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by Shemtov
21 Sep 2023 23:14
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: gǂàamą́ 3oį-ʔą̀rhokìi
Replies: 8
Views: 1731

Re: gǂàamą́ 3oį-ʔą̀rhokìi

NB: The name of language has changed, due to the fact that I made a grammatical mistake! In my own conlang! [:$] [:$] [:$]
by Shemtov
21 Sep 2023 20:20
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: gǂàamą́ 3oį-ʔą̀rhokìi
Replies: 8
Views: 1731

Re: ʔą̀rhokìi 3oį-gǂàamą́

WeepingElf wrote: 21 Sep 2023 13:19 That's a huge consonant inventory, I must say.
That's what happens when you take the already large inventory of Khoesan languages and add some distinctive consonants of Afro-Asiatic, all while keeping it a coherent system. Plus, going crazy with the nasals.
by Shemtov
21 Sep 2023 01:46
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: gǂàamą́ 3oį-ʔą̀rhokìi
Replies: 8
Views: 1731

gǂàamą́ 3oį-ʔą̀rhokìi

gǂàamą́ 3oį-ʔą̀rhokìi is a language spoken in the Northeast section of the Varatavaarano Desert, to the northwest of Fuhe, by a group of people who act as traders between what the Fuheans see as "Civilazation" and "Barbarians". They live in villages among the oasises the dot the ...
by Shemtov
06 Sep 2023 01:53
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Random phonology/phonemic inventory thread
Replies: 570
Views: 155319

Re: Random phonology/phonemic inventory thread

I'm thinking of putting this language, Gǂàamɱ́, in the World of Fuhe. I'm still working on the morphosyntax, so I'm posting the phonology here: /p b ɓ t tʰ d ⁿd ɗ t͡s t͡sʰ d͡z ⁿd͡z t͡s' t͡ʃ t͡ʃʰ d͡ʒ t͡ʃ' ⁿd͡ʒ t͡ɬ t͡ɬʰ t͡ɬ' k k͡x g k' kʷ kʷ' q q͡χ ʔ ʔʲ ʔʷ/ <p b b' t th d nd d' c ch ż nż c' č čh ž č' ...
by Shemtov
01 Sep 2023 11:16
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Random phonology/phonemic inventory thread
Replies: 570
Views: 155319

Re: Random phonology/phonemic inventory thread

Redo: /p b ⁿb t d ⁿd c ɟ ⁿɟ k ⁿg k͡p g͡b ʔ/ <p b mb t d nd c j nj k g ng kp gb ʔ> /m m: n n: ɲ ɲ: ŋ ŋ:/ <m mm nn ñ ññ ŋ ŋŋ> /ɸ s ç h/ <f s ś h> /ɾ r:/ <r rr> /l l:/ <l ll> /w j/ <w y> /i u ɐ a/ <i u ă a> /i: u: a:/ <í ú á> /ai au ɐi ɐu/ <ai au ăi ău> /iɐ uɐ/ <iă uă> Phonotactics: CV(C) Permitted fin...
by Shemtov
01 Sep 2023 07:24
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Random phonology/phonemic inventory thread
Replies: 570
Views: 155319

Re: Random phonology/phonemic inventory thread

No reason in particular, it just feels right. I'm also thinking of adding /m: n: ɲ: ŋ: l: r:/ <mm nn nny nng ll rr>
by Shemtov
01 Sep 2023 07:00
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Random phonology/phonemic inventory thread
Replies: 570
Views: 155319

Re: Random phonology/phonemic inventory thread

A proto-lang: /p b t d c ɟ k g k͡p g͡b ʔ/ <p b t d c j k g kp gb ʔ> /m n ɲ ŋ/ <m n ny ng> /ɸ s ç h/ <f s ś h> /ⁿv ⁿð ⁿʝ ⁿɣ/ <v z ź ğ> /ɾ/ <r> /l/ <l> /w j/ <w y> /i u ɐ a/ <i u ă a> /i: u: a:/ <í ú á> /ai au ɐi ɐu/ <ai au ăi ău> /iɐ uɐ/ <iă uă> Phonotactics: CV(C) Permitted finals: /p b t d k g m n ...
by Shemtov
01 Sep 2023 00:37
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Classical Ħanese/Proto-Kanic Ver. 2.0
Replies: 8
Views: 764

