Quick Diachronics Challenge
Re: Quick Diachronics Challenge
I've not been able to make much progress with this beyond the following:
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You can tell the same lie a thousand times,
But it never gets any more true,
So close your eyes once more and once more believe
That they all still believe in you.
Just one time.
But it never gets any more true,
So close your eyes once more and once more believe
That they all still believe in you.
Just one time.
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Re: Quick Diachronics Challenge
Here, this may help:
The initial was not palatal
There were originally 4 syllables
Labialized and/or long consonants are innovations
The initial was not palatal
There were originally 4 syllables
Labialized and/or long consonants are innovations
He/they bisexual weeb
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Re: Quick Diachronics Challenge
Just a quick revised guess:
I might try to reconstruct it again later.
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Re: Quick Diachronics Challenge
Oh, whoops, I misread one of your hints.shimobaatar wrote: ↑23 May 2018 00:00 Just a quick revised guess:
I might try to reconstruct it again later.Spoiler:
Anyway, if you're not going to have access to a computer very often soon, could you declare a "winner" before then?
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Re: Quick Diachronics Challenge
I will declare one by noon today.shimobaatar wrote: ↑23 May 2018 00:00 Just a quick revised guess:
I might try to reconstruct it again later.Spoiler:
EDIT:
I didn't reply to your guess, so here goes:
There is only one word initial consonant(not an affricate), and it wasn't palatal.
There are four vowels, including a word final vowel.
There are no long vowels originally.
He/they bisexual weeb
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Re: Quick Diachronics Challenge
Another revised guess:
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My guess:
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I am going to have to give this to Gamergeek, because he got the i before a correct.
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He/they bisexual weeb
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Is GamerGeek planning to do a new challenge?
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I'll have it in soon
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Re: Quick Diachronics Challenge
If I remember correctly, a few months ago, they said that they'd no longer have regular access to a computer. If we don't hear anything from them in the next few days, I think that someone else could probably take over.GrandPiano wrote: ↑12 Jul 2018 19:33Are you still planning to do one?
Re: Quick Diachronics Challenge
That seems like a fair way to do it. I guess if there's nothing up by, what, Monday, then if anyone has anything, just post it as soon as you can and we can work from thereshimobaatar wrote: ↑12 Jul 2018 20:52If I remember correctly, a few months ago, they said that they'd no longer have regular access to a computer. If we don't hear anything from them in the next few days, I think that someone else could probably take over.GrandPiano wrote: ↑12 Jul 2018 19:33Are you still planning to do one?
You can tell the same lie a thousand times,
But it never gets any more true,
So close your eyes once more and once more believe
That they all still believe in you.
Just one time.
But it never gets any more true,
So close your eyes once more and once more believe
That they all still believe in you.
Just one time.
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Re: Quick Diachronics Challenge
My first guess is *ke'ryn.
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Re: Quick Diachronics Challenge
I've not taken part in one of these before so I hope my ideas aren't too silly, but my initial guess is kʷɛsiʔ.
My reasoning is as follows
Also is there a better way to deal with characters in square brackets that are also BBCode tags.
My reasoning is as follows
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Re: Quick Diachronics Challenge
Oh shoot, completely missed this one. I'll try to come up with a guess probably in the next 48 hours. So busy with work this week.
You can tell the same lie a thousand times,
But it never gets any more true,
So close your eyes once more and once more believe
That they all still believe in you.
Just one time.
But it never gets any more true,
So close your eyes once more and once more believe
That they all still believe in you.
Just one time.
Re: Quick Diachronics Challenge
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I'd guess *kʷezәn, or possibly an older *kʷesәn
You can tell the same lie a thousand times,
But it never gets any more true,
So close your eyes once more and once more believe
That they all still believe in you.
Just one time.
But it never gets any more true,
So close your eyes once more and once more believe
That they all still believe in you.
Just one time.