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by Arayaz
08 Dec 2023 15:23
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Lexember 2023
Replies: 319
Views: 30639

Re: Lexember 2023

Thursday, Lexember 7 Theme: Technology, Techniques, Tools, Invention, Innovation, Advancement Ruykkarraber dabitsuy "bowstring" In resideg-uynasak dabitsuyn ayrgir. "I held my bowstring tight, aimed upwards." 1sg.1 area.above-4-aim.at-PART taut-string-2 hold.tight-PST Almost eve...
by Arayaz
08 Dec 2023 15:05
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
Replies: 2224
Views: 508051

Re: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here

But as for the actual pronunciation though, that seems incredibly weird to me. Does your dialect reduce vowels to /e/ instead of schwa? Or does it lack the alternation between reduced vowels in unstressed syllables and for some reason realise <a> as /e/? In unstressed syllables, I have /ə/ and /ɪ̈/...
by Arayaz
08 Dec 2023 02:20
Forum: Beginners' Corner
Topic: how do i showcase my conlang
Replies: 4
Views: 4494

Re: how do i showcase my conlang

i've been wanting to showcase here a language i've made but i don't know how to [xD], i know it sounds silly but this forum looks very intimidating and i kinda wanna do it 'correctly'. Like, in what subforum do i even post it? so uh, any help on how i should explain it would be appreciated thanks [...
by Arayaz
07 Dec 2023 15:15
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Have you created any idioms in your conlangs? What are some examples?
Replies: 29
Views: 15049

Re: Have you created any idioms in your conlangs? What are some examples?

:con: Ruykkarraber

naseg inda danis ag "to not stop sleeping" (to die) A euphemism.
[nayes] sdesdi tresbiren nira "to grab the branch above oneself" (to make an advancement, to make a metaphorical step forward)
by Arayaz
07 Dec 2023 15:08
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
Replies: 2224
Views: 508051

Re: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here

But as for the actual pronunciation though, that seems incredibly weird to me. Does your dialect reduce vowels to /e/ instead of schwa? Or does it lack the alternation between reduced vowels in unstressed syllables and for some reason realise <a> as /e/? In unstressed syllables, I have /ə/ and /ɪ̈/...
by Arayaz
07 Dec 2023 15:06
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: Jokes
Replies: 493
Views: 231122

Re: Jokes

eldin raigmore wrote: 07 Dec 2023 05:48 (Not original with me! You can find a version on Reddit.)

Q: How do you say “non-binary” in Spanish?

A: Either “no binario” or “no binaria”, depending on the gender of the person you’re describing or referring to.
no binarie?
by Arayaz
07 Dec 2023 03:36
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
Replies: 2224
Views: 508051

Re: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here

Likewise/henceforth, assuming diachronics to be a requirement for good conlanging is just silly, especially if one's conlang is tied to a conworld that doesn't need to adhere to the logic of the real world. I'd be quite insulted if someone said my conlang looks like a natlang tbh. I never said it w...
by Arayaz
07 Dec 2023 03:18
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Lexember 2023
Replies: 319
Views: 30639

Re: Lexember 2023

Wednesday, Lexember 6 Theme: Technology, Techniques, Tools, Invention, Innovation, Advancement Ruykkarraber skentur "pillar" In dusuk skentures kad erut. "I stand upon a sturdy pillar." 1sg.1 sturdy pillar-2 upon stand Nothing much to note, since I had to rush this out and didn'...
by Arayaz
07 Dec 2023 03:00
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
Replies: 2224
Views: 508051

Re: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here

Could you elaborate? I don't remember anything about pronunciation... Right near the beginning when they're introducing topic. She says it as conson/æ/ntal (in agreement with the Oxford, Cambridge, Merriam Webster and American Heritage dictionaries), and he just keeps insisting that it's conson/e/n...
by Arayaz
07 Dec 2023 00:11
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
Replies: 2224
Views: 508051

