Omariiyy wrote: ↑02 Jun 2023 15:42
Hello, yes, we are independent. The USA just doesn't recognize our claims, unfortunately. Please keep your disagreements and political agenda out of this
Oh nice! Wasn't sure we'd see you back after I deleted all of those posts between you and Qarsherskiy the other day. If it means more about Qarshki gets shared, then yay
But, yes, generally a good idea to keep disagreements and fights off the Board as much as possible (as I explained in my post explaining why I made the decision to delete things a few days ago)
Omariiyy wrote: ↑02 Jun 2023 15:42
As for some unique letters and how they are used, we do have the letter Tkz which makes a sound like it starts with a T and shifts to a Z sound without a vowel in between and is followed up with "ak" so it is pronounced "Tzakh" and rhymes with "Zach" like the name. It is used on the end of a word to describe it as warm, hot, or fresh. For example, Chaytzk means the tea is hot off the brewery or still fresh. Chay is one word that just means regular tea.
Is "tkz" one of the unique letters that Qarsherskiy mentioned the other day? If so, which one? If not, how is this particular sound transcribed in the Arabic version of the scipt? And what are the other unique letters meant to represent (as a follow-up to Keenir's question)?
Omariiyy wrote: ↑02 Jun 2023 15:42
Neither of us are linguistic experts so please excuse me and my fellow countrymen's inability to explain these things better.
That's more than fair. We all started out as non-linguists (I would even say that as far as "experts" go, we've probably got, what, one or two actually qualified linguists on the Board, with most of us just being self-taught enthusiasts at best, who've just picked up what we have by reading and trying things out more than anything). No-one should expect, straight off the bat, incredibly detailed analyses, but even basic descriptions (like the one you proved about "tkz") are more than welcomed