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- Fri May 03, 2024 4:26 am
- Forum: Languages
- Topic: What are the phonotactics rules for Classical Latin?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 786
Re: What are the phonotactics rules for Classical Latin?
What does it even mean for a language to be ‘too big’ or ‘too small’? It’s just… how the language works. If you dislike their phonaesthetic, fine, but please don’t pretend it’s some kind of objective judgement. (For instance, I suspect you’d greatly dislike Coptic and Dorig [see section 4.2], which...
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 8:38 am
- Forum: Ephemera
- Topic: Do you think it will ever be possible to go back in time?
- Replies: 42
- Views: 890
Re: Do you think it will ever be possible to go back in time?
Sure, happens all the time, if you're an elementary particle. In quantum mechanics, a particle can go back in time... we call it an antiparticle. Hang on, I thought that was exotic matter?? Tachyons (faster-than-light, but that itself still has a strange relationship with time) and whatnot. As far ...
- Sat Apr 13, 2024 6:30 pm
- Forum: Conlangery
- Topic: Linguistic and cultural situation after the Norse conquest of England
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1939
Re: Linguistic and cultural situation after the Norse conquest of England
It's generally claimed that the dialects of the Danelaw had more Norse influence - which is odd when you recall that the East Midlands dialect is the base of (standard) Modern English. Perhaps the West Midlands contribution to Modern English has diluted the Norse component. It's easier to notice th...
- Sat Apr 13, 2024 8:41 am
- Forum: Conlangery
- Topic: Conlang fluency thread
- Replies: 2425
- Views: 1479681
Re: Conlang fluency thread
i½i®Âi¿j½Pj°¿emÛ½Vi¿°®Âi½ (me not talking about words yours and heard "dignity and right", this words not understood by me...) I didn't translate "in dignity and rights" which I don't understand... Ʒe ettlet at was at ein auld weʒ til seiʒe at inn man is hawer els makliʒer en a...
- Fri Apr 12, 2024 7:52 pm
- Forum: Conlangery
- Topic: Conlang fluency thread
- Replies: 2425
- Views: 1479681
Re: Conlang fluency thread
How would UDHR Article 1 sound in this language? The language sounds very cool! Ahhhh, ʒ'am scirsen unden skriven slik formel oʒ teknikel wenninger, ennae ʒe ska ha ei ganne. Ahhhh, I've been avoiding writing such formal and technical translations, but I'll have a go. Aull menisker is fett laus oʒ ...
- Thu Apr 11, 2024 8:07 am
- Forum: Conlangery
- Topic: Conlang fluency thread
- Replies: 2425
- Views: 1479681
Re: Conlang fluency thread
Is this supposed to be a kind of English that developed in the Danelaw area? Nair, eurcisc is ei Nordrentunge at's waʒst i the auld Dainlaw. At's ick anglisc, ut at's swar wendet o anglisc. Close, Yorkish is a Nordic language that developed in the old Danelaw. It's not English, but it's been heavil...
- Thu Apr 11, 2024 6:36 am
- Forum: Conlangery
- Topic: Conlang fluency thread
- Replies: 2425
- Views: 1479681
Re: Conlang fluency thread
In Eurkrice is thar ick mang firrekin, ick sam at i Skauneiʒer whar is mickle o firre oʒ berker oʒ wither oʒ ʒeiner oʒ eik. /ɪn‿ˈʏrkˌrɛic ɪs‿tar ɪk ˈmanɪk ˈfɪrˌcçɪn | ɪkˈsamɪt i ˈskɒːˌnei̯ər ʍar ɪs ˈmɪkəl ɒ fɪr ɒ ˈpɛrkər ɒ ˈwɛiθər ɒ ˈjeːnər ɒw‿eːk/ in Yorkrice be.PRS.3 there NEG many fir-kind.PL | ...
- Sat Feb 10, 2024 6:42 pm
- Forum: Conlangery
- Topic: Chwakesha
- Replies: 2
- Views: 147
Chwakesha
So I've been rather obsessed (what else is new?) with a conlang a few years back called Chavakani , which as its base is a blend of Japanese, Niger-Congo, and Austronesian aesthetic. I really like the idea, but as far as I know, the project has been dead for six or so years, so I thought I might mak...
- Fri Jan 12, 2024 7:05 pm
- Forum: Languages
- Topic: The "How Do You Pronounce X" Thread
- Replies: 1782
- Views: 4934429
- Wed Jan 03, 2024 6:29 am
- Forum: Conlangery
- Topic: Conlanging challenge: toneless Mandarin Chinese
- Replies: 8
- Views: 725
Re: Conlanging challenge: toneless Mandarin Chinese
If by "already happening" you mean "happened 800 years ago", I agree. :) The process is so old that it affects dialects that merge syllables less aggressively, e.g. Cantonese. Ah fair, tbh my knowledge on other modern Chinese varieties is close to null. I just recall that Middle...
