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- 28 May 2023 16:15
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Lexicon milestones and discussion of lexicon growth
- Replies: 592
- Views: 148538
Re: Lexicon milestones and discussion of lexicon growth
Not to be a stick in the mud, but I do think I can stand up straight today, as :con: Rireinutire has reached the perfectly perpendicular milestone of 11,111 distinct lemma forms with the coining of this word: yenatata vt. to avail, be of service, of use (to PTV), to benefit, profit (sb-PTV) kavena y...
- 28 May 2023 16:10
- Forum: Translations
- Topic: Are you happy to see me?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 944
Re: Are you happy to see me?
only stupid men can think that women are under-gifted... and only under-gifted women that they are dominated by these men... No need to imagine. Consider the Kzinti . I don’t think anyone who has met or corresponded with Larry Niven would think he thinks women are under-gifted! And neither his Man-...
- 28 May 2023 15:33
- Forum: Translations
- Topic: Is our children learning?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1362
Re: Is our children learning?
:con: Rireinutire sutiti siki mimoromu mimokave hi~ yo meno poya otikayo: /ˈsutiti ˈsiki ˈmimoɹomu ˈmimokɑve hi || jo ˈmeno ˈpojɑ ˈotikɑjo/ suti-ti siki mimoro-mu mimo-ka-ve hi || yo me-no poya oti-ka-yo rare-ADVZ this.NOM question-ACC ask-PRS-HSY that.QUO || Q 1P-GEN child.NOM learn-PRS-Q Rarely is...
- 27 May 2023 21:22
- Forum: Translations
- Topic: The gods didn't create us....
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3657
Re: The gods didn't create us....
:con: Rireinutire hase mena muhikiseve: he huti sikimu meha iñamayekive: saki kaki kanama hava memu koñe muhikive saki ravañara vuisano viusu yakive: /ˈhɑse ˈmenɑ ˈmuhikiseve || he ˈhuti ˈsikimu ˈmehɑ ˈiŋɑmajekive || ˈsɑki ˈkɑki ˈkɑnɑmɑ ˈhɑvɑ ˈmemu ˈkoŋe ˈmuhikive ˈsɑki ˈɹɑvɑŋɑɹɑ ˈvuisano ˈviusu ˈjɑ...
- 26 May 2023 20:54
- Forum: Translations
- Topic: The Savage Dog of Doongê
- Replies: 3
- Views: 186
Re: The Savage Dog of Doongê
:con: Rireinutire tohe pepe yakave: pa imemu [Pituki] ukave· to Tuñera umakave: pa maha iñayoki yakaseva: pa mano pepe yakaseva: Nokarono pepe yakava: ha pamu tayatakive: pa pase pepe yakave: ñekuna tiekave: iñayokuna virikaseve: reroputi Mepeno poya Yitikana tiekive: pa toti koyati hana tiekive: Me...
- 25 May 2023 21:24
- Forum: Translations
- Topic: Do you have a rock in your pocket?
- Replies: 33
- Views: 7038
Re: Do you have a rock in your pocket?
:con: Rireinutire yo ta patamu huno mirira ukayo: ukaseyo: niyi ta pokavo: /jo tɑ ˈpɑtɑmu ˈhuno ˈmiɹiɹɑ ˈukɑjo || ˈukɑsejo || ˈniji tɑ ˈpokɑvo/ yo ta pata-mu huno miri-ra u-ka-yo || u-ka-se-yo || niyi ta po-ka-vo Q 2S.NOM rock-ACC ones.own pouch-INE have-PRS-Q || have-PRS-NEG-Q || then.CONJ 2S.NOM l...
- 25 May 2023 21:15
- Forum: Translations
- Topic: Are you happy to see me?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 944
Re: Are you happy to see me?
No need to imagine. Consider the Kzinti.lsd wrote: ↑25 May 2023 09:42um, imagine the opposite: "the women are non-sapient so are tacitly ignored by men"prettydragoon wrote: ↑23 May 2023 21:26 the males of the species are non-sapient so are tacitly ignored
not even the most delirious masculinists would envisage such a world...
- 24 May 2023 21:30
- Forum: Translations
- Topic: With his eyes closed
- Replies: 32
- Views: 8912
Re: With his eyes closed

Simo reyena rasu okuña moekive:
/ˈsimo ˈɹejenɑ ˈɹɑsu ˈokuŋɑ ˈmoekive/
Simo reye-na rasu oku-ña moe-ki-ve
Simo.NOM music-PTV closed.ADJ eye-COM listen-PST-HSY
Simo was listening to music with her eyes closed.
Translation challenge 6/100
- 24 May 2023 21:24
- Forum: Translations
- Topic: The random Wikipedia article challenge
- Replies: 89
- Views: 22526
Re: The random Wikipedia article challenge
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryland_StateStat All of these programs are based on the philosophy that careful analysis of data should dictate policies and support reform. :con: Rireinutire ñeki siki voyesa saki erahavera yaritukave hii asamu nañuñara kuteho mivukaruna akotekiri kukosina ruyuta so...
- 23 May 2023 21:26
- Forum: Translations
- Topic: Are you happy to see me?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 944
Re: Are you happy to see me?
:con: Rireinutire ta au yo kevamu huno mirira ukayo au yo sikoti mamu neakiri mei yakayo: /tɑ ɑu jo ˈkevɑmu ˈhuno ˈmiɹiɹɑ ˈukɑjo ɑu jo ˈsikoti ˈmɑmu ˈneɑkiɹi ˈmei ˈjɑkɑjo/ ta au yo keva-mu huno miri-ra u-ka-yo au yo sikoti ma-mu nea-kiri mei ya-ka-yo 2S.NOM xor Q banana-ACC ones.own pouch-INE have-P...
- 23 May 2023 21:17
- Forum: Translations
- Topic: A Sumerian Proverb
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3012
Re: A Sumerian Proverb

