The CBB

So I've recently been obsessed with coded language and cryptolects, and looking for texts that might work for the use of parallel comparison, if anyone's interested in expanding their conlang lexicons in the world of slang and jargon. And I found this lengthy monologue from the book Les Miserables, ...

Mándinrùh wrote: ↑24 Jan 2024 04:05 Can we confirm that Znex has actually received the torch?

Sorry, yes I have! Still working on it atm

:con: Yorkish Noer seʒs at tide war ei huil, oʒ at historie ska tecke igeʒn out end. Ut me will is me neʒn. Ʒe ska'ck beiʒe for scapen. /nʊər seis ə tʰɛit wər ə çʏəl | ɒ‿ə ˈhɪstɒri skə tʰɛk iˈcein uːt ɛnt | ʊt mə wɪl ɪs mə nein | jə skak pei fər ˈscɛapɪn/ IDEF.PRON.PL say-PRS.3 IDIR time be.SUBJ IDE...

:con: Yorkish Ʒ'am sicker at han drept hon. Ʒe saw hon dreppe hon. Ʒe hert at han drept hon. Han drept hon, sicker. /jam 'sɪkər (ə) han trɛ(p)t ən | jə sɒː (ə)n trɛp ən | jə hɛrt (ə) han trɛ(p)t ən | han trɛ(p)t ən 'sɪkər/ 1SG=be.PRS.1SG sure IDIR 3MSG kill-PST 3MSG.OBL | 1SG see.PST 3MSG.OBL kill 3...

:con: Yorkish Ʒe scid gin ʒe kun, ut ʒe kan'k so ʒe ska'ck. /jə scɪt cɪn jə kʰʊn | ʊt jə kʰan(ɪ)k sʊə jə skɒːk/ 1SG COND.AUX if 1SG CAP.AUX.PST | but 1SG CAP.AUX=NEG so 1SG FUT.AUX=NEG I would if I could, but I can't so I won't. :wls: Welsh Nawn i pe fedswn i, ond fedra i ddim felly na i ddim. /naʊ̯...

Yorkish
Han cens sam at lout til.
/han cçɛns sam ə lʊət tʰɪl/
3MSG perceive-PRS.3 like IDIR lie.PST.PART to
He feels like he's been lied to.

Yorkish
Tha helpt me at ganne out mi t'hund.
/θə çɛl(p)t mə (ə) kan uːt mɪ‿t.hʊnt/
2SG help-PST 1SG.OBL INF go out with DEF=dog
You helped me walk the dog.

:eng: (1) Who is watching me? Somebody is watching me. (2) What did you see? You saw something. (3) What are you doing? You are doing something. (4) Where does she live? She lives somewhere. (5) Which flowers are yours? Some flowers are yours. :con: Yorkish 1. Hwae is wacken me? (Ʒe cen eʒ sam) Noe...

Que lingua é? What language is that? 'Arɔmayyɔ Mizrɔḥi. Eastern Aramaic. O'n i'n tybio, ond wyt ti'n defnyddio'r rhufeinieddio? O'n i'n meddwl bod yr Aramaeg yn cael ei sgrifennu yn yr Arabeg neu yn y Syrieg? I did wonder, but you're using the romanisation? I thought (modern or not) Aramaic was wri...

Dw i ddim yn dysgu y Sbaeneg ar hyn o bryd, ond dw i'n hapus i ymarfer ieithoedd eraill yma. Dŵn i ddim mod i wedi siarad llawer yn y Gymraeg ers sawl flynyddoedd rŵan. /dwiː ðɪm ən 'dəskɨ ə 'spaɨ̯nɛg ar hɨːn ɔ brɨːd | ɔnd dwiːn 'hapɨs i ə'marvar 'jɛi̯θɔɨ̯ð 'ɛrai̯ɬ əmaː | duːn i ðɪm mɔd i 'wɛdi 'ʃa...

Yorkish
The sakert skrievt ei breve til the konning.
/θə ˈsɛakərt skrɛift ə prɪəf tʰɪl θə ˈkʰɒnɪnk/
DEF priest write-PST IDEF letter to DEF king
The priest wrote a letter to the king.

