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by Tlequiyahuitl
10 Sep 2014 01:49
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Quenya's phonology
Replies: 4
Views: 1618

Quenya's phonology

There's one thing about Quenya's phonology that strikes me as unnatural: the presence of phonemic voiced stops, which only occur when followed by nasals or liquids, and never occur by themselves. It'd make more sense if there was no "nasal/liquid + unvoiced stop" series because the unvoice...
by Tlequiyahuitl
20 May 2014 00:22
Forum: Teach & Share
Topic: Lesson/Guide Requests
Replies: 322
Views: 343978

Re: Lesson/Guide Requests

I mentioned this on the L&N questions thread but just to be professional and organized--if there's any desire for Quechua lessons I can do some. NB: I won't teach any dialect except standard Cuzco. That'd be awesome! I've been wanting to learn Quechua for some time, let me know if you end up do...
by Tlequiyahuitl
20 Mar 2014 20:17
Forum: Translations
Topic: A leopard cannot change its spots
Replies: 7
Views: 2197

Re: A leopard cannot change its spots

Classical Nahuatl: I had to change everything to "puma" because there were no cheetahs or leopards near the Aztecs. Is there a word for 'jaguar'? Yes I forgot there is, it's "ocelotl", and the word for "ocelot" is "tlahcoocelotl", which means "half-jagua...
by Tlequiyahuitl
20 Mar 2014 05:04
Forum: Translations
Topic: A leopard cannot change its spots
Replies: 7
Views: 2197

Re: A leopard cannot change its spots

:mex: Classical Nahuatl: I had to change everything to "puma" because there were no cheetahs or leopards near the Aztecs. Ahhuel quipatla iehuayo in miztli. NEG-ability 3s.ACC-exchange 3s.POS-skin-INAL ADJR puma A puma cannot change its skin. Ahtihueliti ticpanahuia in miztli in ic ihciuhc...
by Tlequiyahuitl
20 Mar 2014 04:32
Forum: Translations
Topic: If a starving man...
Replies: 4
Views: 1566

Re: If a starving man...

:mex: Classical Nahuatl: In tla mitzichtequiliz pantzin in ye apizmiquiz oquichtli, ma ontetl pantzin xicmaca: cequi impampa in ihuan yolqueh, zan oc cequi ipampa yehhuatl. ADJR if 3s.ACC-steal-APPL-FUT bread-HON ADJR already hunger-die-FUT man-ABS, IMP two-stone bread-HON IMP-3s.ACC-give: one-PART ...
by Tlequiyahuitl
20 Mar 2014 03:47
Forum: Translations
Topic: I don't understand what you're saying. Speak English!
Replies: 222
Views: 116849

Re: I don't understand what you're saying. Speak English!

:mex: Classical Nahuatl:
Ahniccaqui in tiquihtoa. Ma xinahuatlahtoa!
Ah-ni-c-caqui in ti-qu-ihtoa. Ma xi-nahua-tla-htoa!
NEG-1s.NOM-3s.ACC-hear ADJR 2s.NOM-3s.ACC-say. IMP 2s.IMP-clear-IO.INAN-speak
I don't understand what you're saying. Speak Nahuatl!
by Tlequiyahuitl
20 Mar 2014 03:34
Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
Topic: Interesting Interjections and Onomatopoeias
Replies: 6
Views: 2121

Interesting Interjections and Onomatopoeias

I really like interjections and onomatopoeias in languages (they make it feel alive for some reason) so I was wondering they're like in different languages? It would be interesting to see how they're similar and how they differ, and how different phonemic inventories represent universal sounds. e.g....
by Tlequiyahuitl
19 Mar 2014 04:12
Forum: Translations
Topic: Taller and tallest!
Replies: 136
Views: 31747

Re: Taller and tallest!

Classical Nahuatl: Zan nohuan in ic cuauhtic. Zan no-huan in ic cuauh-ti-c. Just 1s.POS-with ADJR 3s-INSTR √tree-SEMBL.VI-PART.STAT =he is with me in that he is tall He is as tall as me. Oc achi cuauhtic, in ahmo iuhqui nehhuatl. Oc achi cuauh-ti-c, in ah-mo iuh-qu-i n-ehhua-tl Still somewhat √tree-...
by Tlequiyahuitl
09 Feb 2014 21:46
Forum: Translations
Topic: It only snows in the north, but it rains everywhere.
Replies: 67
Views: 20783

Re: It only snows in the north, but it rains everywhere.

Classical Nahuatl:
Zan iyoh Mictlān in cepayahui, auh ca nohuiyān in quiyahui.
Only alone.1s death-LOC REL snow.PRES, CONJ FOC everywhere REL rain.PRES
by Tlequiyahuitl
19 Aug 2013 00:47
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Count to 10 in your Conlang
Replies: 206
Views: 53094

Re: Count to 10 in your Conlang

0: Ianne /'ja.ɲe/ 1: Ian /jan/ 2: Bo /bo/ 3: Tres /tres/ 4: Tiassares /ʃa'sa.res/ 5: Cianne /'ʃa.ɲe/ 6: Ias /jas/ 7: Iauta /'jo.ða/ 8: Oito /'we.ðo/ 9: Iannia /'ja.ɲa/ 10: Diaga /'ʒa.ɣa/ This conlang is alt-history, where a bunch of Latin people moved to Greece in the early 5th century, spent a coup...
by Tlequiyahuitl
18 Aug 2013 19:39
Forum: Beginners' Corner
Topic: Hi! (New Member)
Replies: 5
Views: 1579

Re: Hi! (New Member)

Thanks everyone!
Alessio I looked at the Italian lessons and they look great, I'll be sure to use them when I go back to focusing on Italian (hopefully soon!).
by Tlequiyahuitl
18 Aug 2013 02:21
Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
Topic: Pronouncing uvular consonants (and front vowels)
Replies: 1
Views: 1151

Pronouncing uvular consonants (and front vowels)

How do you pronounce uvular consonants? They're really difficult for me, I always need to stretch my mouth super wide and just end up looking like a duck :| I want to learn how to pronounce at least the unvoiced uvular plosive and fricative, preferably without my throat hurting afterward. Uvular con...
by Tlequiyahuitl
18 Aug 2013 00:34
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: You
Replies: 946
Views: 262502

Re: You

Alias(es): Tlequiyahuitl, LeCiagoPanda Location: Either Vancouver or Toronto, Canada Date of Birth: 4/18/97 Gender: Male Occupation: Student Interests: Linguistics, anthropology, psychology, history, sociology, lucid dreaming, meditation, psychonautics (as a subject, but it's not for me) Favorite M...
by Tlequiyahuitl
17 Aug 2013 00:00
Forum: Teach & Share
Topic: Lesson/Guide Requests
Replies: 322
Views: 343978

Re: Lesson/Guide Requests

Anybody interested in Irish lessons? I could quilt some together if there's a demand. Yes please! That'd be great. As an aside, I'm still learning Classical Nahuatl but am confident I could do lessons for at least basics if anybody wants that. I wouldn't want to do anything complicated until I beco...
by Tlequiyahuitl
16 Aug 2013 23:07
Forum: Beginners' Corner
Topic: Hi! (New Member)
Replies: 5
Views: 1579

Hi! (New Member)

I couldn't really figure out if there was a better place to post this, but here seemed to be the best choice, so I apologize if there was an introduction thread that I should have used but didn't see. Anyway, hi! I've been lurking for a week or two so I thought I'd join, and now I have. By the way, ...