Day 6
Gán Vẽi (Entry 6):
pêu /pew˦˥˧/ (
animate)
Noun:
1. dog (domesticated)
2. any canid; dog, wild dog, fox, jackal, wolf
3. (informal) an anxious or paranoid person, someone who's always on high-alert
4. (informal) workaholic, someone with a single-minded dedication to their occupation
5. (informal) animal whisperer, someone skilled at interacting with animals in some way
pêu /pew˦˥˧/ (
comparative pêu ma /pew˦˥˧ ma˧/)
Adjective:
1. canine, pertaining to dogs or other canids
2. dog-like
3. (informal) anxious, paranoid, on guard, on edge
4. (informal) obsessed (with work)
5. (informal) skilled with animals
Etymology
From Old TBD
pêuʔ "guard dog, watchdog, herding dog", from Proto-TBD
*pe "to yell, to cry, to yelp, to bark" +
*lɯk "wild dog".
Usage notes
Noun & Adjective:
Sense 3 is typically, although not exclusively, derogatory. When used as a compliment,
pêu may instead be translated as "vigilant (person), alert (person), careful (person)".
Senses 4-5 are most commonly used in reference to someone whose job is associated with dogs, such as a shepherd or hunter.
Example sentence:
Pêu trẽi nâ píu lì minh rĩu lì dũ gỏm pé pé pé hō.
/pew˦˥˧ ʈ͡ʂej˧˩ na˦˥˧ piw˩˧ li˥˧ miɲ˧ ɻiw˧˩ li˥˧ ɗu˧˩ ɣom˨˩˨ pe˩˧ pe˩˧ pe˩˧ ho˥/
[pɛw˦˥˧ ʈ͡ʂɛj˧˨ n̪aː˧˥˧ pɪw˩˧ ð̞iː˥˧ mɪ̃ɲ˧ ɻɪw˧˨ ð̞iː˦˧ ɗ̪uː˧˩ ɣɔ̃m˨˩˨ pe˩ pe˩ peː˩˧ ɦoː˥]
pêu trẽi nâ píu lì minh rĩu lì dũ gỏm=pé~pé~pé=hō
dog rot 1s.GEN from rise light to rise dark 3s.HAB=bark~INT~INT=DIR
Morning, noon, and night, my damn dog's always barking away at something.
Thedish (Entry 6):
mistel /ˈmɪstəl/ (
plural mistels /ˈmɪstəls/)
Noun:
1. mistletoe, European mistletoe, common mistletoe (
Viscum album)
2. a number of plant species similar in appearance and behavior to (European) mistletoe
3. mistle thrush (
Turdus viscivorus)
4. (rare) mistletoe sap, viscin, birdlime
5. the custom of kissing under mistletoe
6. (informal, dated) Christmas decorations
7. (archaic) basil
Etymology
From Old Thedish
mistel, from Proto-Germanic
*mistilaz. Compare English
mistle, German
Mistel.
Usage notes
With the exception of Sense 3,
mistel is typically uncountable. However, the plural
mistels may be used to refer to, for instance, multiple species of mistletoe.
moer /ˈmuːr/ (
plural moeren /ˈmuːrən/)
Noun:
1. carrot (
Daucus carota subsp.
sativus)
2. wild carrot (
Daucus carota)
3. parsnip (
Pastinaca sativa)
Etymology
From Old Thedish
mōra, from Proto-Germanic
*murhǭ. Compare German
Möhre.
Example sentence:
Seuker is mistel mere romantish, dow moeren does beter gost.
/ˈsøːkər ɪs ˈmɪstəl meːr rɔˈmantɪʃ | dɔʊ̯ ˈmuːrən duːs ˈbeːtər ˈgɔst/
[ˈsøːkəɾ‿z ˈmɪsːəɫ mɛɾ ɾəˈmɑ̃ntɨʃ | do ˈmuːɾn dʊz ˈbeːtəɾ ˈgɔst̚]
seuker is-Ø mistel mere romantish, dow moer-en doe-s beter gost-Ø
certainly be.PRES-PRES mistletoe more romantic, though carrot-PL do.PRES-PRES better taste-S.INF
Sure, mistletoe's more romantic, but carrots taste better.
I was hoping I'd have time this weekend to finally go back and add example sentences to at least some of my previous posts, but that hasn't worked out. Maybe next week!
Edit: Examples added on December 19th, 2020.
Khemehekis wrote: ↑05 Dec 2020 23:09
True -- Silvish is spoken in modern times, for instance.
Even in this thread, I believe Jackk's Boral is as well. I'm not sure about qwed117's a posteriori Hlai language, though.
Khemehekis wrote: ↑05 Dec 2020 23:09
Although it looks as if Thedish may be in its own subbranch of Germanic?
Well, it's definitely meant to be West Germanic. If it were a real language, it would likely be classified as Ingvaeonic/North Sea Germanic, possibly even Anglo-Frisian. However, I am deriving it directly from reconstructed Proto-Germanic, rather than any attested "Old" West Germanic language like Old English, Old Frisian, Old Saxon, Old Dutch, or Old High German.
qwed117 wrote: ↑06 Dec 2020 23:51
I really like the language, especially the fact that you provide multiple definitions for the words, which feels more naturalistic than my 'one word, one definition' scheme. I also like that you have a sort of etymology for the word. It makes it feel like a natural language entry. Also, it's nice to see a Southeast Asian-inspired language
Thank you! Although, I'm sure "one word, one definition" makes things go a lot quicker when it comes time to post here, and it leaves plenty of room for elaboration, so to speak, in the future.
As I said on the first day, I'm a fan of both of your Hlai-based languages. It's nice to see more of *S₁ŋ̩ʲːd-o Lat-u as well, of course, and I'm impressed and glad to see that you're keeping up with Sardinian.
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