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by spanick
01 Jan 2024 01:41
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Lexember 2023
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Re: Lexember 2023

Lexember 31

Yemya
ayatha /ɑjɑtʰɑ/ n. “unity” related to PIE *h₁óynos “one” however, the medial <a> suggests the stem includes a laryngeal *h₁óyH- plus *-teh₂

Yinše
haha /haha/ stative verb “to be alone” reduplicated form of ha “to be one; one”
by spanick
31 Dec 2023 04:28
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Lexember 2023
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Re: Lexember 2023

Lexember 30 Yemya śvelyasthatś /ɕʋeʎɑstʰɑt͡ɕ/ n. “solstice” literally “sun-standing”. śvelya has been explained on Lexember 25. sthatś from PIE *stéh₂tis “standing, position” this cognate with Greek “στᾰ́σῐς” and Latin “statio” both of which are the second element in the word solstice in those lang...
by spanick
29 Dec 2023 23:26
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Lexember 2023
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Re: Lexember 2023

Lexember 29 Yemya nauthaśratha /nautʰɑɕrɑtʰɑ/ n. “funeral; post mortem death ritual” literally “death-rite” from nautha “death” from the PIE root *neh₂w- “to die” plus -eh₂ and śratha “order; way; rite” from PIE *h₂r̥-tós . The most common form of funerary rite is śastaiyatś /ɕɑstaijɑt͡ɕ/ (mummific...
by spanick
29 Dec 2023 01:32
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Lexember 2023
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Lexember 28 Yemy kraiśa /kɾaiɕɑ/ n. “trade, commerce, the buying and selling of goods” krina /krinɑ/ v. “to engage in trade; to engage in commerce; to buy and sell kraiśthor /kraiɕtʰor/ n. “merchant, trader” All three ultimately from PIE *kʷreyh₂- “to buy”. Yinše šoomaš /ʃoːmaʃ/ n. “wine; alcohol” ...
by spanick
28 Dec 2023 03:18
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Lexember 2023
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Lexember 27 Yemya batra /bɑtɾɑ/ n. “excellence; moral excellence, virtue” from PIE *bʰed-ró-s from the root *bʰed- “to improve, make better” thus ultimately related to English “better”. Yinše poroporoš /poɾopoɾoʃ/ “bead” reduplicated form of poro “to be round” plus the nominalizer -š .
by spanick
26 Dec 2023 16:04
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Lexember 2023
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Re: Lexember 2023

Lexember 24 Yemya yajna /jɑʝnɑ/ n. “sacrifice, worship” this is one of the main rituals performed by the priestly school of the Taivtha religion. These rituals are performed by the yaśthor /jɑɕtʰor/ (priests). One notable example of a yajna is the jayayajna /ʝɑjɑjɑʝnɑ/ in which a horse is sacrifice...
by spanick
24 Dec 2023 03:17
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Lexember 2023
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Re: Lexember 2023

Lexember 23

Yemya
ba /bɑ/ v. “to speak” from PIE *bʰéh₂ti

Yinše
‘ayoo /ʔajoː/ v.tr. “to greet someone”
by spanick
23 Dec 2023 16:31
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: aelf's scratchpad
Replies: 7
Views: 1047

Re: aelf's scratchpad

I’m really enjoying this Gothic language and I’m excited to see what you do with the aspectual system. I did something similar with Gutisk (viewtopic.php?p=254551#p254551) but I must admit I had difficulty actually utilizing it much in practice.
by spanick
22 Dec 2023 20:02
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Lexember 2023
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Views: 13808

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Lexember 22 Yemya baśe /bɑɕe/ v. “to declare, to state, to affirm” from PIE *bʰh₂-sḱéti cognate to Greek φάσκω Yinše tooye /toːje/ v.tr. “to choose, to decide, to pick, to vote” My turn to borrow a word inspired by another. Thanks for the cool word, Shimo! Hannaito (Entry 21): toye /toye/ [ˈto.je]
by spanick
22 Dec 2023 04:05
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Lexember 2023
Replies: 319
Views: 13808

Re: Lexember 2023

Lexember 21

Yemya
bośna /boɕnɑ/ n. “voice” from PIE *bʰoh₂-néh₂ from the root *bʰeh₂-.

