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My first conlang was called Lilissean . I started it when I was 5-6, and it lived until the pandemic, during which I got into more serious conlanging. At first, it was basically a relex of Polish — then I became fascinated with Latin, so I of course added the práteriti plusquamperfekti aktivi etc.; ...

I use the powers of improvisation to make Trailsend also be wearing sandals, then I point to them and ask ya dene pheida ma.

I added /l/ as a marginal phoneme in Abaniscen — it only contrasts with /ɾ/ in word-final position while preceded by /ɛ/. An example is the pair tenner (to cover, shield, protect) and niestel (to be named).

She's wearing western clothes - a white t-shirt and light blue cargo shorts. She's wearing sandals. She has identical pairs of bronze bracelets and anklets, with iridescent yellow beads attached. These bracelets are common as a way of showing membership in a religious group; hers specifically indic...

/p b t d k g ʔ/ p b t d k g * /f s ɕ ħ h/ f s ś h́ h /t͡s t͡ɕ/ c ć /ʋ l j/ w l j /r/ r /i iː y yː u uː/ i ei y øy u ou /e eː ø øː o oː/ e ai ø ay o au /a aː/ a ae *: acute accent on the next vowel (or grave on preceding if syllable-final) Next: /k n ʔ j w/ /a ə/ Tone: high/low Long consonant cluster...

shit i thought those were possessive affixes of some sort lol does she have a hat on her head? She points to her uncovered head. I kefa narba yong nawela. (I meant to ask that out-of-character, but at least I got a new sentence :)) Interesting. She uses narba here, but when I asked about my hat, sh...

"The word for "go" in "We are going to the market." or "Let's go home." "That second one would be fawi khaþ ota , yes. We do not have a word for 'market,' but if I replaced it, say, something like 'we are going to the river,' that would be 25) suhakkak khaþ o...

might be that Owisshak and Fawi come from different protowords but converged semantically, so comparing them might not actually glean anything... their only similarity is "wi" as the second syllable, which leads me to this conclusion note that "fawi" is the same word as in "...

"So it would be... Látumai? " The child in green smiles. "You greet us both, yes!" Uzayíka Demi Faylynn. They look mildly confused, but catch on to your meaning quickly. The one in red appears significantly less certain. " ... Úsuǎhııka ?" they attempt to repeat your p...

Owisshak khaþ ota place(nonpossessive)? go lets? or maybe lets go? Fawi khaþ ota might be that Owisshak and Fawi come from different protowords but converged semantically, so comparing them might not actually glean anything... their only similarity is "wi" as the second syllable, which le...

GoshDiggityDangit wrote: ↑13 May 2024 15:46 I pick up the cat and point to dirt caught between its toes.
As le?

Spoiler:

I'm trying to ascertain if there are many words for kinds of soil.

As livis, ni is tiana.

This is something new in Daas I added to avoid excessively long /ɑ::/ and /ɛ::/ Vowel Repetition Due to Affixes: Two a’s: the second “a” becomes “e”. Two e’s: second “e” becomes “a” Isn't this technically vowel harmony? This is called dissimilation . Vowel harmony involves assimilation and is gener...

Demi smiles at the sight and twirls a finger in her hair as she thinks about how to answer. "So it would be... Látumai? Uzayíka Demi Faylynn. " She frowns and says, "Is that right? I don't think I got the accent right." Mispronouncing is a cool idea, I don't think anyone has don...

Ibiklu slaaha yaþoyma. 22) "Hamklu slaaha yaþoymo?" he says. 23) "Kahiþra. Fawi yashinnaa hamklu ibi yaþoy." Vowel harmony???!!! And now we have hamklu as indirect object, I suppose? idk how should I reply to this lol Kahiþra. Congrats, you're the first person to use kahiþra cor...

So dene marks questions? Then what is ma ... I point at my hat. Ya dene pheida ma? Ya pheida ranarba! Let me know if you want me to address the OOC spoilers! do not answer the spoilers, I want to figure things out :) Ya pheida naranarba? I hope I'm not talking nonsense lol Adupheu is a bit confused...

Arayaz wrote: ↑12 May 2024 17:59

Flavia wrote: ↑12 May 2024 11:52 Ibiklu slaaha yaþoyma.

22) "Hamklu slaaha yaþoymo?" he says. 23) "Kahiþra. Fawi yashinnaa hamklu ibi yaþoy."

idk how should I reply to this lol

Kahiþra.

Abaniscen

Spoilering this for Analysis Swap reasons.
Translation challenge 17/100

Solarius wrote: ↑12 May 2024 08:39 Bey novi! Ni Solarius niestel.

I point to a cat nearby. As le?

there shouldn't be cats here but I guess somebody brought one from Earth lol

As... — they try to recall the word — is catus?

Awklu laap ibi "yosicatenner". "Yosicatenner," Suhakkan repeats. "Hm. You'd say 'awklu laap ibi yosicatenneran,' by the way. It sounds wrong to just say 'yosicatenner.'" By this time, you've reached a running river. 20) "Owammak yashin ota ipshi," he says, fi...