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by Tuyono
26 Sep 2019 20:58
Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
Topic: Comfortable
Replies: 17
Views: 4292

Re: Comfortable

Not a native speaker, but let's see: Both "comfortable" and "interesting" are always 3 syllables for me, but I've heard people pronounce them as four syllables. I didn't know this was considered more correct. I think I've never heard /ˈfɛb.ɹuˌɛɹi/ in my life, but maybe I just did...
by Tuyono
16 Sep 2019 12:53
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Parallel Lexicon Sculpting
Replies: 447
Views: 129162

Re: Parallel Lexicon Sculpting

Corphishy wrote: 16 Sep 2019 06:43 Next: *sulikʰil n. twin
suĺiik [suʎiːk] (n. hu.) twin

Next: miigo'ap [miːgoˈʔap] (adj.) famous, well known
by Tuyono
11 Sep 2019 16:19
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Parallel Lexicon Sculpting
Replies: 447
Views: 129162

Re: Parallel Lexicon Sculpting

Lao Kou wrote: 07 Sep 2019 19:32 Next: zhangarauzçaks [ʒaˈŋaɾɔˌʑaks] n. landslide, avalanche
źanga [ˈʒɑŋgɑ] (v.) collapse
uzak [uˈzɑk] (n. inan.) slope, mountainside

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li'inesk [ˈli.ʔi.nɛsk] (n.) sparrowhawk
by Tuyono
10 Sep 2019 17:13
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Lexicon sculpting
Replies: 37
Views: 13790

Re: Lexicon sculpting

Void wrote: 10 Sep 2019 16:02 Next: tûlpracʼâwa /tuːl.pratsʼ.aːw.a/ n. map, chart, layout
tulpaas [tulˈpɑːs] (n. inan.) map

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dweyōnhe [dweˈjoːn.ɦe] (adj.) strange, unusual
by Tuyono
08 Sep 2019 17:06
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Lexicon sculpting
Replies: 37
Views: 13790

Re: Lexicon sculpting

Lao Kou wrote: 08 Sep 2019 16:36 Next: chnéöbs [t͡ʃneˈøbs] n. moss
eśneeb [ɛʃˈnɛːb] (n. inan.) moss, lichen

Next: meoqal [ˈme.o.qal] (n.) basalt
by Tuyono
06 Sep 2019 22:27
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Parallel Lexicon Sculpting
Replies: 447
Views: 129162

Re: Parallel Lexicon Sculpting

Void wrote: 06 Sep 2019 13:49 Next: tʼaŋhalmzih /tʼaŋ.hal.mzih/ n. "horizon"
Akʼaleniw:
t'almih [ˈtʼal.mih] (n.) horizon
k1234567890y wrote: 06 Sep 2019 15:45 Next:

koppa /kop:ɑ/ n farmer
Źilaa Ruńu:
kupa [ˈku.pɑ] (v.) plow

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ndilaat [ⁿdiˈlɑːt] (n.) fence, boundary
by Tuyono
06 Sep 2019 18:20
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Lexicon sculpting [2013–2019]
Replies: 2345
Views: 447611

Re: Lexicon sculpting

Next (doubles as a sculpt): Wǽmi [ˈʝ˕æː.mi]: Deity of portals veem(i) [ˈβɛː.mi] (v.) wander, roam iveem [iˈβɛːm] (n. hu.) 1. wanderer, traveler, nomad 2. A person of the specific group able to walk through my world's network of portals I still havn't decided what they call themselves :P Next: ptaoś...
by Tuyono
05 Sep 2019 13:44
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Lexicon sculpting [2013–2019]
Replies: 2345
Views: 447611

Re: Lexicon sculpting

Void wrote: 05 Sep 2019 10:14
Next: jraččagut /ˈdzratʃ.tʃaɣ.ut/ n. "volcano"
źeracag [ʒɛrɑ'cɑg] (n. inan.) earthquake

Next: ye'amdhi [jeˈʔamði] (v.) show up, appear suddenly
by Tuyono
23 Aug 2019 15:49
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Źilaa Ruńu
Replies: 9
Views: 3242

Re: Źilaa Ruńu

I've neglected this thread for a while, so here's some stuff I created long ago but never presented before (because my notes were too messy!) Stative verbs in Źilaa Ruńu are verbs that do not describe any event or change. They are a small class, but some of them are very common. They include copulas...
by Tuyono
03 Aug 2019 00:45
Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
Topic: False friends and other unfortunate coincidences
Replies: 881
Views: 275073

Re: False friends and other unfortunate coincidences

I don't know if this one has been mentioned before:

