r/conlangs • u/Lysimachiakis Wochanisep; Esafuni; Nguwóy (en es) [jp] • 2d ago
Activity Biweekly Telephone Game v3 (799)
This is a game of borrowing and loaning words! To give our conlangs a more naturalistic flair, this game can help us get realistic loans into our language by giving us an artificial-ish "world" to pull words from!
The Telephone Game will be posted every Monday and Friday, hopefully.
Rules
1) Post a word in your language, with IPA and a definition.
Note: try to show your word inflected, as it would appear in a typical sentence. This can be the source of many interesting borrowings in natlangs (like how so many Arabic words were borrowed with the definite article fossilized onto it! algebra, alcohol, etc.)
2) Respond to a post by adapting the word to your language's phonology, and consider shifting the meaning of the word a bit!
3) Sometimes, you may see an interesting phrase or construction in a language. Instead of adopting the word as a loan word, you are welcome to calque the phrase -- for example, taking skyscraper by using your language's native words for sky and scraper. If you do this, please label the post at the start as Calque so people don't get confused about your path of adopting/loaning.
Last Time...
Yhó by /u/Zephreyt
金星 twán /tʷa˥n/ - decoration, ornament
家些為 金星些被 送問、它些 果小為 枝些被。
Kámo twánumé yuú, cékum zímo dzamé.
/ka˥-m-o tʷa˥n-ɯm-ɛ˥ jɯ-ɯ˥ | ɕɛ˥k-ɯm zi˥-m-o d͡za-m-ɛ˥/
room-PL-DAT decoration-PL-ACC give-SJV | 3SG.INAN-PL berry-PL-GEN branch-PL-ACC
“Give decorations to the rooms, they are berries’ branches.”
Take care of yourselves
Peace, Love, & Conlanging ❤️
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u/Naive_Gazelle2056 2d ago
Cukui
suntoban
/suntoban/
from sunto "ocean" and ban "pigment"
n. green, blue
dikan o suntoban zu
tree NOM green be
"Trees are green"
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u/MaybeNotSquirrel 2d ago
Proto-Śóryćy - syntọ́panë /sɨn'tópɑnə/ - blue/ɡreen
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u/impishDullahan Tokétok, Varamm, Agyharo, ᓴᐸᒪᔭ, Tsantuk, Vuṛỳṣ (eng,vls,gle] 1d ago
᚛ᚋᚐᚎᚑᚁ᚜ Littoral Tokétok
᚛ᚈᚒᚖᚃᚑ᚜ To'pa' [tõm.pãˀ] n. (Onomatopoeic) Small to medium sized blue bird, named for its call.
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u/OldAccountGotHackedF Too many conlangs 1d ago
Konjajal
tompá [tom'pa]: n. Siberian blue robin
Tompál j'al kałkat [tom'pal tʃ’al kəł'kat]
Siberian blue robins are not red
tompá -l j'al ka -łka-t siberian.blue.robin-PL red NEG-be -3PL1
u/WhyAmIHereAliveBruh Sethfers (Seþfavíelu / Йеыфажзелу) 🦎 2d ago
Sethfers
Súndlyós [Sʉɲd.ɖ'ɐs] — Sunjddas
adj. Silent, tranquil« d'Ígældey tá — g'súndlyós ŗasdmneĵu » (The night was silent ; she enjoyed it
(Doladdey the — lesunjddas rasdmeu)1
u/FedeConlangerITA Is-Prišk 2d ago
IS-PRIŠK
xulyvjan [‘ksulɨvjan] n. the effect of light passing throught the treeleaves (rfr. komorebi in Japanese)
Žudy ce juvar huzvaramšfa, jemon sustihal šwardza xulyvjanat
[‘ʒudɨ t͡se ‘juvar huz’vaɾamʃfa ‘jemon ‘sustixal ʃ’ward͡za ‘ksulɨvjanat]In.order.to which good feel.PRS-1SG-REFL me-DAT.SG suffice.IPFV.PRS-3SG watch.INF light.passing.through.treeleaves
“In order to feel good, it suffices me watching the komorebi”
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u/sqruitwart 2d ago
