ZBB Conlang Relay 2026 [Pending]

[Man in Space]

Time for another one!

You translate your torch from someone else’s conlang using a brief glossary/sketch of the relevant grammatical and lexical data, and then you translate it into your own conlang and prepare a similar language sketch for the next person in line. Currently thinking of a week’s turnaround time per turn. Do not materially add to or delete anything from the previous torch; fidelity is the goal. Obviously idioms and in-universe stuff like that are fine but don’t go inventing anything.

Order to be finalized (see later comment). I’ll fix it when I’m not on mobile.

Torch Order

1. Man in Space: Archaic Vyʌ (5 Jun)
2. Arzena: Ardinian (6 Jun–12 Jun)
3. lëtzeshark: Ilian (13 Jun–19 Jun)
4. bradrn: Eŋes (20 Jun–29 Jun)
5. /ˌnɐ.ˈɾɛn.dɚ.ˌduːd/: Ṅäserro
6. Lērisama: Lēri Ziwi (18 Jul–8 Aug)
7. Moose-tache Entivara (8 Aug–20 Aug)
8. Pedant Phaeroian (21 Aug)
9. Zju Lùlàjnòj (22 Aug–4 Sept)
10. Morkai5 Naucan (5 Sept–11 Sept)
11. Emily Modern Gothic
    [signups still open]
12. Man in Space: English (hopefully within the next few hours)

[Arzena]

I'm interested to participate

[Lērisama]

I'd be interested, although my record on these things isn't that good.

[bradrn]

Yes please! I’ll use Eŋes once again.

[/ˌnɐˈɾɛndɚduːd/]

I'll participate this time around again! I'll also try not to lose access to my computer during my leg of the relay this time around

[Man in Space]

Updated the tentative torch order. Any other takers?

[bradrn]

IIRC /ˌnɐ.ˈɾɛn.dɚ.ˌduːd/ came after me last time; I don’t care either way, but I wonder if he might prefer not repeating the same source language again?

EDIT: sorry, misremembered; it was Morkai5 last time. Don’t mind me…

[/ˌnɐˈɾɛndɚduːd/]

I'm fine with whatever position in the order. BTW I'm thinking I want to participate with my conlang Ṅäserro.

[lëtzeshark]

I'm available as long as long as it includes a period after 21 June* (which, given the schedule, looks to be the case), and I volunteer to use Ilian (what some have described as an Estonian–Hungarian lovechild).

*I'll be in Portugal 7-20 June for work, and while I could make that period work, I'd prefer to wait until after that, especially since 23 June is a holiday here in Luxembourg.

[Lērisama]

I'd rather be as late as possible for availability reasons, sorry.

[Qwynegold]

How long is the text going to be?

[Zju]

Count me in only if after it stretches past mid August.

[Man in Space]

I'm available as long as long as it includes a period after 21 June* (which, given the schedule, looks to be the case), and I volunteer to use Ilian (what some have described as an Estonian–Hungarian lovechild).

*I'll be in Portugal 7-20 June for work, and while I could make that period work, I'd prefer to wait until after that, especially since 23 June is a holiday here in Luxembourg.

Understood, I will add you. My apologizes for overlooking your post in the first place.

[Man in Space]

How long is the text going to be?

I’m not quite sure how to answer that. It’s not a Tolstoy novel (or a novel period), and to go into further qualifiers would give it away out the gate. I believe it is reasonably long and short enough for what it is.

[Man in Space]

OK. Adding a day because I was so late in seeing lëtzeshark’s message, so I had to redo this. Does this order work?

Torch Order

1. Man in Space: Archaic Vyʌ (2 Jun)
2. Arzena: TBD (2 Jun–8 Jun)
3. /ˌnɐ.ˈɾɛn.dɚ.ˌduːd/: TBD (9 Jun–15 Jun)
4. bradrn: Eŋes (15 Jun–22 Jun)
5. lëtzeshark: Ilian (23 Jun–29 Jun)
6. Lērisama: TBD (30 Jun–6 Jul)
   [. . .]
7. Man in Space: English

Does this work or not work for all?

[Lērisama]

Does this work or not work for all?

Yes, that looks good for me, thank you

[Arzena]

OK. Adding a day because I was so late in seeing lëtzeshark’s message, so I had to redo this. Does this order work?

Torch Order

1. Man in Space: Archaic Vyʌ (2 Jun)
2. Arzena: TBD (2 Jun–8 Jun)
3. /ˌnɐ.ˈɾɛn.dɚ.ˌduːd/: TBD (9 Jun–15 Jun)
4. bradrn: Eŋes (15 Jun–22 Jun)
5. lëtzeshark: Ilian (23 Jun–29 Jun)
6. Lērisama: TBD (30 Jun–6 Jul)
   [. . .]
7. Man in Space: English

Does this work or not work for all?

I'll use my Ardinian conlang, schedule looks good for me too

[/ˌnɐˈɾɛndɚduːd/]

Does this work or not work for all?

I've got a camping trip with my family the 10th - 12th, and a summer camp the 15th - 19th. could I be rescheduled to sometime after those dates?

[Man in Space]

I could swap you and bradrn if that’s all right?

[bradrn]

I could swap you and bradrn if that’s all right?

I don’t mind, though it would mean there’s definitely no chance of me getting my next post on focus particles out before my round starts. (As opposed to it being merely very unlikely…)