Arayaz's thread so that she doesn't flood the forum [comments encouraged!]

[Arayaz]

Another one

/p t k/
/pʰ tʰ kʰ/
/b d ɡ/
/f s x/
/m n ŋ/

Stressed vowels: /i u e o a/
Unstressed vowels: /ə ʷə~ʷʉ ʲə~ʲɨ/

Root structure: (CV[unstressed])CV[stressed](C)

Roots are ambiguous as to part of speech; the suffixes they receive clarify that.

*dʷəxef:
dʷəxefə "water (nom.)"
dʷəxefʲə "water (acc.)"
dʷəxefnə "I drink"
dʷəxefnək "you drink"
dʷəxefʷəsə "lake (nom.)"
dʷəxefʷəsʲə "lake (acc.)"

[Arayaz]

-(s)ə Nominative noun
-(s)ʲə Accusative/oblique noun

-(s)ʷəsə Nominative augmentative noun
-(s)ʷəsʲə Accusatuve/oblique augmentative noun

-(s)ʲəkʰə Nominative diminutive noun
-(s)ʲəkʰʲə Accusative diminutive noun

-n-ə First person imperfective verb
-n-ək Second person imperfective verb
-n-ʲə Third person imperfective verb

-tʰ-ə First person perfective verb
-tʰ-ək Second person perfective verb
-tʰ-ʲə Third person perfective verb

[Arayaz]

Now some sound changes from that.

(ʷə ʲə rather than ʷʉ ʲɨ)
Nʷ > w̃ intervocalically; > w otherwise
f x > h
Kʷ Pʷ > P
sʲ xʲ > ʃ
ə > ∅ / V[+stress]C[-aspirated]_
ə > a / V[+stress]{CC, C[aspirated]}(C)_
Cʰ > hC / !_V

dʷəheh "water (nom.)"
dʷəhefʲ "water (acc.)"
dʷəhefsa "lake (nom.)"
dʷəhefʃa "lake (acc.)"

dʷəhehna "I am/was drinking"
dʷəhehnak "you are/were drinking"
dʷəhehtʰa "I drank"
dʷəhehtʰak "you drank"

kʰis "leg (nom.)"
kʰiʃ "leg (acc.)"
kʰin "I am/was running"
kʰink "you are/were running"
kʰiht "I ran"
kʰitʰak "you ran"

[Omzinesý]

And so your thread is longer than mine. Congratulations!
I started mine 21 Jan 2013, 21:58

[Arayaz]

Here's a second language derived from that proto.

(ʷʉ ʲɨ rather than ʷə ʲə)
p t k b d ɡ f s x > b d ɡ v z ɣ v z ɣ / V_V
pʰ tʰ kʰ > f s x
ŋ > ɣ
ʷʉ ʲɨ > u i
x ɣ > ∅ / !_V[stressed]
x ɣ > h r / _V[stressed]
C₁C₂ > C₂C₂

---

durevə "water (nom.)"
durevi "water (acc.)"
durevuzə "lake (nom.)"
durevuzi "lake (acc.)"

durennə "I am/was drinking"
durennək "you are/were drinking"
duressə "I drank"
duressək "you drank"

hizə "leg (nom.)"
hizi "leg (acc.)"
hinə "I am/was running"
hinək "you are/were running"
hisə "I ran"
hisək "you ran"

---

Here are the protoforms I'm using, by the way:

Spoiler:

dʷəxefə "water (nom.)"
dʷəxefʲə "water (acc.)"
dʷəxefʷəsə "lake (nom.)"
dʷəxefʷəsʲə "lake (acc.)"

dʷəxefnə "I am/was drinking"
dʷəxefnək "you are/were drinking"
dʷəxeftʰə "I drank"
dʷəxeftʰək "you drank"

kʰisə "leg (nom.)"
kʰisʲə "leg (acc.)"
kʰinə "I am/was running"
kʰinək "you are/were running"
kʰitʰə "I ran"
kʰitʰək "you ran"

[Arayaz]

/t k/
/s h/
/m n/
/r l/

/i u/
/e/
/a/

CVC* syllable structure. Acceptable internal clusters: /mm nn rr ll st sk ht hk/. Permitted word-final codas: /n s r/.

/h/ is elided intervocalically.

Syllable nuclei may be /a e i u/, or a diphthong /ai au eu/.

Stress is ultimate with a word-final coda, penultimate if the penultimate syllable is closed and the ultimate is open, and initial otherwise. The language is stress-timed.

Nouns fall into three declensions, ending with /-e/, /-u/, or /-ir/. Almost all declension III (-ir) nouns are derived; only two declension III roots exist: kir "man" and mehir "ice."

More later. Gotta go pack.

[Arayaz]

Hiatus until further notice: Part Two

Due to the decreasing time available to me, and the burnout that has plagued me for a long time, I will again be mostly off of the CBB for some time. I will most likely be able to respond to PMs and quotes, and I love notifications so hesitate not, but I will be essentially inactive otherwise. Not sure when I'll be back, but if I ever am able to conlang again, fear not: I shall be back to bother you again at the slightest sign of improvement in my condition.

─ Arayaz

[TBPO]

Hiatus until further notice: Part Two

Due to the decreasing time available to me, and the burnout that has plagued me for a long time, I will again be mostly off of the CBB for some time. I will most likely be able to respond to PMs and quotes, and I love notifications so hesitate not, but I will be essentially inactive otherwise. Not sure when I'll be back, but if I ever am able to conlang again, fear not: I shall be back to bother you again at the slightest sign of improvement in my condition.

─ Arayaz

I'm often burnt out, but good cures are:
-Morphophonology,
-Some non-related activity (f.e. philosophy),
-Conworlding.

I especially recommend the last one. Start will be hard, but it can become a passion. Lots of great conworlders started their journeys from conlangs.

[Khemehekis]

Hiatus until further notice: Part Two

Due to the decreasing time available to me, and the burnout that has plagued me for a long time, I will again be mostly off of the CBB for some time. I will most likely be able to respond to PMs and quotes, and I love notifications so hesitate not, but I will be essentially inactive otherwise. Not sure when I'll be back, but if I ever am able to conlang again, fear not: I shall be back to bother you again at the slightest sign of improvement in my condition.

─ Arayaz

I and a lot of other people here will miss you! But maybe while you are away, your mind will come upon the seed of a conlang and conworld tjat you are ready to devote your life to.

[Keenir]

we're here for you, whatever you need.

keep safe

[Visions1]

Keep well, Languages Mackenzie. Will miss you.

[Arayaz]

I have returned. I think.

At work on something new. I'll draft a post about it soon.

[Keenir]

I have returned. I think.

welcome back.

[WeepingElf]

Yes, welcome back, Arayaz.

[Flavia]

Welcome back!
she said, having been inactive for the past couple of months. I'll return now. At least for Lexember.

[Khemehekis]

Yeeeeeeeeeeeah! Welcome back, zha meshi ad is!

Is emen ar higolen.
1s see-PST 2s return-PST

[_Just_A_Sketch]

Welcome back ^^

Also it seems the CBB has begun working on my chromebook again ? I'm hoping this lasts.

[Arayaz]

I've been spending a lot of time lately doing research into the Ancient Nal'e language. I found it rather surprising that there was so little comprehensive documentation, despite a fair number of sources. Most of the existing publications on the subject are just analyses of preserved writing fragments, with relatively little discussion of the grammar in general.

I did find this, about the oblique case.

[Creyeditor]

Wait, is this a conlang or a natlang?

[Arayaz]

Wait, is this a conlang or a natlang?