Conlang Conversation Thread [2010–2019]

[Parlox]

Tłame
Iha’łi nia lia’nas aboonaa, Atwoo’hu aani
[Iha'ɬi nia lianas aʙɤnɑ atθɤhu ɑni]
I-DEON no be-OPT teacher, people-INTEN bad
I would not want to be a teacher, too many people

Óorpakwiangkwin
Ótsoni’iapratsngaanjaxa, dzuwatsroka’i
[ɤtsaniiapɹatsŋgɑɑnɾɑħɑ dzəwɑtsɹakɑi]
I-NOM-OPT no be teacher, too many person-ACC-PLUR
I would not want to be a teacher, too many people

[Lambuzhao]

Kœ geibainçane, ʕiy zorxetiv.
REL.ADV go<PLUP>3SG be<PRS.1SG>=1SG.NOM teacher
As it turns out, I'm a teacher.

[Parlox]

Czoran
Czisc ozca neazcu
[d͡ʒiʃ ɤʒa neaʒɯ]
What you teach?
What do you teach?

Tłame
Aalaoo'pe li avatłi neału'pu
[ɑlaɤpe li aβatɬi neaɬɯpɯ]
What-INN is you teach-PRES-VERB
What do you teach?

[Lambuzhao]

Rozwi
χutswutrai svuglotriθ.
teach<PRS>1SG language.PL.ACC

Kwijin
Hačiðřo šyaðro’eiĥ.
teach<PRS>1SG language.PL.ACC

Yauchuan
Wenwato zakaoču.
<NMLZ>speak offer

Çedara
Nantrujo las lingue.
instruct<PRS.ACT.INDIC>1SG DEF.F.ACC.PL tongue

Sadrås
tæchaj þeße Geischpegghte
teach<PRS>=1SG.NOM DEF.F.OBJ.PL language
I teach languages.

Enseño idiomas
J’enseigne les langues
Insegno lingue
Doceo linguas
Διδάσκω τὰς γλώσσας.
Я навчаю мови[/i]

ΩΠΑ!

[Imralu]

Unawafundisha nani? Unafundisha lugha gani?
Who do you teach? What language(s) do you teach?

[Lambuzhao]

Mi instruas hispanan kaj francan lingvojn. Private mi instruis grekan kaj latina lingvojn.
I teach and . I privately tutored and .

ankaŭ mi instruis historion de la mondo en la hispana.
I also taught world history in .

Ho jes! ankaŭ private mi instruis tre tre bazan japanan lingvon.
Oh yeah! I also tutored very very basic .

Mostly Verbs and Vocab in Romaji, Katakana, Hiragana, Some prayers, a few Kanji

… ankaŭ italianan lingvon.
… , too.

[Iyionaku]

I nu χutswutrali svuglotriθ.
1SG.NOM NEG teach-1SG language-PL.ACC
I don't teach languages.

Ogór, cimiattyapaviroyai.
[ɔˈgoːd̟, kɨmɪ̯ɐt͡ʃɐˌpaːʋɨˈɾoːʃaɪ̯]
damned, NEG-once-POT-REFL-teach-1SG
Hell, I can't even teach myself.

[Lambuzhao]

I nu χutswutrali svuglotriθ.
1SG.NOM NEG teach-1SG language-PL.ACC
I don't teach languages.

…

Hen! Ča veγete yaza čečlim ʕa zorχetēm!
EXCLAM | CNJ clever<ADVZ> learn<PRS>2SG CNJ understand<DEP>2SG
Well, but you do learn earnestly. /You're a quick study.



Lehev ihmen, Iyyonaque!
G-d 2SG.LOC, <Iyionaku>VOC
Good day to you, Iyionaku!

[Imralu]

Mi nafundisha Kijerumani na nilikuwa hufundisha Kiingereza.
I teach German and I used to teach English.

[Parlox]

Tłame
Aał’u dupaoo’aan eitup’aan kulin’si naooa, tu aał’mai’u ahup aaan’aa nupaoo’aa ha ootwoop’ha’si
I-ERG try-PAST learn-PAST german-ACC once, but i-POSS-ERG trouble commit-PRES learn-PRES PLUR language-PLUR-ACC
I tried learning german once, but i have trouble with committing to learning languages.

Óorpakwiangkwin
Ótsoniuxor’niputsor’nidzarkintópinó, parótsoniyaókyiónyoyaporpro’nuabrónórucapró’i
Ótsoni uxor’ni putsor’ni dzarkin tópi nó, par ótsoni ya ókyi ónyo ya porpro’nu abrónó rucapró’i (Breakdown of morphemes)
I-NOM try-PAST-REAL learn-PAST-REAL german-ACC long ago, though i-NOM POSS hard time POSS commit-PRES-REAL learn language-PLUR-ACC
I tried learning german once, but i have trouble with committing to learning languages.