Re: Classical Ħanese/Proto-Kanic Ver. 2.0

The Noun Phrase: The "Gender markers" presented above, are in fact, clitics that play are part in the classifier system, but must be attached to gendered nouns. Further classifiers include "Bềm" for non-gendered animals, "Sip" for round objects, and Gôm for places. Thus...
by Shemtov
28 Aug 2023 00:27
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Random phonology/phonemic inventory thread
Replies: 570
Views: 155319

Re: Random phonology/phonemic inventory thread

/p b ɓ t tʰ d ⁿd ɗ t͡s t͡sʰ d͡z ⁿd͡z t͡s' t͡ʃ t͡ʃʰ d͡ʒ t͡ʃ' ⁿd͡ʒ t͡ɬ t͡ɬʰ t͡ɬ' k k͡x g k' kʷ kʷ' q q͡χ ʔ ʔʲ ʔʷ/ /m n mʱ m̥ʰ n nʱ n̥ʰ nʲ nʲʱ ŋ ŋʱ/ /f θ ð s z ɬ ʃ ʒ ç ʝ χ ʁ χʷ ħ ʕ h ɦ/ /r rʱ r̥ʰ rʲ rʲʱ/ /l lʱ lʲ lʲʱ/ < /j w/ /ǀ ᶢǀ ǀʰ ᶢǀʱ ⁿǀ ⁿǀʱ |'/ /ǃ ᶢǃ ǃʰ ᶢǃʱ ⁿǃ ⁿǃʱ ǃ'/ /ǁ ᶢǁ ǁʰ ᶢǁʱ ⁿǁ ⁿǁʱ ǁ'/ /ǂ ᶢǂ...
by Shemtov
27 Aug 2023 20:04
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Random phonology/phonemic inventory thread
Replies: 570
Views: 155319

Re: Random phonology/phonemic inventory thread

Something for a language I might do when I have Classical Hanese more fleshed out: /p b ɓ t d ɗ t͡s d͡z t͡s' t͡sʷ t͡sʷ' t͡ʃ d͡ʒ t͡ʃ' t͡ʃʷ t͡ʃʷ' t͡ɬ t͡ɬ' k g k' kʷ kʷ' q q' qʷ ʔ ʔʲ ʔʷ/ /m n mʱ nʱ m̥ʰ n̥ʰ/ /θ ð s z ɬ ʃ ʒ ç ʝ χ ʁ χʷ ħ ʕ h ɦ/ /r rʱ r̥ʰ/ /l lʱ/ /j w/ /ʘ ʘʰ ᶢʘʱ ⁿʘ ǀ ᶢǀ ǀʰ ᶢǀʱ ⁿǀ ⁿǀʱ ǃ ᶢǃ...
by Shemtov
25 Aug 2023 06:22
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Random phonology/phonemic inventory thread
Replies: 570
Views: 155319

Re: Random phonology/phonemic inventory thread

Something for a language I might do when I have Classical Hanese more fleshed out: /p b ɓ t d ɗ t͡s d͡z t͡s' t͡sʷ t͡sʷ' t͡ʃ d͡ʒ t͡ʃ' t͡ʃʷ t͡ʃʷ' t͡ɬ t͡ɬ' k g k' kʷ kʷ' q q' qʷ ʔ ʔʲ ʔʷ/ /m n mʱ nʱ m̥ʰ n̥ʰ/ /θ ð s z ɬ ʃ ʒ ç ʝ χ ʁ χʷ ħ ʕ h ɦ/ /r rʱ r̥ʰ/ /l lʱ/ /j w/ /ʘ ʘʰ ᶢʘʱ ⁿʘ ǀ ᶢǀ ǀʰ ᶢǀʱ ⁿǀ ⁿǀʱ ǃ ᶢǃ ...
by Shemtov
07 Aug 2023 00:15
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Classical Ħanese/Proto-Kanic Ver. 2.0
Replies: 8
Views: 764

Re: Classical Ħanese/Proto-Kanic Ver. 2.0

Basical Verb Morphology: I would rather go to present the Syntax of the NP, but since predicative adjectives are verbal, and attributive adjectives require a form of nominalization, and the attributive adjective is an important part of the NP, I want to present Verbs, including predicative adjective...
by Shemtov
02 Jul 2023 04:50
Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
Topic: What are your favorite natlangs?
Replies: 30
Views: 14149

Re: What are your favorite natlangs?

