Zompist Bboard Again

I don't think that the original ZBB had this game, but it is probably my favorite thread on the CBB.

What is the Lexicon Sculpting game, you may be asking? It is similar to the Lexicon Building game, but instead of giving people definitions to create words for, you give people words from your conlang for people to "sculpt" into their own conlang. It's basically a conlang telephone game.

Here is an example of this game being played (taken and slightly modified from the CBB thread):

Person A wrote:/taksa/ 'feather'

Person B wrote:

Person A wrote:/taksa/ 'feather'

/tʰaxsa/ 'wing'

Next: /buhn/ 'do'

You can change the definition as much or as little as possible. The point is to turn one conlang's word into something useful for your own purposes.

I'll go first, naturally:

ceiog [ˈkei̯ɔg] v. bend, fold

ceiog [ˈkei̯ɔg] v. bend, fold

Keogu [ˈkʰeogu] bend in a creek

Next: lhasa [ˈɬaːsə] name

lasĕ ласе̌ [lä.zə] - to name (something)

next: mveh мԝэx [mwex] - blood

mèþru wrote: ↑Wed Sep 26, 2018 8:08 am next: mveh мԝэx [mwex] - blood

mwaihi [ˈmwɐi̯.he], to bleed

Next: marukwai [ˌmɐ.roˈkwɐi̯], to be at home

akamchinjir wrote: ↑Wed Sep 26, 2018 9:21 amNext: marukwai [ˌmɐ.roˈkwɐi̯], to be at home

mar [mar] va. be for; fit; belong to

roby [ˈrɔbɨ] adj. brown, orange

robɨ /ɹ̠ʷɔ.bɪ/ - poop
next:
njih нїх /njix/ - horse

mèþru wrote: ↑Wed Sep 26, 2018 10:55 amnext:
njih нїх /njix/ - horse

nih [niç] va. sit, ride

tyrma [ˈtɨrmɜ] vt. help, teach, explain

Corphishy wrote: ↑Wed Sep 26, 2018 11:44 am tyrma [ˈtɨrmɜ] vt. help, teach, explain

tirama [ˈtʰʲie̯ɾamə] to instruct

Next: tasurolla [ˌtʰasuˈɾolːə] to be modest, meek, unassuming

Bessunire wrote: ↑Wed Sep 26, 2018 5:36 pm Next: tasurolla [ˌtʰasuˈɾolːə] to be modest, meek, unassuming

tasurawa [ˌta.soˈrau̯.wə], to lack pride

Next: jakikwai [ˌja.keˈkwai̯], clan hall

akamchinjir wrote: ↑Fri Sep 28, 2018 11:39 am Next: jakikwai [ˌja.keˈkwai̯], clan hall

yagwigwai /jæg^wɪg^wai/ offering shrine

next: gwaaboon solid ground, floor

bbbosborne wrote: ↑Fri Sep 28, 2018 4:05 pm yagwigwai /jæg^wɪg^wai/ offering shrine

next: gwaaboon solid ground, floor

babon [ˈbaːbon] dirt floor of a hut or cabin

Next: palo [ˈpʰaːlo] to guess, form an opinion about something

-pāl Evidential suffix, "supposed to be correct because of logical inference"

Next: kmastē spindle

kamaste [kʰaˈmastʰe] spindle

Next: pityar [ˈpʰʲiːtʰʲaɾ] gain, profit

petty [p^hɜt^hi] overly concerned with profit and gain

Bessunire wrote: ↑Wed Oct 03, 2018 6:38 pmNext: pityar [ˈpʰʲiːtʰʲaɾ] gain, profit

*pitr̩ [pitr̩] n. pebble
> peta [pɛtɜ] n. gem, nugget

NEXT: utra [utrɜ] n. horse

Corphishy wrote: ↑Thu Oct 04, 2018 10:10 am NEXT: utra [utrɜ] n. horse

Old Greedian utrê /ùtré ̀/ mount (< utré to mount)

Next: ǐ /ìí/ mountain

Vilike wrote: ↑Fri Oct 05, 2018 3:38 pm Next: ǐ /ìí/ mountain

I [ˈie̯] name of a particular mountain

Next: thura [ˈθuo̯ɾə] flame, fire (typically carries a negative connotation)

Bessunire wrote: ↑Wed Oct 10, 2018 8:53 pm Next: thura [ˈθuo̯ɾə] flame, fire (typically carries a negative connotation)

thúwa /ˈθuwä/ forest fire

next: xho /ǁ^ho/ spoiled food

Vilike wrote: ↑Fri Oct 05, 2018 3:38 pmNext: ǐ /ìí/ mountain

*ji v. cover, lean
>*pō=ji n. hill, incline, slope (lit. "it leans (at this) place")
>>pauhe [pau̯çɜ]

Bessunire wrote: ↑Wed Oct 10, 2018 8:53 pmNext: thura [ˈθuo̯ɾə] flame, fire (typically carries a negative connotation)

*θwr̩ v. fidget, shake; move quickly
>*θwr̩=θe n. fire
>> turse [turɕɜ] n. fire; plasma

bbbosborne wrote: ↑Wed Oct 10, 2018 11:01 pmnext: xho /ǁ^ho/ spoiled food

*taʔo v. boil; bubble, ferment
> tau [taw] v. brew (particularly alcohol)

NEXT: dod [dɔd] n. coal; carbon

Corphishy wrote: ↑Sat Oct 13, 2018 1:24 pm
NEXT: dod [dɔd] n. coal; carbon

Tormiott:

dode ˈdoðə (v) to char; to burn (food)

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igna ˈɪina (v) to close, to shut