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Re: Lexicon sculpting

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Géarthnuns:
Sḿtuval wrote:Next: usmijeb [us.ˈmi.jeb] n. person
usmíébs [uˈsmjebs] mannequin
Click wrote:Next: vrat [pr̥ʌʰt] n leg
prauts [pɾɔts] round (cut of meat)

Next: güpösföilab [ˌgypøˈsføjlab] adj. dizzy
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Lao Kou wrote: Next: güpösföilab [ˌgypøˈsføjlab] adj. dizzy
gíospol [ˈkî.ǿʂ.pʰǿɬ˞] dizzy


Next: qùusxit [qʰu᷈ːʂ.qɯʈʰ] examination, inspection
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stonyhonu wrote:Next: qùusxit [qʰu᷈ːʂ.qɯʈʰ] examination, inspection
Géarthnuns:

rhushkits [ˈXuʃkɪts] (police/legal) case

Next: lomalönsénöls [ˌlomaˌlœ̃seˈnøls] n. portcullis
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Next: usmijeb [us.ˈmi.jeb] n. person
Sōkoan:

usmieppoa [usmɪ̯eppo̯a] adj humane
Next: vrat [pr̥ʌʰt] n leg
vāta [βaːta] n leg (of a chair, etc.)
gíospol [ˈkî.ǿʂ.pʰǿɬ˞] dizzy
Meyyın:

gıǫssǫplų [ɟɪ̯øsːøpɬy] adv dizzily, confusedly
Next: qùusxit [qʰu᷈ːʂ.qɯʈʰ] examination, inspection
kėėsiġt [qɤəsɯxt] n question
Next: lomalönsénöls [ˌlomaˌlœ̃seˈnøls] n. portcullis
hlǫynȷlalǫysa ['ɬøʏnʔd͡ɮaløʏsa] n border fortress

Next: þoavvalu ['θo̯aβːalu] adv slowly
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DesEsseintes wrote:Next: þoavvalu ['θo̯aβːalu] adv slowly
Géarthnuns:

thoavala'u [ˌθo.avaˈla.u] adv. very slowly

In contrast to:
Lao Kou wrote:mömöngga'u [ˌmømøŋˈga.u] adv. at a snail's pace, very slowly
mömöngga'u: you may have to wrestle the revolver out of the speaker's mouth. This is waiting at the DMV, watching a cricket match, traffic to Cape Cod on a Labor Day weekend, a Clintonian speech.
thoavala'u: the speaker is zen. This is movement in a Noh drama, building anticipation between Advent and Christmas, the changing of the seasons. This catatonically blissful perception of time is actually hardwired into certain verbs of the language, but it's nice to have another word in the lexical change purse which embraces the concept.
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Next: knelköikels [ˌknɛlkøjˈkɛls] n. tattoo
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Lao Kou wrote:Next: knelköikels [ˌknɛlkøjˈkɛls] n. tattoo
Meyyın:

kneylkǫykųlųz*
[kŋ̊eɪɬkøʏcylyz] n skin paint
(*this is a pretty awesome word! Thanks, Lao Kou!) [:D]

Next: yızban [jizban] n face
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DesEsseintes wrote:kneylkǫykųlųz*[/b] [kŋ̊eɪɬkøʏcylyz] n skin paint
(*this is a pretty awesome word! Thanks, Lao Kou!) [:D]
Nah, a compound. Luck of the draw. [xD]
Next: yızban [jizban] n face
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ízbans [iˈzbɑ̃s] n. physiognomy

Next: zhölgeks n. fast(ing)
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Lao Kou wrote:Next: zhölgeks n. fast(ing)
Meyyın:

zėlg
[zɤlg] vi to fast

Next: ıttlıenȷlı [ətt͡ɬɪ̯enʔd͡ɮi] adv forever
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DesEsseintes wrote:Next: þoavvalu ['θo̯aβːalu] adv slowly
thäuve [ˈθæwβe] adj leisurely, unhurried
Lao Kou wrote:Next: knelköikels [ˌknɛlkøjˈkɛls] n. tattoo
nachöil [ˈnɑxøjɭ] n design, pattern
DesEsseintes wrote:Next: yızban [jizban] n face
jüzbe [ˈjyzve] n face, expression
jüzbahtir [ˈjyzvɑɦdiɻ] vi to pull a face
Lao Kou wrote:Next: zhölgeks n. fast(ing)
süullig [ˈsʏwlːiɣ] adj hungry
zjölch [zjøl̥x] adj starving, famished
DesEsseintes wrote:Next: ıttlıenȷlı [ətt͡ɬɪ̯enʔd͡ɮi] adv forever
ythílir [ɪˈθiliɻ] vt hold sb. up, keep sb. waiting

Next: hnoswed [ˈn̥osweð] noun evening
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Sangfroidish wrote:Next: hnoswed [ˈn̥osweð] noun evening
tópaı [tóbai̯] n evening; sunset

Next: kıáro [ʨáro] n dawn; morning; sunrise
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Čjago [ʨago]- morning.

