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- 24 Sep 2019 17:26
- Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
- Topic: Comfortable
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4435
Re: Comfortable
YAEPTs rule, man! [xD] Your pronunciation, /ˈkʌmftɚbəl/, is reported in some resources such as Wiktionary and John Wells' Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (2000, 2nd edition). Certainly my most common, everyday pronunciation. As an ESL teacher, one tries to start with the highfalutin pronunciation a...
- 24 Sep 2019 01:20
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: The Sixth Conversation Thread
- Replies: 804
- Views: 202393
Re: The Sixth Conversation Thread
Lao Kou's totally kewl new word for him for today (so I was at Lowe's today where everything seems to be bilingual and stumbled upon this):
albañilería - masonry
such great mouth-feel, like a caramel mousse (or like buttah).
albañilería - masonry
such great mouth-feel, like a caramel mousse (or like buttah).
- 22 Sep 2019 17:43
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Parallel Lexicon Sculpting
- Replies: 447
- Views: 131108
Re: Parallel Lexicon Sculpting
Géarthnuns: *sulikʰil n. twin suĺiik [suʎiːk] (n. hu.) twin sulíks [suˈliks] n. lorgnette, masquerade mask ( held with a stick ) ( can take sing. or dual endings ) miigo'ap [miːgoˈʔap] (adj.) famous, well known mígaöb [ˈmigaˌøb] adj. infamous, notorious raqfetaʔi n. bathhouse rakféts [ɾaˈkfets] n. ...
- 21 Sep 2019 22:35
- Forum: Translations
- Topic: The Snowball Game returns
- Replies: 52
- Views: 14189
Re: The Snowball Game returns
11. Vaçte sí la sük rhashpeksüch íömé jebeth sho, che hereçkedalthsev sí lé sauk kfíöshalersauch, de fík íöfsíf zhö fau ngumsaun, hedravnath, arkfö ngaum lét aöt vídravnath. because 1 SG-NOM AUX.PRES INDEF.PL new- ACC.PL always attempt PTCL, DEF yesterday- LOC 1 SG-NOM AUX.PAST INDEF.PL cookie- ACC....
- 15 Sep 2019 20:20
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Parallel Lexicon Sculpting
- Replies: 447
- Views: 131108
- 15 Sep 2019 01:53
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Parallel Lexicon Sculpting
- Replies: 447
- Views: 131108
- 15 Sep 2019 00:41
- Forum: Translations
- Topic: The Snowball Game returns
- Replies: 52
- Views: 14189
Re: The Snowball Game returns
9. Krístíns la chöik vgörutsöich dvüzçetöich, vaçte chöik vgörutsöip fanfetöip cha hensav la hetaum ítríötöip rhöseu hetaum gvenütöip rhöseu híau nöi sho, hedravnath. Christine- NOM AUX.PRES DEF.PL pants- ACC.PL own- ACC.PL, because DEF.PL pants- NOM.PL all- NOM.PL DEF store- LOC AUX.PRES either sho...
- 14 Sep 2019 22:35
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Parallel Lexicon Sculpting
- Replies: 447
- Views: 131108
Re: Parallel Lexicon Sculpting
Géarthnuns: lîniks /liːn.iks/ n. sparrowhawk; generic term for small birds of prey líniks [ˈlinɪks] n. Chinese sparrowhawk ( Accipiter soloensis ) sikim /sik.im/ v. to chirr, stridulate síkin [ˈsikɪn] v. sing or play with vibrato čraqʼâz /tʃraqʼ.aːs/ v. to perform a malevolent ritual dance, execrat...
- 14 Sep 2019 03:21
- Forum: Translations
- Topic: The Snowball Game returns
- Replies: 52
- Views: 14189
Re: The Snowball Game returns
5. Sí lín öçket, bdarho thpau lí chík gefrölsích sítelích ba pan hautsöikh sho, chö béöbsalufersöt vdöirhí dravnath. 1 SG-NOM AUX.FUT.CAUS 2 SG-ACC, as.long.as 2 SG.NOM AUX.FUT DEF.PL book- ACC.PL my- ACC.PL PTCL steal stop- SPEC PTCL, DEF homework- ACC help- ADV.FUT do I'll help you with your homew...