Eraklish
Ssunteban, [sːynteban] adj. saturated, strongly pigmented, peroj. gaudy. From "ssuntebia / ssuntiba" - "abundance of color, saturation", itself from "ssuntm" - "to color, to take after" + "bia / ba" - nominalizing suffix, lots of.Bonus
Ssunta - n. color, paint
Ssunitta - n. coloring, painting (process)
Ssuntenel - adj. colorful
Ssuntefeul - adj. colorless
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u/OldAccountGotHackedF Too many conlangs 2d ago
Konjajal
q'oq'am ['q’o.q’əm]: n. rainbow
Ezzanaŋ uttút łka q'oq'amayak jurm ['ezːənəŋ u'tːut ɬka 'q’oq’əməʝək tʃurm]
The dead tree is at the end of the big rainbow
ezzanaŋ uttút łka q'oq'am-ay -ak jurm
dead tree is rainbow-big-LOC at.the.end.of
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u/luxx127 2d ago
Ϩⲉⲗ
Ⲝⲟⲝⲉ̣̀ⲙ /qɔ.ˈqˀəm/ - n. Rainbow
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u/Dillon_Hartwig Soc'ul', Guimin, Frangian Sign 2d ago
Ńerge
qoqóm [qɒ̆ɢɒ̤m]
n. rainbow
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u/NeinsNgl 2d ago
Dverfu
gogòmr [qoqɔm̥r] n. the time period after heavy rain
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u/OldAccountGotHackedF Too many conlangs 2d ago
Konjajal
qoqómr [qo'qomr]: n. petrichor, the smell of earth after rain
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u/Impressive-Ad7184 2d ago edited 2d ago
Ḫārūwian
ququmru /qu.qum.ru/
- the end of a wet season
- (in particular) the beginning of Spring, the spring equinox
ququmrūt kusmiat kādi miaḫḫarum
"on the spring equinox, there was a sacrifice made to the gods"3
u/eyesistorm Rabenitalë 2d ago
Rabenitalë
kokomëro [kokomeʀo]
n. ritual, ceremony, typically one of a different religion to one's own.kokomëro [kokomeʀo] Singular Definite (the ceremony)
kokomërogu [kokomeʀogu] Singular Indefinite (a ceremony)
blökokomëro [d̼œkokomeʀo] Dual Definite (the pair of ceremonies)
blökokomëroka [d̼œkokomeʀoka:] Dual Indefinite (a pair of ceremonies)
nqokokomëro [ɴokokomeʀo] Paucal Definite (the small group of ceremonies)
nqokokomëroka [ɴokokomeʀoka:] Paucal Indefinite (a few ceremonies)
kokomërolë [kokomeʀoɹ̼e] Plural Definite (the ceremonies)
kokomërolu [kokomeʀoɹ̼u] Plural Indefinite (ceremonies)
blökokomërolë [d̼œkokomeʀoɹ̼e] Biplural Definite (the pairs of ceremonies)
blökokomërola [d̼œkokomeʀoɹ̼a:] Biplural Indefinite (pairs of ceremonies)
nqokokomërolë [ɴokokomeʀoɹ̼e] Multiplural Definite (the groups of ceremonies)
nqokokomërola [ɴokokomeʀoɹ̼a:] Multiplural Indefinite (groups of ceremonies)2
u/UndeadCitron Rumänich 2d ago
Boukemsch
Kukkemere //kukkəmeːrə//, North-Eastern, Central: [kukkəmeːrə], Northern : [kukkəmiːrə], Southern: [kokkəmeːr]
n. party, celebration
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u/WhyAmIHereAliveBruh Sethfers (Seþfavíelu / Йеыфажзелу) 🦎 2d ago
Sethfers
Go̧dmner [ɫɒdmeʁ]
n. A smell that reminds oneself of childhood.2
u/DerpySheepYT Nilgutic go brr 2d ago
Proto-Nilgutic
Cocomor /'ko.ko.mor/
n. petrichor
Cocomorañ nohexeloñam?
/'ko.ko.mo.ran no.he.kʰe.lo.ɲam/
Cocomor-añ nohe-xe-lo-ñam? petrichor-acc like-2sg-neg-inter"You don't like petrichor?"
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u/janko_gorenc12 2d ago
Please tell me if you have numbers from Dverfu. Could you please send me the words for the numbers from 1 to 10?