I agree that all Insular Celtic languages and Lakhota are great languages, and I also have a soft spot for Mongolic, but I've been reading about Fufulde/Fulaani, and why do not more linguistics nerds know about this language? It has a noun class system that is crazier then Bantu (it IS another Niger...
by Shemtov
02 May 2023 00:34
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Classical Ħanese/Proto-Kanic Ver. 2.0
Replies: 8
Views: 764

Re: Classical Ħanese/Proto-Kanic Ver. 2.0

Deictic Pronouns: Proximal: Qà Medial: Nồô Distal: Tọo These come after the noun and can be used to pluralize non-human nouns with -bừn. Thus: Zôn qàkabừn "These rams" or "Rams" Pronouns: 1P.Sing: Ňy 1P.PLR: Ňybừn 2P Sing: Ñài 2P PLR: Ñàibừn 3P Sing: Kặă 3P PLR: Kặăbừn The Accusa...
by Shemtov
01 May 2023 20:43
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Classical Ħanese/Proto-Kanic Ver. 2.0
Replies: 8
Views: 764

Re: Classical Ħanese/Proto-Kanic Ver. 2.0

Honestly, I only brought it up because I wanted to do something with the gender suffixes, that I will post soon, and had already decided the culture was not tolerant of Non-Binary people, and what I want to do is normally used for Non-Binary people, but, I came up with a clever semantic use, and an ...
by Shemtov
28 Apr 2023 04:48
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Classical Ħanese/Proto-Kanic Ver. 2.0
Replies: 8
Views: 764

Re: Classical Ħanese/Proto-Kanic Ver. 2.0

and what official gender is used for non-binary physical persons (hermaphrodites, or others...) if they are not on medical advice "rectified" to fit into the grammatical boxes... If an Intersex person was born into a family that worked for the Imperial Court, the father would pick a physi...
by Shemtov
26 Apr 2023 00:13
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Classical Ħanese/Proto-Kanic Ver. 2.0
Replies: 8
Views: 764

Re: Classical Ħanese/Proto-Kanic Ver. 2.0

Nouns: It is of note that all nouns reffering to people and domestic animals are marked for being masculine, feminine, or unknown gender (note this last class was not used in the Court for Non-Binary people, as the Court regarded Non-Binary People as being abominations in Court Life. One Emperor did...
by Shemtov
20 Apr 2023 00:29
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Classical Ħanese/Proto-Kanic Ver. 2.0
Replies: 8
Views: 764

Classical Ħanese/Proto-Kanic Ver. 2.0

So, I've been quiet after announcing Fuheko Ver. 2.0. One of the major reasons is that I started working on the vocab of Classical Ħanese/Proto-Kanic Ver. 2.0 to help it Fuheko 2.0, as Classical Ħanese/Proto-Kanic is a source of many Fuheko words, as there was a period were parts of Fuhe were either...
by Shemtov
01 Jan 2023 00:48
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Fuheko Ver 3.1
Replies: 2
Views: 380

Re: Fuheko Ver 3.1

NB: I have edited the thread title and everything posted in 2022 to reflect some changes I introduced based on Ryukyuan influence. Thus, this is Fuheko Ver 3.1.
Changes: Syllable-intiall NC clusters allowed, some pluralization added.
by Shemtov
29 Dec 2022 21:00
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Fuheko Ver 3.1
Replies: 2
Views: 380

Re: Fuheko Ver 3.1

Personal pronouns come in three speech-levels: Casual, Polite, and Respectful/Deferentiantal. The casual pronouns do not change for gender, and have unique forms in the Nominative, Accusative, Genitive, and Dative. The other cases are formed from the dative: Nominative 1P: Minä 2P Sinä 3P: Hän Accus...