Re: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here

sangi39 wrote: 06 Dec 2023 20:23
Makes sense. I'd say this is a good resolution to the debate [:D]
Imralu wrote: 05 Dec 2023 06:57
Arayaz wrote: 04 Dec 2023 16:16Also: Relevant.
Wow, he really lost me with his dogmatic assertions about the pronunciation of (tri)consonantal.
Could you elaborate? I don't remember anything about pronunciation...
by Arayaz
06 Dec 2023 16:30
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
Replies: 2224
Views: 508051

Re: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here

I personally believe that naturalistic conlang does not imply diachronic conlanging, especially when it comes to triconsonantal conlangs. Yes. There are plenty of good non-diachronic naturalistic conlangs. Also, while the diachronic method is a great way of making a naturalistic conlang, you need a...
by Arayaz
06 Dec 2023 03:55
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Lexember 2023
Replies: 319
Views: 30639

Re: Lexember 2023

Tuesday, Lexember 5 Theme: Technology, Techniques, Tools, Invention, Innovation, Advancement Ruykkarraber innar "manner, method" Serres tresbireg biskeu dusuk naren garun gayr. "You didn't grab the branch safely." 2sg.FRM.III tree-arm-IV grab safe method.II use-II NEG.PST Tekes ...
by Arayaz
05 Dec 2023 20:49
Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
Topic: (L&N) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
Replies: 1298
Views: 393492

Re: (L&N) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here

Is there any instance of a language distinguishing voicing in all fricatives except lateral fricatives? In other words, in a naturalistic conlang that has f/v, s/z, ʃ/ʒ etc., would it be fine to only have ɬ, or should I also have ɮ in that case?
by Arayaz
05 Dec 2023 18:10
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: An Ant Language [in-language name to be determined]
Replies: 12
Views: 968

Re: An Ant Language [in-language name to be determined]

I'd imagine the ants would be human-sized, and yes, they are basically just evolved ants similar to those on Earth. I'm thinking they live on a different planet, though. you'd be interested in Sovála , a similar worldbuilding project wherein after humans disappear (for reasons unknown), a strange s...
by Arayaz
05 Dec 2023 18:09
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Pewati
Replies: 6
Views: 406

Re: Pewati

This looks fun. I definitely have similar aesthetic preferences for small consonant inventories like this. The presence of // but no /w/ is interesting - I don't recall where I read this, but I believe there is an implicational universal where the presence of a labiovelar other than /w/ implies the...
by Arayaz
05 Dec 2023 16:28
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
Replies: 2224
Views: 508051

Re: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here

Most triconsonantal conlangs are poorly done and contrived. Of course, naturalism may not be a goal. Can you elaborate? The triconsonantal system is an interesting feature, and it has only occurred in Afro-Asiatic languages (afaik), and mostly only in the Semitic languages. And like all interesting...
by Arayaz
05 Dec 2023 03:19
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Lexember 2023
Replies: 319
Views: 30639

Re: Lexember 2023

Monday, Lexember 4 Theme: Technology, Techniques, Tools, Invention, Innovation, Advancement Ruykkarraber [nayes] sdesdi tresbiren nira "to make a step forward (metaphorically), to advance" Insun sunes sdesdi tresbiren nirayr, ti in nasen kra. "We've made an advancement; now I'll slee...
by Arayaz
05 Dec 2023 02:34
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: CBB Audio Relay I (Finished!)
Replies: 137
Views: 50764

Re: CBB Audio Relay I (Sign ups)

Mándinrùh wrote: 05 Dec 2023 01:17
Arayaz wrote: 04 Dec 2023 17:59 so hear me out
what if there *were* an eternal relay...
We'd never find out what happened.
Yeah, but still. Maybe there'd be periodic updates.
by Arayaz
04 Dec 2023 23:35
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: An Ant Language [in-language name to be determined]
Replies: 12
Views: 968

Re: An Ant Language [in-language name to be determined]

All right. It's confusing because you call them "vowels" and "consonants."
by Arayaz
04 Dec 2023 23:34
Forum: Conworlds & Concultures
Topic: (C&C) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
Replies: 2027
Views: 758098

Re: (C&C) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here

Could a reasonably advanced civilization reasonably construct stations in interstellar space? What advancements that modern-day Earth doesn't have would be necessary to create one?