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by kiwikami
09 Mar 2024 01:40
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: What CBB Language Am I Looking At?
Replies: 21
Views: 645

Re: What CBB Language Am I Looking At?

Oh, this is a neat idea!

Chiming in with Alál:

a á à â ǎ h ı í ì î ǐ k ḳ l ḷ m r s ṣ t ṭ u ú ù û ǔ x z ẓ
by kiwikami
03 Mar 2024 02:25
Forum: Translations
Topic: The food that we were going to sell
Replies: 36
Views: 10364

Re: The food that we were going to sell

:con: Alál Úl·Ímrıḷîṭıṭ·zîṭamàıka xa·haıhrazíma amǐḷaṭà maì ímrıḷíṭí·zıllııumàk. [ùɬ‿ˌímrɨ́d͡ɮíˈtʼɛ̀t͡ʃʼíˌtʼɑ̀mɑ̀jɢ χá‿ˌçàjʝràˈʃímˤ áˈmɛ̀d͡ɮɛ́ˌtʼɑ̀ mˤɛ̀ ˈímrɨ́d͡ɮɨ̀ˌtʼɛ́ʒɨ́ɬɨ́jɤ́ˌmɑ̀q] úl=vŕ-mrı<vḷí>ṭ-ìṭ-zı<îṭa>m-à-ıka xa=ha<ıv>h-ra-zím-a ma<ìḷvŕ>ṭ<a>r̀ ma<aı>r̀ vŕ-mrı<vḷí>ṭ-vŕ-zı<l<lı>ı-u>m-à-k bec...
by kiwikami
12 Jan 2024 19:25
Forum: Translations
Topic: I can eat glass; it does not hurt me
Replies: 4
Views: 457

Re: I can eat glass; it does not hurt me

:con: Alál A bit of ambiguity here - is "it" the glass or the eating-of-glass ? Lots of ways to handle this: Maztalàǔlıṭàaxá ∴ Íxıxazırxàt. /máʃtáˈɬɑ̀òɮíˌtʼɑ̀ʕʁɛ́ ˈíɣɪ́ɣáʒɪ́rxɑ̀t/ ma<azv-tal>r̀-ùl-îṭa-à-á ∴ vŕ-xı~xı<azv>r-x-à-t eat<1-glass>-AFF-be.able.to-CONC-XV.ACT ∴ INV-HAB~harm<1>-ANTI...
by kiwikami
03 Jan 2024 05:40
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: What did you accomplish today?
Replies: 734
Views: 207135

Re: What did you accomplish today?

It's still in testing, but I do really like this so far. I'm glad you found a solution you like! Thank you! As someone who doesn't know anything about (or has tried to do anything with) tones, this looks really fun. Oh no worries, I don't either. :'D I do study vowel formants and pitch IRL, but I d...
by kiwikami
02 Jan 2024 19:33
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: What did you accomplish today?
Replies: 734
Views: 207135

Re: What did you accomplish today?

I was writing out a description of the naming system used by the conculture associated with Alál (which I nearly never talk about) for that thread on naming system in the Conworlds forum. ...But it has gotten rather long and grammatically complicated such that I may just turn it into another post on...
by kiwikami
23 Dec 2023 00:16
Forum: Translations
Topic: I was walking in the forest...
Replies: 66
Views: 35276

Re: I was walking in the forest...

:con: Alál Is ur·Ḳazımlıaı lıẓıák mas : Ḷìḳıkáûax xazasa ḳıúṣ. [˹ɪs ɤrˈ˻ŋɐʒɪmɮjɐj ɬɪˈ˹t͡ʃjak mɐs ɪˈ˻t͡ɬeŋɪ˹ga˻wɑχ ˈxɐʒɐz ˹ŋjut͡s] ıs ur=ḳı<azv>m-lı-ı-a lıẓı<ıá>k mas ḷı<ì>ḳ-ká-ú-à-x xa<az-a#a>s ḳı<ıú>ṣ while within=walk.aimlessly<1>-PST-DUR-VOL.ACT forest<OBL> that.OBL fall<4>-down-onto-CONC-ACT hea...
by kiwikami
16 Dec 2023 04:16
Forum: Translations
Topic: The Sky and the Earth
Replies: 10
Views: 2037

Re: The Sky and the Earth

:con: Alál Zıımzíkıríh haıh : Zıumzíkuḳíh ḷaẓu. [˻ɕjɪm˹ɕigɪriç ˻çɐjç ɕɪvm˹ɕigɤŋiç ˻tɬɐdʒv] zı<vım-1vŕkv>r-í-h ha<aı>h zu<vım-1vŕkv>ḳ-í-h ḷu<a#u>ẓ sire<3.4PL-all O >-STAT-VOL.ACT sky<AGT> bear<3.4PL-all O >-STAT-VOL.ACT earth<AGT> The sky sires all; the earth bears all. Translation challenge: 16/100
by kiwikami
16 Dec 2023 04:05
Forum: Translations
Topic: Kiri-kin-tha's First Law of Metaphysics
Replies: 5
Views: 14424

Re: Kiri-kin-tha's First Law of Metaphysics

:con: Alál

Atìktasǔlı atìsìṭraım.
[˹ɐ˻tektɐso˹ɮi ɐ˻tesetʼrɐjm]
ta<ì-ktv>s-ùl-í ta<ì>s-ìṭ-raı-m
exist<4-0s>-AFF-STAT exist<4>-NEG-NOMPAT-STAT
No nonexistent thing exists.

