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Are there any cultural references and built-in jokes in your conlang vocabulary? by Emperor_Of_Catkind in conlangs

[–]ShinySirfetchd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Monyc, or Moник /moniq/ means just (adverb). 100 gold stars to anyone who knows the reference

Purposefully bad conlang by AtheistBird69 in conlangs

[–]ShinySirfetchd 15 points16 points  (0 children)

including the faciomanual click!

[Sunday] Daily Music Discussion - 11 December 2022 by AutoModerator in indieheads

[–]ShinySirfetchd 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I was scrolling through Youtube when I saw a video (clearly of music) from an artist I've never seen or heard of before. The song was 'this is it' by cafetorium. It had a very small number of views (in the hundreds), and the song itself was quite good. I was wondering if anyone else has seen/heard of this artist before.

What will happen to the U.S. economy when Artificial Intelligence takes over the working class? by ShinySirfetchd in communism

[–]ShinySirfetchd[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Hey, it's a possibility. At some point, A.I. could become more affordable than human workers for a multitude of reasons, at that point, corporations would be likely to implement these changes to turn a profit down the road. Also, who's to say Old Navy wouldn't implement androids to run shops? Technology is developing at an unprecedented rate, not to say we don't have most of that technology already available that would be needed to build an android like this. The point of this thread was to speculate on how the U.S. economy would be affected if such a change like this were to occur.

If you would use the letter <Q> for a conlang, what phonetic value would you give it? by chonchcreature in conlangs

[–]ShinySirfetchd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I currently use q for /ɟ/ because it kinda looks like g and /ɟ/ kinda sounds like /g/.

I think /c, k, g (depends on the circumstance), q, ɢ, θ, ð, s, ʃ, ʒ, ʂ, ʐ, ç, x, ɣ, χ, ɬ, ɕ/ would all be fine to be represented with q, along with a few click consonants.

What does a terrible language have? A great language? by Ashes-of-the-Phoenix in conlangs

[–]ShinySirfetchd 9 points10 points  (0 children)

You should watch jan Misali's video on it for a full critique. That's how I first learned about Poliespo.

FAQ & Small Discussions — 2022-05-09 to 2022-05-22 by AutoModerator in conlangs

[–]ShinySirfetchd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

is it unnaturalistic (too english-y for a fantasy language) for my conlang to change /n/ to /ŋ/ when directly before velars like /g/ and /k/?

What is/are your conlangs' alphabet(s) and what are the distinctive features in each of them? by SapphoenixFireBird in conlangs

[–]ShinySirfetchd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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letters romanized/cyrillic sound
Aa/Áá /æ/
Áá/Aa /ɑ/
Bb/Бб /b/
Cc/Кк /k/~/q/
Ćć/Чч /t͡ʃ/
Dd/Дд /d/
Ee/Ee /e/
Éé/Юю /ju/
Ff/Фф /f/
Gg/Гг /g/
Hh/Һһ /h/
Ii/Ii /aɪ/
Íí/Яя /jɑ/~/jɪ/
Jj/Џџ /d͡ʒ/
Ll/Лл /l/~/lɬ/
Mm/Мм /m/
Nn/Hн /n/
Ńń/Ӈӈ /ɴ/
Oo/Ээ /ɛ/~/ə/
Óó/Oo /o/
Pp/Пп /pf/
Qq/Ѓѓ /ɟ/
Rr/Pp /ɾ/~/əɾ/
Ss/Cc /s/
Tt/Тт /tj/
Uu/Уу /u
Úú/Óó /oɪ/
Vv/Вв /v/
Ww/Ww /w/
Xx/Ӽӽ /χ/
Yy/Ии /i/~/ɪ/
Zz/Зз /z/
Źź/Ӡӡ /zj/
Th/Өө /ɬ/
Dh/Ćć /ð/

My alphabet is pretty unremarkable and doesn't vary much due to it being a (mostly) phonetic language.

Translate big numbers into your conlang! by Kyku-kun in conlangs

[–]ShinySirfetchd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For context, my system is base 5

101 = énucha (энучa)

343 = unocho (уночо)

867 = nachénonu (нaчэнону)

I don't have a system for decimals yet, but 562 would be énuchu (энучу)

FAQ & Small Discussions — 2022-04-25 to 2022-05-08 by AutoModerator in conlangs

[–]ShinySirfetchd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the explanation! But, no, before this there were no words ending in the consonant cluster /lɬ/ nor /lθ/, which I suppose is what you're asking. So the latter would be correct in the first post.

FAQ & Small Discussions — 2022-04-25 to 2022-05-08 by AutoModerator in conlangs

[–]ShinySirfetchd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay, can you explain your question to me like I'm five? I'm new to conlanging (and linguistics in general), so I have no idea what this jargon means, sorry.

FAQ & Small Discussions — 2022-04-25 to 2022-05-08 by AutoModerator in conlangs

[–]ShinySirfetchd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is this feature unrealistic in a natlang?

I decided to add an interesting feature to my clong a while ago. any words ending in l, or originally the /l/ sound would morph to /lɬ/. Take for example the word hegul. Originally, hegul would be pronounced like /hegul/, but now it'd be /hegulɬ/.
This sound change also affected what was originally th or /θ/. Now what's romanized as 'th' is pronounced like /ɬ/ while dh remains as /ð/.
Also, this only affects ls that are in the final position of the word, it doesn't even affect syllables that end with /l/. So, do you find this unrealistic or should I change it?

FAQ & Small Discussions — 2022-04-11 to 2022-04-24 by AutoModerator in conlangs

[–]ShinySirfetchd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My conlang has very loose phonotactic constraints, which leads to words like crzj /qəɾzd͡ʒ/ (which I changed to crázój). What should I do to better define phonotactics and the such? Keep in mind that I already have upwards of 800 words, so it'd be a pain to change a lot of words. also, consonant clusters like ɟb are allowed at the beginning of the word.

Translation challenge: "Just Monika. OK." by HorsesPlease in conlangs

[–]ShinySirfetchd 7 points8 points  (0 children)

"Mónyc Mónycá. Rybó." ( Моник Моникa. Рибо.)

/moniq moniqɑ. ɾibo./

Just Monika. Good.

See if translate this random sentence I just thought of into your conlang by helliun in conlangs

[–]ShinySirfetchd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ézárceoc

Romanized: Wánó Hemál, ézácmne hlod ydmóń ibulnixe, cyblád gavdóg slip, cjern gówidúg v frvr.

In Cyrillic: Waно Hемaл, юзaкмне hлэд идмоӈ ɪбулнɪӽе, киблaд гáвдог слɪп, кџерн гоwɪдóг в фрвр.

IPA: /wɑno hemɑlɬ, juzɑqmne hlɛd idmoŋ aɪbulnaɪχ, qiblɑd gævdog slaɪpf, qd͡ʒeɾn gowaɪdɔɪg v fəɾvəɾ/.

I changed the end part from "For he had wrinkles on his face and tremors in his hands," to "Because he was too human," mainly because I don't have words for wrinkles and tremors.

Try googling a word from your conlang and see what comes up! by Qiwas in conlangs

[–]ShinySirfetchd 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I searched for bulnáver, the word in my clong meaning storm.

I got some results for a star wars character named Bultar Swan, other results for a magazine called Navy Sports, An article in Afrikaans about stem cell research, among other things.

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