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? Izambri Left of the middle
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, Duke, the Findible League
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M'argive cot sis reus namararns na s'hegaru. Nan n'ont reu ic ai nams n'aridne, lamnes è arcareus.
I like noun classes in Hegaru. Music nouns are in the same class as names of languages and adjectives.
? Rhetorica Your Writing System Sucks
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, Kelatetía: Dis, Major Belt 1
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Sohedi sútshei azhoë vó' s'ka. Núamé keli sútshú edzhre!
Weak classes are easy. Add a large neuter class!
? Izambri Left of the middle
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, Duke, the Findible League
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Si reus na s'hegaru nas noig as ontets gent edres.
In Hegaru classes from eight to eleven are neuter.
? Travis B. posts: 603
, Crystallogen, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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«Powt hēnyert» xwu sʼeryiz?
[powt hɛːɲert χʷu tsʼeʑiz]
«Powtweak-∅-3SI hēnygroup-r-ARG-t»-SI xwuINT.SI sʼa-3SI>3'SI-rbe.EQU-ʸi-REP-z-INT-∅?-3SI>3'SI
What (have you heard) a "weak class" is?
? Rhetorica Your Writing System Sucks
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, Kelatetía: Dis, Major Belt 1
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Mi raftekrekíú nosée; «sohedi zeltútshú»-lú lebedoshefyerú vízo' s'ka, ekla eli tshítsuloïka alya paitòsya; fíyethivo'.
An impoverished translation: 'weak gender' would be clearer, but we don't like that manner of word usage; it's intimate.
? Travis B. posts: 603
, Crystallogen, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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«Powt cakrats» tūwöye cakrat sʼekyʼüqwutan sryē nâsʼkyʼiqyit smə̄breryit.
[powt ʕakrɐts tuːwøje ʕakrɐt tsʼetɕʼyqʷutã sʑɛː nɐːtsʼtɕʼikʲit smɨːbreʑit]
«Powtweak-∅-3SI cakrgender-t-SI-s»-ERG tūwfemale-ye-ish-∅-3SI cakrgender-t-SI-∅-ABS sʼa-3SI>3'SI-kyʼiqmean-∅-3SI>3'SI-ʷu-NOM-t-SI-m-DAT sryēexcept n=3SI=sʼa-3SI>3'SI-kyʼiqmean-∅-3SI>3'SI-ʸi-REL-t-SI sam=NEG=ʷūbrknow-ryi-DED-t.-1S>3SI
I do not know what "weak gender" means unless it means feminine gender.
? Rhetorica Your Writing System Sucks
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, Kelatetía: Dis, Major Belt 1
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Bê, bê; moi tútshei apessi Oksirapho hé Latína repózi saka nai. Yenti dzhrú mi tútshéne író' s'ka, khé te líaretú 'l eli tútshei satripsure alya vó' s'ka. Lilitiki hé Añgliki tútshei sarasyera vó's, qúa eha sagevi 'yinen vó's.
No, no; strong genders can be found in Oksirapho and Latin. Each word has a gender, and the líarete (readiness with which an answer can be derived from available evidence) of these genders is not obvious. Lilitika and English genders are more refined, because they are rational.

