh₂ “to speak, say”. (NB: this is going to show up a lot this week, as it’s a very productive root).
Yinše
sææ’æ /sæːʔæ/ v.itr. “to whisper”
Yemya
batha /bɑtʰɑ/
1. n. “judgment; sentence; declaration”
2. adj. “spoken”
Both from PIE *bʰh₂-tó-s from the root *bʰeh₂ “to speak, say”. (NB: this is going to show up a lot this week, as it’s a very productive root).
Yinše
sææ’æ /sæːʔæ/ v.itr. “to whisper”
- 20 Dec 2023 04:25
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Lexember 2023
- Replies: 319
- Views: 15792
Re: Lexember 2023
Lexember 19
Yemya
ślauj /ɕlauʝ/ v. “to lie; to tell a lie” from PIE * h₂lewgʰ
Yinše
‘iskaa /ʔiskaː/ v.tr. “to curse someone”
Yemya
ślauj /ɕlauʝ/ v. “to lie; to tell a lie” from PIE * h₂lewgʰ
Yinše
‘iskaa /ʔiskaː/ v.tr. “to curse someone”
- 18 Dec 2023 18:33
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: You
- Replies: 946
- Views: 265982
Re: You
Decided that I should reintroduce myself since I have been inactive for a while and enough has changed to render my previous entry obsolete. Alias: spanick Location: California, USA Date of birth: 1989 Gender: Male Occupation: High School Teacher Interests: linguistics, conlanging, fantasy, philosop...
- 18 Dec 2023 18:22
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Lexember 2023
- Replies: 319
- Views: 15792
Re: Lexember 2023
Lexember 18 Yemya 1. vaga /ʋɑgɑ/ n. “oath, vow” from PIE *h₁wegʷʰ- plus *(o)-éh2 2. vag /ʋɑg/ v. “to swear an oath, to vow” from PIE *h₁wegʷʰ- Yinše yaa'a /jaːɁa/ v.itr. “to yell” onomatopoeic. Transitive forms require applicatives: mayaa’a “to yell at someone”, ʼiiyaa’a “to yell for someone; to ch...
- 18 Dec 2023 03:33
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Lexember 2023
- Replies: 319
- Views: 15792
Re: Lexember 2023
Lexember 16 Yemya phaskh /pʰɑskʰ/ n. “bread” exact origins unknown but apparently cognate to Armenian հաց and therefore ultimately from PIE * peh₂- Yinše k’uuko /kʼuːko/ n. “chicken, gallus domesticus” inspired by the Cuccos from Zelda. Lexember 17 Yemya tujva /tuʝʋɑ/ n. “language” from PIE * dn̥ǵʰ...
- 18 Dec 2023 00:17
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Speedlanging Challenge XI during the Christmas holiday
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1827
- 15 Dec 2023 21:51
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Speedlanging Challenge XI during the Christmas holiday
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1827
Re: Anybody interested in a speedlanging challenge / weekend during the Christmas holoday?
I'm interested.
Btw there are at least two more speedlangs threads:
Speedlang VIII viewtopic.php?t=6654 (May 2018)
Speedlang IX viewtopic.php?t=7149 (January 2020)
Btw there are at least two more speedlangs threads:
Speedlang VIII viewtopic.php?t=6654 (May 2018)
Speedlang IX viewtopic.php?t=7149 (January 2020)
- 14 Dec 2023 18:41
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Lexember 2023
- Replies: 319
- Views: 15792
Re: Lexember 2023
Lexember 14 Yemya votra /ʋotrɑ/ n. “water” from PIE *wódr̥ . Yinše pææške /pæːʃke/ n. “sheep” Sheep is a staple for the Yinše whose semi-nomadic pastoral lifestyle is largely centered around the grazing and raising of their sheep. NB: I realized that I made some mistakes in my previous posts on Yem...
- 13 Dec 2023 22:14
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Lexember 2023
- Replies: 319
- Views: 15792
Re: Lexember 2023
Lexember 13
Yemya
pak /pɑk/ v. "to cook" from PIE *pekʷ
Yinše
ruuč /ruː͡tʃ/ v.tr. "to cook"
Yemya
pak /pɑk/ v. "to cook" from PIE *pekʷ
Yinše
ruuč /ruː͡tʃ/ v.tr. "to cook"
- 12 Dec 2023 19:38
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Lexember 2023
- Replies: 319
- Views: 15792
Re: Lexember 2023
Lexember 12 Yemya yuya /jujɑ/ n. “millet; grain” from PIE *yuyéh₂s . The Yemya live in and around the very arid Junggar Basin (north of the Tarim Basin where the Tocharians lived). Because of the climate, agriculture is difficult and the main cereal crop that they grow is the drought tolerant mille...