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- 06 Dec 2020 00:40
- Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
- Topic: Nifty Random Features
- Replies: 92
- Views: 12277
Re: Nifty Random Features
On topic: Arabic borrowed English "to shoot" (in the context of soccer), some time ago, as present-tense yaʃu:tˤu, past-tense ʃa:tˤa, verbal noun ʃa:tˤ. This hilariously matches both the English inflection and related noun (shoot, he shot, a shot) all while using a perfectly native inflectional pat...
- 01 Dec 2020 15:03
- Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
- Topic: (L&N) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
- Replies: 399
- Views: 17107
Re: (L&N) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
Can anyone help me remember a psychology (or probably pop psychology) term for the phenomenon whereby humans can't maintain high anxiety states for prolonged periods for the same thing? E.g. how even people who are taking covid seriously are not as anxious about it now as in March and April, even th...
- 04 May 2020 21:57
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: The longest and the shortest word in your conlang
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1435
Re: The longest and the shortest word in your conlang
The shortest words in Iliaqu are easy: a (n) something (NOM.3S.NSPEC.INAN) e (n) something (ACC.3S.NSPEC.INAN) i (n) someone (ACC.3S.NSPEC.ANIM) o (v) be an entity, be a thing, be something, exist u (n) someone (NOM.3S.NSPEC.ANIM) It's harder for me to search for the longest word in my dictionary. T...
- 22 Apr 2020 23:46
- Forum: Translations
- Topic: Your father was a Swine (Harry Potter dialogue)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 651
Re: Your father was a Swine (Harry Potter dialogue)
Mostly. Harry views Sirius Black as a kind of surrogate father or uncle, which seems like accessible territory, but he doesn't talk about Black in this exchange. Thanks! But the distinction also applies to subordinates/superiors, so it might be proper for a student like Harry and a teacher like Sna...
- 21 Apr 2020 22:22
- Forum: Translations
- Topic: Your father was a Swine (Harry Potter dialogue)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 651
Re: Your father was a Swine (Harry Potter dialogue)
I don't know enough of the Potterverse to know which forms of pronouns to use. I'm using inaccessible pronouns for all. Does that seem right? (Harry's mention of his own father would be accessible, if he were still alive, but I think inaccessible pronouns are used with the dead. The perfect marker t...
- 08 Apr 2020 22:40
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Inflectional dimension: "Accessibility"
- Replies: 30
- Views: 17654
Re: Inflectional dimension: "Accessibility"
Another interesting thing is that it can be changed at a moment's notice to suit the situation and your current feelings. Deeply offended by what your friend or partner has just said to you? Just call yourself nu in the next sentence. Maybe it sounds like a grammatical tool for passive aggression, ...
- 08 Apr 2020 20:57
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Conlang Conversation Thread
- Replies: 34
- Views: 3742
- 08 Apr 2020 20:49
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: How to Not Verb
- Replies: 3
- Views: 527
Re: How to Not Verb
None of my conlangs, for at least the last ten years, has had a lexical noun-verb distinction among content words. The ways a lot of the example languages in that article go about it are far more exotic than what my languages do, I think, and I can't get my head around some of them. There are genera...
- 08 Apr 2020 16:10
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Conlang Conversation Thread
- Replies: 34
- Views: 3742
Re: Conlang Conversation Thread
Nxua mala nu. Texuue itieies axiie ilia. Kka ba valos eni a.Ti zaxa nu.
I'm at home. That's why I'm doing stuff with this language. Nothing is really interesting to me. I have been sick.
I'm at home. That's why I'm doing stuff with this language. Nothing is really interesting to me. I have been sick.
- 29 Mar 2020 01:30
- Forum: Translations
- Topic: All this handwashing is drying out my hands.
- Replies: 7
- Views: 842
All this handwashing is drying out my hands.
Iliaqu: Kalikua ixi bane guni xuue va le labi bane. [kàlìkwá i̯ʃí bàné ŋùní ʃùwé vá lé làbí bànê] All this handwashing is drying out my hands. kalik<u>a ixi bane g-uni xu-ue va le labi bane dry<CAUS> ACC.3P.DEF.INAN hand COP-GEN.1S.ICS NOM.3S.DEF.INAN-PROX all situation wash hand
- 28 Mar 2020 22:08
- Forum: Translations
- Topic: I have all the toilet paper and you can't have any.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1144
I have all the toilet paper and you can't have any.