Translation challenge: 15/100
by kiwikami
07 Dec 2023 23:18
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Extreme Conlang Ideas
Replies: 37
Views: 2155

Re: Extreme Conlang Ideas

I feel like the "featural palindromes" concept I've been toying with for V4.1 is definitely "extreme" in several ways. tl;dr: (1) All constituents are discontinuous, combining through a process of "looming" with strictly-defined parts of speech, (2) all roots are of som...
by kiwikami
03 Nov 2023 23:43
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Conlang Conversation Thread
Replies: 197
Views: 64299

Re: Conlang Conversation Thread

Vue quaj çõçõ ? CNJ INTERR.ADJ.M.SG «chonchon» ? But what sort of Earthquake Bird? * Chonchon is not my own invention; props go to Spookylord. I googled and found this on a Speculative Evolution forum on giant Avian creatures of the Neozoic Era~! Also reminds me of preprotospec-evol-deity-at-large ...
by kiwikami
02 Nov 2023 03:00
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Conlang Conversation Thread
Replies: 197
Views: 64299

Re: Conlang Conversation Thread

Losanni kenoljano aninwaŋka. Losanni pomulano aŋkwalinoŋkan. lOsan-ni kEnOlE-(n)o an=in-Oŋka | lOsan-ni pOmula-(n)o an=kÓ-in-Oŋka-n(a) head-TOP sentence-ERG 1sg=STATIC-have | head-TOP formula-ERG 1sg=NEG-STATIC-have-NEG [lo.'san.ni ke.no.'lʲa.no aŋ.'kʷa.li.noŋ.kan] I understand that. I don't unders...
by kiwikami
31 Oct 2023 17:16
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Conlang Conversation Thread
Replies: 197
Views: 64299

Re: Conlang Conversation Thread

Aràukuàx x·masaúḳ z·rá láktal x·ḳaẓaṭa Ḷuìmtumraıá. [˹ɐˈ˻rɑvgvɑχ xmɐˈ˹sˤuŋ ʃrɛ ˈɬak˻tɐl ˈxŋɐd͡ʒɐtʼ ˈt͡ɬfem˹dɤmrəja] ru<àv>k-u-à-x xa=mas<aú>ḳ za=rá lákt<a>l xa=ḳaẓ<a#a>ṭ ḷu<ì-mtu>m-ra-ı-á choose<1.4>- DEO-CONC-VOL.ACT BEN =costume< PAT > GEN =this linguistics.department< OBL > BEN =party< OBL > gre...
by kiwikami
30 Oct 2023 13:57
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: CBB Audio Relay I (Half way done!)
Replies: 102
Views: 35062

Re: CBB Audio Relay I (Sign ups)

Oop, timing - just sent the torch to Jackk! I'll send it on to Mándinrùh instead. Apologies again for the delay, all, the timing on this just happened to clash perfectly terribly with a whole host of things.
by kiwikami
28 Oct 2023 06:15
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: CBB Audio Relay I (Half way done!)
Replies: 102
Views: 35062

Re: CBB Audio Relay I (Sign ups)

Update (in a new post so it bumps the thread): I swear I am almost done . I am so sorry this has taken so long - I probably should have asked to switch ordering, since this ended up coinciding perfectly with both midterms and a Halloween radio show thing I'm in, which have eaten every modicum of fre...
by kiwikami
23 Oct 2023 22:36
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Conlang Conversation Thread
Replies: 197
Views: 64299

Re: Conlang Conversation Thread

Mantilon kennakyo kenosan toixanalon? construct-PPPP language-INSTR speak-place EMPH.PERF-die-PPPP Did this thread die? Zrazraıhùlḳàm! [˹ʃrɐʒrəjˈ˻çoɮɴɑm] zra~zra<ıv>h-ùl-ḳàm HAB ~sway<3>- AFF - FREQ It comes and goes! Aràukuàx x·masaúḳ z·rá láktal x·ḳaẓaṭa Ḷuìmtumraıá. [˹ɐˈ˻rɑvgvɑχ xmɐˈ˹sˤuŋ ʃrɛ ˈɬ...
by kiwikami
17 Oct 2023 17:08
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: CBB Audio Relay I (Half way done!)
Replies: 102
Views: 35062

Re: CBB Audio Relay I (Sign ups)

Update: I have, ah... two words figured out. Possibly. It's been quite a few hours, and it will be more. Won't have the time to work on it today, or probably tomorrow, or probably Thursday (I only really have Friday+the weekend, and this last weekend was filled with homework grading, with conlang-t...
by kiwikami
12 Oct 2023 14:09
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: CBB Audio Relay I (Half way done!)
Replies: 102
Views: 35062

Re: CBB Audio Relay I (Sign ups)

Received!

Edit: Oh, goodness. This is beautiful but it is going to take... a very, very long time. Will be as swift as I can be.
by kiwikami
05 Oct 2023 21:48
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: What did you accomplish today?
Replies: 734
Views: 207135

Re: What did you accomplish today?

oh my goodness... What have you created??! [:D] Could you explain a bit more what you mean by "featural palindromes?" I've got to skedaddle to teaching in about five minutes ago but tl;dr roots are made of sequences of things which can be either (1) phonemes [analyzed here as "insepa...
by kiwikami
05 Oct 2023 20:42
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: What did you accomplish today?
Replies: 734
Views: 207135

Re: What did you accomplish today?

Today (at about 3am) I made a terrible decision and its name is... V4.1, I guess? I refuse to call it V5, this language has too many iterations already. I just suddenly realized mid-shower how I might make it even more... well, even more how it is. The natural extension of "all constituents are...
by kiwikami
18 Sep 2023 23:51
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: CBB Audio Relay I (Half way done!)
Replies: 102
Views: 35062

Re: CBB Audio Relay I (Sign ups)

Question: should I try to make it make sense at all? I am delighted that we're already at a point in this relay where this is in question. I think the general idea is to make it make grammatical sense, not necessarily semantic sense, but to aim for the latter where possible? The text relays run int...