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Re: Lexicon sculpting

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Sangfroidish wrote:Next: rófyc [ˈrɔːf.ʏk] fox
Rolpuk- [ɹɔːˈpuk] (SVú) orange(i.e. the color)

Next: (PB) *Doni- [doˈni] thing, onject
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Re: Lexicon sculpting

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Géarthnuns:
Click wrote:Next: tšátı [ˈtʃɑːtɪ] n horse
chats [tʃats] n. black steed
Sangfroidish wrote:Next: mhelës [ˈm̥ɛl.əs] poison
mfels [mˈfɛls] n. cyanide
Znex wrote:Next: /tsɑiɣa/ to whisper
tsairhats [tsajˈXats] n. hoarseness, raspiness (associated with laryngitis)
Sangfroidish wrote:Next: rófyc [ˈrɔːf.ʏk] fox
raufüks [ˈrɔfyks] n. pelt
Bulbichu22 wrote:Next: (PB) *Doni- [doˈni] thing, object
dons [dõs] n. toy/building block

Next: víöbazhgörauzçénörs [ˌvjøbaˌʒgøɾɔʑeˈnøɾs] n. cod/fish liver oil
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Re: Lexicon sculpting

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Lao Kou wrote:Next: víöbazhgörauzçénörs [ˌvjøbaˌʒgøɾɔʑeˈnøɾs] n. cod/fish liver oil
(PB)*Bobasydosenık [bobˈasʉdosenɨk] "healer" *Bobas-(to heal, fix)+*ydosen-(person)*-ık(NMZ)

Next:(PVú)*Kilıvyhat [kʲɛɫˈɨʋɔɰat] shaman
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Re: Lexicon sculpting

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Bulbichu22 wrote:Next:(PVú)*Kilıvyhat [kʲɛɫˈɨʋɔɰat] shaman
kə·qəwúwatə "shaman" → coáta [ʔᵝáta] n crazy old man

Next: roàı [ɽᵝài ~ βài ~ ʋài] n filth
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Re: Lexicon sculpting

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Click wrote:Next: roàı [ɽᵝài ~ βài ~ ʋài] n filth
wëi [ʋəi] n mud

Next: thrýc [θr̥yːk] phlegm
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Sōkoan:
krēiboeþþe ['kɾeɪːbɔeθːe] n witchcraft

þıkke ['θɯkke] n phlegm

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seut ['sɯːt] v to point
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DesEsseintes wrote:Next:
seut ['sɯːt] v to point
schoëte [ˈʃɔəd.ɜ] v gesture

Next: cschithis [ˈkʃiθ.ɪs] a painful
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Sangfroidish wrote:Next: cschithis [ˈkʃiθ.ɪs] a painful
Shxithis / shxithisi [Sxi.Tis Sxi.Ti.si] a dull soreness or pain that accompanies one everywhere they go.

next: shraxallfurra [Sra.xaɬ.fur:a] (an) oxbow lake.
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Re: Lexicon sculpting

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Géarthnuns:
Bulbichu22 wrote:Next: (PVú)*Kilıvyhat [kʲɛɫˈɨʋɔɰat] shaman
kíeuvauwats [ˌkjɛuvɔˈʋats] n. soothsayer, seer
Click wrote:Next: roàı [ɽᵝài ~ βài ~ ʋài] n filth
vaits [vajts] n. inkstick
Sangfroidish wrote:Next: thrýc [θr̥yːk] phlegm
thrüks [θɾyks] n. phlegm, sputum
DesEsseintes wrote:Next: seut ['sɯːt] v to point
suts [suts] n. aim (skill/accuracy in pointing a weapon)
Sangfroidish wrote:Next: cschithis [ˈkʃiθ.ɪs] a painful
kshiths [kʃɪθs] n. ache
Keenir wrote:Next: shraxallfurra [Sra.xaɬ.fur:a] (an) oxbow lake
shrakhalfurs [ˌʃɾaxalˈfuɾs] n. the dotting of letters in Géarthnuns (necessary to distinguish, particularly in cursive forms, between such native script letters as p, a, au, u, and ng (all of which look an awful lot like oxbow lakes [:)] -- -furs deals with writing))

Next: sönevalhan [ˌsønɛvalˈhan] vi. be cloudy (weather)
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Lao Kou wrote:Next: sönevalhan [ˌsønɛvalˈhan] vi. be cloudy (weather)
syevän [ˈsɥɛv.æn] n fog

Next: sächúye [sæ.ˈxuː.ɥɜ] stop, become still
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Sangfroidish wrote:Next: sächúye [sæ.ˈxuː.ɥɜ] stop, become still
*ə·hújwə "doze off" → hóıo [hóɕo] v it fall asleep
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Sangfroidish wrote: Next: sächúye [sæ.ˈxuː.ɥɜ] stop, become still
sááqháryyn [sæ:xæry:n] to die naturally