ñiyuru kuseha· noporu siseha yakave:
/ˈŋijuɹu ˈkusehɑ | ˈnopoɹu ˈsisehɑ ˈjɑkɑve/
ñiyuru kuseha· noporu siseha ya-ka-ve:
wealth.NOM far.away.ADV | poverty.NOM nearby.ADV be-PRS-HSY
Wealth is far away, poverty is near.
Translation challenge 3/100
- 22 May 2023 17:05
- Forum: Translations
- Topic: No one can understand this language
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2948
Re: No one can understand this language
:con: Rireinutire ta kakina mokavo saki rireinutirena yakava: sikina siseti iñayoku ñau muvata ñau puuta ñau enata kirakaseve nopa soo rireinukave yakavo: /tɑ ˈkɑkinɑ ˈmokɑvo ˈsɑki ˈɹiɹeinuˌtiɹenɑ ˈjɑkɑvɑ || ˈsikinɑ ˈsiseti ˈiŋɑˌjoku ŋɑu ˈmuvɑtɑ ŋɑu ˈpuːtɑ ŋɑu ˈenɑtɑ ˈkiɹɑkɑseve ˈnopɑ soː ˈɹiɹeinuˌk...
- 22 May 2023 16:47
- Forum: Translations
- Topic: When they ask how I died, tell them: still angry.
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3549
Re: When they ask how I died, tell them: still angry.
:con: Rireinutire suo mimokavo hi [ha yote siikiyo]· niyi ta pekeka' hi [vera tokañarapa]: /suo ˈmimokɑvo hi | hɑ ˈjote ˈsiːkijo | ˈniji tɑ ˈpekekɑʔ hi | ˈveɹa ˈtokɑŋɑɹɑpɑ/ suo mimo-ka-vo hi | ha yote sii-ki-yo | niyi ta peke-ka-' hi | vera tokañara-pa when.CONJ ask-PRS-INFR that.QUO | 3S.R.NOM how....
- 20 May 2023 15:52
- Forum: Translations
- Topic: CHALLENGE: Do 100 translation challenges (4 pages)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 109
Re: CHALLENGE: Do 100 translation challenges (4 pages)
You can do it! I believe in you! If I can do it you can do it! (Okay, for me it takes three months, but who's counting?)
Rireinutire
sumumeha':
/ˈsumuˌmehɑʔ/
auspicious-work.hard-IMP

sumumeha':
/ˈsumuˌmehɑʔ/
auspicious-work.hard-IMP
- 11 May 2023 21:58
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Lexicon milestones and discussion of lexicon growth
- Replies: 592
- Views: 148538
Re: Lexicon milestones and discussion of lexicon growth
most Rireinutire lexemes have <3 glosses in Human English So it’s a language of love? Like French? But of course! Why, to begin with, Rireinutire has four distinct words to describe the various concepts English lumps together into the single word 'love'. Also, writing 'up to three glosses' is much ...
- 08 May 2023 22:20
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Lexicon milestones and discussion of lexicon growth
- Replies: 592
- Views: 148538
Re: Lexicon milestones and discussion of lexicon growth
What’s a lemma in this context? (BTW, congratulations on achieving your milestones!) ute earo: Thank you! Oh yes, in this context, lemma is the dictionary or citation form of a lexeme. So when I'm counting lemmas in Rireinutire, I'm counting how many *different* words there are in my dictionary. To...
- 07 May 2023 15:40
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Lexicon milestones and discussion of lexicon growth
- Replies: 592
- Views: 148538
Re: Lexicon milestones and discussion of lexicon growth
The lexicon of Rireinutire has reached two milestones. 18,000 words, with word #18,000 being: etikire n. i. horsewomanship, equestrianism, equitation And 11,000 lemmas, with lemma #11,000: puhoti adv. later, afterward, subsequently puhoti etikireno toroma hosona mano okanopiña suñukiva: later horse-...
- 08 Nov 2022 21:56
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: What is the newest word in your conlang?
- Replies: 71
- Views: 13796
Re: What is the newest word in your conlang?
What is the newest word in Rireinutire? That depends on your definition of 'word'. You could say that the newest word is the one meaning 'slang', ie. definitions 3 and 4 of puru /ˈpuɹu/ n. i. 1. dialect, variant speechform; 2. accent (as in 'X-ish accent'); 3. slang, jargon (esp. technical), techspe...
- 18 Oct 2022 23:24
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Lexicon milestones and discussion of lexicon growth
- Replies: 592
- Views: 148538
Re: Lexicon milestones and discussion of lexicon growth
Rireinutire has now just over 17,000 words. Word #17,000 was
rakuotipu adj. vexillological
And in unique lemma forms, today has brought us to the general vicinity of 10,450 lemmas.
rakuotipu adj. vexillological
And in unique lemma forms, today has brought us to the general vicinity of 10,450 lemmas.
- 07 Jul 2022 09:04
- Forum: Conworlds & Concultures
- Topic: Flowering Fields - Snapshots from Rireinu
- Replies: 104
- Views: 35152
Re: Flowering Fields - Snapshots from Rireinu
A traditional type of performing arts This was originally posted on CWS as part of CoWriMo, a month-long exercise for writing in conlangs. Thus the writing prompt and word count. And the actual text in Rireinutire, together with IPA and gloss. Prompt: Do you have a traditional type of performing ar...