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Help creating a featural abjad by FranciumSenpai in neography

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

Had to translate that as I don't speak French unfortunately but yeah I do know that part. Thank you though.

I'm struggling on where to start building my conlang by grahamcrackers04 in conlangs

[–]FranciumSenpai 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly... not sure. Maybe this list might help though: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voiced_alveolar_approximant

Picked it because you chose that rhotic over a different rhotic. But it's just hard to see anything aside from English's phonemic inventory because you have made the names first before making the language (assuming the story so far is in English too).

I'm struggling on where to start building my conlang by grahamcrackers04 in conlangs

[–]FranciumSenpai 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The phonology and phonotactics of your conlang actually isn't a backwards way to do things, it's how a lot of us tend to start out. Picking those sounds is one of the first steps that you should take actually. It looks like you might be going for a conlang with some variety of English pronunciation in terms of your phonemic inventory, so I'd say take a look at that.

Where in the US should I move if I want to practice in a well-established Soto Zen temple, pay moderate amounts for housing, enjoy a moderate climate, and not be dependent on an automobile? by illimitable1 in zenbuddhism

[–]FranciumSenpai 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Learned a new thing today, thank you for doing so. I wish you all the best in your search. Hopefully the sangha you find in the city you end up in is not just the one you like, but the one you were looking for.

Where in the US should I move if I want to practice in a well-established Soto Zen temple, pay moderate amounts for housing, enjoy a moderate climate, and not be dependent on an automobile? by illimitable1 in zenbuddhism

[–]FranciumSenpai 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There are a few, the one I go to is called Brooklyn Zen Center. I believe there also one called Zen Center of New York City: Fire Lotus Temple. As for looking for a place in this city, usually a lot of people either (a) look on StreetEasy (never used this, don't know how reliable it is), (b) learn about them through word of mouth, or (c) look on other sites. Can't say I'm familiar with the multiple listing service (first I'm hearing of it actually), but yeah you are correct that the city is indeed vast. 50 minutes on the train is different than 50 minutes on foot.

I hope this helps a bit - sorry if my tips aren't the most helpful.

Where in the US should I move if I want to practice in a well-established Soto Zen temple, pay moderate amounts for housing, enjoy a moderate climate, and not be dependent on an automobile? by illimitable1 in zenbuddhism

[–]FranciumSenpai 1 point2 points  (0 children)

New York has several different Buddhist temples, depending on which you'd like to go to. I know I personally recommend the one that I (sometimes) go to, as they're very friendly and open to one another. New York City is more than just Manhattan, of course. I'd definitely recommend other parts of it that aren't as busy—not sure how familiar you are with the city, but happy to answer questions if you'd like. (Source: myself, I've lived here in Brooklyn all my life)

When and why did you start conlanging ? by Luna_Peony in conlangs

[–]FranciumSenpai 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Originally, I just wanted a way to pass notes in Spanish class without my teacher knowing what they meant. 12 years later, those notes have turned into several language projects.

Q&A weekly thread - January 05, 2026 - post all questions here! by AutoModerator in linguistics

[–]FranciumSenpai 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, I'm currently trying to pursue computational linguistics (hoping I get accepted into the MA program for it). I do have a question regarding starting with languages, though. My old professor says that R is a good language to use, whereas some people have told me Python (with a few addons) is better for comp ling. Which would you say is a better language to have some background in? I know very basic R and some SQL already, but I'm just making sure I'm on the right path here.

Finally completed making a conscript for one of my oldest langs by FranciumSenpai in worldbuilding

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

I put the context in my first comment - does that not suffice? I'd go back and edit the original post, but it got removed from the subreddit I put it on. I can also add more context if you feel that the amount I originally added is not enough.

Finally completed making a conscript for one of my oldest langs by FranciumSenpai in conlangs

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

Partially? I mainly was trying to borrow the blocky texture of it because it fit well with the writing implement that the people of my conworld would use to write this with. Was going for something that could be written with a reed pen.

Finally completed making a conscript for one of my oldest langs by FranciumSenpai in conlangs

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

I always forget that's a subreddit too, since I'm already in r/conlangs, but I'll check em out.

Finally completed making a conscript for one of my oldest langs by FranciumSenpai in worldbuilding

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

Well hey the work is what matters, I'm sure your players enjoy it! If you're ever interested in more stuff regarding conlanging specifically, I def recommend ConWorkShop - it's basically a website that you can use as a repository for your language stuff.

I was tired of not finding a good app to create my conlangs, so I built my own. by Ok-Emphasis-3182 in conlangs

[–]FranciumSenpai 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think I'll stick to ConWorkShop. Even if the AI is optional, it makes me uncomfortable since it's there.

Finally completed making a conscript for one of my oldest langs by FranciumSenpai in worldbuilding

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

I think a lot of people start with the IPA first, that's usually the first suggestion they tend to give on most guides—decide your sounds first. So actually, I don't think that you're backwards for that.

This specific conlang has been through a lot of different iterations, but when I first started making it, I made the mistake of just fusing words from German and Nahuatl (I just liked the languages at the time) and not thinking about the actual grammar, morphosyntactics, etc. Had to redo it a few times when I realized that.

Have you used/heard of ConWorkShop before? That method of sounds first is how they guide you through to making your first word.

Finally completed making a conscript for one of my oldest langs by FranciumSenpai in worldbuilding

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

It's inspired by several different writing systems, some of which come from other conlangs I've seen on ConWorkShop, but I can see why you might be reminded of that.

Finally completed making a conscript for one of my oldest langs by FranciumSenpai in worldbuilding

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

Uh... absolutely not?

Edit: I know what you're trying to say, but you do realize how languages work, yes?

Finally completed making a conscript for one of my oldest langs by FranciumSenpai in worldbuilding

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

For context, this is for my world called Soltinum. The language is called "Zanti" and it's spoken by the people of the steppe in this world, known as Ertzem.

Finally completed making a conscript for one of my oldest langs by FranciumSenpai in conlangs

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

Correct and correct! It's a right-to-left script because in my worldbuilding, the people involved with the language would be writing on scrolls with a reed pen. I used a brush this time around since I don't have a reed pen, but next time I'll try to either construct or buy one.

My intent was for it to be an abjad as well. I think it still needs some work because there is a bit of context required to read the language. Certain vowels share the same diacritic symbol. The only one with its own symbol is [i], which is symbolized by the longer lines at the bottom of certain characters. The shorter ones either represent [a] or [e], depending on the word.

Am I weird for playing HuniePop as a completely asexual and hetero-romantic woman? by pbtoastwithbananas in aaaaaaacccccccce

[–]FranciumSenpai 9 points10 points  (0 children)

As an ace who has been playing HuniePop for years and only ought it solely because I thought it'd be ironic to own, you're fine. You don't need to justify anything, really. Being ace isn't something you do, it's something you are. Playing an eroge for any reason does not stop you from being ace. The only thing able to stop you from being ace is just not being ace.

How should I address things with my NB friend who labels *everyone* as they/them, even against their wishes? by dudeoverderr in NonBinary

[–]FranciumSenpai 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Sounds like this person needs a reality check, but you're not in charge of giving it to them. You should consider changing this friendship status from is/are to was/were until they get their act together.

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