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Thanks GrandPiano. That's exactly the kind of thing I was thinking of (even if they're not completely exclusive like the English forms). But as I really only know Latin, Ancient Greek, and Japanese, I couldn't think of any examples -_- The attributive-only forms often seem to be shortened from the ...

TransHailey wrote: Next: suhame /ˈsuhame/ n. edge (border, barrier, precipice)
Or: suhame /ˈsuhame/ v. to cross a border/barrier

sahan /saˈhan/ n. corner

Next: narne /ˈnaɹnɛ/ n. legend, myth

Lhorho klimarmejang sherotkazkalmanhosh ? Lho-rho kli-mar-me-jang sher-ot-kazk-almanh-osh This-that try-PST-VRB-make tongue-ACC.SG.IDF-steppe-german-GEN.SG.IDF "Has anyone tried to make a steppe Germanic language?" Inhe tachfelne odenan? /ˈɪnhɛ ˈtaxfɛlnɛ ɔʊˈdɛnan/ Q language_be_3SG DEF_wh...

For bil als daturspreka woch deuşk, Koulesch is waebar wollsäjdigil. [fɔɹ biɫ aɫs ˈdatʊɹspɹɛkə wɔχ ˈdɛʊ̯ʃk, ˈkɔʊ̯ɫɛʃ ɪs ˈwaə̯baɹ ˈwɔɫsæɪ̯dɪgɪɫ] for 1SG.OBL as nature-speaker of German, Koulesch be.3SG comprehensible complete.ADV For me as a native speeker of German, Koulesch is entirely understanda...

Konungr wrote:Next: udźnia [ˈud͡ʑɲa] n. desert

uishin /ˈɯiɕɪn/ n. sand

Lao Kou wrote:Next: pfemaiösíths [ˌpfɛma͜ɪøˈsiθs] n. stationery

hemire /hɛˈmajɹɛ/ n. a piece of paper

Next: mihashet /ˈmajhaɕɛt/ n. clock, firmament

Vahastinen ul kareren jarkadansen ravustal. Sielua anjesen ja velaasen. Sigun. [ˈwaħastɪnen ʊl ˈkareren ˈjarkadansen ˈrawʊstal ˈsie̯lʊa ˈanjesen ja ˈwelaːsen ˈsɪɟʊn] decide-1SG.PERF 1SG tongue-POSS.1SG-ACC ice.river-ADV name-INF sound-3SG.PRS cold-ADV and evil-ADV hope-1SG.PRS I have decided to cal...

Uettindi gamiba ti ewalessu vidiumug.
/wɛtːɪndi gamiba ti ewalɛsːɯ βidjɯmɯg/
1SG_attend right_now CONJ DEF_class boring
The class I'm in right now is boring.

Lao Kou wrote:Next: mnézhdats [mneˈʒdats] n. big toe

Aretach: minesd /majˈnɛsd/ n. foot

Next: nidhyr /ˈnɪdʰyɹ/ n. wing

Lao Kou wrote:Next: kfauzçöts [kfɔˈʑøts] n. generosity

gahefan /gaˈhefan/ n. gift, present

Konungr wrote:
Next: siegłoszczan [ˈɕɛgwɔˌʂt͡ʂan̪] n. magnet

irglesde /ɪɹˈglɛsdɛ/ v. to attract (attention, people)

Next: idiwādi /idɪwaːdi/ n. orchard

k1234567890y wrote:

Ebon wrote:...can I vote for b? I was prepared to vote for another since I'm not that good at phonologies, but I still like mine best... If not, I'm abstaining.

just go for it (:

Thanks, b it is then!

...can I vote for b? I was prepared to vote for another since I'm not that good at phonologies, but I still like mine best... If not, I'm abstaining.

Lao Kou wrote: Next: pötfars [pøˈtfaɾs] n. beak, bill

paferes /pafɛˈɹɛs/ n. mouth (of animals, not humans)

Next: hirkine /ˈhɪɹkajnɛ/ n. goat

I've been working on three languages with a common ancestor- I mentioned them in the QA thread, the ones where two are agglutinative and one became fusional. I still have some work to do on the sound changes, but the current set gives me cognates like this: /kʰiʒɛɾli hedʒeɾla xiʒɔld/ <khijerla hejer...

k1234567890y wrote:snip

Thanks, I'll take a look at that too.

Thanks, MrKrov and Frislander. Option 2 in particular is something I'll probably do.

If the speakers of an agglutinative language were separated into two groups and isolated from each other completely 2000 years ago, would it be reasonably for group A to still speak a mostly agglutinative language (albeit perhaps not quite as much as before), while group B's language became mostly f...

Is there a guide to vowel sound change principles? I've been looking at the Index Diachronica and it helps, but I was hoping someone could point me towards an actual guide.

I can't hear any difference between /ɣ/ and /ʁ/, no matter how many different samples I listen to.

Lao Kou wrote: Next: dvöishiks [ˈdvøjʃɪks] n. rigidity, stiffness

pasheg /ˈpaɕɛg/ n. hardness (of a material); pashegy /ˈpaɕɛgy/ adj. solid, hard

Next: tiadiim /tjadiːm/ n. throne, ruler, monarch

Konungr wrote: Next: yfinddrwyth [ˈəvinˌðrʊɨ̯θ] masc. n. - chief god, main god (of a pantheon)

findare /fɪnˈdaɹɛ/ n. spirit of the forest; the mightiest (and thus ruling) spirit inhabiting any given forest

Next: waidulun /wajdɯlɯn/ v. to cuddle, to hug