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- 08 May 2022 18:09
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Conlanging Features you Avoid
- Replies: 150
- Views: 31098
Re: Conlanging Features you Avoid
Masculine/feminine gender always seemed pedestrian to me, but I’d include them if the culture that spoke the language had more than two (either a third gender or distinct category for trans folks or something) Just to be clear, because this is a common misconception: cross-linguistically, "gen...
- 28 Apr 2022 22:53
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Þāpha Di-B'ār'i
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1855
Re: Þāpha Di-B'ār'i
Binyan V: The B'ak'oir': The Passive Intensive: Pagoib "To be slain" Non-Past tense: 1P singular: Nipgoib 1P plr incl: Ńapgoib 1P plr excl: Naxpagoib 2P sing: Þapgoib 2p plr: Tāipgoib 3p sing masc: Laopgoib 3p sing fem: Lāpgoibā 3p plr: Yapgoib Past tense: 1P singular: Pagoiban 1P plr incl...
- 06 Apr 2022 18:46
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Þāpha Di-B'ār'i
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1855
Re: Þāpha Di-B'ār'i
I will now use the root P-G-B "kill" as my model, as it has functions in all Binyans, but I will refer to Binyanim using the Non-past participle of B'-K'-R' , thus the simple Binyan is the B'ak'aor. Past Tense Inflection of P-G-B in the B'ak'aor: 1P singular: Paogban 1P plr incl: Paogbiń 1...
- 05 Apr 2022 18:19
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Þāpha Di-B'ār'i
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1855
Re: Þāpha Di-B'ār'i
The verbs of the language work with trilitaral roots. The Non-Past Simple Binyan is CCaoC. The Present Tense conjugation of the root B'-K'-R' "To do, to make" 1P singular: N'ib'k'aor' 1P plr incl: Ń'ab'k'aor' 1P plr excl: Naxb'ak'aor' 2P sing: Þab'k'aor' 2p plr: Tāib'k'aor' 3p sing masc: L...
- 05 Apr 2022 01:17
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Þāpha Di-B'ār'i
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1855
Re: Þāpha Di-B'ār'i
NB: UPDATED PRONOUNS TO BE LESS REGULAR
- 03 Apr 2022 04:28
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Þāpha Di-B'ār'i
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1855
Re: Þāpha Di-B'ār'i
Pronouns: 1P singular: Nom : Nan Obj-Obl : Nāos Gen: Nāniz 1P plr inclusive: Nom sing: Nadao Obj-Obl : Nāitos Gen: Nadāiź 1P plr exclusive: Nom : Nāń Obj-Obl : Nāś Gen: Nāńaź 2p sing: Nom : Taoþ Obj-Obl : Tos Gen: Tōiz 2P plr: Nom : Tōi Obj-Obl : Taīś Gen: Tāiź 3P masc sing: Nom : Lor Obj-Obl : Los ...
- 28 Mar 2022 18:37
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Þāpha Di-B'ār'i
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1855
Þāpha Di-B'ār'i
Þāpha Di-B'ār'i is the language used for religious and scholarly writing by the Clerical Orders and Scholarly Schools on the continent of R'āk'in' in the Second Warring States Period (cultural note: Only Clerics and Scholars are allowed to read, and each group has its own alphabet and orthographic p...
- 21 Mar 2022 07:55
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Random phonology/phonemic inventory thread
- Replies: 579
- Views: 160476
Re: Random phonology/phonemic inventory thread
A phonemic inventory for a language I'm thinking of using in the world of Fuhe; I had a similiar language (in regards to in-world use; not to phonemes/morphosyntax) before that I scrapped, but I thought to bring the idea back: /p pʰ ɓ t tʰ t' ɗ t͡s t͡sʰ t͡s t͡ʃ t͡ʃʰ t͡ʃ' k kʰ k' ʔ/ /m mˤ n nˤ ɲ ɲˤ/...
- 20 Mar 2022 17:22
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Random phonology/phonemic inventory thread
- Replies: 579
- Views: 160476
Re: Random phonology/phonemic inventory thread
A phonemic inventory for a language I'm thinking of using in the world of Fuhe; I had a similiar language (in regards to in-world use; not to phonemes/morphosyntax) before that I scrapped, but I thought to bring the idea back: /p pʰ ɓ t tʰ t' ɗ t͡s t͡sʰ t͡s t͡ʃ t͡ʃʰ t͡ʃ' k kʰ k' ʔ/ /m mˤ n nˤ ɲ ɲˤ/...
- 16 Feb 2022 20:32
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Random phonology/phonemic inventory thread
- Replies: 579
- Views: 160476
Re: Random phonology/phonemic inventory thread
A phonemic inventory for a language I'm thinking of using in the world of Fuhe; I had a similiar language (in regards to in-world use; not to phonemes/morphosyntax) before that I scrapped, but I thought to bring the idea back: /p pʰ ɓ t tʰ t' ɗ t͡s t͡sʰ t͡s' t͡ʃ t͡ʃʰ t͡ʃ' k kʰ k' ʔ/ /m mˤ n nˤ ɲ ɲˤ/...
