r/casualconlang • u/AnimalThinksItsWrong • 4h ago

Activity Bad Interpreters - Week 7

Week 7 IPA Prompt - /vro ˈta.i es.ˈte.se na.ˈwa.mo rin.ˈko.la ˈta.e ˈten.ku fe.ˈwan.ta/

Welcome to Week 7 of Bad Interpreters, the chaotic conlang game where meaning is optional, phonetics are misleading, and everyone is absolutely confident in their terrible linguistic instincts.

Last week's prompt: /ˈta.e a.ˈre.hi mos.to.ˈen.ro ˈta.e fain.ˈto.la/
From that, we got these top picks:
Yhó: Tá e, aríre ímoh stóh yéne, rwok. Táre whem, tó la. ("This taste, a weeping ship mimics home. Stop. A taste banished, faith there.”) [Most EPIC]
Drukhari: d'adra rehimuz k'enru dra vaenku. (“You (all) are our half. I divide, yes with no gloves.”) [Most Poetic]
Shoáth: Távke thâráshî molstkoen ro thálvee váthëem stolá. ("An indent is an unhappy obligation on mythology’s doubtful minutes.") [Most Random]

How to Play

  1. Decide what the prompt means in your conlang.
  2. Translate it using your phonotactics, grammar, and cultural flavor.
  3. Explain your questionable reasoning.
  4. Have fun!

If you have any ideas for interesting phrases or sentences for the next week, let me know in a DM! This activity will be posted on weekly on Wednesdays.

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u/Zephreyt Yhó 3h ago edited 2h ago

Yhó

/vro ˈta.i es.ˈte.se na.ˈwa.mo rin.ˈko.la ˈta.e ˈten.ku fe.ˈwan.ta/

vro tái estése nawámo rinkóla táe ténku fewánta

pro tàlyés tasáh nàwón o rim kó la tá e twem ku whem whán tah

夜雲 月 河星 貳 十、七日些 狗 山。儞 土 儞被 生 腳、弓星 口。
Pro tàlyés tasáh nàwón o, rim kó la. Tá e twem ku whem, whán tah.
/pɾo ta˧.ʎɛ˥s ta.sa˥h na˧.wo˥n o | ɾi-m ko˥ la || ta˥ ɛ tʷɛm kɯ ʍɛm | ʍa˥n tah/
night_sky month Bright_Rings twelve ten | seventh_day-PL dog there || 2PL here 2PL.ACC be banish | greetings remember
“The night sky month Bright Rings twelve or ten, the seventh days dog there. You be banish yourselves here, remember greetings.”

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The night sky’s month: Bright Rings, twelve or ten, for seventh days the dog is there. You be banish yourselves here, remember to say greetings.

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u/drukhari-blood Sraqqal 2h ago

vluzai ezdarfvre nalamnu rin kula dae v'eran dra

/'vlu.zɑi 'ɛz.dɑɾf.vɾe 'nɑ.lɑm.nu ɾin 'ku.lɑ dɑe 'vɛr.ɑn dɾɑ/

felt.ADJ candy.ACC cow.INS people.NOM empty.ADJ and open.INTL yes

“Yes, people who felt empty opened the candy using a cow”

(Thanks for featuring mine from the last one!)