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by Aevas
09 Oct 2020 16:47
Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
Topic: (L&N) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
Replies: 1110
Views: 282803

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

Why do, in some old documents, Russians call the Tlingits "колюжах" meaning thorns? I'm very confused. It's probably a variation of this name: The Russian name Koloshi (Колоши, from a Sugpiaq-Alutiiq term kulut'ruaq for the labret worn by women) or the related German name Koulischen may b...
by Aevas
05 Oct 2020 19:59
Forum: Beginners' Corner
Topic: Is there a way to display how strongly a consonant is pronounced in IPA?
Replies: 8
Views: 2928

Re: Is there a way to display how strongly a consonant is pronounced in IPA?

An example of this would be the French word "comprendre," meaning understand. The IPA for this (as retrieved from a website, I'm not sure how accurate it is) is "kɔ̃pʁɑ̃dʁ," however when I listened to an audio of the IPA reading the final ʁ was very light. I am uncertain on how ...
by Aevas
05 Oct 2020 10:38
Forum: Beginners' Corner
Topic: How necessary are noun cases?
Replies: 31
Views: 11369

Re: How necessary are noun cases?

I agree with your point, but with emphasis on the first part, these two are possible, right? Das Buch gebe ich dir. Dir gebe ich das Buch. In Scandinavian, such frontings are common, despite there not being either case marking on nouns or number agreement on verbs. (Which in a way makes it a semi-co...
by Aevas
02 Oct 2020 08:58
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
Replies: 1679
Views: 347824

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

I’ve been working on a diachronic language that develops glottalized vowels from a variety of sources. I don’t particularly want glottalization to remain in the language, but I also don’t want to convert it to tone, at least not yet. What could I do with the glottalized vowels? For context, the vow...
by Aevas
30 Sep 2020 10:41
Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
Topic: False cognates
Replies: 902
Views: 325538

Re: False cognates

Finnish sitten
Swedish sedan

both meaning 'then, subsequently'
by Aevas
30 Sep 2020 09:47
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: The Sixth Conversation Thread
Replies: 762
Views: 194047

Re: The Sixth Conversation Thread

I've been using Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator for years to design my own custom layouts, where I add AltGr as a modifier key for the characters I commonly use. That way I don't have to worry about any brackets having moved (as is often the case when using a layout for a different language or reg...
by Aevas
27 Sep 2020 13:24
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
Replies: 1679
Views: 347824

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

How common is /ç/? Could it be reasonably contrasted with /x/ and/or /ʝ/? In Norwegian and German you have phonemic /ç/ vs /ʃ~ʂ/, which seems to me like an even narrower contrast than with /x/. Swedish has /ɕ/ vs /ɧ/ (which is basically /x/). In Swedish /j/ is commonly [j~ʝ~ʑ] which doesn't match e...
by Aevas
11 Sep 2020 15:43
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
Replies: 1679
Views: 347824

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

How important is aesthetics and sound in a conlang? Obviously, a conlang needs sound to be spoken, but some conlangers aim to make a language that sounds nice to them, while others point out that a language that sounds pleasant all the time is impossible and thus aesthetics and preference isn't tha...
by Aevas
06 Sep 2020 17:00
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: The 'Conlangs' Collection: Threads to keep you posting
Replies: 1
Views: 49312

The 'Conlangs' Collection: Threads to keep you posting

This post is a collection of various threads from all across the Conlangs forum. The purpose of this collection is to serve as an index of good threads that provide opportunities for participating on the forum—be it by showcasing your conlang, discussing the craft, or sharing interesting ideas. The ...
by Aevas
06 Sep 2020 13:51
Forum: Conworlds & Concultures
Topic: If you were to write one novel...
Replies: 41
Views: 15340

If you were to write one novel...

