The CBB

I would be in. However, I have to say that this is basically a conlang wiki fit into a book. Well, there are some differences: (1) Anyone can create a Wikipedia article, even though most conlang projects never get finished. Therefore it is hard to find the good articles between the rest, because mo...

Ahzoh wrote:My grammar is almost complete, and I have 800 lexemes (411 non-verbs and 386 verbs)

I think 9 months are much more time than you would need to create the missing 203 lexemes. ;)

Hey people, recently I had an idea for a group project and I am not sure if something like that has already been done before: Imagine we published a book in which we dedicate one chapter (25 pages) to each conlang: 1 page: Typological profile 20 pages: A broad outline of your conlang's grammar and i...

Miwonša

Khanšiman, stai žai akwiman pri klenzi woyoš.
hope-1SG-IPFV, that-ACC not PAST.COP-1SG-IPFV too mean-ADV 3SG.DAT-to.

German:

Wir sind die letzten lebenden Blätter des sterbenden Baums.

Miwonša

Kwamikan ačna yušpja mai kwonjanša čhera zaščanšak.

Miwonša

(1) Tiwkimišan. (hate-1SG-2SG-IPFV)
(2) Tiwkiman camanka yočkilai. (hate-1SG-2SG-IPFV ice_cream blueberry=ACC.SG)

Dear fellow conlangers, recently I reworked my tense and aspect system and I would like to know your opinions about whether the system which I am going to present in this thread would be plausible with regard to the tense and aspect systems in languages. Furthermore I would like to ask you to check ...

Miwonša

Žayanim njantsoi!
see<PAST>-1SG.PFV nothing-ACC.SG

:con: Miwonša Čhakči khašnjaimak žai sjaša, sta čwoni yačlaran, nak sta tahonti maiži čwonjafawan. Šayo žai tričina aš čhamjanti ša čwoniš njak kišliwa ša kulturaš, lhoro čaini, stai šukjawan čwoniwa. --- Čhakči khašnjaimak žai sjaša, sta čwoni yačlaran, problem-NOM country-our-GEN not this, that-NO...

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Miwonša

Uyašam yukwoi, rulošta Šwi žiwaži cainjan!
put-1PL cheese, there-where you not-even dream

Miwonša

Luzai Čisanka ya šanlo anžoi!

merry-ACC.SG Christmas and year new-ACC.SG

:con: Miwonša He is a fisherman: Woi pjunsišan. (he fisherman) He is strong: Woi chasni. (he strong) He is my husband: Woi sunžiwmo. / Woi sunro maya. he husband-my / he husband of-mine (a bit more emphatic He is in my house: Woi wa waliwmi. / Woi waliwmul. / Woi wa wali maya. i. he in house-my / he...

:con: Miwonša The sleeping cat likes to sleep. The dog likes to smell the cat. Kaika lufjanša lufimahjan. Hanza ša kaikaš mitiwa mahjan. cat-SG sleep=NOM.SG sleep-like-IPFV. dog=NOM.SG to cat-DAT=SG smell-INF like-IPFV. The dog thinks the cat is pleasant to smell. Hanza raičan stai sja čanhi ša kaik...

[quote="DanH34"]How do your natlangs/conlangs deal with them? Feel free to play fast-and-loose with the vocabulary if you like (it's only fair given my track-record). :eng: 1) The man eats. 2) The woman is seen. 3) The man eats the food. 4) The food is seen by the woman. :con: Miwonša - No...

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