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:con: Alál A somewhat poetic but culturally-relevant interpretation: Mâma·suraamu, rǎra·husùzal. [maˈmɑ ˈsʊrhɐmv ɐˈrɑra çʊˈsoʒɐɬ] má~mà=su<ura-a#u>m ŕà~ŕá=hu<sù>z<a>l far~INTENS=soap<enough-OBL> near~INTENS=lye<excessive><OBL> Excessive wealth (lit. "enough soap") is distant, poverty (lit....

Joining y'all in this while I whittle away the last month and a half of dissertation work! Mulùr·hukasìtà zuhı úlızukúuàt... [mʊˈɬorçʊgɐˌsetɑ ˈʃʊʝɪ ˈuɮɪʒʊˌkuvɑt] mu<vlù-ŕ>hka<sì>t-à zı<u#ı>h vŕ-lu<ızv>k-vŕ-u-à-t witness<i.3-PL><FUT>-CONC distance<PAT> INV-travel<3.1>-ATTR-DEO-CONC-INV.VOL We'll see ...

:con: Alál Áahàka·zàa ḷuhaıẓ halu. [aʔˈçɑɢɐ‿ˌʃɑ ˈt͡ɬʊʝɐjt͡ʃ ˈçalv] á<á>-hà(ka)=za<a#a>r̀ ḷuh<aı>ẓ hu<a#u>l COP<EXCL>-only=1<OBL> dust<OBL> ash<OBL> I am nothing but dust and ashes. Áṭıàràx zàa ẓaìz. [aˈtʼjɑrɑχ (ɐ)ʃɑ t͡ʃˤeʃ] vŕ-ṭa<ıvr̀>ŕ-à-x za<a#a>r̀ ẓa<aì>z INV-create<3.4>-CONC-VOL.INV 1<OBL> world...

:con: Alál Ù·Ímrıtrılsraıt z·Alaìl ílıìlxıṭrímt : ílıàlxaṭlámt : áḳmıàḳxaṭrámt ḷí·kaúh Xıámmaí. [vo ˈimrɪtrɪlsrɐjt ʃ‿ɐˈɬˤeɬ iɬˈjeɬxɪtʼˌrimt iɬˈjɑɬxɐtʼˌɬamt aŋˈmjɑɴʁɐtʼˌramt t͡ɬi kʕuç ˈxjamˤi] ù=vŕ-mrı<ıt>r-ls-ra-ı-t z=a-la<aì>l ta<ì-rlu>h-ra-à-x vŕ-lı<ıvr̀-1xvṭ>r-vŕ-m-t vŕ-la<ıvr̀-1xvṭ>l-vŕ-m-t vŕ-ḳ...

:con: Alál Azǔrı luǔr. Mırùtùmkı·rùaı. Amùtùsuḳàma. [ɐ'ʃori 'ɬfowr mɪ'rotomgɪˌrohɪ ɐ'motozʊˌɴɑm(ɐ)] za<ù>r̀-í lu<uù-ú>ŕ mrı<ù-tù>m+k+rı<u>r̀-ı-a ma<ù-tù>s-u-ḳàm-a receive<2>-STAT life<2-PAT>. please<2-2>+purpose+act<DEO>-DEO-VOL.ACT. do.so<2-2>-DEO-FREQ-VOL.ACT. "Here stands your life. Do what ...

:con: Alál - The involitive, stative transitive verb Ltahí "present/display" is used here, with the scroll as agent. - New vocabulary: √ LKULK 1 (lukìulk|lkuálk|lkulk) "dragon", abbreviation of √ LKIR̀ULKUH 1 "wing-lizard". - By chance quite a lot of /ɬ/ here, from Ltah...

Kas! Lyi sorinnó saifakó yoshena afakunyina? [kas ʎi so.rin.'no saj.fa.'ko 'jo.ʃe.na 'a.fa.ku.ɲi.na] wow / INT have 2sg.FORM.NOM language-PL.ACC that.medial-PL.ACC Wow! Do you speak those languages? Muas! Laà, ìṭ, ḷí·s Ramla·hıḳǎıṭǎularaı lakàlḳǎrlaıa zmıḷìṭà·tlaúr. I wish! Alas, no, though I suppo...

Látla·lallıılılaı! [ˈɬatɬɐɮɐˌɬɪɮɪɮɐj] la<át>l-la<l<lı>ı~lı>l-ı-a talk<1.2pl>~talk<PST<~EXCL>~EXT>-DUR-VOL.ACT It has been too long since I spoke to y'all! Ltazırùl·ṭulıá kxazızìṭ·ıṭulraıá máazmala·ları. [ɬtɐʒɪˈroɬtʼʊɬˌja kxɐʒɪˈʃetʼɪˌtʼʊɮrɐˌja ʼmaʕʒmɐɮɐˌɬɐrɪ] ltı<azv>r-ùl+ṭul-ı-á kxı<azv>z-ìṭ-ṭul-ra...