- Tue Jan 02, 2024 4:30 pm
- Forum: Conlangery
- Topic: Conlanging challenge: toneless Mandarin Chinese
- Replies: 8
- Views: 725
Re: Conlanging challenge: toneless Mandarin Chinese
The result is, to be honest, pretty confusing. A single syllable in Mandarin is often ambiguous, so it has to be paired with a synonym to be understandable. To a good extent, this is already happening organically in Mandarin, certainly with nominals and intransitive verbs (plus diminutives and deri...
- Wed Nov 22, 2023 9:38 pm
- Forum: Conlangery
- Topic: Conlang fluency thread
- Replies: 2425
- Views: 1479681
Re: Conlang fluency thread
Man thar ick drip ei fisc i watten for a giar at wat.
/man θar ɪk trɪp ə fɪsc i watn fɔr=ə car ət wat/
IDEF.PRON have_to.PRS NEG dip IDEF fish in water so_to make 3NSG wet
You don't need to dip a fish in water to make it wet.
/man θar ɪk trɪp ə fɪsc i watn fɔr=ə car ət wat/
IDEF.PRON have_to.PRS NEG dip IDEF fish in water so_to make 3NSG wet
You don't need to dip a fish in water to make it wet.
- Thu Nov 16, 2023 5:24 am
- Forum: Conlangery
- Topic: Conlang fluency thread
- Replies: 2425
- Views: 1479681
Re: Conlang fluency thread
Iç dleins his vusçes ewrig dâ, iwn thê tnaws fat iç mein. lÀ±ÅR (me not understanding...) I don't get it... "Ʒe rinse hans fisc hwariʒ daw, gin tha wait hwat ʒe ettle." /jə rɪns (h)ans fɪsc ʍari dɔː | cɪn θə weːt ʍat jə ɛtəl/ 1SG wash 3MSG.POSS fish every day | if 2SG know.PRS what 1SG m...
- Wed Nov 15, 2023 7:24 am
- Forum: Conlangery
- Topic: Conlang fluency thread
- Replies: 2425
- Views: 1479681
Re: Conlang fluency thread
tu mamanana tu mai na ma turais na kilikiliisjuna kilimaa pensu paka na mai GEN IMPF-study+LNK=know GEN 3.m LNK 1.m change-PERF LNK REDP-clean-PERF-Dpast-1.sg fish-pl INSTRUCTIVE help LNK 3.m “My knowledge of him changed as i cleaned the fishes with his help” Ho, war is komt a cen hwarann? At leuth...
- Sun Nov 12, 2023 2:18 am
- Forum: Conlangery
- Topic: Conlang fluency thread
- Replies: 2425
- Views: 1479681
Re: Conlang fluency thread
Eshire fei! Tan suine neshekajiru ien? I like it! Have you written about it anywhere? Naie, barliʒ ha ʒe wont mi that syne the sainse maunthen. That's ei brauliʒ nye tong, end am ʒe thenken um hwar at skud leuthe. /nei 'parli(x) ha j(ə) wɔnt mi (θ)at səin θə sens 'mɔːn(ə)θən | θats ə 'prɔːli nəi tʰ...
- Thu Nov 09, 2023 8:01 am
- Forum: Conlangery
- Topic: Conlang fluency thread
- Replies: 2425
- Views: 1479681
Re: Conlang fluency thread
I recently saw this video on Youtube, which compares the various modern Germanic languages using a somewhat contrived text, and I thought it would be fun to translate the text in Fake Germanic. ... The cold winter is near, a snowstorm will come. Come in my warm house, my friend. Welcome! Come here,...
- Wed Oct 25, 2023 10:48 pm
- Forum: Languages
- Topic: On the frequency of personal names
- Replies: 21
- Views: 23331
Re: On the frequency of personal names
Marie Antoinette's nine sisters were all also named Maria.
- Wed Sep 13, 2023 8:39 am
- Forum: Languages
- Topic: The "How Do You Pronounce X" Thread
- Replies: 1782
- Views: 4934429
- Sun Jun 18, 2023 11:06 pm
- Forum: Conlangery
- Topic: Poll about a possible conscript
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1202
Re: Poll about a possible conscript
A diamond instead of a square feels more aesthetic to me, and then you can keep a pointy shape for both /t/ and /k/.
Also I agree /k/ should have the triangle, as the "kiki" phoneme.
Also I agree /k/ should have the triangle, as the "kiki" phoneme.
- Mon Jun 05, 2023 9:33 am
- Forum: Languages
- Topic: The Great Proto-Indo-European Thread's Sequel
- Replies: 875
- Views: 1082012
Re: The Great Proto-Indo-European Thread's Sequel
At least for Balto-Slavic, the question is whether it ever had the tripartite system or whether it just developed the formations which the tripartite system was built upon in a different direction. (Slavic later formed something called aorist under Iranian influence, but it's cobbled together both ...