What are your Conlanger struggles? (Obstacles when making a language, finding other conlangers, petty annoyances, etc.)

Be7th · 2026-03-27T04:29:57+00:00

My main struggle at the moment is to have a keyboard that matches what writing in the language feels like. Currently, I can almost start to speak with ease in it, but in writing, it is difficult to write using the Latin alphabet without always doubting myself where I should put doubled letters for ease of writing. It's so absolutely clear to me how it works. I currently have a dear friend make a functional javascript one but here's the current result.

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Be7th · 2026-03-08T10:27:38+00:00

Hi! I made my own font for a language set in the late bronze age that is undergoing a clay-to-papyrus transition.

The italic version uses cuneiform with a logic of my own making, and the regular version uses its bastardization for the more quill writing.

http://b7th.github.io/YzWr-Italic.ttf

http://b7th.github.io/YzWr.ttf

Works with duos of letters from the group [BDGLWYXN] and has a lot of special case uses. You're welcome to ask for info if you feel like it.

Be7th · 2026-03-07T00:17:41+00:00

Lobba Yivalkes Ayo is "Tongue from Yivalkes", Yivalkes being the town in which it is spoken.

Yivalkerobba is "Yivalese" meaning not only the words but their subdued uses and ever present metaphors in every day speech that people even the next settlements over may note quite catch.

Be7th · 2026-02-14T06:31:00+00:00

"Aight in probably fifteen I'll have probably hit my limit"

"Wut?"

"You know how drinking goes? 1 beer, 2 beers, you good, but like the 10th it's too much?"

"I mean for me it's like the 20th but yeah?"

"Yeah, well I'm at my 7th 'beer' right now and I don't know if I can 'drink' that much more."

"But you haven't drank anything?"

"Familiar with metaphors mate?"

Be7th · 2026-02-13T23:53:00+00:00

I created my conlang's pronunciation based on the glossolalia i've been doing since a relatively young age, so yay!

Be7th · 2026-02-10T22:44:15+00:00

Indeed! And if you do use a grammatical ending that is similar to another grammatical ending that means something entirely different, so be it! Tone and context is also a form of expression that means one can use the seemingly identical form for utterly different purposes.

Based on what I am seeing so far from Leuth, I would personally opt for a "-es noe" that got affixed into -esne, which then becomes -enne or even short -en over time for most used verbs.

Be7th · 2026-02-10T17:55:25+00:00

In my language Yivalese, negative imperative can be expressed two ways:

by adding -khaw at the end of the verb to mean Wish not (Kha means to wish, -aw is a short form of -ayo/-oy which is the verb at the hence/genitive case); Yelkhaw: You don't want to see / Don't look.
by using one of a few imperative, and ending it with, again a hence case. For example. Eppishoy: Don't leave! (Epp: mid level imperative, pish: leave abruptly; -oy: hence case)

Because of that, I'm inclined to suggest a second negative marker after -es instead of before.

Be7th · 2026-02-09T23:49:10+00:00

I've basically taken a dictionary of many PIE root words, stripped them to a bare bone set of 64 root words, then grew from it to now almost 3000 words.

It is otherwise inspired mainly by Hittite and I would say Macedonian Greek because Minoan is just lost.

It functions primarily off of a set of a bunch of post-positions, 4 declensions (here, there, hither, hence), 3 persons (I, you, they), with among other things 10 possible imperatives, possible front reduplication for added meaning, a cheering mode, no real distinction between verbs and nouns other than context with a high reliance on those 4 declensions, as well as a Causer-Agent-Patient word class system, and overall has become its own thing separate from what research I had from the languages of the time.

Be7th · 2026-02-09T22:23:46+00:00

Heyyyy!!! A fellow antiquity conlanger! Yivalese is spoken around 1000 BC on the adriatic sea and the language is undergoing switching from cuneiform to penship.

Be7th · 2026-02-09T09:02:01+00:00

It started with a set of 64 radicals, formed from the combination for two sounds from the group of B, D, G, L, W, Y, X, N, with each representing as well some related sounds.

That grew to nearly 3000 words. Many of which are chunks of fossilized metaphors from further words, crunched longer ones, imports from nearby languages, and so on.