[Lambuzhao]

Tłame
Aał’u dupaoo’aan eitup’aan kulin’si naooa, tu aał’mai’u ahup aaan’aa nupaoo’aa ha ootwoop’ha’si

Rozwi
unslarrin hagitr keisainek dwo.
<NMLZ>urge<NMLZ>GEN maintain<NMLZ> matter<PRS.SG>3SG ADV
Maintaining motivation is very important.

Ča nu ye unt oddonè hal.
NEG be<PRS.3SG> little PRP keep<INF>
But not easy to keep up.

[Iyionaku]

Subai rimorin fecun ʻaniu èn Espánian.
[ˈsuːbaɪ̯ ɾɨˈmoːɾɨn ˈɸeːkʉn ˈʔanɪ̯u ɛn əsˈpanɪ̯ɐn]
same-have.1SG proplem-PL with Chinese and Spanish
I have got the same problems with Chinese and Spanish.

Cut liydevon cibut idépirit pi væroyai palitínan fum pougúvenai reo PCB*, náiotat.
[kʉt la̯iːˈdeːʋɔn ˈkibʉt ɨˈdeːˌpirɨ̆‿pi vəˈɾoːʃaɪ̯ pɐlɨˈtiːnɐn ɸʉm pɔʊ̯ˈguːʋənaɪ̯ ˈre.o ˈpekebe ˈnaɪ̯ɔtɐt]
but propably NEG-COP.3SG.INAN idea-bad that CON-learn-1SG language-PL while also-write-1SG 1SG.POSS bachelors_thesis anyway
But it's propably not a good idea to try to learn languages while wrting my Bachelor's thesis too anyway.

Spoiler:

*PCB is the common Yélian abbreviation for Bachelor's thesis. It reads pacu can baccelier (literally "work for bachelor")

[KpTroopaFR]

(I am currently experiencing with languages, so this is yet another one)

Nordsean/Norðcýsk
Yą komar ląrę mér sprǫkǫr.
/jæ komar lɛrə meːr sprøkør/
I will learn more languages.

Alternate spelling:
Yæ komar lærë mér sprøkør.

(I still cannot decide which spelling looks better. But right now both can be accepted.)

[Parlox]

Azhdaq
Ith øpwin'i appa thø laø aspali'a øpial muhar
[iθ ɤpwin apa θɤ laɤ aspali ɤpiaʟ muhaɹ]
/My opinion-NOM is the-ACC low spelling-ACC appeal more/
My opinion is the bottom spelling looks better

Gonironi
Narc ushaθu’mu briu uwap ɔiθɔiʔ’ma ʔmo tuatua
[naɹɯ̽ ɯshat͡θɯmɯ bɹiɯ ɯwap ɤt͡θɤʔma ʔmɑ tɯatɯa]
/My-ERG opinion-ERG the-ABS-PRES low spelling-ABS look better/
My opinion is the bottom spelling looks better

[KpTroopaFR]

Ith oopwin appa thoo laoo aspali oopial muhar
[iθ ɤpwin apa θɤ laɤ aspali ɤpiaʟ muhaɹ]
/My opinion is the bottom spelling looks better/
My opinion is the-NOM low spelling appeal more

fųrstųn ellar andrąn?
fÿrstÿn ellar andræn?
/fyrstyn elar ɑndræn/
The first or the other/second?

[Parlox]

Ith oopwin appa thoo laoo aspali oopial muhar
[iθ ɤpwin apa θɤ laɤ aspali ɤpiaʟ muhaɹ]
/My opinion is the bottom spelling looks better/
My opinion is the-NOM low spelling appeal more

fųrstųn ellar andrąn?
fÿrstÿn ellar andræn?
/fyrstyn elar ɑndræn/
The first or the other/second?

Asakønd
[asakɤnd]
/Second/
Second

[KpTroopaFR]

Ith oopwin appa thoo laoo aspali oopial muhar
[iθ ɤpwin apa θɤ laɤ aspali ɤpiaʟ muhaɹ]
/My opinion is the bottom spelling looks better/
My opinion is the-NOM low spelling appeal more

fųrstųn ellar andrąn?
fÿrstÿn ellar andræn?
/fyrstyn elar ɑndræn/
The first or the other/second?

Asakoond
[asakɤnd]
/Second/
Second

hmm, dú er ræt.
/m̥ː duː ɛr ræt/
hmm, you are right.

