naming languages: is it that freaking hard?
- fruityloops
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naming languages: is it that freaking hard?
I know it's not a requirement, but i need some help with naming languages to make sure things are consistent across the board. i don't wanna end up having people with names that are complete gibberish. thing is, it scares me alot to deal with all these derivational morphos, glides, and all that.
like take for example, rogga. it has cvccv pattern of sorts. when i first thought of the language, it was gonna be rough with an emphasis on guttural words (perhaps consonants?). again, this sounds like a load of BS and me comic won't made at all within several years.
note: wanted to tried that vuglar program that does language generator but i got scared away buying it due to its inaccuracies.
like take for example, rogga. it has cvccv pattern of sorts. when i first thought of the language, it was gonna be rough with an emphasis on guttural words (perhaps consonants?). again, this sounds like a load of BS and me comic won't made at all within several years.
note: wanted to tried that vuglar program that does language generator but i got scared away buying it due to its inaccuracies.
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Re: naming languages: is it that freaking hard?
Could you elaborate on what problems you're encountering? The fact that one word doesn't fit your aesthetic doesn't tell us much.
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Re: naming languages: is it that freaking hard?
i tried going for a pattern but i ended up with words that were hard to pronounce. for example.
- Sorve
- Dossa
- Loltu
- Dyklo
- Nizga
- Titmu
- Hihpa
- Lanzy
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Re: naming languages: is it that freaking hard?
I don't see anything wrong with these words. Might be you're comparing them to English too much. My native language has a lot of words English speakers struggle with...
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Re: naming languages: is it that freaking hard?
And this is a naming language; if you don't like a word form, don't use it. Only pick words that meet your standards.
Re: naming languages: is it that freaking hard?
They all seem very straight-forward to me. What are the issues that you don't know what to do with?fruityloops wrote: ↑12 Sep 2018 19:48 i tried going for a pattern but i ended up with words that were hard to pronounce. for example.
a few were easy but some i didn't know what to do with.
- Sorve
- Dossa
- Loltu
- Dyklo
- Nizga
- Titmu
- Hihpa
- Lanzy
I mean, to me, if you had listed
coxswain
gunwale
forecastle
as tricky words, I'd agree! Cos, they're not pronounced anything like how they're spelled. They're horrid even by English's standards!
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Re: naming languages: is it that freaking hard?
Don't forget Loughboroughelemtilas wrote: ↑13 Sep 2018 05:49They all seem very straight-forward to me. What are the issues that you don't know what to do with?fruityloops wrote: ↑12 Sep 2018 19:48 i tried going for a pattern but i ended up with words that were hard to pronounce. for example.
a few were easy but some i didn't know what to do with.
- Sorve
- Dossa
- Loltu
- Dyklo
- Nizga
- Titmu
- Hihpa
- Lanzy
I mean, to me, if you had listed
coxswain
gunwale
forecastle
as tricky words, I'd agree! Cos, they're not pronounced anything like how they're spelled. They're horrid even by English's standards!
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Re: naming languages: is it that freaking hard?
Ha! I mangled that one entirely! Who would have guessed part of it rhymes with gruff? And the other part rhymes with macabre?
Re: naming languages: is it that freaking hard?
My ex was asked for directions to there by an Australian couple who read it as /lu:gəbəru:gə/, or something along those lines
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Re: naming languages: is it that freaking hard?
Re: naming languages: is it that freaking hard?
There's nothing sounding more like an Australian town than Loogabarooga though
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Zhér·dûn a tonal Germanic conlang
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Learning: , , ,
Zhér·dûn a tonal Germanic conlang
old stuff: Цiски | Noattȯč | Tungōnis Vīdīnōs
Re: naming languages: is it that freaking hard?
Well, I've learned there is a Loogabarooga Festival. In Loughborough, of course!