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by Xing
18 Apr 2011 20:46
Forum: Translations
Topic: Bear isn't brother to cow.
Replies: 39
Views: 16404

Re: Bear isn't brother to cow.

Natlangs :eng: Bear isn't brother to cow. (mongolian proverb) :deu: Der Bär ist nicht der Bruder der Kuh. (mongolisches Sprichwort) :nor: Bjørnen er ikke bror til kua. (mongolsk ordspråk) :dan: Bjørnen er ikke bror til koen. (mongolsk ordsprog) :swe: Björnen är inte bror till kon. (mongoliskt ordsp...
by Xing
16 Apr 2011 21:32
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Random phonology/phonemic inventory thread [2011–2018]
Replies: 5100
Views: 1043964

Re: Random phonology/phonemic inventory thread

xingoxa wrote: The underlying syllable structure is C(ː)C(ː)
Ooops, it should be C(ː)V(ː). I was inspired by Tuvaluan, my favourite polynesian language.
by Xing
16 Apr 2011 15:32
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Random phonology/phonemic inventory thread [2011–2018]
Replies: 5100
Views: 1043964

Re: Random phonology/phonemic inventory thread

Here is the phonemic inventory for Watteetexu, the only conlang I work (more or less) actively on: Labial Dental Palatal Velar Glottal Nasals m, mː n̪, n̪ː ŋ, ŋː Plosives (fortis) pː t̪ː kː Plosives (lenis) p ~ b t̪ ~ d̪ k ~ g ʔ Continuants l̪ j w ~ ɰ h ~ ɦ The lenis (non-geminate) plosives are opti...
by Xing
06 Jan 2011 20:52
Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
Topic: Favorite Phoneme!
Replies: 421
Views: 67646

Re: Favorite Phoneme!

The glottal stop as a clear favourite for me.

Other phonemes like are /ŋ/, /q/, /ɒ/ and /ɯ/
by Xing
06 Jan 2011 20:32
Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
Topic: Favorite/Hated... Grammar!
Replies: 86
Views: 12108

Re: Favorite/Hated... Grammar!

My favourite aspect of language is case and morphosyntactical alignment. I also like gender/noun classes. I don't see why gender should be more difficult to learn than other lexical aspects of a language. I like word order, too. I don't really know if I have any "least favourite" or hated ...
by Xing
19 Dec 2010 05:28
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: What language does Google Translate think your conlang is?
Replies: 173
Views: 30337

Re: What language does Google Translate think your conlang i

Ko kii ta tuuni ko paapoko xa Ta Waata ta gooxa lee ttawa. Me rakipi me moti ttawa, me gotto kii ta xapu xo ta paare...

As I typed, Google thought it was Maori, Vietnamese, Finnish, Uzbec, English and finally Albanian.
by Xing
22 Aug 2010 19:26
Forum: Translations
Topic: I love you
Replies: 306
Views: 96503

Re: I love you

:con: Changshuo: saranghă la ( love-intensifier ENERGETIC) /sA4ANh{ lA/ :con: Quenya: melinyel (may not be romantic...)(love-1ps-2ps) /melinjel/ ( I am pretty sure ) :con: Ríhanen: Ih kuennen sissa. /i 'kwen:en 'sis:a/ :con: Esperanto: Mi amas vin. :con: Esperanto sen Fleksio: Mi ami vi. :con: Rejis...