- 13 Sep 2019 22:22
- Forum: Translations
- Topic: The Snowball Game returns
- Replies: 52
- Views: 14189
Re: The Snowball Game returns
1. Jimbauths lé sö nlöbetebsöt chü akhaksüv chfuth, de Kéts lé nöi. Jim- NOM AUX.PAST INDEF tap- ACC DEF shoulder- LOC, and Kate- NOM AUX.PAST be Jim felt a tap on his shoulder, and it was Kate. I might be wrong, but it looks to me as if your gloss unintentionally omitted the word for "feel&qu...
- 10 Sep 2019 00:25
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Lexicon sculpting
- Replies: 37
- Views: 14429
- 08 Sep 2019 17:38
- Forum: Translations
- Topic: The Snowball Game returns
- Replies: 52
- Views: 14189
Re: The Snowball Game returns
3. Chí kfedhöls gaterel lé chö aubsöv, höi sauk íalörsauch tourauch nggavökhala ' u malovürwaz. DEF rock- NOM big- NOM AUX.PAST DEF mountain- LOC, PTCL INDEF.PL person- ACC.PL three- ACC.PL kill- PTPL.ADV down.fall The big rock fell down the mountain, killing three people. 4. Sí lí chíl rhadalsím ch...
- 08 Sep 2019 16:36
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Lexicon sculpting
- Replies: 37
- Views: 14429
- 08 Sep 2019 02:44
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Lexicon sculpting
- Replies: 37
- Views: 14429
Re: Lexicon sculpting
Géarthnuns: Lailun /lajlun/ n. spear lailuns [lajˈlũs] n. contradiction ( Cf. 矛盾 máodùn) jraččagut /ˈdzratʃ.tʃaɣ.ut/ n. volcano jrachaguts [ˌd͡ʒɾat͡ʃaˈguts] n. crater lake, maar ye'amdhi [jeˈʔamði] v. show up, appear suddenly íéanth [jeˈanθ]/[jeˈãθ] v. make a cameo appearance íéanths [jeˈanθs]/[jeˈ...
- 08 Sep 2019 00:23
- Forum: Translations
- Topic: The Snowball Game returns
- Replies: 52
- Views: 14189
Re: The Snowball Game returns
1. Jimbauths lé sö nlöbetebsöt chü akhaksüv chfuth, de Kéts lé nöi. Jim- NOM AUX.PAST INDEF tap- ACC DEF shoulder- LOC feel, and Kate- NOM AUX.PAST be Jim felt a tap on his shoulder, and it was Kate. 2. Étans lé, gü thpau löin chau ndürsaut höi chau ídwönarsaut chöi pebözhatsöiv shöi höizhövakh sho,...
- 07 Sep 2019 19:32
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Parallel Lexicon Sculpting
- Replies: 447
- Views: 131108
Re: Parallel Lexicon Sculpting
Géarthnuns: békas /ˈbɛ.kas/- adj. poor, wretched, miserable béks [beks] n. rags, tatters *qūs bark, yell kuts [kuts] n. sounding ( of an alarm ) kuz [kuz] v. sound ( an alarm ) *tə̰ŋkə n. "river, stream" tönks [tøŋks] n. natural or man-made stream when playing the game of tíébs (流觞曲水 liú ...
- 07 Sep 2019 06:37
- Forum: Translations
- Topic: An Approach to Translations: Catabolism then Anabolism
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3387
Re: An Approach to Translations: Catabolism then Anabolism
Truly, no schtick was intended, but I'm glad it worked out that way now that you've pointed it out.
(but we digress)
- 07 Sep 2019 06:30
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Lexicon sculpting
- Replies: 37
- Views: 14429
Re: Lexicon sculpting
Géarthnuns: Lailun /lajlun/ n. spear lailuns [lajˈlũs] n. contradiction ( Cf. 矛盾 máodùn) jraččagut /ˈdzratʃ.tʃaɣ.ut/ n. volcano jrachaguts [ˌd͡ʒɾat͡ʃaˈguts] n. crater lake, maar ye'amdhi [jeˈʔamði] v. show up, appear suddenly íéanth [jeˈanθ]/[jeˈãθ] v. make a cameo appearance íéanths [jeˈanθs]/[jeˈ...
- 07 Sep 2019 04:22
- Forum: Translations
- Topic: An Approach to Translations: Catabolism then Anabolism
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3387
Re: An Approach to Translations: Catabolism then Anabolism
Yeah, I had fun with that. Too bad it petered out.Khemehekis wrote: ↑07 Sep 2019 04:20I just wanted to say: Thanks for remembering the (now-pruned) Snowball Game!
- 06 Sep 2019 04:25
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Parallel Lexicon Sculpting
- Replies: 447
- Views: 131108