Next: shëthennef [ʃəθɛn:ɛf] n belief
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Géarthnuns:
Sangfroidish wrote:Next: sächúye [sæ.ˈxuː.ɥɜ] stop, become still
sakhüets [ˈsaxyˌɛts] n. equilibrium, stability, stasis
hippopotame wrote: Next: shëthennef [ʃəθɛn:ɛf] n. belief
shöthenef [ˈʃøθɛˌnɛf] vti. presume, presuppose

Next: mnüvez [ˈmnyvɛz] vt. hold in the teeth or mouth (as a pen or rose)
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Proto-unnamed-as-of-yet-Lang:
hippopotame wrote:Next: shëthennef [ʃəθɛn:ɛf] n belief
/ʂɜ̥θe̥n'ne/ n - false hope, folly, belief (rare)
Lao Kou wrote:Next: mnüvez [ˈmnyvɛz] vt. hold in the teeth or mouth (as a pen or rose)
/ni̥net͡sɣa/ vi. - to have food stuck in one's teeth, to remember the past too often (often used in admonishment)

Next: /Γḁ'ʈ͡ʂɪθ/ n - the Gachith (very high-level warrior)
Spoiler:
this first phoneme is a velar trill
:eng: : [tick] | :grc: : [:|] | :chn: :isr: :wls: : [:S] | :deu: :ell: :rus: : [:x]
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Znex wrote:Proto-unnamed-as-of-yet-Lang:
hippopotame wrote:Next: shëthennef [ʃəθɛn:ɛf] n belief
/ʂɜ̥θe̥n'ne/ n - false hope, folly, belief (rare)
Jotnartongue:
(from [ʃəθɛn:ɛf] - shedhaha shedhahafa [Se.ða.ʔa Se.ða.ʔa.fa] - mindset, concerns, schedule)
(from /ʂɜ̥θe̥n'ne/ - sesedhehe [se.se.ðe.ʔe] - trickery)

Next: /Γḁ'ʈ͡ʂɪθ/ n - the Gachith (very high-level warrior)
Spoiler:
this first phoneme is a velar trill
Jotnartongue - xadhidhi [xa.ði.ði] - a foreign king (usually a client king or a potentate friendly to their interests)
{it would have been [xa.Ti.ði], if not for the final [ð] to mutate it}


Next: dhafluxi [ða.fl.uxi] a gesture or look to show you recognize the legimacy/existence of whatever lower-ranked people have come to see you.
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Géarthnuns:
Znex wrote:Next: /Γḁ'ʈ͡ʂɪθ/ n - the Gachith (very high-level warrior)
rhajiths [ˈXadʒɪθs] n. ninja

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rhajith [ˈXadʒɪθ] vti. endure, forbear

(calquing Japanese 忍び and 忍ぶ -- though outside the Japanese context, rhajiths/rhajith, in themselves do not connote stealth, stealing away, or hiding)
Keenir wrote:Next: dhafluxi [ða.fl.uxi] a gesture or look to show you recognize the legimacy/existence of whatever lower-ranked people have come to see you.
dhaflukh [ðaˈflux] vti. be granted/have an audience (with)

Next: dvarklépeb [dvaɾˈklepɛb] adj. far-flung, remote
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Lao Kou wrote:Next: dvarklépeb [dvaɾˈklepɛb] adj. far-flung, remote
rava-le-vav [ra.va.le.vav] a distant place, a hard-to-reach locale.


Next: Huthharurr [ʔuT.ʔarur:] - a corral/enclosure/residence which is (physically or emotionally) far from where you are right now
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Keenir wrote:Next: Huthharurr [ʔuT.ʔarur:] - a corral/enclosure/residence which is (physically or emotionally) far from where you are right now
ə·qarúcaró n foreign lands

Next: kaho [kaβo] n cocoa tree
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Click wrote:Next: kaho [kaβo] n cocoa tree
(PB)*kabo [kaˈbo] bitter, foul, chocolate
(PVú)*kavo [kaˈʋo] foul, smelly, gross
(NVú)Kava [kaˈvə] disgusting, unacceptable
(SVú)Kavo [kəˈβɔ] disgusting, immoral

Next: (Mu)Helveðe [ɣelˈveðə] danger, trouble
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Bulbichu22 wrote:Next: (Mu)Helveðe [ɣelˈveðə] danger, trouble
Sōkoan: hēireittoe ['heɪːɾeɪttɔe] adj dangerous

Next: sıccırı ['sɯtt͡sɯɾɯ] vt to light, ignite
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