... that was set in your conworld or featured your conculture, what would it be about? What story would you choose to go with? In what way does this story represent and show the world/culture that you have created? Why would you want to specifically showcase the things and characters that appear or ...
by Aevas
06 Sep 2020 11:46
Forum: Language Learning & Non-English
Topic: Italiano | Italian Conversation Thread
Replies: 46
Views: 60907

Re: Italiano | Italian Conversation Thread

Penso che è molto possibile che tu sei l'unico italiano chi è ancora attivo nel forum, però certo questo non vuol dire che non ci sono altre persone che possono parlare con te 🙂 E' proprio così. Per esempio, anch'io parlo italiano, ma non ho niente da dire. La mia risposta, però, ha svelato che tal...
by Aevas
05 Sep 2020 16:46
Forum: Language Learning & Non-English
Topic: Italiano | Italian Conversation Thread
Replies: 46
Views: 60907

Re: Italiano | Italian Conversation Thread

C'è ancora qualcuno qui? Quattro anni senza nemmeno un post [:(] Dai non posso credere di essere rimasto l'unico italiano del forum, fatemi compagnia ahah Mi ricordo che volevo rispondere al tuo post allora in giugno, pero lo dimenticai e poi non l'ho visto perche non era più rosso 😅 Penso che è mo...
by Aevas
05 Sep 2020 16:28
Forum: Language Learning & Non-English
Topic: Last word you learned in a foreign language
Replies: 116
Views: 112739

Re: Last word you learned in a foreign language

FINNISH
luodinkestävä bulletproof
by Aevas
08 Aug 2020 10:26
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Miscellaneous fun facts about your conlang to share and know
Replies: 70
Views: 24117

Re: Miscellaneous fun facts about your conlang to share and know

Khemehekis wrote: 08 Aug 2020 05:19Whoa, this is crazy! So cool! Is there precedence for this in natlangs?
spanick wrote: 19 Dec 2019 17:40This is not unique to Weddisch. It simply inherited it from Late Northern Old English/Early Northern Middle English.
by Aevas
08 Aug 2020 10:24
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Silvish
Replies: 244
Views: 75807

Re: Silvish

I read about the vestiges of the Latin genitive plural that survived in early Old French (e.g. francor "of the Franks" < Lt. francorum), so I decided that Silvish needed its own genitive plural relic. The result is the adjective suffix -aneû " n -years-old", which comes from Lt....
by Aevas
01 Aug 2020 10:02
Forum: Translations
Topic: Searching a term for ...
Replies: 1
Views: 1258

Re: Searching a term for ...

Tanni, I have had enough of your pushing consipracy theories and disinformation on this forum. You have been told this before, and yet you keep ignoring it. Consider this your final warning.
by Aevas
05 Jun 2020 17:04
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: The Sixth Conversation Thread
Replies: 762
Views: 194047

Re: The Sixth Conversation Thread

elemtilas wrote: 05 Jun 2020 15:45political rant
If you can't talk about politics without purposefully using offensive terms (such as "LGBXYZ", in this specific case), then stay away from the subject.
by Aevas
04 Jun 2020 10:37
Forum: Language Learning & Non-English
Topic: Last word you learned in a foreign language
Replies: 116
Views: 112739

Re: Last word you learned in a foreign language

I learned the kanji 間, which forms the second part of the word 人間 ningen 'human, person'.
by Aevas
29 May 2020 14:25
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Gada language - a isolate in Sweden
Replies: 36
Views: 7210

Re: Gada language - a isolate in Sweden

The change from [r] to [ʁ] started in the 18th or 19th century, so seeing as your speakers belong to a separate linguistic community, it's not unreasonable that they would keep their distinction. There were pockets of [r]-using dialects even in the South. As a solution for the d>r thing, you could h...
by Aevas
13 May 2020 10:12
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: The Sixth Conversation Thread
Replies: 762
Views: 194047

Re: The Sixth Conversation Thread

qwed117 wrote: 13 May 2020 05:11 Not a Swedish speaker, but I suspect that the IPA on this wiktionary entry might not be right. Any confirmation? What should it be?
I would write it as /²trœsːka/ (though the length is technically not phonemic).