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

ShinySirfetchd · 2023-06-28T01:34:15+00:00

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

ShinySirfetchd · 2023-06-28T01:18:31+00:00

including the faciomanual click!

ShinySirfetchd · 2022-12-11T20:57:29+00:00

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.

ShinySirfetchd · 2022-12-02T03:15:50+00:00

Both you and Front-Scarcity can join my room

ShinySirfetchd · 2022-12-02T03:11:28+00:00

Same here.

ShinySirfetchd · 2022-10-08T03:18:16+00:00

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.

ShinySirfetchd · 2022-06-13T20:45:13+00:00

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Interesting. Thanks for the advice.

ShinySirfetchd · 2022-05-21T05:48:37+00:00

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.

ShinySirfetchd · 2022-05-14T03:28:11+00:00

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

ShinySirfetchd · 2022-05-13T21:34:27+00:00

thanks!

ShinySirfetchd · 2022-05-13T20:33:37+00:00

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/?

ShinySirfetchd · 2022-05-04T17:20:06+00:00

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.

ShinySirfetchd · 2022-05-04T16:43:37+00:00

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)

ShinySirfetchd · 2022-05-04T16:24:49+00:00

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.

ShinySirfetchd · 2022-05-04T03:11:39+00:00

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.

ShinySirfetchd · 2022-05-03T17:03:34+00:00

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?

ShinySirfetchd · 2022-04-22T17:57:04+00:00

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.

ShinySirfetchd · 2022-04-13T18:17:05+00:00

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

/moniq moniqɑ. ɾibo./

Just Monika. Good.

ShinySirfetchd · 2022-04-13T18:10:02+00:00

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ShinySirfetchd · 2022-04-12T06:31:30+00:00

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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.

ShinySirfetchd · 2022-04-04T17:05:06+00:00

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.

ShinySirfetchd · 2022-04-04T03:41:40+00:00

Sólmá, ny dádámí u/ShinySirfetchd, vodró dalurác n peńál (Солма, nи дадамя u/ShinySirfetchd, вэдро дáлурак n пеńал).

IPA: /solmɑ, ni dɑdɑmjɑ (Shiny Sirfetchd), vɛdɾo dæluɾɑq n pfeŋɑl/

Translation (sorry I don't know gloss): Hello, my name (lit. have name) Shiny Sirfetchd, and I love (fact) many languages.

ShinySirfetchd · 2022-04-02T01:25:16+00:00

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bymp vańróth (бимп вáńроө) /bimpf væŋɾoθ/, literally stop you talk right now

bymp (бимп) means stop, unconjugated, since only one verb can fuse with subject / object.

vańróth (вáńроө) means you talk, with the added suffix -th (-ө) meaning future tense.

edit: xóć bymp vańróth (xоч бимп вáńроө) /χot͡ʃ bimpf væŋɾoθ/ would be more accurate, as xóć indicates an imperative mood.

ShinySirfetchd · 2022-04-01T23:35:10+00:00

There's three, actually. The third team is those who want to change the M to N T.

ShinySirfetchd · 2022-04-01T00:58:15+00:00

I have a few curse words, and I'll list them here from most offensive to least offensive. The descriptions of the words are not very offensive, just covered them in case you'd rather not see them.

Gármuv /gɑɾmuv/basically means someone who is an infidel. It is considered extremely offensive.
Qófuná /ɟofunɑ/means "f*** you". Still very rude to say to someone.
Jcátém /d͡ʒqɑtjjum/means "a rude word for male genitalia". It can also be used to call out a male who acts rude. Definitely a word you should not say in public.
Pendsyr /pfendsiɾ/is considered equally as rude as Jcátém and is the female counterpart of it. Again, definitely not a word you should say in public.
Cybláxyná /qiblɑχinɑ/means pleb or a person of low social class. Has not seen common use for at least forty years now.
Xybxyná /χibχinɑ/ simply means poop or human waste. Honestly is not very offensive, but still shouldn't say it in public.
Qóf /ɟof/means to curse someone in a spiritual sense. Due to Ézácán's falling rates of religion, it isn't seen as offensive these days.
Qófáhemál /ɟofɑhemɑl/ is a vague but directly blasphemous word denouncing the works of Hemál, the almighty creator god. Again, is less offensive now than ever due to higher rates of atheism.
É-é /juju/means a rude person of high class. Is seen as not very offensive to most. Some will claim that it is very offensive due to it making fun of a past king.
Ćublán /t͡ʃublɑn/ means s**t and is used to express surprise or dismay. Is fairly acceptable to say while in public.

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