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Probably the longest word I’ve actually had occasion to use in Mîrkšam (as opposed to just constructing for the sake of being long) is ehuśîkzugâjšîhîfâfkâr [eɣuʑykθuŋɶjʝyɣyβɶɸkʷɶr] IN-PL-NEG-SJV-FUT-PFV-diffuse “We would not diffuse” though quite a few others approach it, e.g. kzûkmamjaćantanôk [kθ...

The OED agrees with Wiktionary and adds some more information: Originally the dative singular form, him and its reflexes gradually spread to uses that had historically shown the accusative (compare notes at senses 1b and 2), replacing hi pron. 2 in these uses (compare hi pron. 2 II.), before being i...

Since Mîrkšam isn’t native to Earth, I suppose it’d just borrow and adapt country names from their native languages when speakers made contact for the most part. Nothing too interesting, then, but here they are: English Mîrkšam Canada Kenôtô USA Śijtra Shisfat Ômerîkômi (’Tra’sfat’mi) or Hjuesej Me...

Since Mîrkšam isn’t native to Earth, I suppose it’d just borrow and adapt country names from their native languages when speakers made contact for the most part. Nothing too interesting, then, but here they are: English Mîrkšam Canada Kenôtô USA Śijtra Shisfat Ômerîkômi (’Tra’sfat’mi) or Hjuesej Mex...

Mîrkšam:

Urêâkćâ ćurh shejtik?
[uɾøʔɶkˈcʷɶ cʷurx ˈsxejdik]
U-rê-âkćâ ćurh shejt-ik?
2-SGV-[IND-PRS-IPFV]strike Q.why REFL-ACC

Mîrkšam:

Îkzîêjîrkhêh tjahûk!
[ykθyʔøɥyrˈkhøx ˈtjaɣɯk]
Î-kzî-êj-îr-khêh t-jah-ûk!
2-[TRN]NEG-IMP-[PRS-IPFV]CAUS-be_dead SGV-1.EX-ACC
'Don't kill me!'

Ambrisio wrote:Next: silwes 'age, period in history'

Mîrkšam: sirwes [sirwes] n. Aeon; age. (sirwes sirwesmi An eternity.)

Next: îrkîfi [yrgʷyβi] v. To bring nearer in time, advance, prepone.

:con: Mîrkšam: Erekzûćakaj fośorfuk nûrmû. Uojśorof mîrkšamûk! [eɾeˈkθɯɟagaj ˈɸoʑorβuk ˈnɯrmɯ uʔˈojʑoɾoɸ myrkˈçamɯk] E-re-kzû-ćakaj fo-śorf-uk nûr-mû. U-oj-śorof mîrkšam-ûk! 1.EX-SGV-NEG-[IND-PRS-IPFV]understand [TRN]process-speak-ACC [TRN]2-GEN 2-[TRN]IMP-[PRS-IPFV]speak_language [TRN]Mîrkšam-ACC '...

:con: Mîrkšam: Ôrôkûk kmâśorfuk. [ɤɾˈɤgɯk ˈkmɶʑorβuk] Ô-rô-kûk kmâ-śorf-uk. 1.EX-SGV-[IND-PRS-IPFV]be_capable INF-[IPFV]speak-ACC 'I am able to speak.' Ôrôkûk kmâśorofuk. [ɤɾˈɤgɯk ˈkmɶʑoɾoβuk] Ô-rô-kûk kmâ-śorof-uk. 1.EX-SGV-[IND-PRS-IPFV]be_capable INF-[IPFV]speak_language-ACC 'I am able to speak (...

A thread for translations from Lord Dunsany's Gods of Pegāna and Time and the Gods (which are in the public domain and widely available online). The opening of The Gods of Pegāna : :eng: English: ‘In the mists before the Beginning, Fate and Chance cast lots to decide whose the Game should be; and he...

Mîrkšam: 0: ko — [ko] 1: ut(ûp) — [ut]/[udɯp] 2: ât(ûp) — [ɶt]/[ɶdɯp] 3: ić(ûp) — [ic]/[iɟɯp] 4: eh(ûp) — [ex]/[eɣɯp] 5: ta(ûp) — [ta(ɯp)] 6: će(ûp) — [ce(ɯp)] 7: ôru(ûp) — [ɤɾu(ɯp)] 8: si(ûp) — [si(ɯp)] 9: pu(ûp) — [pʷu(ɯp)] 10: psa(ûp) — [psa(ɯp)] 11: saj(ûp) — [saj(ɯp)] 12: âkru(ûp) — [ɶgru(ɯp)] ...

Lao Kou wrote:Next: zçüngaungechöts [ˈʑyŋɔŋɛˌtʃøts] n. agriculture, farming

Mîrkšam:

śîgâgetśês ['ɕy.ŋɶ.ŋet.ɕøs] n animal husbandry

Next:

kzenhôś ['kθeŋg.hɤɕ] n young animal; calf; foal