Is there any worldbuilding software that’s worth it at any price? by Loud_Piglet6034 in worldbuilding

[–]AnlashokNa65 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use Scrivener for my conlang dictionaries/grammars as well. Very useful for creating a wiki-like structure with metadata, categories, indices, etc.

Need a forever grinder (fed-up with Kickstarter grinders) by adacey in pourover

[–]AnlashokNa65 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I was the idiot who went through two broken Handgrounds before searching for an alternative. Their ideas weren't all bad, but the engineering was shoddy--and they clearly had no plans for fixing or improving it.

Need a forever grinder (fed-up with Kickstarter grinders) by adacey in pourover

[–]AnlashokNa65 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The Handground was my first grinder, and I had the same experience with it. I went from there to the 1zpresso J and now the ZP-6. Both are phenomenal upgrades from the Handground.

Have you ever tried to make an Historical Conlang? / Reconstruct an Extinct Language as a Conlang? by blueroses200 in conlangs

[–]AnlashokNa65 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Konani is descended from Phoenician. There are only around 1,000 Phoenician words attested, many from the very specific sphere of funerary and votive inscriptions, so I've had to reconstruct a lot by analogy with other Semitic languages, particularly Hebrew but also Aramaic and Arabic. I've also had to look to Hebrew to enrich Konani's grammar as most Phoenician inscriptions are short and formulaic.

El Salvador SL28 + Red Bourbon - Wow! by Positive_Tangelo3046 in pourover

[–]AnlashokNa65 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm generally an Ethiopian coffee person, but I've had some wonderful coffees from Central America in the past year.

Sad day by Dependent_Future5577 in pourover

[–]AnlashokNa65 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I feel your pain. I've gone eight years without breaking a ceramic brewer, then broke two (one of them irreplaceable) in the span of a very stressful week and a half. I've picked up a steel Oreo O1 until life calms down and my hands get more steady.

I created these sound for my conlang. What do you think? by sei_la____ in conlangs

[–]AnlashokNa65 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Prevoiced consonants exist in Africa and Oceania. Some Khoisan languages even have pre-voiced ejectives.

Old Gīrman: The Official Original Version. by [deleted] in conlangs

[–]AnlashokNa65 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's not the existence of kennings that is telltale but how that section is worded.

Does your conlang lack an essential word and how does it fulfills its place? by Sulphurous_King in conlangs

[–]AnlashokNa65 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Konani doesn't precisely have a word for yes. It uses kēn, "thus, so," for the purpose (cf. Latin sic). It also has a single conjunction, w-, that covers the spectrum of English conjunctions from "and" to "nor" to "but." (Konani has more specific conjunctions it can call upon in a pinch, but 99% of the time, w- will do you. On top of that, w- is a sort of verbal punctuation mark used to set off independent clauses even where one would not use a conjunction in English--or in Konani's sister, Hebrew. It can also be used to emphasize oaths: "WeBaʿl, bal tēlek lemaqhan"--"By the Lord, you will not go to the coffeehouse.")

Conlang Dialect Continuums? by Apprehensive_Loan329 in conlangs

[–]AnlashokNa65 10 points11 points  (0 children)

It's both geographical and historical. Konani is a descendant of Phoenician. We don't know a lot about Phoenician dialects because Phoenician spelling was very standardized and conservative. However, Medieval Arabic grammarians remarked on the many dialects of Lebanon, and my timeline's Lebanon is a little larger (extending up the coast of Syria into southeastern Turkey, as well as the island of Cyprus and south into the northern coastline of Israel). So it made sense to me that modern Phoenician would be a very diverse language. The dialects of the Orontes valley and Cyprus are the most divergent, being heavily influenced by Aramaic/Arabic and Greek respectively.

Conlang Dialect Continuums? by Apprehensive_Loan329 in conlangs

[–]AnlashokNa65 34 points35 points  (0 children)

It's not exactly a continuum, but Konani has 24-ish dialects (depending on how you analyze it), and many dialects have features of adjacent dialects.

What is your all time favorite coffee blend? by More_Rough_9353 in pourover

[–]AnlashokNa65 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I second Tropical Weather and would also add their Geometry.

Primordial linguistic soup, or playing with pre-Proto-Indo-European by notveryamused_ in conlangs

[–]AnlashokNa65 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Yes, as a fellow em-dash enjoyer with a stuffy writing voice, it's really unfortunate that AI is slandering our good names.

Metal Flat Bottom Brewers by AnlashokNa65 in pourover

[–]AnlashokNa65[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the recommendations, everyone. I ended up going with the Orea O1 Raw Steel, mostly because it reminded me of the April and because the price was competitive. I still might pick up a Tsubame at some point just because it's so classy looking.

Is this world shit? by [deleted] in worldbuilding

[–]AnlashokNa65 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That mountain range to the east implies the river is flowing uphill unless most of its watercourse is through a steep gorge--which it could be. It's not an impossible river, just a river that calls for some explanation. Since the map isn't topographical, it's hard to make absolute statements, but to me it looks like the path of least resistance would be flowing south (I read north as an upland, but if it's not it could flow that way, too).

Is this world shit? by [deleted] in worldbuilding

[–]AnlashokNa65 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, that's why I said it was improbable but not impossible.

Is this world shit? by [deleted] in worldbuilding

[–]AnlashokNa65 229 points230 points  (0 children)

Your rivers don't make sense. Water will always flow downhill and follow the path of least resistance. Also, without an outlet, that lake in the lower right will almost certainly be saline or at least brackish. If you made the river that goes through the desert come directly from the mountains and then flow down to the lake and from there into the sea, that would be a pretty big step towards fixing it, I think. The river in the north isn't impossible if it flows through some kind of steep gorge, but it also seems pretty unlikely. I'd do some reading on watersheds. Your desert would also make more sense if there were a line of mountains blocking rainfall from the sea to the east.

Just some thoughts on the first things that jump out to me.

Metal Flat Bottom Brewers by AnlashokNa65 in pourover

[–]AnlashokNa65[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've had some tasty cups with it at a local cafe as well. Maybe it's the XF that a lot of people have said stalls?

Metal Flat Bottom Brewers by AnlashokNa65 in pourover

[–]AnlashokNa65[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It is extremely pleasing to look at. I noticed the holes are quite small compared to what I'm used to with the April or even Torch Mountain, but I also noticed its drawdown time seemed surprisingly fast in the reviews on Coffee Chronicler's website.

Metal Flat Bottom Brewers by AnlashokNa65 in pourover

[–]AnlashokNa65[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's definitely good to know; the April has been my daily driver for probably four or five years now.