- 10 Feb 2022 18:31
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Qíʳ Bȁˀ Gàˀⁿ ( Dialect of Hmïőˀ Hmïőʰ Shéⁿ Kúʰ)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1966
Re: Qíʳ Bȁˀ Gàˀⁿ ( Dialect of Hmïőˀ Hmïőʰ Shéⁿ Kúʰ)
A small semantic note: Many verbs of motion come in pairs, one being intransitive and the other being transitive, having the meaning "had an unknown effect on the patient". An example is Zhȕⁿ "To fall (intrans)" and Hnwáˀ "To fall on (trans)". The language has split erg...
- 09 Feb 2022 20:23
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
- Replies: 1734
- Views: 361185
Re: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
Okay, just to be clear. Is the following what you were trying to say? (I think there might have been a typo in your post). Your S is marked with a nominative/absolutive (n/a/d) case in all contexts. Your P is marked with the accusative case in all contexts. A is in the dative/ergative case if a) th...
- 09 Feb 2022 17:27
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
- Replies: 1734
- Views: 361185
Re: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
For animacy based split-erg systems, how naturalistic would it be, for example, if an inanimate A triggers Ergativity, if the P is inanimate, it is unmarked, but if the P is animate, it is in the dative case? The A would take what is normally the acc marker in either case. Also, can there be multipl...
- 07 Feb 2022 17:18
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: An Unusual Orthography (Concept)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1823
Re: An Unusual Orthography (Concept)
This reminds me almost of Tibetan, but with a syllabary rather than an abugida, and a much greater importance regarding the role of the "pre-initial" (or, in this case, first syllable), and a hint of the sort of compound seen in Mandarin and related languages It reminded me of Tibetan, to...
- 01 Feb 2022 16:18
- Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
- Topic: Languages with interesting phonotactics
- Replies: 60
- Views: 25479
Re: Languages with interesting phonotactics
I have seen an analysis of Khalkha :mon: that concludes it phonemically has coda clusters that (IMO) would put Georgian's initial clusters to shame; However, it has a complex system of inserting phonetic empenthetic vowels, that the Cyrillic writing system writes, which is why it looks like there is...
- 23 Jan 2022 02:15
- Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
- Topic: If natlangs were conlangs
- Replies: 150
- Views: 112176
Re: If natlangs were conlangs
I want to congratulate the conlanger who did Assamese. When I first read your grammar, I hated it. It just seemed like Bangla pushed TO THE EXTR EME with a lot of Tibeto-Burman influence. Then I thought about what you were trying to do, have a language descended from Apabhramsha Abahatta, closely al...
- 17 Jan 2022 22:33
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Random Conlang Concepts
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2870
Re: Random Conlang Concepts
I just had an idea- after the Chola invasion of Srivijaya, the former obtained a colony in NW Sumatra, which resulted in a Malayic influenced Dravidian language descended from Old Tamil.
- 14 Jan 2022 17:44
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Trilingual altlang scenarios
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1084
Re: Trilingual altlang scenarios
And of course Austronesian languages in Penninsular South-East Asia, checked against e.g. Vietnamese and Thai. ANADEW, Some Chamic languages like Tsat and Phan Rang Cham, are already influenced by Vietnamese, having undergone tonogenesis, in addition to the very common Austronesian disyllabic roots...
- 10 Jan 2022 23:48
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Qíʳ Bȁˀ Gàˀⁿ ( Dialect of Hmïőˀ Hmïőʰ Shéⁿ Kúʰ)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1966
Re: Qíʳ Bȁˀ Gàˀⁿ ( Dialect of Hmïőˀ Hmïőʰ Shéⁿ Kúʰ)
To negate the verb, the negative verb is used as an auxillary. It codes for Evidential Modality, through different finals.: Gnomic: Lȍʳ Witness: Lȍⁿ Deductive: Lȍˀ Assumptive: Lȍˀ Reported: Lȍʰ The copula and existential also have special negative forms: Negative Copula: Gnomic: Bïȁʳ Witness: Bïȕⁿ D...
- 30 Dec 2021 23:35
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Qíʳ Bȁˀ Gàˀⁿ ( Dialect of Hmïőˀ Hmïőʰ Shéⁿ Kúʰ)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1966
Re: Qíʳ Bȁˀ Gàˀⁿ ( Dialect of Hmïőˀ Hmïőʰ Shéⁿ Kúʰ)
I'm going to explain the writing system, but first a word on its evolution and socio-linguistic context: There are five "Dialectical Complexes" of Qíʳ Bȁˀ Gàˀⁿ: Northwest, North, Central, South-Central, and South. What I am presenting is a prestige dialect of the Central "Complex"...