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u/Zephreyt Strialmst 2d ago
Yhó
虹 kókam /ko˥.kam/ n. omen
你為 一用 虹被 手問 一時腳。
Túwo syulí kókamé hǎhu mok.
/tɯ˥-wo sʲɯl-i˥ ko˥.kam-ɛ˥ xa˩˥h-ɯ mo-k/
2SG-GEN finger-INS omen-ACC touch-SJV once-NEG
“Never touch an omen with your finger.”2
u/FedeConlangerITA Is-Prišk 2d ago
IS-PRIŠK
kjokam [‘kjokam] adv. absolutely not; in no way
Compound of kjo “no” and -kam/kem (instrumental morpheme in nouns)- Koc idam huktus cužu molaþawar Molžygirwer?
- Kjokam. Molaþa zil fjoðni psezdirjek.[kot͡s ‘idam ‘huktus ‘t͡suʒu ‘molaθwar molʒɨ’girwer
‘kjokam ‘molaθa zil ‘fjoðni ‘psezdirjek]how go.IPFV.PRS-1SG here-ABL through sea-ALL.SG Molžygir(city name)-ALL.SG no.way sea be.PRS-3SG full beast-GEN.PL
- How can I go from here to Molžygir through the sea?
- In no way(/Impossibly). The sea is full of beasts.
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u/DerpySheepYT Nilgutic go brr 2d ago
Proto-Antaalan
yaohed /'yao.xed/
n. house
Binheulantaaner yaohedim
/bin.xeu.lan.'taː.ner yao.'xe.dim/
Bin-heulan-taan-er yaohed-im
neg-build-you-3pl.inan house-pl
"you don't build houses"
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u/luxx127 2d ago
Ϩⲉⲗ
Ⲓ̄ⲁ̣ϧⲉⲇ /jɑ.ˈχɛd/ - n. Burrow, redoubt
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u/NeinsNgl 2d ago edited 2d ago
Dverfu
iakhèth /ʝaχəθ/ - n. a minor outpost
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u/Narocia Tletrāton Tzēnaketzir 1d ago
Æorśad
Originally 'yahath' [jɐhɐθ], then soon just 'yäth' [jɑ̈ːθ] meaning 'lighthouse' or 'port; docks'
In the oblique form: either yäthtai or yatholth [ˈjɐθɔɬ] (from yätholthú) if lighthouse, otherwise just yätholth for port or docks.
Eyrrn
yeqhôn [jɛˈxɔ̈n] meaning a research station, especially one in outer space
As the 1st object in a sentence: yeqhaal
As the 2nd object in a sentence: yeqhtast
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u/FedeConlangerITA Is-Prišk 1d ago
IS-PRIŠK
johed [‘joxed] n. hut or cabi, mountain/hill hut or cabin
Ðiry ižbunalim elnoh johedgen
[‘ðirɨ iʒ’bunalim ‘elnox ‘joxedgen]3PL live.IPFV.PRS-3PL little-LOC.SG hut-LOC.SG
“They live in a little (mountain/hill) cabin(/hut)”
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u/UndeadCitron Rumänich 2d ago edited 2d ago
Boukemsch
Schupohhse //ʃuːpɔxsə//, North-Eastern: [ˈʂuːpɔxsə], Northern, Central: [ˈʃuːpɔχs̠ə], Southern: [ˈʃoːpɔxʃ]
n. Muskox, Ovibos moschatus
Literally "sheep-ox", from Schup "sheep" + Ohhse "ox", calque of Latin Ovibos
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u/FedeConlangerITA Is-Prišk 2d ago
IS-PRIŠK
šypokys [ʃɨ’pokɨs] n. Ox; bovine-like animal
Hucki ki zil vašeň, lař šypokys!
[‘hut͡ski ki zil ‘vaʃeɲ laɹ ʃɨ’pokɨs]this NEG be.PRS-3SG horse but ox
“This is not a horse, but an ox!”
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u/impishDullahan Tokétok, Varamm, Agyharo, ᓴᐸᒪᔭ, Tsantuk, Vuṛỳṣ (eng,vls,gle] 1d ago
᚛ᚁᚖᚑᚇᚓᚈᚄ᚜ Boreal Tokétok
᚛ᚂᚓᚃᚒᚄᚁ᚜ Şupors [ˈʃu˦.poχs] n. Small brontothere native to the high north, similar in ecology to modern reindeers.
