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DorotheaBrooke wrote: ↑Thu Oct 01, 2026 9:06 pmUteuppernenux oiepkxirče mitte, ŋapapa.
ute=upperne-Cu-ux oi-ep-kxir-če mikx-te napa-pa
GNOM=saxunese.people-PL-PROX.INVIS have-NEG-animal-3p.PL scary-ACC honor-IMP
"The Saxunese (lit. islanders) don't have any scary animals, thankfully."
U lu hіbu do, nwagi zondi ye mwe mo ngoi gwivi mongo.
In Hіbu, the only animals that can eat people are sharks.

Kwokirailii zi li ze u lure.
Crocodiles are locally extinct.

Zondi ye ne mbwodzwei nu.
Venomous and poisonous animals exist.
Glossing Abbreviations: COMP = comparative, C = complementiser, ACS / ICS = accessible / inaccessible, GDV = gerundive, SPEC / NSPC = (non-)specific, ᴬ/ₐ = agent, ᴱ/ₑ = entity (person, animal, thing).
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DorotheaBrooke wrote: ↑Thu Oct 01, 2026 9:06 pmfin
finn-0
exist-3p.SG

Proto-Saxun-Iḫos confirmed.
Glossing Abbreviations: COMP = comparative, C = complementiser, ACS / ICS = accessible / inaccessible, GDV = gerundive, SPEC / NSPC = (non-)specific, ᴬ/ₐ = agent, ᴱ/ₑ = entity (person, animal, thing).
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DorotheaBrooke wrote: ↑Thu Oct 01, 2026 9:06 pm Uteswamet ernenu fin. :mrgreen:
ute=swamet erne-Cu finn-0
GNOM-only person-PL exist-3p.SG
"Just people."
Wa'aqr:

Awt'iki, al-wazid daw ayqurka'ut -
LEGS-fair / TOP-person-NOM.PL also.LEGS TORSO-scare-PRES-3p
"To be fair, humans are scary too - "
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(men rarely giving revulsion and often death...)
humans are familiar and mortal...
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Pedant wrote: ↑Sat Oct 03, 2026 8:56 pmAwt'iki, al-wazid daw ayqurka'ut -
LEGS-fair / TOP-person-NOM.PL also.LEGS TORSO-scare-PRES-3p
"To be fair, humans are scary too - "
Ngoi de zondi ye mbwe u ndzwova.
Humans are the most dangerous animal.
Glossing Abbreviations: COMP = comparative, C = complementiser, ACS / ICS = accessible / inaccessible, GDV = gerundive, SPEC / NSPC = (non-)specific, ᴬ/ₐ = agent, ᴱ/ₑ = entity (person, animal, thing).
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Imralu wrote: ↑Sun Oct 04, 2026 4:13 amHumans are the most dangerous animal.
Dem yuman u me-me denja, oba denja bis u mos mos taym denja.
Humans are potentially dangerous, while dangerous animals are dangerous most of the time.


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(very many animals maybe killer of men and having been killed by men...)
almost all animals potentially capable of killing humans have been killed by humans...
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Namakaenaepi:naeipi:mana.

* na- : Outer Aversive Frame (NEG.AVERS)
* ma- : Systemic Welfare / Goodness (VAL.BEN)
* kaenae : Apex Mega-predator Node (CAT.NODE)
* -pi: : Phenomenologically Accessible Frame, Plural (PHEN.OBS.PL)
* -naeip- : Realized Destructive Vector (INVERT.REAL.DEST.VEC)
* -i: : First-Person Phenomenal Direct Address, Plural (1P.PHEN.DIR.PL)
* -ma : Systemic Welfare Node (VAL.BEN)
* -na : Outer Aversive Frame (NEG.AVERS)

