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- 20 Nov 2023 22:43
- Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
- Topic: Words/forms avoided because they "look/sound" strange
- Replies: 5
- Views: 622
Words/forms avoided because they "look/sound" strange
An example in English is the avoidance of adding a "-ly" adverb ending to an adjective already ending in "-ly." "He smiled friendlily" is usually rewritten as "He smiled in a friendly way." This is due to the awkward double -ly ending. Dictionaries list some o...
- 10 Jul 2021 23:24
- Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
- Topic: Foreign Plurals used in English besides Latin and Greek
- Replies: 19
- Views: 3929
Foreign Plurals used in English besides Latin and Greek
While it is common in English to borrow Latin and Greek plural forms (millennia, cacti, etc.), it seems rare to borrow plural forms from other languages. The cases I've seen/heard: *cherub -> cherubim and seraph -> seraphim (Hebrew) *Sometimes borrowed Italian words take the Italian plural, especial...
- 10 Oct 2019 02:57
- Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
- Topic: English Orthography Reform
- Replies: 402
- Views: 197172
If English used diacritics
English uses very few diacritics compared to other languages written in the Roman alphabet. If English used more diacritics/accent marks, how would you implement them? Stress, vowel quality, other ?
- 30 Jan 2019 02:03
- Forum: Translations
- Topic: Fish smoking cigarettes
- Replies: 29
- Views: 20954
Re: Fish smoking cigarettes
English Please do not throw your cigarette butts on the ground!!! The fish come out of the sea at night to smoke them, and we're trying to help them quit. Thank you. Ryanvadar Farva, in tir daena saigaretaŧaevalan glenna! Fesan venen maraden nana lan zaenan, ei atendara arlan aedan iltan. Dana. Ple...
- 08 Jun 2013 05:26
- Forum: Translations
- Topic: We get drunk by drinking wine.
- Replies: 41
- Views: 8779
Re: We get drunk by drinking wine.
Ryanvadar
Rivenara roel vímbívindanar.
become-1PL drunk wine-drink-NOMI-by
We become drunk by wine drinking
Rivenara roel vímbívindanar.
become-1PL drunk wine-drink-NOMI-by
We become drunk by wine drinking
- 12 Apr 2013 21:52
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Reverse CBB Lexicon Building [2011–2019]
- Replies: 4357
- Views: 577919
Re: Reverse CBB Lexicon Building
RoseDesEsseintes wrote: Next: assra [ as:ɾa ]
a countable inanimate noun, preferably denoting something beautiful
Next: kílan [kilan]
a verb
- 12 Apr 2013 21:49
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Conlang Game!
- Replies: 93
- Views: 17162
Re: Conlang Game!
Ägråt Träbräh Sbråw.
Ägr-å-t Träb-räh Sbrå-w.
hear-2S-PST loud-OBJ sound-OBJ
Did you hear the loud sound?
Next:
Fsevbrend kteiurlyan uvyan fma.
I kicked a box of ants.
Ägr-å-t Träb-räh Sbrå-w.
hear-2S-PST loud-OBJ sound-OBJ
Did you hear the loud sound?
Next:
Fsevbrend kteiurlyan uvyan fma.
I kicked a box of ants.
- 12 Apr 2013 21:41
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Longest words in your conlang(s)?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 5529
Longest words in your conlang(s)?
What are the longest words possible in your conlang(s) in terms of number of characters? Provide translations, and gloss/ IPA if you feel like. In Ryanvadar: (ir) stanarkembrelakaedenellasadénobrenneldadharkan (ir) stanar-kembr-ela-kaeden-ellas-adén-obren-nelda-dharka-n (DEF) standard-change-ADJ-equ...
- 06 Oct 2012 04:54
- Forum: Translations
- Topic: hases san|anai (Gotta catch them all!)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4042
Re: hases san|anai (Gotta catch them all!)
Ryanvadar: Kíri rian ir bvetieri Want-1PRES be-INF DEF best-INT(intensifier) Ker ídiin rae Like no-one be-3PRT Len tenan re fin vera kesedia Them obtain-INF be-3PRES my real test Len dvenan re fin farfa! Them train-INF be-3PRES my purpose Iavi bvraesadia Go-1FUT country-across Barvisavi díhallin Sea...
- 26 Sep 2012 04:44
- Forum: Translations
- Topic: Iambic Pentameters
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1501
Re: Iambic Pentameters
Ir kíndendhíbrieneltimanereta
The Five-of-two-beats-on-last-rhythm
The Iambic Pentameter
Neribia ir varalin kíndendhíbrieneltimaneretane.
write-1PST DEF word-line five-of-two-beats-on-last-rhythm-in.
I wrote the poem in iambic pentameter.
The Five-of-two-beats-on-last-rhythm
The Iambic Pentameter
Neribia ir varalin kíndendhíbrieneltimaneretane.
write-1PST DEF word-line five-of-two-beats-on-last-rhythm-in.
I wrote the poem in iambic pentameter.