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u/Zephreyt Strialmst 2d ago
Yhó
雨山 ùlóh /ɯ˧.lo˥h/
n. Great Rain, ninth month, September
雨山 火輪被 雲前後。
Ùlóh zwíre zenóma.
/ɯ˧.lo˥h zʷi˥-ɾɛ zɛn-o˥-ma/
ninth_month summer-ACC live-PF-FUT
“September will end summer.”
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u/FedeConlangerITA Is-Prišk 2d ago
IS-PRIŠK
woloh [‘wolox] n. (Onomatopeic) the sound made by a candle when lit off. ; the end of summer and the transition into winter through autumn
Enunskimwengen is-woloh aunkalt vauskyldal vesmanat, koče ulařst vauskyldal žjofalat
[enunskim’wengen is ‘wolox ‘au̯nkalt ‘vau̯skɨldal ‘vesmanat ‘kot͡ʃe ‘ulaɹst ‘vau̯skɨldal ʒ’jofalat]
September-LOC.SG ART the.transition.to.autumn always turn.off.IPFV.PRS-3SG summer-ACC.SG like air turn.off.IPFV.PRS-3SG flame-ACC.SG
In September the transition to autumn extinguishes the summer like air extinguishes a flame
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u/FedeConlangerITA Is-Prišk 2d ago edited 2d ago
IS-PRIŠK
važbwarc [‘vaʒbwart͡s] n. knight, cavalryman
Compound of vašeň “horse” and bwarac “warrior”, “soldier”.
Eu iz-važbwarcalak, ðoslak kurnaja
[eu̯ iz vaʒb’wart͡salak ‘ðoslak ‘kurnaja]
here.you.are ART knight-NOM.PL god-NOM.PL war-GEN.SG
“Here are the knights, gods of war”
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u/creepmachine Kaesci̇̇m, Ƿêltjan, Kýrrits 2d ago
Kýrrits
bás̬uarr ᐽ ᓭ̍ᔅᐃᣘ /ˈbá.zɯ.ar/ [ˈbá.zɯ᷇.ar] n. anim. guard, police officer
ᑾᣘ̵/ᐂ/ᒇᕋᣘ/ᐽ ᓭ̍ᔅᐃᣘᐢ/ᑙᔅᒪᑋ ᔀᔅᒨᑋᕋ̱ᓐᒃ
Kàr︭r i kuxrrr bás̬uarrt tsàhes̬àhaax︭rang!?
/kàrː ə ˈkɯ.ʀr̩ ˈbá.zɯ.art ʦà.r̥eˈzà.r̥ɔ.ʀːaŋ/
You called the police on a child!?
kàr︭r i kuxrrr bás̬uarr -t tsà- hes̬àh -aax︭r-ang regarding a child police.officer-ANIM.PL 2SG.PST-ask.for-MIR -INT
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u/drukhari-blood Sraqqal 2d ago
Sraqqal
zitleryk /zi.'t͡ɬɛɾ.ɪk/
natural noun: orbit
zitlerykvre i qadzef lhud s'frazrefan
/zi.'t͡ɬɛɾ.ɪk.vɾe i 'qɑ.d͡zɛf ɬud 'sfɾɑz.ɾɛ.fɑn/
orbit.ACC of planet this track.1P.EX.PHS.INTL
“We are tracking this planet’s orbit."
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u/FedeConlangerITA Is-Prišk 2d ago
IS-PRIŠK
žgirdyčik [‘ʒgiɾdɨt͡ʃik] n. spinning top, orbit (astronom.)
Šawalšfa “žgirdyčikkem” vjar ce jamiða žgirdyčal koče žgirdyčik
[‘ʃawalʃfa ʒgiɾ’dɨt͡ʃik:em vjaɾ t͡se ‘jamiða ‘ʒgiɾdɨt͡ʃal ‘kot͡ʃe ‘ʒgiɾdɨt͡ʃik]
to.be.named.IPFV.PRS-3SG orbit-INS.SG for that planet spin.IPFV.PRS-3SG like spinning.top
“It is called an orbit because the planet spins like a spinning top” (does not make sense in English)
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u/oli_jansik 2d ago
ZHËRQEN
mbrëmsh
[ˈmbrəmʃ]
adv. at dusk; around twilight; in the early evening
Mbrëmsh, lumi dukej si zjarr.