Yorkish
Ʒ'am gannen til marken for koupe ei little mat.
/jam ˈkanɪn tʰɪl ˈmarkɪn fər kʰʊəp ə ˈlɪtɪl mat/
1SG=be.PRS.1SG go-PRS.PART to market so_to buy IDEF little food
I'm going to market to buy a little food.

Yorkish
Ʒe kan ette glas; at gis'k sceithe me.
/ji kʰən ɛt klas | ət cɪsc sceːθ mə/
1SG can eat glass | 3NSG PRS.AUX.3=NEG hurt 1SG.OBL

:con: Yorkish Men lists niʒeness till slik nei grad at thaener at giaren braw wills um wenden sae mickle sam thaener at giaren ill. /mɛn lɪs(t)s 'nɛinɪs tʰɪl slɪk nə krat ə θɛanər ə carɪn prɒː wɪls ʊm wɛntɪn sɛa mɪkɪl səm θɛanər ə carɪn ɪl/ people like-PRS.3 newness to such IDEF.DAT degree SBORD DEM...

I like Mandarin as much as the next girl, but I feel that all these threads are getting a bit obnoxious and not really selling the case. Maybe a more appropriate option for a forum centred around making languages and linguistics would be to make a thread about Chinese phonetics and logography from a...

T'iw wik e kwisimas ba ŋuŋuwe vuhaž aaz s'iddižim dža Qwiyuhog aunnuhežaŋotän. t ii=wik-e-kwisimas | ba ŋu~ŋuwe v<uh>až aa=ž | s ii=d-i-ž-im | dža Q<w><iy><uh>og auu=[n+u+h+e+ž+a]-ŋ-o-tän time DEF.R5=week-LK2-Christmas | very FREQ-again thunderstorm<EXPERIENCE> DEF.R4=1P | place DEF.R5=DEM-PROX-1S-...

:con: Yorkish Ei skorpioun war gannen mi ei watterbank, undren hwarniʒ at gae till the anner sithe. /ə 'skɒrpɪʊn wər 'kanɪn mi ə 'watərˌpank | 'ʊnt(ə)rɪn 'ʍarni ə cɛa̯ tʰɪl t 'anər sɛɪ̯θ/ IDEF scorpion be.PST walk-PRS.PART by IDEF water_bank | wonder-PRS.PART how INF get to DEF other side A scorpion...

:wls: Welsh Weles i fod rhywun yn bwyta teisen. /'wɛlɛs i vɔd 'r̥əwɨn ən 'bʊɨ̯ta 'tɛɪ̯sɛn/ PST=see-PST.1SG 1SG SBRD.PRS someone COMP eat cake Weles i fod rhywun wedi bwyta teisen. /'wɛlɛs i vɔd 'r̥əwɨn 'wɛdi 'bʊɨ̯ta 'tɛɪ̯sɛn/ PST=see-PST.1SG 1SG SBRD.PRS someone ANT eat cake Dw i'n gweld bod rhywun ...

I'll do some clefting too. :con: Yorkish At war'k Ʒan at hit Mairi, at war Dawi. /ət ˈwarɪk jan ə çɪt ˈmɛa̯ri | ət war ˈtɒːwi/ 3NSG be.PST=NEG John REL hit Mary | 3NSG be.PST David Ʒan gi'ck hitte Mairi, han cisst hen. /jan cɪk çɪt ˈmɛa̯ri | han cçɪst ən/ John PST.AUX=NEG hit Mary | 3MSG kiss-PST 3F...

Yorkish
Hwemsamen kan we strithe, we ska haulle fast wi aursʒen.
/'ʍɛmˌsamən kʰan wi strɛiθ | wi skə hɒːl fast wi ˌɒr'ɕɛn/
whomsoever POSB.AUX 1PL fight | 1PL DEO.AUX hold fast with 1PL.POSS=self
Whomsoever we may fight, we must hold fast to ourself.