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by lurker
02 Dec 2024 13:49
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Lexember 2024 (Suggestions end November 25th, Voting ends November 30th)
Replies: 47
Views: 1729

Re: Lexember 2024 (Suggestions end November 25th, Voting ends November 30th)

Dawn of the Second Day. 714 Hours Remain πšœπ™±π™²π™΅πšŒπš Pronunciation yip, long low strengthening whine, late falling strong whine, short low weak growl Etymology from [[πšœπ™±π™²πš]] (table) + [[π™΅πšŒ]] (thermally conductive) Definition Noun A cooking surface similar in some ways to a grill or griddle, but that can...
by lurker
01 Dec 2024 20:10
Forum: Conworlds & Concultures
Topic: Your first conworld
Replies: 8
Views: 216

Re: Your first conworld

My first conworld was for a little story I wrote in which all the people involved were shapes. At least I think that was my first. It wasn't very fleshed out. If nothing else, at least it wasn't like Flat World where shapes were treated differently based on number of sides or the like. I was going ...
by lurker
01 Dec 2024 17:52
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Lexember 2024 (Suggestions end November 25th, Voting ends November 30th)
Replies: 47
Views: 1729

Re: Lexember 2024 (Suggestions end November 25th, Voting ends November 30th)

Dawn of the First Day. 733 hours remain πššπ™·πššπš‘πš Pronunciation huff, long low strong growl, huff, short low strong growl, short low weak growl Etymology Likely related to πššπš‘πššπš (sire) Definition Noun 1. mayor 2. the leader of a group 3. (the Spacer Confederacy) the chief of an individual Spacer city-st...
by lurker
01 Dec 2024 14:00
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Conlang Relay XVII - It Has Begun (Signups closed)
Replies: 155
Views: 18057

Re: Conlang Relay XVII - It Has Begun (Signups remain open)

A small bit of constructive feedback: If more people join it'll keep extending the relay and push back when we all get to see how our torch compares to others'. I suggest in the future having a deadline for signups, a hard limit on the number of participants per ring, and a strictly enforced time li...
by lurker
01 Dec 2024 03:26
Forum: Conworlds & Concultures
Topic: Your first conworld
Replies: 8
Views: 216

Your first conworld

Inspired by the Your first conlang thread, here's an equivalent for conworlds. I've been conworlding longer than I've been conlanging, with efforts that I can confidently call "conworlds" going back to the late 90s. My first conworld was an informal collaborative project between some frien...
by lurker
01 Dec 2024 01:36
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Rate your conlang!
Replies: 24
Views: 518

Re: Rate your conlang!

https://khemehekis.angelfire.com/basic.htm What do all you English-speakers think of my Kankonian? I like the use of the linguolabial trill. IIRC you started working on Kankonian in the late 90s. I didn't even start conlanging until fall of 2002 at the earliest and have been a consistent scrapper u...
by lurker
30 Nov 2024 23:46
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Commonthroat: a language that only a dog could probably pronounce
Replies: 400
Views: 61900

Re: Commonthroat: a language that only a dog could probably pronounce

HolyHandGrenade! wrote: ↑30 Nov 2024 23:41 I always pronounced it /ˈjΙͺnΙΉi/
That's an acceptable variation. It can be /"jIn.r\I(h)/ /"jIn.r\i/ or /"jIn.r\@/.
by lurker
30 Nov 2024 23:12
Forum: Conworlds & Concultures
Topic: The Lonely Galaxy Megathread (comments encouraged)
Replies: 607
Views: 78711

More on Firefly

So I've decided that Firefly is going to be more literally lich-like. Instead of the Eternal Womb being located in a lavish throne room, it's squirreled away somewhere deep within the cavernous capital complex, which occupies the entire surface, and possibly interior, of a dwarf planet. It's true lo...
by lurker
30 Nov 2024 20:33
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Commonthroat: a language that only a dog could probably pronounce
Replies: 400
Views: 61900

Re: Commonthroat: a language that only a dog could probably pronounce

What would the Kankonians call monkey-foxes/yinrih? "Monkey-fox" would probably be expressed in Kankonian as zaturafiti ( zatura , monkey + fiti , fox). Then they could also borrow "yinrih" as yinrihh . Except the accent would be on the second syllable. HH is pronounced /Δ§/. hmm...
by lurker
30 Nov 2024 17:30
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Commonthroat: a language that only a dog could probably pronounce
Replies: 400
Views: 61900

Are you threatening me?!

