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- 17 Jun 2021 07:56
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Random phonology/phonemic inventory thread
- Replies: 579
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Re: Random phonology/phonemic inventory thread
Yes, /g/ and no /k/ is odd, and a matter I've discussed in other threads. I wonder if maybe adding another voiced consonant further back would make this situation weirder, or reinforce it as an odd quirk that may have had a more logical source?
- 17 Jun 2021 07:53
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: Conlanger stereotype poll
- Replies: 148
- Views: 78945
Re: Conlanger stereotype poll
About how old were you when you realized you were Lithuanian? How did your parents take it when you told them? LOL I was informed at some point, likely relevant to a school project or some family tree nonsense or something, by my parents. Can't say I recall precisely, but I imagine they took it well.
- 11 Jun 2021 12:46
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Random phonology/phonemic inventory thread
- Replies: 579
- Views: 160878
Re: Random phonology/phonemic inventory thread
No labials: /n ŋ/ /t k/ /s/ /l/ No velars #2: /m n/ /p t/ /s/ /l/ Hmmmm. I really like these two. However, I'd be soooo tempted to throw in a random /g/ to the second as some kind of relic leftover of the vanquished velar nasal... or something. Or, for the other one, I feel strongly compelled to to...
- 11 Jun 2021 11:50
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: Conlanger stereotype poll
- Replies: 148
- Views: 78945
Re: Conlanger stereotype poll
[...] Finally! A gay, bearded, Lithuanian language inventor! Except that you're a righty... Well, it would certainly appear that a most interesting conversation was spawned by my rather innocuous and late-to-the-party response! Can't say I'd've expected that, but glad that it could add something us...
- 11 Jun 2021 03:38
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
- Replies: 1736
- Views: 362021
Re: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
Thanks all for the food for thought with regard to /g/ lacking /k/ inventories! Mongolian does have an interesting sound distribution and it is intriguing that /k/ only appears there in loanwords it would seem. So, it sounds to me like a language can do it, but it would be odd and quite uncommon and...
- 10 Jun 2021 12:05
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
- Replies: 1736
- Views: 362021
Re: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
I don't know how "quick" either of these questions are, but: 1) Is there any naturalistic way that a language could have a very simple and pretty symmetric inventory with unvoiced stops... and then have /g/ with no /k/? It seems super odd to me, but I'm not sure just how odd it might be. 2...
- 19 Feb 2021 21:19
- Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
- Topic: (L&N) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
- Replies: 1124
- Views: 293488
Re: (L&N) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
Maybe a middle ground of comeculpas? It distances itself from the goat sucker (which I like), and also makes it a bit less sing-songy.
- 19 Feb 2021 12:12
- Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
- Topic: (L&N) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
- Replies: 1124
- Views: 293488
Re: (L&N) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
pluralizing an emotion seems a bit odd to me, even if it's meant to signify multiple people as the object. i'm not a native speaker, but Im saying this from a metalinguistic viewpoint, not a Spanish speakers' viewpoint ... I cant really offer a better word but comevergüenzas just doesnt feel right ...
- 19 Feb 2021 11:40
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: Conlanger stereotype poll
- Replies: 148
- Views: 78945
Re: Conlanger stereotype poll
Just found this quiz, figured, why the heck not? 1. Gender: Male (cisgendered) 2. Sexual orientation: Homosexual 3. Handedness: Right 4. Nationality: American, born and raised in Wisconsin, current Michigan citizen 5. Ethnicity you primarily identify with: German/Lithuanian 6. Neurotype: Mostly neur...
- 19 Feb 2021 11:20
- Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
- Topic: (L&N) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
- Replies: 1124
- Views: 293488
Re: (L&N) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
Not sure if this is the correct place to ask this, but I struck upon an idea for a mythical beast that feeds on people's shame, and for whatever reason, wanted to coin a name for it in Spanish (maybe due to the strong undercurrent of shame present in Roman Catholicism... a religion prominent in Span...
- 06 Jan 2021 18:12
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: What did you accomplish today?
- Replies: 744
- Views: 217133
Re: What did you accomplish today?
[...] All that shows not only skill but artistry! Well thank you much for that! It also makes me happy that I managed to do this in MSPaint with tenacity and a base font to start from. Yes, the goal for my scripts is typically realism, so I'm glad that I seemingly achieved that. As an aside, two of...
- 05 Jan 2021 22:21
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: What did you accomplish today?
- Replies: 744
- Views: 217133
Re: What did you accomplish today?
@37: That does look like Hebrew to me! One of the letters looked just like the letter mem. Yes it does! In fact, looking at them side-by-side, the only major difference is to what part of the vertical stroke the top curve attaches. I have to admit that the starting place was certainly not Hebrew as...
- 04 Jan 2021 12:52
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: What did you accomplish today?
- Replies: 744
- Views: 217133
Re: What did you accomplish today?
Tćiskrak aćritokira. [<3] You tend to be a fan of my romanizations and such... anything in particular that stands out to you? I like the aesthetic of that script. I like it well enough, and am glad others do as well. It kinda has a bit of a Hebrew vibe, but the language itself has a bit of a slavic...
- 02 Jan 2021 12:38
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Lexicon milestones and discussion of lexicon growth
- Replies: 667
- Views: 172525
Re: Lexicon milestones
I don't. Could you enlighten?
Edit: Oh. Now I do. Disregard this.
- 01 Jan 2021 12:56
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: What did you accomplish today?
- Replies: 744
- Views: 217133
Re: What did you accomplish today?
After a horrifically long drought, I'm back to casually making scripts and designing the rudiments of a lang. I think I've finally grown content in just designing scripts and making JUUUST enough of a language so that I can start to use them and move on. I've learned that it is okay to only do what ...
- 01 Jan 2021 04:44
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: Metal Thread
- Replies: 335
- Views: 154272
Re: Metal Thread
No problem, my dude, I'm in no particular rush or anything.
Good news is, that since posting here I've gotten a bit more inspired to do a bit more con-scripting and such, so there's that. :)
- 16 Oct 2020 22:06
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: Metal Thread
- Replies: 335
- Views: 154272
- 17 Sep 2020 14:54
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: Metal Thread
- Replies: 335
- Views: 154272
Re: Metal Thread
Looks like this thread hasn't been toooo active, but I'll ask anyway. I've recently been a bit obsessed with the song End of Heartbreak by Killswitch Engage. However, after listening to the whole album its on I've come to find out that it isn't really representative of their overall style and "...
- 29 Mar 2020 09:42
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: What did you accomplish today?
- Replies: 744
- Views: 217133
Re: What did you accomplish today?
Oh, that is so cool ! Do any real scripts work like this, or is this for once something that's beyond ANADEW? Good question. I know that I don't know any that work quite like this... but that doesn't mean there aren't any. I do think that the idea of having something like 13 different glyphs for 3 ...
- 28 Mar 2020 12:09
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: What did you accomplish today?
- Replies: 744
- Views: 217133
Re: What did you accomplish today?
Today I finished work on a script! https://www.frathwiki.com/images/5/56/Twugh_Puzaang_Wi-sm.png The name of the lang (tentatively) is Twuğ Puzāŋ Wī and is spelled out on the top left of the image. As is obvious, I am as obsessed with Asian scrips as much as ever and think of this lang as kind of an...