:isr: סוס [sus] 'horse'
:lat: sūs 'pig'
by Tuyono
22 Jul 2019 15:06
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Lexicon sculpting [2013–2019]
Replies: 2345
Views: 447611

Re: Lexicon sculpting

bbbourq wrote: 17 Jul 2019 04:54 xildesh [xɯlˈdɛɕ]
v.t.
1. bury, inter, hide, cache, immerse, plunge
2. (informal) stab, impale (with intent to maim or kill)
Źilaa Ruńu:

hildeś v. bury, hide (an object or a fact)

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myaʼiif [mʲaˈʔiːf] n. anthill; system of tunnels
by Tuyono
06 Jul 2019 00:49
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Źilaa Ruńu
Replies: 9
Views: 3242

Re: Źilaa Ruńu

The Perfective Verb roots can only have one or two syllables. All monosyllabic roots end in a consonant (except the copula mi , which is a stative verb). Bisyllabic roots can end in a consonant or a short vowel , but not in a long vowel. Furthermore, none of them end in -i .This is important becaus...
by Tuyono
03 Jul 2019 11:00
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Źilaa Ruńu
Replies: 9
Views: 3242

Re: Źilaa Ruńu

Using ĺ is brave. I tried it once (I wish I remembered what for... oh, I remember! It was for accented syllabic laterals in one of the earliest sketches of Limestone), but I couldn’t make it work. It works quite well alongside ź . I like the word eeź and its relatives. Looking forward to reading ab...
by Tuyono
01 Jul 2019 23:16
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Źilaa Ruńu
Replies: 9
Views: 3242

Re: Źilaa Ruńu

Źilaa Ruńu verbs are marked for aspect, tense, and the subject's person and number. This part is going to be long so I'm going to divide it into a few posts. Nonstative verbs have two main aspects, imperfective and perfective. The imperfective is the most basic form, created by adding a subject suff...
by Tuyono
30 Jun 2019 20:58
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: What did you accomplish today? [2011–2019]
Replies: 11462
Views: 1631489

Re: What did you accomplish today?

DesEsseintes wrote: 30 Jun 2019 09:09 Had new ideas for Ch’eweyõw̌e. Coming soon!
Yay!

I didn't create something new but I updated the Źilaa Ruńu thread. This took way longer than I thought it would! My notes are a mess but explaining things here helps me clarify them.
by Tuyono
30 Jun 2019 20:51
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Źilaa Ruńu
Replies: 9
Views: 3242

Re: Źilaa Ruńu

Nominal Modifiers A general note: Since inanimate nouns and their modifiers are not marked for number, anything I gloss as singular or plural is always animate, so I don't see a reason to indicate its gender. Źilaa Ruńu is almost completely head-initial, so adjectives, numerals and demonstratives f...
by Tuyono
30 Jun 2019 00:51
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Źilaa Ruńu
Replies: 9
Views: 3242

Re: Źilaa Ruńu

I've developed Źilaa Ruńu quite a lot, and there are many translations etc. already on the board, so I think I can present it for real this time. Hopefully. Updated Phonology Consonants: /m n ɲ/ <m n ń> /p t c k/ <p t c k> /b d ɟ g/ <b d j g> /ᵐb ⁿd ᶮɟ ᵑɡ/ <mb nd ńj ng> /s ʃ x h/ <s ś h> * /β z ʒ/ <...
by Tuyono
27 Jun 2019 21:54
Forum: Translations
Topic: Why isn't there just nothing?
Replies: 8
Views: 14990

Re: Why isn't there just nothing?

Źilaa Ruńu: ńjie lisru viema? why exist-IPF.3INAN world Why is there a world? ńjie lisru ebe uha nei? why exist-IPF.3.INAN also thing one-INAN.NOM Why is there even anything? ńjie lisru uha nduhee malse ngehu? why exist-IPF.3.INAN thing apart.from nothing alone Why is there something other than jus...
by Tuyono
27 Jun 2019 08:41
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here [2010-2020]
Replies: 11605
Views: 2043748

Re: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here

Thank you all for the answers! Classical Arabic has two reciprocal constructions I know of. One is to use the word 'some' ("ba3ḍ") /baʕdˤ/ twice, the first instance usually taking a plural pronoun suffix, and the second taking the definite article 'al'. li-ba3ḍ-ihim al-ba3ḍ for-other-3PL.M...
by Tuyono
26 Jun 2019 20:27
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here [2010-2020]
Replies: 11605
Views: 2043748

Re: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here

Źilaa Ruńu is nearly two years old and still has no reciprocal construction [:|] I want some kind of adverb or particle to be used for that,but it's hard come up with anything that's not a direct translation of "one another". How do different languages handle this? I know that words for bo...