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- 18 Jul 2023 19:37
- Forum: Beginners' Corner
- Topic: I need help with words
- Replies: 25
- Views: 13656
Re: I need help with words
Looking at the most used words in your main language, Turkish, is indeed a good starting point to determine which words are essential to include in your conlang. These commonly used words form the foundation of everyday communication and can help ensure that your conlang is practical for daily life....
- 31 Jan 2023 01:43
- Forum: Conworlds & Concultures
- Topic: If you were to write one novel...
- Replies: 41
- Views: 15286
Re: If you were to write one novel...
My novel would be a coming-of-age story set in the world of the Arasan people, a matriarchal society of nomadic wanderers who inhabit a vast desert of sand and sun. The story follows a young Arasan girl named Ariadne, who is on a quest to find her true identity and place in this mysterious and unfam...
- 31 Jan 2023 01:40
- Forum: Language Learning & Non-English
- Topic: Last word you learned in a foreign language
- Replies: 116
- Views: 112499
Re: Last word you learned in a foreign language
S'il vous plaît - Please
- 31 Jan 2023 01:36
- Forum: Beginners' Corner
- Topic: Tengwar script question
- Replies: 5
- Views: 10984
Re: Tengwar script question
The reason that Tolkien created the Tengwar script was to capture the unique beauty of the Elvish languages, namely Quenya and Sindarin. The Tengwar script is inspired by the Latin alphabet but has its own unique features. Tolkien based the Tengwar script on his belief in the beauty of ancient scrip...
- 31 Jan 2023 01:34
- Forum: Beginners' Corner
- Topic: Would speakers of this language have trouble pronouncing English?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 9468
Re: Would speakers of this language have trouble pronouncing English?
It's impossible to say for sure without knowing more details about the language, but it's likely that speakers of Manaic would have at least some trouble pronouncing English sounds that aren't present in their language. For example, if Manaic does not have a voiced "h" sound, it is likely ...
- 31 Jan 2023 01:32
- Forum: Beginners' Corner
- Topic: Is English a logographic writing system?
- Replies: 95
- Views: 43286
Re: Is English a logographic writing system?
No, English is alphabetic. It uses a combination of letters and symbols to represent the sounds of spoken language.