- 19 Dec 2011 21:56
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: CBB Lexicon Building [2010–2019]
- Replies: 2299
- Views: 381106
Re: CBB Lexicon Building
hurricane
Ryanvadar: Trissadarmendh[ˌtɹɪsːaˈdaɹmɛnð]. Literal translation: "spinning storm"
Next word: to pass (an exam, test, or class in school)
Ryanvadar: Trissadarmendh[ˌtɹɪsːaˈdaɹmɛnð]. Literal translation: "spinning storm"
Next word: to pass (an exam, test, or class in school)
- 19 Dec 2011 21:50
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Reverse CBB Lexicon Building [2011–2019]
- Replies: 4357
- Views: 577919
Re: Reverse CBB Lexicon Building
to harvest crops
Ryanvadar:
Fstrandan (ˈfstɹandan) Infinitive verb
Ryanvadar:
Fstrandan (ˈfstɹandan) Infinitive verb
- 04 Nov 2011 03:16
- Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
- Topic: English Orthography Reform
- Replies: 510
- Views: 168245
Re: English Orthography Reform
My English spelling reform a: ɑː and ɒ á - æ e - ɛ é - eɪ i - ɪ í - iː o - ɔː ó - oʊ u - ʌ ú - uː y - ə ý - ʊ ai- aɪ au- aʊ oi- ɔɪ yu- juː Accents are dropped when before another vowel or at the end of a word. These letters always have their IPA values: b, d, f, g, h, k, l, m, p, s, t, v, w, z dh - ...
- 06 Oct 2011 02:55
- Forum: Translations
- Topic: Internet terms
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2112
Internet terms
:usa: English: My computer is on the internet. I googled how to post messages on a forum. :con: Ryanvadar: Fin mev re mevínneane. Fi guilia ir metaedh postan taryan an taryavoridhane. IPA: fɪn mɛv ɹɛ mɛvinneˈanɛ. fi ˈɡuɪlia ɹ̩ ˈmɛtɛɪð ˈpostan ˈtaɹjan an taɹjaˌvoɹɪðˈanɛ. Gloss 1SG-POSS computer COP-3...
- 24 Sep 2011 01:49
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: How would English speakers pronounce your conlang?
- Replies: 31
- Views: 4449
How would English speakers pronounce your conlang?
Inspired by the how would conlang speakers pronounce English thread. How would English speakers pronounce your conlang? What features of the phonology would they have difficulty with? *Ryanvadar's y and ɬ sounds. They don't exist in English. They'd probably be approximated u and θl. *Some consonant ...
- 24 Sep 2011 01:44
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: How would the speakers of your conlang pronounce English?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3253
Re: How would the speakers of your conlang pronounce English
Ryanvadar speakers would have trouble with the sounds θ,w, ʌ and ʊ. They would subsitute ð for θ, u or v for w, a for ʌ and y for ʊ. Consonant+l clusters, and some 3-segment clusters like spr, str don't exist in Ryanvadar. Words don't end with b, g, or k. Many final consonant clusters in English are...
- 21 Sep 2011 06:42
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: A look at Ryanvadar
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1320
A look at Ryanvadar
Ryanvadar( 'ɹjanvadaɹ) There's no "Ryan" it's "r'yawn" ! Phonology: Nasals: m, n, ɲ Plosives: p b t d k g Fricatives: f v ð s z ʃ h Affricates: bv pf ts dz Approximants: ɹ j Laterals: ɬ l ʎ vowels i, ɪ, e, ɛ, æ, a, o, ɑ, u, y diphthongs ai, ei, ui, eu Pronunciation/Spelling b, l,...
- 21 Sep 2011 06:22
- Forum: Translations
- Topic: The Cheyennes, like other Indians
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4457
Re: The Cheyennes, like other Indians
:usa: The Cheyennes, like other Indians, do not speak to each other when they are away from the camp. If a man leaves the village and sits or stands by himself on the top of a hill, it is a sign that he wants to be alone, perhaps to meditate, perhaps to pray. No one speaks to him or goes near him. :...
- 21 Sep 2011 06:05
- Forum: Translations
- Topic: I am an idiotic rose.
- Replies: 40
- Views: 10362
Re: I am an idiotic rose.
:roc: 我是個白痴的玫瑰。 wǒ shìgè báichī de méiguī :zho: 我是一ㄟ盼仔玫瑰花。 goa si jit-e phan-a mui-kui hue :eng: I am an idiotic rose. :swe: Jag är en idiotisk ros. :nor: Jeg er en idiotisk ros. :lat: Rosa fatua sum. :fra: Je suis une rose idiote. :con: Mekoshan: Aa dom roz. :con: Liroitian: Veskoaja rosaja beas. (...
- 21 Sep 2011 06:03
- Forum: Translations
- Topic: What is happening?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2843
Re: What is happening?
:eng: Something very strange is happening right now! What is it, and how can I stop it? :deu: Etwas zehr merkwürdig passiert eben jetzt (/im Augenblick)! Was ist es, und wie kann ich es stoppen/aufhalten? :dan: Der sker noget meget mærkeligt lige nu! Hvad er det, og hvordan kan jeg stoppe det? :lat:...