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- 21 Jul 2018 13:14
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Volapük-inspired language (JFF)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1837
Volapük-inspired language (JFF)
Just for fun... /p t t͡ʃ k/ <p t c k> /b d d͡ʒ g/ <b d j g> /f s ʃ h/ <f s x h> /v~ʋ ʝ~j/ <v y> /l/ <l> /i e ɑ o u æ ø y/ <i e a o u ä ö ü> Each root has the form CVC. /v j h/ cannot occur in coda; this gives us 15*8*12 = 1440 possible roots, which stands for basic concepts. More complex words may b...
- 19 Jul 2018 16:27
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: europidjin? euroblabla? europex?
- Replies: 109
- Views: 66136
Re: europidjin? euroblabla? europex?
Is there a full grammar and/or dictionary of Europan (or whatever the language is called?)
- 05 Oct 2017 23:55
- Forum: Translations
- Topic: Nobody is born a thief.
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4866
Re: Nobody is born a thief.
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kuri taka kiru ke miadelle
NEG.be man be_born ESS AGENT-thief
[ˈkuːri ˈtaːkɑ ˈkiːru kə mʲiaˈdelːe]
- 04 Oct 2017 12:53
- Forum: Beginners' Corner
- Topic: Do noun cases tend to fall out with time?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5915
Re: Do noun cases tend to fall out with time?
Cases may disappear with time, as they have in many European languages. But I don't think cases are any different that other kinds of inflection in this respect. In fact, it would be strange if languages would forever keep all those inflectional categories it has at a given time.
- 01 Oct 2017 12:02
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Atlas: new auxlang
- Replies: 245
- Views: 63984
Re: Atlas: new auxlang
I try to take the original noun (sometimes it is in different languages, so in one of them) and then transcribe it by pronunciation. Obviously in many cases Atlas will not be able to copy that pronunciation exactly or it might not be easy, so in those cases there might be a difference. Take "A...
- 29 Sep 2017 10:52
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Language with different PoS
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3639
Re: Language with different PoS
What went wrong?Alessio wrote:
Indeed, it didn't go as expected... but it might be the beginning of something... maybe?
- 24 Sep 2017 14:11
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Atlas: new auxlang
- Replies: 245
- Views: 63984
Re: Atlas: new auxlang
Some more thoughts in the post on nations: As you would expect, country names can take also an -i ending (adjectives): Zi esset al-itsa Barati - He/she was the Indian person. Could you use just the a-suffix to render the meaning 'person from (country)'? Like Vranse 'France' -> Vransa 'Frenchman'? I...
- 19 Sep 2017 01:03
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Atlas: new auxlang
- Replies: 245
- Views: 63984
Re: Atlas: new auxlang
Well having a very small and for most people unknown country as an example does not really invalidate the Atlas. Following your phylosophy you could have added Australia as well for instance, or New Zealand... But still. I fly every day. I am uncapable of saying where every country begins/ends, exc...
- 17 Sep 2017 14:41
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Atlas: new auxlang
- Replies: 245
- Views: 63984
Re: Atlas: new auxlang
Oh, a new post . "As you will be able to see, countries have an -e ending (abstract), in opposition to cities, that have a -u ending (Barsalonu, Novi-Iorku, Moskbu, Tokiu...). This is based on the idea that cities can actually be seen, but countries? can you really see the borders when flying o...
- 12 Sep 2017 17:57
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Atlas: new auxlang
- Replies: 245
- Views: 63984
Re: Atlas: new auxlang
From what I can grasp, its seems as if 'permanent aspect' might – more or less – include stative and habitual events, while 'non-permanent' might include progressive and momentary events. Correct!! Ok, but why would it be more natural (1) to merge ongoing and momentary events, while treating habitu...
- 10 Sep 2017 23:32
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Atlas: new auxlang
- Replies: 245
- Views: 63984
Re: Atlas: new auxlang
Permanent seems a kind of stative aspect, and non-permanent a kind of progressive aspect... dunno if this opposition stative/progressive is so unusual... From what I can grasp, its seems as if 'permanent aspect' might – more or less – include stative and habitual events, while 'non-permanent' might...
- 10 Sep 2017 19:03
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Atlas: new auxlang
- Replies: 245
- Views: 63984
Re: Atlas: new auxlang
I think it is an easy way of dealing with it. The permanent/non-permanent distinction was not taken from any natural language, it was more like an "accident" from reducing aspects from 4 initially to only 2. The permanent/non-permanent distinction makes it easy for the speaker to identify...
- 07 Sep 2017 23:17
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Atlas: new auxlang
- Replies: 245
- Views: 63984
Re: Atlas: new auxlang
You are right. The noun to the left is the modified noun, and to the right the modifier noun. No, no no... It's not that the one nouns is modified, and the other is a modifier. It's that the way in which the modifier modifies the modified is very different in the different examples. Take the follow...
- 06 Sep 2017 23:11
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Atlas: new auxlang
- Replies: 245
- Views: 63984
Re: Atlas: new auxlang
That is an interesting question Xing. - a noun modifies another noun using "de" when they both keep their full meaning. But even if both words 'keep their full meaning', they ways in which the one word is modified by the other may be very different. Compare 1) 'teacher of meteorology' wit...
- 06 Sep 2017 01:14
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Atlas: new auxlang
- Replies: 245
- Views: 63984
Re: Atlas: new auxlang
Are there any (semantic) difference between the following kinds of construction: -A noun modified by another noun -A noun modified by an adjective -A compound of two (or more) roots. Take, for instance, the example oixa de he-tene , 'teacher of meteorology', that appears in the grammar. Would it mak...
- 31 Aug 2017 14:18
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Atlas: new auxlang
- Replies: 245
- Views: 63984
Re: Atlas: new auxlang
Ok, so first of all: -Form nouns out of verbs? same root, different endings. For instance, from root "cit" (eat, food), you have "citu" (food) or "cites" (eat), etc. -Form noun out of adjectives? s ame, you take the root and change the endings. For instance, from "...
- 30 Aug 2017 14:51
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Atlas: new auxlang
- Replies: 245
- Views: 63984
Re: Atlas: new auxlang
I'd like to see more detailed descriptions of which derivational processes there are in the language. How do you: -Form nouns out of verbs? -Form noun out of adjectives? -Form adjectives out of nouns? -Form adjectives out of verbs? -Form verbs out of nouns? -Form verbs out of adjectives? The crucial...
- 29 Aug 2017 18:43
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Atlas: new auxlang
- Replies: 245
- Views: 63984
Re: Atlas: new auxlang
What's worse, I searched the whole dictionary and did't find the word for 'quizzaciously'. Obviously, Atlas will never function as an IAL.
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- 09 Aug 2017 23:11
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Atlas: new auxlang
- Replies: 245
- Views: 63984
Re: Atlas: new auxlang
Setting aside the optional dual for a moment, does the plural indicate 'more than one' or 'two or more'? (This can be a somewhat tricky question...) Dual is optional, so plural is +1. There's numbers between 1 and 2, you know--I assume Xing is asking if something like "1.5" takes the sing...
- 09 Aug 2017 21:52
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Atlas: new auxlang
- Replies: 245
- Views: 63984
Re: Atlas: new auxlang
There was a TC about that.