"The active instantiations of the mega-predator entities' (kaenae) realized destructive operational vectors directed straight at our phenomenal experience are evaluated as an absolute non-good / systemic anti-state."
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jal wrote: ↑Sun Oct 04, 2026 2:37 pm
Imralu wrote: ↑Sun Oct 04, 2026 4:13 amHumans are the most dangerous animal.
Dem yuman u me-me denja, oba denja bis u mos mos taym denja.
Humans are potentially dangerous, while dangerous animals are dangerous most of the time.
I ndwa u nwagi zyei yu wanai ngo dozye wanai nwimu zyu ngoi ga dzu mya.
That's only because we're humans and we understand what humans are likely to do.
Glossing Abbreviations: COMP = comparative, C = complementiser, ACS / ICS = accessible / inaccessible, GDV = gerundive, SPEC / NSPC = (non-)specific, ᴬ/ₐ = agent, ᴱ/ₑ = entity (person, animal, thing).
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Htrean Denizen wrote: ↑Sun Oct 04, 2026 11:32 pm"The active instantiations of the mega-predator entities' (kaenae) realized destructive operational vectors directed straight at our phenomenal experience are evaluated as an absolute non-good / systemic anti-state."
Dis won nacural tahn pas dis.
This needs a more natural translation than this.
Imralu wrote: ↑Mon Oct 05, 2026 12:52 amThat's only because we're humans and we understand what humans are likely to do.
Mos mos denja bis u denja kos dem won it minu, o kos dem won gah imsef tek poysm. Dis a difa kayn a denja say yuman denja.
Most dangerous animals are dangerous because they want to eat us or defend themselves with poison. That's a different kind of danger than human danger.


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DorotheaBrooke wrote: ↑Thu Oct 01, 2026 9:06 pm "What inspired you to think of Iḫos?"

"It makes me think of the Semitic languages."
Ine, sarthoḫarfi Semitikarfi lerifek pinuk khel.
[ˈinɛ | saɾˈtʰoxaɾfi sɛˈmitikaɾfi lɛˈɾifɛk ˈpinuk kʰɛl]
ine | sarthoḫ-r-f-i Semitik-r-f-i lerif-k pinu-k khe-l
yeah | language-PL-NOM-DEF Semitic-PL-NOM-DEF inspiration-GEN first-GEN 1-ACC

Yeah, the Semitic languages were my main inspiration.
Imralu wrote: ↑Thu Oct 01, 2026 11:36 pm Wurm is not an English word. Did you mean worm or dragon (wyrm)?
I don't have the time to write this in a conlang, but in most fantasy tropes, worms are plain worms, wyrms are serpentine dragons, and wurms are large subterranean reptiles.
Imralu wrote: ↑Thu Oct 01, 2026 11:48 pm
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DorotheaBrooke wrote: ↑Thu Oct 01, 2026 9:06 pmfin
finn-0
exist-3p.SG

Proto-Saxun-Iḫos confirmed.
:lol:

edit: forgot about my own language's definite markers.
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jal wrote: ↑Mon Oct 05, 2026 4:26 am
Htrean Denizen wrote: ↑Sun Oct 04, 2026 11:32 pm"The active instantiations of the mega-predator entities' (kaenae) realized destructive operational vectors directed straight at our phenomenal experience are evaluated as an absolute non-good / systemic anti-state."
Dis won nacural tahn pas dis.
This needs a more natural translation than this.
"mataeikae:nae:naei:daei:taeima."

"the ongoing destructive acts by the big cats is as natural as it gets." (i.e. try getting you and yours eaten in one bite.)
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Htrean Denizen wrote: ↑Sun Oct 04, 2026 11:32 pm Namakaenaepi:naeipi:mana.

* na- : Outer Aversive Frame (NEG.AVERS)
* ma- : Systemic Welfare / Goodness (VAL.BEN)
* kaenae : Apex Mega-predator Node (CAT.NODE)
* -pi: : Phenomenologically Accessible Frame, Plural (PHEN.OBS.PL)
* -naeip- : Realized Destructive Vector (INVERT.REAL.DEST.VEC)
* -i: : First-Person Phenomenal Direct Address, Plural (1P.PHEN.DIR.PL)
* -ma : Systemic Welfare Node (VAL.BEN)
* -na : Outer Aversive Frame (NEG.AVERS)

"The active instantiations of the mega-predator entities' (kaenae) realized destructive operational vectors directed straight at our phenomenal experience are evaluated as an absolute non-good / systemic anti-state."
Phaeroian:

Gan, balikteranonar tandra oilaidonar, hyra nouo aka ipnakoto eutron?
okay / constructed.language-SUBJ this-N-SUBJ POS-beautiful-N-SUBJ / Q.unsure specific.learning my-F increase-1s.PRES.SUBJ.ACT manner
"Okay, this conlang is gorgeous, how do I learn more about it?"
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Tharrabic:

