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- Fri May 31, 2024 9:25 pm
- Forum: Conlangery
- Topic: bradrn’s scratchpad
- Replies: 123
- Views: 81077
Re: bradrn’s scratchpad
Can maʔ--to be used for abstract nouns or is it more strictly for concrete objects/persons?
- Thu May 30, 2024 8:51 pm
- Forum: Conlangery
- Topic: What have you accomplished today?
- Replies: 781
- Views: 395542
Re: What have you accomplished today?
Kgáweq’ and Täptäg are now part of the same family.
- Thu May 30, 2024 8:32 pm
- Forum: Conlangery
- Topic: Twin Aster
- Replies: 310
- Views: 262304
Re: Twin Aster
Some tweaks… /*n/ /*b *t *k *kʷ *q *qʷ *ʔ/ /*s/ /*ɾ/ /*ɹ *l/ /*a *ã *i *ĩ *u *ũ/ /*i̯ *u̯/ /*ѣ *ь *ъ/ - *-kq- [*-qq-] / O MONK – M – X: *b *t *k *q *ʔ *s *ɾ *ɹ *l Y: *ѣ *ь *ъ – O – (I): *b *k *ʔ *s C: *n *b *t *k *kʷ *q *qʷ *ʔ *s *ɾ *ɹ *l (R): *s *ɾ *ɹ *l – N – (W₁): *i̯ *u̯ V: *a *ã *i *ĩ *u *ũ (W₂...
- Wed May 29, 2024 7:44 am
- Forum: Ephemera
- Topic: Confusing headlines
- Replies: 703
- Views: 553950
Re: Confusing headlines
Courtesy of News Channel 5, WEWS:
'What a tragedy for Cleveland': Firefighters battle historic Tremont church fire
Is the church itself historic or is this a blaze of hitherto unforeseen intensity? (Or are we talking about the vintage section of Tremont?)
'What a tragedy for Cleveland': Firefighters battle historic Tremont church fire
Is the church itself historic or is this a blaze of hitherto unforeseen intensity? (Or are we talking about the vintage section of Tremont?)
- Wed May 29, 2024 7:37 am
- Forum: Conlangery
- Topic: Twin Aster
- Replies: 310
- Views: 262304
Re: Twin Aster
Holy cent-signs batman! Strictly speaking, the correct Unicode character for the letter is ⟨ȼ⟩, with ⟨¢⟩ being reserved for currency. (On my machine they render quite differently.) Huh. They show up almost identically for me. I’ve just discovered the existence of hemerythrin. Lots of iron in it, ma...
- Wed May 29, 2024 7:36 am
- Forum: Conlangery
- Topic: Twin Aster
- Replies: 310
- Views: 262304
Re: Twin Aster
Very much WIP but I needed to get it down before my shift starts. Proto-Kgáweq’-Täptäg phonology /*n/ /*b *t *k *kʷ *q *qʷ *ʔ/ /*f *s *h/ /*ts/ /*ɾ/ /*l *ɹ *j/ /*a *ã *i *ĩ *u *ũ/ /*ѣ *ь *ъ/ Syllable structure is: ((X)Y)(K)C(R)(G)V(G)((R/S)(ʔ)/h) where X = /t k q ʔ ɹ ɾ l s ts/ Y = /ѣ ь ъ/ K = /k g ʔ...
- Tue May 28, 2024 11:12 pm
- Forum: Languages
- Topic: How did Mapos Buang develop a uvular series?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 248
Re: How did Mapos Buang develop a uvular series?
Mapos Buang seems to be the only language in the world with a prenasalised uvular stop. Japhug and Caodeng Rgyalrong, Bai, and Serer, in addition to Hmong. Probably elsewhere in Hmong-Mien, Sino-Tibetan, maybe Kra-Dai. I'd be surprised if no Tibetic variety has /ɴɢ/. Taa/!Xóõ seems to have a voiced...
- Tue May 28, 2024 7:53 am
- Forum: Conlangery
- Topic: Word evolution game
- Replies: 2698
- Views: 287922
Re: Word evolution game
Reduction of pretonic syllables
[i'tsʰeː.ɲi]
Yaceigni
"chestnut"
[i'tsʰeː.ɲi]
Yaceigni
"chestnut"
- Sat May 25, 2024 7:49 pm
- Forum: Conlangery
- Topic: Conlang Random Thread
- Replies: 3051
- Views: 2866147
Re: Conlang Random Thread
In a somewhat similar—though not identical—way to how I unified CT and O into a single language family (Beheic), I’ve gotten 1 an idea of how to merge two of my other languages (to wit, Kgáweq’ and Täptäg, both now part of the Macro-Kgáweq’ family). I’m quite pleased. The recent discussion in the Li...
- Fri May 24, 2024 5:37 pm
- Forum: Ephemera
- Topic: Venting thread
- Replies: 1943
- Views: 15032424
Re: Venting thread
Spotify is discontinuing Car Thing. I’ll have to jailbreak it.
- Tue May 21, 2024 4:31 pm
- Forum: Languages
- Topic: Linguistic Miscellany Thread
- Replies: 4731
- Views: 2103872
Re: Linguistic Miscellany Thread
From what can a nominative case suffix or marker develop? Esp. if there were no nominative markers so far and there's few cases to begin with. Maybe a demonstrative or an intensifier? There’s a relationship with definiteness and accusativity…maybe indefinite > nominative? The World Lexicon of Gramm...