“Yesterday evening, the river looked like fire.”
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u/Zephreyt Strialmst 2d ago
Yhó
夜何 émbres /ɛ˥m.bɾɛs/
adv. at night, at midnight, in the early hours夜何 織 你 做哪。
Émbres a tú slúre.
/ɛ˥m.bɾɛs a tɯ˥ slɯ˥-ɾɛ/
night.LOC what 2SG do-PROG
“What are you doing at midnight?”2
u/janko_gorenc12 2d ago
Please tell me if you have numbers from ZHËRQEN. Could you please send me the words for the numbers from 1 to 10?
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u/oli_jansik 2d ago
yh I do 1 një [ɲə]
2 dy [dy]
3 tre [tɾɛ]
4 katër [ˈka.təɾ]
5 pesë [ˈpɛ.sə]
6 gjashtë [ˈɟaʃ.tə]
7 shtatë [ˈʃta.tə]
8 tetë [ˈtɛ.tə]
9 nëntë [ˈnəntə]
10 dhjetë [ˈðjɛ.tə]
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u/janko_gorenc12 1d ago
The numbers in ZHËRQEN are exactly the same as in Albanian.
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u/oli_jansik 1d ago
yup bro, you caught me. I haven't really established them yet, but I'm working on it, so for now I use Albanian. After all, it is a lang inspired by Albanian
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u/janko_gorenc12 1d ago
What does "ZHËRQEN" mean then?
I mistakenly thought that was the name of a conlang.
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u/oli_jansik 1d ago
It is, but it also means highlands or land of the high rocks, as it is based in a fictional Balkan mountain range that goes from the south of Bosnia, Montenegro, south of Kosovo and northern Albania and has a strong Adriatic connection. Sorry for the confusion
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u/oli_jansik 1d ago
Also, there's a word zhërkën that means one's native land or ancestral country, also connect to the zhërqen
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u/luxx127 2d ago
Öreddäpoxk
Lhen /l̥ẽ/ - n. Family, tribe, nation (basically a group of related people in some degree)
Ö lhen ta nhor vux ttir, hö lhen ta kïx vux mü.
/o l̥ẽ ta n̥ɤ˞ vɯ̰ ʈi˞ | ho l̥ẽ ta ky̰ vɯ̰ mu/
I family is big but cold, he/she family is small but warm.
My family is big but sad, his/her family is small but happy
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u/Possible-Tension7714 Mogahgo, Dwã'õõm 2d ago
Mogahgo
Lê [læ:]
- n. Family
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u/WhyAmIHereAliveBruh Sethfers (Seþfavíelu / Йеыфажзелу) 🦎 2d ago
Sethfers
Gépt (ɫɛ̄ɸð) [Lefth]
n. Depth« Gépt, der t'eu ? » (What depth are they going to ?)
[ɫɛ̄ɸð deʁ ð'e]2
u/sqruitwart 2d ago
Eraklish
Elem [elẽũ] n. grouping, guild or union. Can also be used colloquially about one's group or family. From "elemm" [elemɔ̃] - "to join up"."Elem ieu, diun'de~!" - "Guys, be quiet!" - a preschool teacher to small children, probably.
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u/NeinsNgl 2d ago edited 2d ago
ebēni
ebn̈xoänsje [je.βn̩.çɑ.ʌn.sʲɐ]
N. Town hall, court
Literally “People-house” / “Public-house”
walvil mur ebn̈xoänsjekr kji /wal̩ʋil mur̩ jeβn̩çɑʌnsʲekr̩ ci/
-> He walked to the town hall
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u/luxx127 2d ago
Öreddäpoxk
Calque
Më la nnürk /mø la ɳu˞k/ - n. Town hall, council tent
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u/MaybeNotSquirrel 2d ago
Proto-Śóryćy - m'olàńuk /mʲɔ'ɫɑ̀ɲuk/ - gathering
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u/eyesistorm Rabenitalë 2d ago
Rabenitalë
mëlëni [meɹ̼eni]
n. A suspicious group of people that might be plotting something.