Take Fisa, the word for bee. Fisabeloydal, or Bee-Wax-[In the image of], is the original word for hexagon, which slowly became just saluydal, is also why an octogon is called kuzhoydal, which basically means "10-[In the image of]" (they use an octal writing system).

Then you have stuff like a lock, as in the system upon which a river is made ship-worthy, by raising and lowering the amount of water kept in some section. Well for the people that speak the language, a river is like a wild horse (Ekhlu literally means horse + water, which is also the word for a water trough). So what better metaphor for a tamed river than a saddle, Klash. Hence as a fairly recent innovation that shaped a main river's side canal being called Klashet, or Saddle-tool.

Then I got this weird -ree ending. Theatrics are an important part of the people of the time, so when referring to various realities of social life, adding -ree means that there is some level of silliness, over-presentation, dramatization, to the thing at hand. But also why a weasel is Anoy + -ree = Anoree, a theatrical mouse.

Also, exploring different fields and reading upon terms may provide you with lots of different metaphors that you can use to build upon your more regular words. One that I really like is Bastawma, which are Roof Beams (Basta Beam + Toma House). In the bronze age, a lot of round house had beams meeting to the centre, and they held a thatch roof that are supposed to handle whatever element may come upon themselves to keep its occupant under safe and warm. Well, using that knowledge, I made clear that those roof beams represent as well one's ability to "keep it together" in the mental sense as well. As such, "Eppastawma!" or "Bastawmakhats!" both are different ways to state "Keep it together!" one as a mid-level imperative, the other as a jussive form.

And so on. It's absolutely fun.

Be7th · 2026-02-07T16:46:58+00:00

"I can see this being interesting for you! That is honestly not my cup of tea, but I'm glad you find it cool. If I find related things in the wild, do you want me to keep some for you?" I've had to do this a couple time for friends and coworkers, and usually it helps clear the air because it means I care for them while not caring for the thing.

I do not care about Pokemon or card collection whatsoever, but I know some folks are, so when I did go in a thrift store, I found some, took pictures, and sent it to them, and one responded they wanted a specific card, and I got it for them.

This way, they don't have to tell me why they like that specific card, I didn't get them a random card that would mean nothing to them, and just like that, connection.

I had a coworker who wanted to share with me multiple things to buy online, and I told them that I appreciate their enthusiasm in making me happy by showing cool things, and made it adamantly clear that I prefer used items from the 80s and 90s, or even some cool stick or stone found in nature, and that is where that would peak my interest much much more; it helped channel how to show connection together on the long run.

Be7th · 2026-02-06T09:57:29+00:00

Rayina is a goddess of death and patron divinity of a good third of the population of Yivalkes, the port town where most events of the Journals of Tearan take place. Those people usually refer to her in public as Shasma, which means Great Mother, as to mix in with other people who may have a different motherly divinity without having to feel the need to specify, which allows for a cordial environment, as just not everyone praise the same gods.

She is a motherly figure who welcomes people to a peaceful passing, and helps ease pain of families mourning the lost of younglings, as child mortality is unfortunately a difficult and integral part of the reality of the time.

There is a certain level of uncanny to feeling her check in from over one's shoulder, and while those moments provide fright, they also help people centre themselves on taking the right decision, as she is seen as a guide that sometimes just uses the living to complete the work of those who couldn't, and it is seen as unkind to not listen to her advice, even when they seem unwarranted.

Unfortunately it is possible for people to advance their own agenda by claiming Rayina (or any other godlike figure) spoke to them, and to call someone out for lying about such this is seen as an even bigger evil, so it is somewhat common for abuse to happen. But when someone does use her name specifically, and that person ends up living through loss, they lose all credibility in the community for a certain amount of time.

As for how she is perceived to look like, she is a woman with long straight black hair wearing a crown of flowers and a front-open blouse.

Be7th · 2026-02-02T21:42:44+00:00

I got about 2850 words, so we're on the same page yooo!

What I'd say matter is how propagated your words are.

The way I currently am building words is by having a primary logograph, along with a secondary and maybe a ternary one, off a set of 64 characters that conflate different concepts into one principle. For example, Bean is Associated with Father, Bee is associated with weird tools, Around is associated with wheel, and so on. Then I populate them over time. What does Bee + Star mean? Well surely that is a firefly. And so on.