- Tue May 21, 2024 4:27 pm
- Forum: Conlangery
- Topic: Word evolution game
- Replies: 2698
- Views: 287922
Re: Word evolution game
Loss of initial palatal stops [òːʑ.ʑé] 偽 | へうりぇう | きょーっじぇ | 허러 | kyōzzhe Kanji | Traditional Hiragana | Reformed Hiragana | Hangeul | Romanization "perjury; alibi, especially if dubious; (military slang) cover story, pretext, what’s released to the public (especially if fabricated)" Assimi...
- Mon May 20, 2024 4:32 pm
- Forum: Ephemera
- Topic: The New ZBB Quote Thread
- Replies: 321
- Views: 341033
Re: The New ZBB Quote Thread
If you're orbiting a black hole, avoid the plunging region: https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/17/world/black-holes-einstein-plunging-region-scn/index.html Responsible black hole owners will put up warning tape, but this is not always present. Standards have really deteriorated since we were young, haven'...
- Sat May 18, 2024 4:37 am
- Forum: Languages
- Topic: Linguistic Miscellany Thread
- Replies: 4731
- Views: 2103872
Re: Linguistic Miscellany Thread
Huh, TIL. This would make total sense.Travis B. wrote: ↑Fri May 17, 2024 11:11 pmThis is probably inspired by Hanyu Pinyin, in which /ə/ by itself is written ⟨e⟩ but is actually pronounced [ɤ] while ⟨ei⟩ is pronounced [ei].Man in Space wrote: ↑Fri May 17, 2024 11:02 pm On Wikipedia just now, I have found a natlang (Bai) that spells /ɯ/ as e (/e/ is ei). I am quite astounded.
- Fri May 17, 2024 11:02 pm
- Forum: Languages
- Topic: Linguistic Miscellany Thread
- Replies: 4731
- Views: 2103872
Re: Linguistic Miscellany Thread
On Wikipedia just now, I have found a natlang (Bai) that spells /ɯ/ as e (/e/ is ei). I am quite astounded.
- Fri May 17, 2024 10:03 pm
- Forum: Conlangery
- Topic: Word evolution game
- Replies: 2698
- Views: 287922
Re: Word evolution game
*x > k / %_j [kjòːd.dʑé] 偽 | へうりぇう | ひょーっぎぇ | 허러 | hyōggye Kanji | Traditional Hiragana | Reformed Hiragana | Hangeul | Romanization "perjury; alibi, especially if dubious; (military slang) cover story, pretext, what’s released to the public (especially if fabricated)" *sS > Sʰ [ka'tʰeə̯.ɲə]
- Fri May 17, 2024 3:37 pm
- Forum: Conlangery
- Topic: Reverse Rominazation Challenge Thread, v2.0
- Replies: 132
- Views: 67037
Re: Reverse Rominazation Challenge Thread, v2.0
By the way, what are those x 's supposed to signify? I tried looking up the extIPA for those but the page I got on the Wiki rendered much of such things as blocks. I interpret them as simply heterorganic affricates — e.g. [tx] is attested in Navajo. Not merely heterorganic but also heterovoiced aff...
- Fri May 17, 2024 7:36 am
- Forum: Conlangery
- Topic: Word evolution game
- Replies: 2698
- Views: 287922
Re: Word evolution game
Epenthesis between offglides and resonants
[xø̀w.gʎǿ]
偽 | へうりぇう | heowlyeo
"perjury; alibi, especially if dubious; (military slang) cover story, pretext, what’s released to the public (especially if fabricated)"
[xø̀w.gʎǿ]
偽 | へうりぇう | heowlyeo
"perjury; alibi, especially if dubious; (military slang) cover story, pretext, what’s released to the public (especially if fabricated)"
- Fri May 17, 2024 12:22 am
- Forum: Conlangery
- Topic: Reverse Rominazation Challenge Thread, v2.0
- Replies: 132
- Views: 67037
Re: Reverse Rominazation Challenge Thread, v2.0
And now for something a little different… /m n/ m n /b t d c ɟ k g q/ b t d c j k g q /b x t x d x c x k x q x / b' t' d' c' k' q' /ɸ ʭ s ʃ x χ h/ f x th s ch kh qh h /β z/ w z /l ɹ j/ l r y /a e i o u/ a e i o u /ɛ̯a ɛ̯e i̯e ɔ̯o i̯u/ aa ee ii oo uu …but: yii yuu /i̯ei̯ i̯eu̯/
- Thu May 16, 2024 10:08 pm
- Forum: Conlangery
- Topic: Word evolution game
- Replies: 2698
- Views: 287922
Re: Word evolution game
ç > x / _VK
[xỳw.ʎǿ]
偽 | ひゅうりぇう | hyuwlyeo
"perjury; alibi, especially if dubious; (military slang) cover story, pretext, what’s released to the public (especially if fabricated)"
[xỳw.ʎǿ]
偽 | ひゅうりぇう | hyuwlyeo
"perjury; alibi, especially if dubious; (military slang) cover story, pretext, what’s released to the public (especially if fabricated)"