Mine:
Košébýk [ko'ʃe.bik] - a nomad.
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Ahzoh wrote:Košébýk [ko'ʃe.bik] - a nomad.
Kosev [koʃ'ev] to wander

Vayva [vaʊ̯vˈa] "slippery, difficult, fragile"
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Bulbichu22 wrote:Vayva [vaʊ̯vˈa] "slippery, difficult, fragile"
pappá [paʰpá] v it difficult

Next: skókn [skókn̥] n eye
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Géarthnuns:
Bulbichu22 wrote:Vayva [vaʊ̯vˈa] "slippery, difficult, fragile"
vouvats [vaʊˈvats] fragility/tenuousness of life
Click wrote:Next: skókn [skókn̥] n eye
skoks [skoks] (shooting) target

Next: ebrümöls [ˌɛbɾyˈmøls] n. controversy
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Lao Kou wrote:Next: ebrümöls [ˌɛbɾyˈmøls] n. controversy
Vrymuls [vɾymˈmʊɫz] "powerful, significant"

Next: Aúkerka [ukˈɚkˌa] "house, building"
Aszev wrote:A good conlang doesn't come from pursuing uniqueness. Uniqueness is usually an effect from creating a good conlang.
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Bulbichu22 wrote:Next: Aúkerka [ukˈɚkˌa] "house, building"
Géarthnuns:

ukörks [uˈkøɾks] shed, outhouse

Next: kfíb [kfib] adj. (excessively) bright, harsh, sharp (light)
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Lao Kou wrote:Next: kfíb [kfib] adj. (excessively) bright, harsh, sharp (light)
kɣıv v it shine

Next: kıągrı [ˈcʰæ̞̃ᵑɡrɪ] v it be healthy
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Click wrote:Next: skókn [skókn̥] n eye
scuöng [skʊø̯ŋ] n sclera
Lao Kou wrote:[Next: ebrümöls [ˌɛbɾyˈmøls] n. controversy
örbas [ˈøɻvɑʂ] adj shocking, scandalous
hühbi [ˈhyɦvi] n scandal, uproar
ühsabar [ˈyɦsɑvɑɻ] vt shock, offend, horrify
Bulbichu22 wrote:Next: Aúkerka [ukˈɚkˌa] "house, building"
ucä [ˈugæ] n hut, shack
Lao Kou wrote:Next: kfíb [kfib] adj. (excessively) bright, harsh, sharp (light)
cthyb [kθɪv] n beacon
cifyfthar [ˈkiθɪfθɑɻ] n lighthouse
Click wrote:Next: kıągrı [ˈcʰæ̞̃ᵑɡrɪ] v it be healthy
giancer [ˈʝɑ̃geɻ] vi recover

Next: hmäsdjaznghin [ˈm̥æʂðjɑʐŋ̊in] alcohol, liquor
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Sangfroidish wrote:Next: hmäsdjaznghin [ˈm̥æʂðjɑʐŋ̊in] alcohol, liquor
tmerıáns [tm̥ɛˈrɪɒn̥s] n alcoholic drink; liquor

Next: vgány [ˈɸˤɒːnʏ] n mushroom
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Géarthnuns:
Sangfroidish via Click wrote:hmäsdjaznghin [ˈm̥æʂðjɑʐŋ̊in] alcohol, liquor
tmerıáns [tm̥ɛˈrɪɒn̥s] n alcoholic drink; liquor
tneríans [tnɛˈɾjɑ̃s] n. the Géarthtörs answer to slivovitz, something 100+ proof (It's a beverage -- it's a varnish!)
Next: vgány [ˈɸˤɒːnʏ] n mushroom
vgans [vgɑ̃s] n. traditional Chinese medicines, kampo

Next: nghats [ŋ'hats] n. funnel
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