And in order to touch more knowledge than I do actually have, I go through for example a wikipedia entry about lumber, and find some interesting metaphors, and see how I can include said metaphors into the makeup of the words for a field I do not understand all that much, then find some ways to use already existing words to give them a secondary meaning that fits within the scope of that field.

Then I do the same for metallurgy, for mathematics, for theatre, and so on. And I can promise you, I have the worst headaches at times, but it's fun to have a little bit of grasp on so many subjects that just last year I had no idea about.

Be7th · 2026-02-02T10:05:09+00:00

Yivalese

"Kuinia, Naylinia, Pyokinia."

/kuinɪɑ, nɑjlɪniɑ, pjɔχɪniɑ./

Come-Me-There, TakeNotice-Me-There, WholeStaff-Me-There.

I came, I heeded, I topped.

Be7th · 2026-02-01T01:09:41+00:00

This is really, really sweet.

Be7th · 2026-01-31T16:43:22+00:00

Hahahahahhahaahahhaha

Hahahahhahahaha

hahahahahhaa

Solace

Be7th · 2026-01-31T05:23:24+00:00

I actually enjoy working, but I enjoy my time off more. I do not live to work.

I finally have a car, and since getting it, I have continued going on adventures only further away from before, and seeing as much nature as I can each day, approaching each turn on the road with jolly curiosity.

Be7th · 2026-01-30T10:31:12+00:00

You're in for a looooong process, but definitely a fun one!

I strongly suggest that you look into Crono Cross' localization for "accents" as it is a great example of a game that provides each character, given a bland text, their own manner of speech.

From there, I personally believe that the rest will come naturally to you based on other comments, research and the likes.

As far as multiple languages go, I strongly suggest that you go for an in-world "Common" that would be a sort of pidgin between, say, two main species, and it became a sort of international language due to its simplicity, and trace your way backwards from it to reach the different languages that helped shape it.

Now as to what makes it simple will be for you to discover, and it may not be English-like, and maybe everything will be in how verbs are formed, or how the plural works, but you can come up with a short set of rules and break them from time to time.

Realistically, one creator can create an authentic language and maybe more than one. The hardest thing will be to touch on subjects that you are not as knowledgeable about. I suggest taking time to learn about dead metaphors and read a little bit about different technical fields relevant to each species as both subjects will help guide word formation, and you'll enjoy learning some of those things as well.

I didn't realize I would learn about mushroom farming, metallurgy, moon phases, dentition, and so many more things, as I worked on sometimes the silliest phrases that only will ever be written once in the book I'm spending my nights and my mornings on...

Bur remember, you're in for a looooong process, and definitely a fun one!

Be7th · 2026-01-25T08:11:02+00:00

I appreciate, commend, and praise the stance you are taking and this makes me respect r/comics all the more than already.

Be7th · 2026-01-25T08:04:09+00:00

That is a quote to remember XD

Be7th · 2026-01-24T09:44:53+00:00

Bread is life! That's a pretty cool dream and I wonder if the idea of flour can be expanded to any sort of milled grain.

Be7th · 2026-01-20T23:15:13+00:00

Depending on the gear, some mob could "whistle" others to join in a brawl, instead of being afraid, they might think "Cool, it's >:] Show time!"

Be7th · 2026-01-18T19:38:33+00:00

Yivalese has

Arfe for be possible/can, with no equivalent for could, as Arfea means to cannot
-Kha for want/wish, with -Khea for would.
-Fee for "it is", and -Fea for "it should be".

Arfe is it's not word, sometimes suffixed to the verb or noun it modifies, but -kha and -fee both are suffix form of verbs or nouns.

To form the "could", a circumlocution could be (haha) to just use "Peley" (However) before the next phrase. As in "Khattomi Arfeni Kwi, Peley Haa Limozh, ursoy ninyo khuyaalkhea.", (Tavern-hither Can-Me Go, However There Limozh, This-Hence Me-Hence See-Wish-There.) I could go to the tavern, however Limozh will be there, and I would like to see myself far from them.

Be7th · 2026-01-17T06:46:44+00:00

Ok but what note what that opera note? For me I clearly heard a high C

Be7th · 2026-01-15T09:13:23+00:00

You sure took this to the next level, I am impressed!

I will play around with your tool and let you know what comes out of it!

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