[Parlox]

Ith oopwin appa thoo laoo aspali oopial muhar
[iθ ɤpwin apa θɤ laɤ aspali ɤpiaʟ muhaɹ]
/My opinion is the bottom spelling looks better/
My opinion is the-NOM low spelling appeal more

fųrstųn ellar andrąn?
fÿrstÿn ellar andræn?
/fyrstyn elar ɑndræn/
The first or the other/second?

Asakoond
[asakɤnd]
/Second/
Second

hmm, dú er ræt.
/m̥ː duː ɛr ræt/
hmm, you are right.

As tho an qharmanik konsqhrüktin ëslongkwi
[as θɑ an t͡ʃarmanik kɑnst͡ʃɹəktin ɛslɑŋkwi]
/Is that a germanic constructed language/
Is that a germanic conlang

[KpTroopaFR]

Ith oopwin appa thoo laoo aspali oopial muhar
[iθ ɤpwin apa θɤ laɤ aspali ɤpiaʟ muhaɹ]
/My opinion is the bottom spelling looks better/
My opinion is the-NOM low spelling appeal more

fųrstųn ellar andrąn?
fÿrstÿn ellar andræn?
/fyrstyn elar ɑndræn/
The first or the other/second?

Asakoond
[asakɤnd]
/Second/
Second

hmm, dú er ræt.
/m̥ː duː ɛr ræt/
hmm, you are right.

As tho an qharmanik konsqhrüktin ëslongkwi
[as θɑ an t͡ʃarmanik kɑnst͡ʃɹəktin ɛslɑŋkwi]
/Is that a germanic constructed language/
Is that a germanic conlang

yá.
yes.

[Lambuzhao]

Cut liydevon cibut idépirit pi væroyai palitínan fum pougúvenai reo PCB*, náiotat.
[kʉt la̯iːˈdeːʋɔn ˈkibʉt ɨˈdeːˌpirɨ̆‿pi vəˈɾoːʃaɪ̯ pɐlɨˈtiːnɐn ɸʉm pɔʊ̯ˈguːʋənaɪ̯ ˈre.o ˈpekebe ˈnaɪ̯ɔtɐt]
but propably NEG-COP.3SG.INAN idea-bad that CON-learn-1SG language-PL while also-write-1SG 1SG.POSS bachelors_thesis anyway
But it's propably not a good idea to try to learn languages while wrting my Bachelor's thesis too anyway.

Sadrås

Uœ, nej cnaj…
well NEG know<PRS>=1SG.NOM
Oh, I don’t know…


flœjged je flœjgün tuo þös Vrîgghzchpegghzchipfes, tuo þös furskünes Hüchirürljearnsghthöbvnes ent duon yë nemüne Œtrbacce.

Spoiler:

fly.PST 1SG.NOM fly<PRS.PTCP>NOM.SG PRP DEF.F.GEN.SG conlangsmanship.GEN.SG PRP DEF.F.GEN.SG end<PRS.PTCP>GEN.SG higher.lore.haven.GEN.SG CNJ PRP DEF.N.OBJ.SG begin<PRS.PTCP>OBJ after.baccalaureat.OBJ

At the end of university and the beginning of Grad School, I flew back to conlanging with alacrity.

fællad hit tuo mj öp œltrünj schpegghtuisenschipflische ent ærterische dåc don mit Mūndte mej, dar œlternlyc dåc råton en råton en scuritten en scuritten.

Spoiler:

fall.PST 3SG.N.NOM.SG PRP 1SG.OBJ PRP other=REL.N.OBJ linguistic.OBJ.SG CNJ artful.OBJ.SG REL.CNJ do<INF> PRP mind.OBJ.SG 1SG.GEN CNJ other<ADVZ> REL.CNJ read<INF> CNJ read<INF> CNJ write<INF> CNJ write<INF>

I just needed something other to do with my brain language-related that was creative, other than reading and reading and writing and writing and writing.

makked mj den Schestehes en þös Uïrdes-Geireangensght þë Mūndte richtengœde.
make.PST 1SG.OBJ DEF.M.NOM.PL box<PL>.house<PL> CNJ word<PL>GEN=range<PL> DEF.F.OBJ.SG mind.OBJ right=CNJ=good.OBJ.SG
Schemata and lists of vocab kept my sanity.

Ob jnlyc dåc sūndœrlouccan þë Fræghniße…þuch
CNJ only CNJ REL.CNJ unlock<INF> DEF.F.OBJ.SG leisure.OBJ.SG
Just finding the time, though…