From Facebook: Iliaqu: Nnua xu va hisue maka xe kka mue no vu e guxi. [n̩nwá ʃú vá hìswé màká ʃé kʼá mwé nó vú é ŋùʃî] I have all the toilet paper and you can't have any. N-nua xu va hisue maka xe kka mue no vu e N-uxi. COP-LOC.1S.ICS NOM.3S.DEF.INAN all paper shit and not able receive NOM.2S.ICS AC...
- 07 Feb 2019 11:18
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Conlang Conversation Thread [2010–2019]
- Replies: 8666
- Views: 1007361
- 03 Feb 2019 00:36
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Conlang Conversation Thread [2010–2019]
- Replies: 8666
- Views: 1007361
Re: Conlang Conversation Thread
Solving the problems of health insurance will make every atom in the universe to simultaneously implode. [O.O] L' a-t rezoû in problemou de son assuyancha mimma, alleû seulaman sou-z atomou lû implôzyan. [la.tʁəˈzuː ʔɛ̃m.pʁəˈble.mu de.sõ.ɑs.syˈjɑ̃ɲ̟.ɕə ˈmɛ̃m.mə | ʔɑˈlœː sø.ləˈmɑ̃ŋ su.zəˈto.mu ˈlyː ...
- 01 Feb 2019 12:01
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Conlang Conversation Thread [2010–2019]
- Replies: 8666
- Views: 1007361
Re: Conlang Conversation Thread
Ttie kkua varu na vexi kuagkevezixerugu.
RECENT.PRF annihilate bad NOM.1S.ACS TOP.3S.DEF.INAN health.insurance
I just solved a problem with my health insurance.
RECENT.PRF annihilate bad NOM.1S.ACS TOP.3S.DEF.INAN health.insurance
I just solved a problem with my health insurance.
- 30 Jan 2019 17:23
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Conlang Conversation Thread [2010–2019]
- Replies: 8666
- Views: 1007361
Re: Conlang Conversation Thread
Ttu ene zuo ka nio xu le za kuje tis ila na vexi.
seem DAT.1S.ACS NOM.C PROS event NOM.3S.DEF.INAN situation REL even PRF speak NOM.1S.ACS TOP.3S.DEF.INAN
I think the situation I talked about is going to happen.
Bokas ene.
be.hoped DAT.1S.ACS
I hope so.
seem DAT.1S.ACS NOM.C PROS event NOM.3S.DEF.INAN situation REL even PRF speak NOM.1S.ACS TOP.3S.DEF.INAN
I think the situation I talked about is going to happen.
Bokas ene.
be.hoped DAT.1S.ACS
I hope so.
- 24 Jan 2019 20:21
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Conlang Conversation Thread [2010–2019]
- Replies: 8666
- Views: 1007361
Re: Conlang Conversation Thread
I have to decide very quickly whether to stay in my current apartment or to move into another to live alone. nya asa amye tamapa nye tla unyakine Living alone can be good because one should be introspective. Ahe. Kuje ti obiga une zola. Ba mulas ene xuue le. AFF | even PRF apartment GEN.1S.ACS sole...
- 24 Jan 2019 05:01
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Conlang Conversation Thread [2010–2019]
- Replies: 8666
- Views: 1007361
Re: Conlang Conversation Thread
Teua ieue! thankful DAT.2PL.ACS Thank you! E minihi na. I have to make a big decision. na unyaue 1s know-DES I want to know... E ba tieka mini na jo ha vai xa zos obiga gune ha li ios obigas azo za toi nxua na zola. IMP extreme soon decide NOM.1S.ACS ACC.C Q remain inside PROG apartment VB-GEN.1S.A...
- 23 Jan 2019 02:32
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Conlang Conversation Thread [2010–2019]
- Replies: 8666
- Views: 1007361
Re: Conlang Conversation Thread
E minihi na.
I have to make a big decision.
I have to make a big decision.
- 20 Jan 2019 21:34
- Forum: Translations
- Topic: Complement Clauses
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3320
Re: Complement Clauses
E P I C N E C R O ! :con: Ngolu / Iliaqu In Ngolu, the complementiser zuo inflects for case just as any nominal does: zuo in nominative and jo in accusative (underlyingly zu+o / zi+o , cf. the 3rd person singular indefinite specific inanimate nominals zu and zi in nominative and accusative respecti...
- 19 Jan 2019 03:23
- Forum: Translations
- Topic: One thing
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5034
Re: One thing
:con: Ngolu / Iliaqu Hai ti tieui ju, toi tehi hamia, mie kka ti kuje zoi jo xenu eji. If he had apologised, maybe it would be acceptable, but he hasn't even said he regrets it. hai ti tieue ju | toi tehi hamia if.IRR PRF apologise NOM.3S.DEF.ICS | thus.IRR maybe acceptable [VP____________________][...