Yinše
yeyin /jejin/ n. “word”
by spanick
21 Dec 2023 03:31
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Lexember 2023
Replies: 319
Views: 13808

Re: Lexember 2023

Lexember 20

Yemya
batha /bɑtʰɑ/
1. n. “judgment; sentence; declaration”
2. adj. “spoken”
Both from PIE *bʰh₂-tó-s from the root *bʰeh₂ “to speak, say”. (NB: this is going to show up a lot this week, as it’s a very productive root).

Yinše
sææ’æ /sæːʔæ/ v.itr. “to whisper”
by spanick
20 Dec 2023 04:25
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Lexember 2023
Replies: 319
Views: 13808

Re: Lexember 2023

Lexember 19

Yemya
ślauj /ɕlauʝ/ v. “to lie; to tell a lie” from PIE * h₂lewgʰ

Yinše
‘iskaa /ʔiskaː/ v.tr. “to curse someone”
by spanick
18 Dec 2023 18:33
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: You
Replies: 946
Views: 262487

Re: You

Decided that I should reintroduce myself since I have been inactive for a while and enough has changed to render my previous entry obsolete. Alias: spanick Location: California, USA Date of birth: 1989 Gender: Male Occupation: High School Teacher Interests: linguistics, conlanging, fantasy, philosop...
by spanick
18 Dec 2023 18:22
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Lexember 2023
Replies: 319
Views: 13808

Re: Lexember 2023

Lexember 18 Yemya 1. vaga /ʋɑgɑ/ n. “oath, vow” from PIE *h₁wegʷʰ- plus *(o)-éh2 2. vag /ʋɑg/ v. “to swear an oath, to vow” from PIE *h₁wegʷʰ- Yinše yaa'a /jaːɁa/ v.itr. “to yell” onomatopoeic. Transitive forms require applicatives: mayaa’a “to yell at someone”, ʼiiyaa’a “to yell for someone; to ch...
by spanick
18 Dec 2023 03:33
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Lexember 2023
Replies: 319
Views: 13808

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Lexember 16 Yemya phaskh /pʰɑskʰ/ n. “bread” exact origins unknown but apparently cognate to Armenian հաց and therefore ultimately from PIE * peh₂- Yinše k’uuko /kʼuːko/ n. “chicken, gallus domesticus” inspired by the Cuccos from Zelda. Lexember 17 Yemya tujva /tuʝʋɑ/ n. “language” from PIE * dn̥ǵʰ...
by spanick
18 Dec 2023 00:17
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Speedlanging Challenge XI during the Christmas holiday
Replies: 21
Views: 1694

Re: Speedlanging Challenge XI during the Christmas holiday

Arayaz wrote: 17 Dec 2023 23:37 So it's just, we make a language within the constraints within 2 days? (New to this, sorry.)
Pretty much, yes. Typically you post a brief description in this thread when you’re done. Obviously, you’re trying to focus on the ways in which you’ve met the criteria.
by spanick
15 Dec 2023 21:51
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Speedlanging Challenge XI during the Christmas holiday
Replies: 21
Views: 1694

Re: Anybody interested in a speedlanging challenge / weekend during the Christmas holoday?

I'm interested.

Btw there are at least two more speedlangs threads:
Speedlang VIII viewtopic.php?t=6654 (May 2018)
Speedlang IX viewtopic.php?t=7149 (January 2020)
by spanick
14 Dec 2023 18:41
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Lexember 2023
Replies: 319
Views: 13808

Re: Lexember 2023

Lexember 14 Yemya votra /ʋotrɑ/ n. “water” from PIE *wódr̥ . Yinše pææške /pæːʃke/ n. “sheep” Sheep is a staple for the Yinše whose semi-nomadic pastoral lifestyle is largely centered around the grazing and raising of their sheep. NB: I realized that I made some mistakes in my previous posts on Yem...
by spanick
13 Dec 2023 22:14
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Lexember 2023
Replies: 319
Views: 13808

Re: Lexember 2023

Lexember 13

Yemya
pak /pɑk/ v. "to cook" from PIE *pekʷ

Yinše
ruuč /ruː͡tʃ/ v.tr. "to cook"
by spanick
12 Dec 2023 19:38
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Lexember 2023
Replies: 319
Views: 13808

Re: Lexember 2023

Lexember 12 Yemya yuya /jujɑ/ n. “millet; grain” from PIE *yuyéh₂s . The Yemya live in and around the very arid Junggar Basin (north of the Tarim Basin where the Tocharians lived). Because of the climate, agriculture is difficult and the main cereal crop that they grow is the drought tolerant mille...