if it's not obvious, that's an in-character opinion
? Travis B. posts: 603
, Crystallogen, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Łʼêkyőw cakrats dra thâpow cakrat ġwun beqyʼitryüzo?
[tɬʼeːtɕœːw ʕakrɐts drɐ tʰɐːpow ʕakrɐt ʁʷõ bekʲʼitʑyzo]
Łʼêkyegrammar-ow-NISB-∅-3SI cakrgender-t-SI-s-ABL draversus thâpnature-ow-NISB-∅-3SI cakrgender-t-SI-∅-3SI ġwuntherefore b-2S>3SI-qyʼitmean-ryi-DED-z-INT-w.-2S>3SI
So you mean natural gender rather than grammatical gender?
? Travis B. posts: 603
, Crystallogen, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Šyêplotut kʼla sey gwo sʼogwut ōw.
[ɕeːplotut kʼlɐ sej ɡʷo tsʼoɡʷut ɔːw]
Š-APSS-yêpwork_on-l-INCH-t-1S-ʷu-NOM-t-SI-∅-ABS kʼlauntil seyalso gwtwo-∅-3SI sʼgwuday-t-SI-∅-ABS aexist-ow-WIT-∅.-3SI
Two more days until I start work.
? hwhatting posts: 105
, Sophomore message
Pér?
Where?
? Travis B. posts: 603
, Crystallogen, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Sqwuthow bīyehow lūwot yehow sôlan eyey hēnyer derye.
[sqʷutʰow biːjehow luːwot jehow soːlã ejej hɛːɲer deʑe]
Sqwudattract-h-ABST-ow-NISB bīyevibrate-h-ABST-ow-NISB lūwimage-t-SI-∅-ABS ʸi-CAUS-aexist-h-ABST-ow-NISB sôlinstrument-n-PI-∅-ABS a-3SA>3'SI-ʸi-CAUS-aexist-y-IPFV-∅-3SA>3'SI hēnygroup-r-ARG-∅-SA-∅-ABS d=3SA=a-3SA>3'SA-rbe.equal-ʸi-REP-a.-3SI>3'SA
It is a company making MRI machines.
? hwhatting posts: 105
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Nu Tautínai ni parhuduntis pi's to pu dechuntis.
PRTC Tautis-PL.NOM NEG understand-PRES.ACT.3PL INTERROG-N.SG.NOM be-PRES.ACT.3SG.CLIT DEM-N.SG.NOM REL-N.SG.ACC make-PRES.ACT.3PL
Tautínai don't understand what it is that they're making.
? Jipí der saz ûf eime steine
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, Transition Metal, Marburg, Germany
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Le vehatong selangye si ang ming tiyāran gebisanjas kongena bituayena keynam micaneri da-yelangyena si eng milasaran tukanya.
LePT vehabuild-tong-3PL.N.A selangmachine-ye-PL.TOP siREL angAT mingcan tiyamake-aran-3PL.INAN.TOP gebisanpicture-j-PL-as-P konginside-ena-GEN bituaybody-ena-GEN keynamhuman micanforce-eri-INS da=such=yelangstone-ye-PL-na-GEN siREL engAT.INAN milcling-asa-HAB-aran-3PL.INAN.TOP tukaniron-ya.-LOC.
They build machines which can create images of the inside of the human body with the force of those stones which cling to iron.
? Travis B. posts: 603
, Crystallogen, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Yindyőwo wuntras yē qʼēy yen rakʼrə̄dnyit xnyi krye tâphintôwo.
[jẽdʲœːwo wõtrɐs jɛː qʼæːj jɛ̃ rɐkʼrɨːdɲit χɲi kʑe tɐːpʰẽtoːwo]
ʸindyeIndia-ow-NISB-a-3SA ʷuntrpeople-∅-SA-s-ERG yePOSS.1S-a-3SA qʼēyteam-∅-SA-∅-ABS ye1S-m-DAT rkʼrə̄tell-d-PST-n-PERF-∅-3SI-ʸi-REL-t-SI-∅-ABS xnyithan kryeless t-3'SA>3SA-phintdominate-ow-WIT-wo.-3'SA>3SA
My team is less dominated by Indians than I had been told.
? Izambri Left of the middle
posts: 969
, Duke, the Findible League
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Aradnetaaaaaaaaaaantssss
Etimologiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiessss

Hazziz maranceu.
This is sick in excess.
? Travis B. posts: 603
, Crystallogen, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Qa hēyl ġneyt qa râla ġneyt xnyi krye šaxâthut qʼēryeryit.
[qa hɛːjl ʁnejt qa rɐːlɐ ʁnejt χɲi kʑe ʃaχaːtʰut qʼæːʑeʑit]
QaDEF-∅-3SI hēylnext-∅-3SI ġneyweek-t-SI-∅-ABS qaDEF-∅-3SI râlprevious-∅-3SI ġneyweek-t-SI-∅-ABS xnyithan kryeless š-APSS-xstbore-∅-3SI-ʷu-NOM-t-SI-∅-ABS qʼārhope-y-IPFV-ryi-DED-t.-1S>3SI
I hope that next week is less boring than this past week.
? Travis B. posts: 603
, Crystallogen, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Qa hēyl ġneyt la brə stʼālneryit.
[qa hɛːjl ʁnejt lɐ brɨ stʼaːlneʑit]
QaDEF-∅-3SI hēylnext-∅-3SI ġneyweek-t-SI-∅-ABS laduring brəmore stʼāltrain-na-have_to-ryi-DED-t.-1S
I will have to train more next week.
? Izambri Left of the middle
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, Duke, the Findible League
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S'onç na se lam fure.
It's the coffee milk hour.
The hour of the brown milk

Is fitsetursi n'anget èu is 5 na berms, està igença pereram iseu ont pars.
This year's autumn equinox falls on September 23, but summer will last longer here.
? Travis B. posts: 603
, Crystallogen, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Mōwo fa ġyēt həl ānbranow.
[mɔːwo fɐ ɣʲɛːt hɨl ãːbrɐnow]
there-wo-LOC faoutside ġyētstill həllately ānbrwarm-n-PERF-ow-WIT-∅.-3SI
It has still been warm outside lately.
? Travis B. posts: 603
, Crystallogen, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Yêtho yi stʼālnrowt.
[jeːtʰo ji stʼaːlnrowt]
Yextoday-t-SI-wo-LOC yiat_time stʼāltrain-n-PERF-r-TERM-ow-WIT-t.-1S
I finished training today.