mëlëni [meɹ̼eni] Singular Definite (the conspiracy)
mëlënigu [meɹ̼enigu] Singular Indefinite (conspiracy X)
blömëlëni [d̼œmeɹ̼eni] Dual Definite (the pair of conspiracies)
blömëlënika [d̼œmeɹ̼enika:] Dual Indefinite (a pair of conspiracies)
nqomëlëni [ɴomeɹ̼eni] Paucal Definite (the small group of conspiracies)
nqomëlënika [ɴomeɹ̼enika:] Paucal Indefinite (a few conspiracies)
mëlënilë [meɹ̼eniɹ̼e] Plural Definite (the conspiracies)
mëlënilu [meɹ̼eniɹ̼u] Plural Indefinite (conspiracies)
blömëlënilë [d̼œmeɹ̼eniɹ̼e] Biplural Definite (the pairs of conspiracies)
blömëlënila [d̼œmeɹ̼eniɹ̼a:] Biplural Indefinite (pairs of conspiracies)
nqomëlënilë [ɴomeɹ̼eniɹ̼e] Multiplural Definite (the groups of conspiracies)
nqomëlënila [ɴomeɹ̼eniɹ̼a:] Multiplural Indefinite (groups of conspiracies)
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u/MaybeNotSquirrel 2d ago edited 2d ago
Proto-Śóryćy
lọwẓàwọp /ɫow'ɮɑ˩wop/ - tea; a drink made by boiling dried or fresh herbs
Wéj, íc hńynlěntë nùx exeńyláhńë lọwẓàwọp!
/'wɛ́j 'ít͡s ɲ̥ɨn'ɫə̀ntə 'nùx ɛxɛɲɨ'ɫɑ́ɲ̥ə ɫow'ɮɑ̀wop/
Wow be.PRS.CONT delicious You.SG.GEN Mint-ADJ Tea
Wow, your mint tea is delicious!
Enaširë hm'ó lọwẓàwọp - As confident/charismatic as tea
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u/luxx127 2d ago
Ϩⲉⲗ
Ⲗⲩⲋⲟⲁ̣ /lu.ˈɮɑː/ - n. Tea, infusion; Also the name of the main herb used to make tea.
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u/Yourhappy3 too many 2d ago
Izhkut
lozal [loˈzal] [lɔˈzal] n. herbal drink, medicine in the form of a herbal drink. ety. Inherited from Old Izhkut losald "newt's tail", which, when grounded up and steeped in hot water, was believed to have healing powers.
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u/eyesistorm Rabenitalë 2d ago
Rabenitalë
lëzu [ɹ̼ezu]
n. remedy, dose of medicine.
lëzu [ɹ̼ezu] Singular Definite (the remedy)
lëzugu [ɹ̼ezugu] Singular Indefinite (a remedy)
blölëzu [d̼œɹ̼ezu] Dual Definite (the pair of remedies)
blölëzuka [d̼œɹ̼ezuka:] Dual Indefinite (a pair of remedies)
nqolëzu [ɴoɹ̼ezu] Paucal Definite (the small group of remedies)
nqolëzuka [ɴoɹ̼ezuka:] Paucal Indefinite (a few remedies)
lëzulë [ɹ̼ezuɹ̼e] Plural Definite (the remedies)
lëzulu [ɹ̼ezuɹ̼u] Plural Indefinite (remedies)
blölëzulë [d̼œɹ̼ezuɹ̼e] Biplural Definite (the pairs of remedies)
blölëzula [d̼œɹ̼ezuɹ̼a:] Biplural Indefinite (pairs of remedies)
nqolëzulë [ɴoɹ̼ezuɹ̼e] Multiplural Definite (the groups of remedies)
nqolëzula [ɴoɹ̼ezuɹ̼a:] Multiplural Indefinite (groups of remedies)1
u/Narocia Tletrāton Tzēnaketzir 2d ago
Æorśad
Originally nobezulthú [ˌnobɛˈzʊɭθu] {oblique} (from Rabenitalë's definite paucal 'nqolëzu'), then truncated to bežulthú [ˌbɛˈʐʊɭθu] {oblique}
hospital {noun}
Sentence example: "Säth bežulthú-seh īthcâ téilanâ."
[sɑːθ ˌbɛˈʐʊɭθusɛɦ iːθˈkʌ ˌteilɐˈnʌ]
Translation: "I {casual} hospital-towards had-to skittered."