πšœπš‘πšŒπš‹πš

Pronunciation

yip, short low strong growl, short low weakening whine, short low weak growl

Etymology

Related to πšœπš‘π™²πš‹ (to pour, spill) with a reduced second syllable

Definition

Noun

1. A hole in a barrel or cask through which liquid is poured in or drawn out
2. (slang) the cloaca
by lurker
30 Nov 2024 16:02
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Rate your conlang!
Replies: 24
Views: 518

Re: Rate your conlang!

Eh grammar-wise Commonthroat isn't very difficult, given that TheThief3 translated my torch in like 24 hours, far less time than it took me to make it. I've leaned toward minimalism, so there aren't a lot of inflections to memorize. Inflecting nouns for personal deixis, which I regard as its most &q...
by lurker
29 Nov 2024 19:01
Forum: Conworlds & Concultures
Topic: The Lonely Galaxy Megathread (comments encouraged)
Replies: 607
Views: 78711

Re: The Lonely Galaxy Megathread (comments encouraged)

Prayer rings are intended both as meditation aids and fidget toys, with very low friction between the inner gear and outer ring, the gear can spin for a surprisingly long time. Younger pups are often given a prayer ring to fidget with during long liturgies.
by lurker
29 Nov 2024 14:35
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Commonthroat: a language that only a dog could probably pronounce
Replies: 400
Views: 61900

conceal

πšœπ™»π™Ώ Pronunciation yip, long rising strengthening grunt Definition Verb To conceal, to hide (transitive) n g sGkl qCqK j n g qFdql qLPqK j rl pqn HMLg rjK sLPK n g sGk-l qCq-K j n g qFdq-l qLPq-K j rl p-qn HML-g rj-K sLP-K INS POS eye-1 see-DOG and INS POS ear-1 hear-DOG and DAT perch-2 nothing-3I PA...
by lurker
28 Nov 2024 22:13
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: River Skasti (new grammar)
Replies: 71
Views: 17055

Re: River Skasti (new grammar)

/-stΝ‘si-/: perfect progressive ("have been doing") /-k'us(i)-/: ("not have been doing") What does this really mean? I think English "have been doing" rather means that the action still goes on. IIRC, at least in English, the perfect have... indicates a present state re...
by lurker
28 Nov 2024 21:26
Forum: Conworlds & Concultures
Topic: The Lonely Galaxy Megathread (comments encouraged)
Replies: 607
Views: 78711

Re: The Lonely Galaxy Megathread (comments encouraged)

The citizens of Partisan Territory refer to the polity as The Outlands, and to themselves as Outlanders. Moonlitter objects to this usage, since the term historically implies a larger territory than the Partisans currently control.
by lurker
27 Nov 2024 15:29
Forum: Conworlds & Concultures
Topic: The Lonely Galaxy Megathread (comments encouraged)
Replies: 607
Views: 78711

More on Bonekeepers

`sbrPrFbrg` (bonekeepers) are volunteers who maintain the bones lining the inner and outer walls of a lighthouse. They are not considered clergy, so the position is open to both men and women, though the position is associated with older men. They also serve as chaplains for the dying, especially th...
by lurker
27 Nov 2024 03:50
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Commonthroat: a language that only a dog could probably pronounce
Replies: 400
Views: 61900

Lexicon as of November 2024

Since I posted it on the reverse conlang conversation thread it makes sense to post it here, too. Here's a (rough) but more-or-less comprehensive lexicon of Commonthroat as of this writing. https://lonelygalaxy.neocities.org/cat The entries are not collated, and you'll need to use the Ctrl+F search ...
by lurker
27 Nov 2024 02:22
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: (Proposal) Reverse conlang conversation thread
Replies: 15
Views: 422

Re: (Proposal) Reverse conlang conversation thread

Here is a link to a very rough lexicon https://lonelygalaxy.neocities.org/cat The entries are not collated. You need to use ctrl+F to find what you want. The Commonthroat Romanization uses the Mathematical Alphanumeric Unicode Block (specifically the monospace letters), so if you want to find a Com...
by lurker
27 Nov 2024 00:12
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: (Proposal) Reverse conlang conversation thread
Replies: 15
Views: 422

Re: (Proposal) Reverse conlang conversation thread

Arayaz wrote:
I noticed immediately after posting and corrected it, but I'm not sure if my experiment worked because the quote was nested.