Ar-afyao utzrihati. Aonru ar-aezka šamimad gâvawa?
TOP-boredom heart.irritate-PRES.IND.ACT-IMPERF-3sS-1sO / whither TOP-torso.day ye.FORMAL-GEN arrive.at-PAST.REM.ACT-3sS
"I'm bored and frustrated. How have your days been?"
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jal wrote: ↑Mon Oct 05, 2026 4:26 am
Imralu wrote: ↑Mon Oct 05, 2026 12:52 amThat's only because we're humans and we understand what humans are likely to do.
Mos mos denja bis u denja kos dem won it minu, o kos dem won gah imsef tek poysm. Dis a difa kayn a denja say yuman denja.
Most dangerous animals are dangerous because they want to eat us or defend themselves with poison. That's a different kind of danger than human danger.
De u mbwei boi dindzwa u ha lodzoi lo nwo.
The intention of the danger is irrelevant when the end result is death.
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I don't have the time to write this in a conlang, but in most fantasy tropes, worms are plain worms, wyrms are serpentine dragons, and wurms are large subterranean reptiles.
Dozye werm gwe wirm-i ma? 🤔
Then what are 'werms' and 'wirms'? 🤔

Va hwigyo nggadwa u myezei a-i gunde.
Every vowel letter except 'a' works.
Pedant wrote: ↑Sat Oct 10, 2026 6:41 pm Tharrabic:
Ar-afyao utzrihati. Aonru ar-aezka šamimad gâvawa?
TOP-boredom heart.irritate-PRES.IND.ACT-IMPERF-3sS-1sO / whither TOP-torso.day ye.FORMAL-GEN arrive.at-PAST.REM.ACT-3sS
"I'm bored and frustrated. How have your days been?"
I ngoho nga u nai mu zyi wi nyora u ye nyezi linwo.
An old friend of mine has died.

Nai ndze mwe no zwayo, mye nai ze mweho lwe.
I haven't been able to cry, but I can't sleep well.

Nai nye nyu dyabwa ye lyenyo ye hoba davyo u ze dzwe du nga.
I've got new boots that are wide enough not to hurt my feet.

Nai zyu mwodzwe nggoru dii ga li ngwe.
I think the corns on my little toes will disappear.

Mye u nye do, mingwo ngyai dzwe.
But now my left knee hurts.

Wikendii ndwanye gandye bi.
The weekend is already nearly over.
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Imralu wrote: ↑Sun Oct 11, 2026 4:12 am I ngoho nga u nai mu zyi wi nyora u ye nyezi linwo.
An old friend of mine has died.

Nai ndze mwe no zwayo, mye nai ze mweho lwe.
I haven't been able to cry, but I can't sleep well.
Poliskar tiar oiaka.
grief.SPECIFIC-SUBJ thy-F-SUBJ POS-my-F
"…I'm so sorry."

(Truly.)
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Imralu wrote: ↑Sun Oct 11, 2026 4:12 am I ngoho nga u nai mu zyi wi nyora u ye nyezi linwo.
An old friend of mine has died.

Nai ndze mwe no zwayo, mye nai ze mweho lwe.
I haven't been able to cry, but I can't sleep well.
Dat du mi leed.
I'm really sorry to hear that.
Yaaludinuya siima d'at yiseka wohadetafa gaare.
Ennadinut'a gaare d'ate eetatadi siiman.
T'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa.
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I wish I had a conlang so that I could express my sympathies in it here.
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Pedant wrote: ↑Mon Oct 05, 2026 10:13 pm
Htrean Denizen wrote: ↑Sun Oct 04, 2026 11:32 pm Namakaenaepi:naeipi:mana.

* na- : Outer Aversive Frame (NEG.AVERS)
* ma- : Systemic Welfare / Goodness (VAL.BEN)
* kaenae : Apex Mega-predator Node (CAT.NODE)
* -pi: : Phenomenologically Accessible Frame, Plural (PHEN.OBS.PL)
* -naeip- : Realized Destructive Vector (INVERT.REAL.DEST.VEC)
* -i: : First-Person Phenomenal Direct Address, Plural (1P.PHEN.DIR.PL)
* -ma : Systemic Welfare Node (VAL.BEN)
* -na : Outer Aversive Frame (NEG.AVERS)

"The active instantiations of the mega-predator entities' (kaenae) realized destructive operational vectors directed straight at our phenomenal experience are evaluated as an absolute non-good / systemic anti-state."
Phaeroian:

Gan, balikteranonar tandra oilaidonar, hyra nouo aka ipnakoto eutron?
okay / constructed.language-SUBJ this-N-SUBJ POS-beautiful-N-SUBJ / Q.unsure specific.learning my-F increase-1s.PRES.SUBJ.ACT manner
"Okay, this conlang is gorgeous, how do I learn more about it?"
gi:gikipimupu:.

"one of my days, i will make the existence of this thing available to y'all."
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