Anthologica Universe Atlas / Forums / Scriptorium / Speak in Your Conlang Thread / <!>Speak in Your Conlang Thread (2014-06-17 00:11:53)
Thé drá-de-t ràng-pá jìp drá tshà-t tshà nì-tu drá dàng-ki drá-k táp jìng-nyi chí drì-wang drá-k ta-táp ném trháng-ki ném-ta ná srí tè ném-nga.
[tʰé dʐádéʔt̚ ɻàŋpá dʑìʔp̚ dʐá tsʰàʔt̚ tsʰà nìtù dʐá dàŋkì dʐáʔk̚ táʔp̚ dʑìŋɲì tɕʰí dʐìwàŋ dʐáʔk̚ tátáʔp̚ ném tʂʰáŋkí némtá ná ʂí tè némŋá]
Thé3S drálanguage-de=DIST-t=ALL ràng-páintentionally jìpclose drálanguage tshàmake-t=OBJN tshàmake nìtry-tu=NEG_COND drálanguage dànganother-ki=GEN drásound-k=GEN tápway jìngfull-nyi=ADV chímerely drìcopy-wang=instead_of drásound-k=GEN ta-POSS.3S=tápway némthink trhángexert-ki=GEN némthink-ta=OBJN nágood sríbe tèjust némthink-nga.-3S
I just think it is a good idea to put some thought into one's phonology, rather than simply copying another language's phonology wholesale, unless one is trying to create a conlang that is intentionally close to that language.
[tʰé dʐádéʔt̚ ɻàŋpá dʑìʔp̚ dʐá tsʰàʔt̚ tsʰà nìtù dʐá dàŋkì dʐáʔk̚ táʔp̚ dʑìŋɲì tɕʰí dʐìwàŋ dʐáʔk̚ tátáʔp̚ ném tʂʰáŋkí némtá ná ʂí tè némŋá]
Thé3S drálanguage-de=DIST-t=ALL ràng-páintentionally jìpclose drálanguage tshàmake-t=OBJN tshàmake nìtry-tu=NEG_COND drálanguage dànganother-ki=GEN drásound-k=GEN tápway jìngfull-nyi=ADV chímerely drìcopy-wang=instead_of drásound-k=GEN ta-POSS.3S=tápway némthink trhángexert-ki=GEN némthink-ta=OBJN nágood sríbe tèjust némthink-nga.-3S
I just think it is a good idea to put some thought into one's phonology, rather than simply copying another language's phonology wholesale, unless one is trying to create a conlang that is intentionally close to that language.