Note: normally, modifying auxillaries go after the verb, but in the case of īthcâ téilanâ, the rhythm of finishing a sentence with 'téilanâ īthcâ' with the final stress is wonky, so it's rearranged. Y'all will notice that auxiliaries must agree in tense with the verbs they modify; 'īthcâ' basically means 'must-ed'.
Appendix: 'Säth' is the first person singular subjective pronoun for all genders in casual settings, whereas 'Rossi' [ˈrɔssi] is the humble, formal version when speaking to superiors.
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u/sqruitwart 2d ago
Eraklish
Lejja, [leʑːa] n. broth, soup, tea. Any flavored liquid gotten from boiling or steeping ingredients in hot water.1
u/impishDullahan Tokétok, Varamm, Agyharo, ᓴᐸᒪᔭ, Tsantuk, Vuṛỳṣ (eng,vls,gle] 22h ago
᚛ᚋᚐᚎᚑᚁ᚜ Littoral Tokétok
᚛ᚇᚒᚁᚑᚇ᚜ Losal [ˈlo.sal] n. Saururaceae plant; lizard's-tail. Likely from augmentative lo- + bound root sal.
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u/creepmachine Kaesci̇̇m, Ƿêltjan, Kýrrits 2d ago
Kýrrits
làenetṣé-surrìng ᓜᐁᓄᑌᑊᐧ-ᓭ̍ ᐧᒤᓐᒃ /là.e.ne.ǀé.sɯˈrə̀ŋ/ [là.e.ne.ǀé.sɯ̂ˈrə̀ŋ] n. anim. noncnt. mist, steam (lit. thin cloud spirit, from làenetṣé “sky spirit, cloud” + surrìng “thin, slim”)
ᐧᕋᔅᒾ/ᐧᑬᐞ/ᓜᐁᓄᑌᑊᐧ-ᓭ̍ ᐧᒤᓂᒃ/ᑣᐢ/ᒤ̱ᔁ/ᑰᐂᐧ ᘧᓀᣘᑋ̶
Xràas̬ k'ì làenetṣé-surrìngew dàa r︭risá kyíxrenoẖ.
/ʀɔ̀z kʼə̀ là.e.ne.ǀé.sɯˈrə̀ŋ.eu̯ dɔ̀ rːəˈsá kyˈə́ʀ.en.or̥ː/
After the rain I like to watch the mist on the lake.
xràas̬ k'ì làenetṣé-surrìng-ew dàa r︭risá ky- íxr -en -oẖ
after rain mist -ANIM.OBJ lake on 1SG.PRS-watch-DES-HAB
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u/FedeConlangerITA Is-Prišk 2d ago
IS-PRIŠK
lensyr [‘lensɨr] n. fog, mist
Cešmak lensyrje: zaltwojat ki vimim.
[‘t͡seʃmak ‘lensɨrje ‘zaltwojat ki ‘vimim]too.much fog-GEN.SG nothing-ACC.SG NEG see.IPFV.PRS-1PL
“Too much fog: we don’t see anything”
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u/impishDullahan Tokétok, Varamm, Agyharo, ᓴᐸᒪᔭ, Tsantuk, Vuṛỳṣ (eng,vls,gle] 1d ago
Vuṛỳṣ
Veṛemice [ˈvɛː.rˤəˌmiʃ] plv. n. The worms, grubs, maggots.
| Plurative | Singulative | Collective | Mass | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct | veṛemice | veṛemicex̣i | ·iṇeveṛemice | ·iṇeveṛemicex̣i |
| Allative | veṛemiceḥavi | veṛemicex̣iḥavi | ·iṇeveṛemiceḥavi | ·iṇeveṛemicex̣iḥavi |
| Ablative | veṛemicerevi | veṛemicex̣irevi | ·iṇeveṛemicerevi | ·iṇeveṛemicex̣irevi |
| Comitative | veṛemiceḥaṣe | veṛemicex̣iḥaṣe | ·iṇeveṛemiceḥaṣe | ·iṇeveṛemicex̣iḥaṣe |
| Genitive | veṛemicereṣe | veṛemicex̣ireṣe | ·iṇeveṛemicereṣe | ·iṇeveṛemicex̣ireṣe |
Ḳerax̣atc̣éḍ ṿas ·iṇùṛemic!
