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Corphishy wrote: 23 Feb 2020 19:46 Next: mabälwayis [ˈmɑbælˌwɑjis] nf. vine
meːh₂y- n. grapes

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qwed117 wrote: 23 Feb 2020 21:44Next: s₂bˀindjed- n. widow
soade [ˈsoə̯de] adj. lone, alone

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Image Nansee /nan.'ʃe/ Sea, gulf, or saltwater lake; from which nanseev /nan'ʃev/ brine, saltwater; nansevundali /nan.ʃɛ.vun'da.li/ to brine or marinate; nansevundalina /nan.ʃɛ.vun.da'li.na/ preserved lemon; nansewina /nan.ʃɛ'wi.na/ sea bass; nansewinakore /nan.ʃɛ.wɪ.na'ko.ɣe/ saltwater fishing; nansewinakorem /nan.ʃɛ.wɪ.na'ko.ɣem/ saltwater fisher

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Mándinrùh wrote: 18 May 2020 04:16 Next:
Zilu /'ʒi.lu/ Lemon
Oh my God . . . the Kankonian word for "citrus" is tzelua! Have we just found a false concognate?
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Khemehekis wrote: 18 May 2020 08:16
Mándinrùh wrote: 18 May 2020 04:16 Next:
Zilu /'ʒi.lu/ Lemon
Oh my God . . . the Kankonian word for "citrus" is tzelua! Have we just found a false concognate?
Evidently. Atili is not (to my knowledge) related to Kankonian.
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Jizilu /Jizilu/ Fruit

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siveci /sivet͡ʃi/ - hair
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Mándinrùh wrote: 18 May 2020 13:33
Khemehekis wrote: 18 May 2020 08:16 Oh my God . . . the Kankonian word for "citrus" is tzelua! Have we just found a false concognate?
Evidently. Atili is not (to my knowledge) related to Kankonian.
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Image Sivesi /ʃɪ've.ʃi/ hair, fur pelt; from which reksivesi /ɣɛk.ʃɪ've.ʃi/ wig; sivesiv /ʃɪ've.ʃiv/ individual hair, stand, thread; sivesilerisi /ʃɪ.vɛ.ʃɪ.lɛ'ɣi.ʃi/ to wash one's hair; sivesidome /ʃɪ.vɛ.ʃɪ'do.me/ to cut one's hair, haircut; sivesihunes /ʃɪ.vɛ.ʃɪ'xu.neʃ/ beard; sivesikaal /ʃɪ.vɛ.ʃɪ'kal/ moustache, whiskers; sivesihunedzome /ʃɪ.vɛ.ʃɪ.xu.nɛd'ʒo.me/ to shave, to trim one's beard; dalimsivesi /da.lɪm.ʃɪ've.ʃi/ carpet, rug.

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Corphishy wrote: 07 Oct 2019 18:09 NEXT: *ś·hruèw n. [ʃ̩ˑˈr̥uɛw] a treeshrew
yuri [ˈʃuːɾi] - polypore (aside the pre-existing, regularly derived abarʻacyo)
Corphishy wrote: 18 Nov 2019 09:35 NEXT: adɪnto nn. smile
anta [ˈantɐ] - to grin stupidly (also: to hoax, already existing)
Tuyono wrote: 30 Nov 2019 19:47 Next: yarchagi [ˈjar.t͡ʃa.gi] crab, lobster
iartyagi [ɪ̯ɐɾˈtʃaːxi] - lobster
Corphishy wrote: 17 May 2020 05:41 Next: nänshea [nænˈʃeə̯] nf. sea
nanyi [ˈnanʃi] - makarel
Mándinrùh wrote: 19 May 2020 03:37 Next: Tamal: /'ta.mal/ Capital city
támazad [ˈtaːmɐɟɐd] - provincial capital city

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[cagɐˈtoːʃɔ̈] > Old Ñuc'œrtluŋ [ca.ŋɠa̰.tow.ço] > Middle Ñuc'œrtluŋ <cagatouço> [cæ.ŋɠə̰.tu:.ço] > Modern Ñuc'œrtluŋ <cagaturço> [cæ.ɲʄḛ.tɸi:.jo]
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<hâotéiskun> [ħətʰe̤:skun] n. mountain
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Image Hitesku /xɪ'teʃ.ku/ Mountain range, from which hiteskuv /xɪ'teʃ.kuv/ Mountain, (more to follow)

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tosiyo n. knowledge.
vanayu n. wet season
hiekezlona n. mountain

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na’uda [naʔuda] (adverb like noun.) moment, for a moment, for this
moment, temporarily.



Are you all adding/ giving words as a finalized conlang? Because I haven't made any sound changes yet.
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Lih.

náhudan /'na.xu.dan/ - neut. them. - an instance, a moment

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sállan /'sal.lan/ - neut. them. - ice
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KaiTheHomoSapien wrote: 19 Jul 2020 19:19sállan /'sal.lan/ - neut. them. - ice
Proto-Tim Ar-O *salan 'ice'
> CT ðáʕan [θáʕàn] 'ice'
> PO *hrnrn [hanan] > O ranan [χanan] 'ice'

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CC = Common Caber
CK = Classical Khaya
CT = Classical Ĝare n Tim Ar
Kg = Kgáweq'
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PO = Proto-O
PTa = Proto-Taltic
STK = Sisỏk Tlar Kyanà
Tm = Təmattwəspwaypksma
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Linguifex wrote: 25 Jul 2020 08:36 Proto-Tim Ar-O *salan 'ice'
> CT ðáʕan [θáʕàn] 'ice'
> PO *hrnrn [hanan] > O ranan [χanan] 'ice'

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Lortho:

balumu [ba.ˈlu.mu] n. fem · kingdom, realm; (informal) one's home

Next: phruni [ˈpʰru.ni] n. masc · stinging plant
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bbbourq wrote: 13 Sep 2020 14:54Next: phruni [ˈpʰru.ni] n. masc · stinging plant
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p’yóne
, pl. p’yòno - flower

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DesEsseintes wrote: 05 Oct 2020 16:45
Next: ha’àte, pl. ha’atáse - woman
ʻàtes [ˈʔɐtəʃ] - girdle, corset

Next: ʻílcifal [ˈʔilkɨɸɐl] - hair-dryer
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Iyionaku wrote: 22 Dec 2021 11:08Next: ʻílcifal [ˈʔilkɨɸɐl] - hair-dryer
Proto-Elvish: *ʔiŋŋiofaoł 'hair of the head'

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CT = Classical Ĝare n Tim Ar
Kg = Kgáweq'
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PO = Proto-O
PTa = Proto-Taltic
STK = Sisỏk Tlar Kyanà
Tm = Təmattwəspwaypksma
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