:eng: In wilds beyond they speak your name with reverence and regret, For none could tame our savage souls yet you the challenge met, Under palest watch, you taught, we changed, base instincts were redeemed, A world you gave to bug and beast as they had never dreamed. :con: Alál Ut·Sasìtraḷàx xarìtr...

:con: Alál Sì·Laítralmaìrràx tuár za·sruat ḳazlaraà; kú·s Saùzḷ :razuḷılìràı:. [ɪˈse ɬˤitrɐɮˈmˤerɑχ tfar ʃɐ srʊʕt ŋɐʒɮɐˈrˤɑ kuz sˤoʃt͡ɬ rɐʒʊd͡ɮɪˈɬerɑj] sì=la<vít-ŕ>l-ma<ìr>r-à-x tu<uá>r̀ za=sra<ua>t ḳa<az>l-ra-à : kú=s sa<vùz>ḷ-∅ ru<azv>ḷ-ılì-rà-ı FUT=say<3.2-pl>-search<INS>-CONC-VOL.ACT 2sg<obl> PO...

Ah, 'tis been too long! I don't have the energy for IPA right now, but here. (No dogs per say for Alál's speakers. Perhaps an off-brand hyena will do?) Lkatí hulàuṭ taıṭám Mtıttúkkí, raúr ktaılám Tùḳa. Má·huluṭ zàa, ùıṭ·ráa uhìzluṭ, ù·ráa x·hıuluṭ Ḳkál. Sîrulàx. Sxıurí hulàuṭ. Ṭıṭıkǐṭıkıtùltìka. Mrı...

Just a heads-up in advance that I'll be unavailable from the 26th-29th, so since Ring 1 is running a bit slow (these things do tend to, I've found), if my turn ends up pushing into that timeframe I'll need to switch with someone later. Will be busy gallivanting about in a field with bells strapped t...

-emerges from hibernation-

Oh no, here we go again! In with Alál, I'd love to use another but my dissertation is eating my time and sanity at the moment so I'm sticking to what I'm very comfortable working with.

Creyeditor wrote: ↑24 Dec 2022 21:25

kiwikami wrote: ↑24 Dec 2022 20:26

Edit: Substituted a muscel tension for a string instrument.

I love how quickly "cramps" turned into "violin/guitar/lute" - the Alál word literally means "string under tension" and is used for muscle cramps, ships' docklines, and the strings of instruments, and that last meaning is what got passed along! Really really neat to see...

Is·Mırǔrkımǎm·luaı rírraı ktukı? [ɛzmɪˈrorkimɑmɮuhɪ ˈrirəj ktɯ̽gɪ] How is everyone as winter approaches? Muàhmamalı ıs·msımraúl ak·mıl·tusìrıáu xama. Kmıàhuàx ṣazàx! [m̩ˈvɑʝməməɮɪ ɛzm̩sɪmˈrʕul ɜgmɪltɯ̽ˈserjav xɜm gm̩ˈjɑʝvɑx t͡səˈʃɑx] Currently looking forward to wassailing next week. I will be maki...

Alál is technically polysynthetic given the number of possible morphemes per word and the way in which its verbs are constructed (including polypersonal agreement), but most verbs tend to have only about 4-6 morphemes (root, agreement, aspect, voice/volition, maybe a derivational morpheme or two). A...

Is·Tuùrrukùtıu Uḷìmtumraıá/Tumḷuám! Mımrıımmı·mrımí mukûlauṭ sıkìl. ıs=tut<vù-ŕ-ŕkvr̀>-u-ı-∅ ḷu<ì-mtu>m-ra-ı-á / tum-ḷu<uá>m | mı~mrı<vım>m-í mukúl<àu>ṭ skı<ì>l during=be.joyful<2- PL -all>- DEO-DUR-NV.A greet<4-ghost>- NMZ.O-DUR-XV.A / ghost-greet< OBL > | HAB ~please<3.4pl>~please- STAT spider< P...

Hıàraı ak·mraúk maxìzsàz : úl·kaùx zaza la, úl·s ráa Kıuxkárallussusızt hmakaús. RIP my bathroom wall, there has been some water damage and now the plaster is finally starting to fall away. Rızassìklàx x·akàṭaıh tuḳıṭùuák, úl·s ráa Mkullıuàx usta·mıkìzàrlıràı ma xa·s xaṣlırâx. Skahu la. The apartme...

Î fe pas̄mà de jhour ke jh' la vézo pâ. [iː.fe.pɑˈma dəˈʒuː ke.ʒlaˈvɛːz ˈpɑː] I haven't seen it in several days. Jh' es̄péro k' â spide (spāide) eryozamen kalke çen bin loin de mé. [ʒɛˈpɛːʁ kɑː.spaˈiːd e.ʁjo.zaˈmɛ̃ŋ kɑl.kəˈʃɛ̃ŋ ˈbɛ̃n ˈlwɛ̃ŋ dəˈme] I hope it is spiding happily in some place far away...