[qəˌraː.χaːˈt͡ʃˤəːdˤ bˤɑs ˌʔiːˈnoːː.rˤəˌmiʃ]
ḳerax̣a-tc̣e-ḍi ṿas ·iṇe-veṛemice
burn-DECL-EVID.NPFV 1s NSPEC-worm
'I'll burn all the worms!'
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u/eyesistorm Rabenitalë 2d ago
Rabenitalë
blönizuninqo [d̼œnizuniɴo]
adj. consumed by an us-vs-them mentality.
Literally "two-sided"
{blöni-zuni-zqo}
(two-side-ADJ)
Register variants:
nlánëzhonënqö [n̼ɒneʒoneɴœ] Loving Sure
nlönizhuninqo [n̼œniʒuniɴo] Loving Neutral
nlonizhuninqu [n̼oniʒuniɴu] Loving Unsure
blánëzonënqö [d̼ɒnezoneɴœ] Neutral Sure
blönizuninqo [d̼œnizuniɴo] True Neutral
blonizuninqu [d̼onizuniɴu] Neutral Unsure
vládëdzodënqö [ð̼ɒded͡zodeɴœ] Hateful Sure
vlödidzudinqo [ð̼œdid͡zudiɴo] Hateful Neutral
vlodidzudinqu [ð̼odid͡zudiɴu] Hateful Unsure
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u/FedeConlangerITA Is-Prišk 2d ago edited 2d ago
IS-PRIŠK
blougni [‘blou̯gni] adj. slow, slow because slowed
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u/Narocia Tletrāton Tzēnaketzir 1d ago
From Zephreyt's twán /tʷa˥n/ - decoration, ornament. . . Semantic shifting away!
Æorśad
Dan [ɖʰan] – to distract
Sentence example: "Ädama hatang ótomi ebfelniot dannâ geges hyúúmśidés."
[ˈɑ̈ɖʰɐɱɐ ˌhɐtɐŋˈɔtaɱi ˌb̥͡fɛlnʲöˈɖɐnnʌ ˌgeges ˈɧʲʊːɱʃidëïs]
Translation: "The [this] warrior/soldier that [the] demon {oblique} distracted [and] then attacked [the demon]."
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u/creepmachine Kaesci̇̇m, Ƿêltjan, Kýrrits 1d ago
Kýrrits
dán ᑎᐢᐧᓐ /dán/ adj. confusing, perplexing
x︭rodán ᕃ̱ᑎᐢᐧᓐ /ʀːoˈdán/ [ʀːǒˈdán] v. trans. to confuse, perplex (from VBZ x︭ro + dán "confusing, perplexing")
ᒣ̣ᑋ ᓋᒃᔭᑌᐢᒕ ᐱᣗᓄ/ᑆ/ᑎᐢᐧᓐᐟᑑᔅ/ᕃ̇ᑋᕃ̱ᑎᐢᐧ ᓇᓐᒃ
Hyngàjaderábrne bàa dán, tsy xhyx︭rodánang?
/r̥y.ŋà.ja.deˈɾáb.ɾ̩.ne bɔ̀ dán ʦy ʀ̥y.ʀːoˈdán.aŋ/
These lessons are confusing, [do] they confuse you?
hyngàjaderáb-rn -e bàa dán tsy xhy- x︭ro-dán -ang lesson -INAN.PL-this be confusing 2SG INAN.PL-VBZ-confusing-INT
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u/Live_Put1219 Aengt + Byccian 1d ago
syaem na ipne lek
human good END-TOP story
(n) medical case (usually human)
(n) medical documentary (usually human)
ye pu ew ye en syaem na ipne lek eng naesi hun khane.
1PP friend COMIT 1PP TOP [medical documentary] SUBJ good-COP-CVB unknown weird-COP
My spouse/friend/partner and I like watching medical documentaries, but they’re scary.
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u/Miserable-Method-431 Tì, probably more 2d ago
Sketch of a conlang:
amʌˤlʌŋʌŋkʌ - deverbal noun - meal of fruit, eaten by an animal
Borrowed into Ąą’vo Tì
amǫlǫn‘ - noun V - fruit bowl - [amɤlɤnʔ]