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by Sodomor
29 Jun 2013 18:15
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Reverse CBB Lexicon Building [2011–2019]
Replies: 4357
Views: 577902

Re: Reverse CBB Lexicon Building

Lao Kou wrote:Next: sthöimez [ˈsθøjmɛz] a verb
to purify, to remove imperfections, to beautify

Next: lpín [t̼ín]

A noun
by Sodomor
18 Mar 2013 01:57
Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
Topic: Chinese Family Tree
Replies: 2
Views: 1468

Chinese Family Tree

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... CFRoILS1jY

Any of your guys' conlangs this awesome??

Just thought it was cool actually.
by Sodomor
03 Jan 2012 18:19
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Lang1
Replies: 7
Views: 1665

Lang1

Aloha! I haven't been very active on here, but I've been learning and creating in my spare time. This is my first lang that isn't utterly hopeless and has some chance at becoming a conlang. I would appreciate any comments or criticisms that you guys have. [:)] But here's the phonology!: Consonants: ...
by Sodomor
13 Nov 2011 21:44
Forum: Beginners' Corner
Topic: Nom/Acc vs. Erg/Abs
Replies: 14
Views: 6646

Nom/Acc vs. Erg/Abs

Ok, I understand the differences between nominative/ accusative pangs and ergative/absolutive langs, but I was wonder what the "side effects" are. Someone on here mentioned that nom/acc languages favor the passive and erg/abs languages favor the anti passive, but I don't understand why. An...
by Sodomor
15 Sep 2011 23:34
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Marking tense on pronouns.
Replies: 21
Views: 3064

Re: Marking tense on pronouns.

I'm no expert, but Wolof has temporal pronouns where almost all tense and mood is marked. In Wolof, verbs are unchangeable words which cannot be conjugated. To express different tenses or aspects of an action, the personal pronouns are conjugated - not the verbs. Therefore, the term temporal pronoun...
by Sodomor
11 Sep 2011 06:00
Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
Topic: Favorite Language Families?
Replies: 42
Views: 6482

Re: Favorite Language Families?

I love Muskogean!! Also eskimo-aleut and austro-asiatic.
by Sodomor
01 Sep 2011 23:15
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here [2010-2020]
Replies: 11605
Views: 2043956

Re: Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here

Would it be possible for a language to have rhotic consonant harmony?

like:

ruta-ra
ki:ʀona-ʀa
smeɹ:i-ɹa

plausible?
by Sodomor
29 Aug 2011 15:12
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Random phonology/phonemic inventory thread [2011–2018]
Replies: 5100
Views: 1035760

Re: Random phonology/phonemic inventory thread

Wikipedia wrote:Despite the 80-odd consonants of Ubykh, it lacks the plain velar /k/ in native words, as do the related Adyghe and Kabardian languages.
Lodhas wrote:if a labialised stop exists then its plain form also exists,
:-s
by Sodomor
29 Aug 2011 15:06
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: April language
Replies: 28
Views: 5453

Re: April language

Very nice!
The whole thing fits together very nicely and makes a lot of sense.

Good job! :-P
by Sodomor
29 Aug 2011 04:24
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Random phonology/phonemic inventory thread [2011–2018]
Replies: 5100
Views: 1035760

Re: Random phonology/phonemic inventory thread

What if the language originally had a /t k q/ set of plosives, before /k/ was palatalized to /c/. Would that be terribly unnaturalistic? And I'm not saying unnaturalisticism is bad, so i might just run with what I've got and keep /t q/. (they are the colors of the sunset) EDIT: The Klallam language ...
by Sodomor
29 Aug 2011 03:17
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Random phonology/phonemic inventory thread [2011–2018]
Replies: 5100
Views: 1035760

Re: Random phonology/phonemic inventory thread

Nortaneous wrote:Yes. /q/ without a velar stop is unheard of, and /ɮ/ is very rare.
So to make this a realistic phonology, all I have to is add a velar plosive?
Or would /t c q/ be a feasible set o' plosives.
MrKrov wrote:Qawasqar(?)
Wikipedia says Qawasqar has velar plosives.

This is all making me very sad :-(
by Sodomor
29 Aug 2011 02:30
Forum: Conworlds & Concultures
Topic: Choices of Mathematical Base
Replies: 38
Views: 9157

Re: Choices of Mathematical Base

Has anyone heard of the Telefol base 27 system?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telefol_la ... ing_system

And if you have, does anyone have any information on it?
by Sodomor
29 Aug 2011 02:05
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Random phonology/phonemic inventory thread [2011–2018]
Replies: 5100
Views: 1035760

Re: Random phonology/phonemic inventory thread

Today, this phonolgy popped into my head, and I was wondering if it was too weird.

Code: Select all

t d        q    ʔ
 n         ɴ
r̥ r
s    ʃ      χ
ɬ ɮ
l    j ɰ
by Sodomor
28 Aug 2011 19:57
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: April language
Replies: 28
Views: 5453

Re: April language

Avo wrote:Wow, thanks. :-) Unfortunally I've not much time for conlanging at the moment, so it may take a while until the next update.
Well, I'm looking forward to it :-)
by Sodomor
28 Aug 2011 19:44
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Random phonology/phonemic inventory thread [2011–2018]
Replies: 5100
Views: 1035760

Re: Random phonology/phonemic inventory thread

/ʔ/ is pronounced /d/ at the beginning of a word and .
/w/ > /l/ when occurring intervocalically between open vowels.
I very much like this.
by Sodomor
28 Aug 2011 19:22
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Pronouns?
Replies: 11
Views: 2317

Re: Pronouns?

yes, exactly, although probably much simpler
by Sodomor
28 Aug 2011 16:59
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Pronouns?
Replies: 11
Views: 2317

Re: Pronouns?

My lang is meant to be used in a small community of maybe 40 people, and everyone knows everyone.

And among people your own age, one uses the pronouns used for people older than you.
by Sodomor
28 Aug 2011 16:34
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Pronouns?
Replies: 11
Views: 2317

Re: Pronouns?

there would be three distinctions.
One used when speaking to someone older.
One used when speaking to someone younger.
And one used when speaking to more than one person.
by Sodomor
28 Aug 2011 05:58
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Random phonology/phonemic inventory thread [2011–2018]
Replies: 5100
Views: 1035760

Re: Random phonology/phonemic inventory thread

I apparently have a thing for small phonologies. I am also addicted to triple vowel systems. But in the meantime. Here are two langs I'm working on. (It keeps me entertained). I've got most of the basic grammar layed out now as well. Here's the phonology for Lang #1: Consonants: t̼ t k s z z̃ ʃ ʒ ʒ̃...
by Sodomor
28 Aug 2011 04:41
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Pronouns?
Replies: 11
Views: 2317

Re: Pronouns?

Yes! thats what its called. I included the interlocutor on the 1st and 3rd pronouns. So saying "I" in the company of an elder would take a different form than "I" in the company of a child. They aren't exactly honorifics though... Exactly how granular are you talking? What do you...