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? Travis B. posts: 603
, Crystallogen, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Sèkhłe pème joe vołe ćiařełèńicieji va cère cèdze lèje.
[sɛkʰlə pɛmə jɔə ʋɔlə tɕi̯aɹəlɛɲitsieji ʋa tsɛrə tsɛdzə ʎɛjə]
SèkhłeSèćli.NOM.S pèmesomewhat joeCOMP vołesimple ćiaře-word-łèńi-part-ciejiway.ACC.S vahave cèrenow cèdzegrow AFF-je.-NOM.3S.A

Sèćli is developing to have somewhat simpler morphology.
? Travis B. posts: 603
, Crystallogen, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Ta dê dźèłu sèćliha suve cèe jê śiedevå ćie ta miřećiareciemê cère śianuge lède.
[ta deː dʑɛlu sɛtɕʎiha suʋə tsɛə jeː ɕi̯edəʋɒ tɕi̯e ta miɹətɕi̯arətsi̯emiː tsɛrə ɕi̯anuɡə ʎɛdə]
Ta1S.NOM 3S.B.ACC dźèłuold sèćlihaSøkkli.COM.S suveless cèesimilar become śieCAUS.DYN-de-NOM.1S-vå-SUBJ ćiein_order_to ta1S.NOM miře-action-ćiare-word-cieway-mê-POSS.1S.ACC.S cèrenow śia-again-nugework AFF-de-NOM.1S

Now I have reworked my verbal grammar, to make it less like that of Proto-Søkkli.
? Travis B. posts: 603
, Crystallogen, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Ta ćêne joe sańe śie pè dźike ćêvenu cère va lède!
[ta tɕeːnə jɔə saɲə ɕi̯e pɛ dʑikə tɕeːʋənu tsɛrə ʋa ʎɛdə]
Ta1S.NOM ćênenew joeCOMP sańedesirable śieCAUS.DYN PAS.ST dźikeevident ćêCAUS.ST-venu-INST.ACC.P cèrenow vahave AFF-de!-NOM.1S

And now I have new and inproved evidentials!
? Izambri Left of the middle
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, Duke, the Findible League
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? Nortaneous ? ?????
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, Marquis, Maryland
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Li kholdbi zha Amqolya qol...
this.PL word.PL 1S Amqoli.INSTR speak
This sentence is written in Amqoli...

...zha lis govoldush ye Deghure cha qol.
and this.PL.ACC word.PL.ACC 1S Deghuri.POS ADESS speak
...and this sentence is written in Deghuri.

(zha and ye are cognate; Proto-Kharidze had . Amqoli had eʁ > jaʁ > ja > ʒa; Deghuri had irregular loss of the consonant followed by word-initial semivowel ejection.)

Jondurzhel njumrax.
There's not much difference between the two. (But I can't say that in Deghuri yet.)

I don't know what these sentences would look like in Rengni yet, but maybe something like: li kǔdvis à Regni qau. Presumably the grammar would be different though.
? Travis B. posts: 603
, Crystallogen, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Ta kôme maji nuge gude sa ta sèćli pème joe nuge vade.
[ta koːmə maji nuɡə ɡudə sa ta sɛtɕʎi pɛmə jɔə nuɡə ʋadə]
Ta1S.NOM kômeyet_another majilanguage.ACC.S nugework guINC-de-NOM.1S sabefore ta1S.NOM sèćliSèćli.ACC.S pèmesomewhat joemore nugework vaought_to-de.-NOM.1S

I should work some more on Sèćli before I start working on yet another language.
? Travis B. posts: 603
, Crystallogen, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Ćêne sèkhłe dźèłu sèćlici vatecyha ńê miřećiařełèńicyha ńê miřećiařekèvecyha tome ćie nureje.
[tɕeːnə sɛkʰlə dʑɛlu sɛtɕʎitsi ʋatətsyha ɲeː miɹətɕi̯aɹəlɛɲitsyha ɲeː miɹətɕi̯aɹəkɛʋətsyha tɔmə tɕi̯e nurəjə]
Ćênenew sèkhłeSèćli.NOM.S dźèłuold sèćliciSèćli.ABL.S vate-sound-cyhaway.COM.S ńêand miře-action-ćiaře-word-łèńi-part-cyhaway.COM.S ńêand miře-action-ćiaře-word-kève-group-cyhaway.COM.S tomemostly ćieas nurediffer-je.-NOM.3S.A

Sèćli differs from Proto-Søkkli mostly in phonology, verbal morphology, and verbal syntax.
? Rhetorica Your Writing System Sucks
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, Kelatetía, Koitra, Illera
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quoting Izambri:
Annazunit limadum Kassarītum
This sentence is written in the Cassardian language.

ad-this nazunsentence -itTOP limadlanguage -umNOM KassarītCassardian -umNOM
"As for this sentence (the) language (is) Cassardian"

...o Haira-tekso ethá!
...says the spoon-head!

Yeñgi rírafai riñksoinéni vóe líska da?
Why are all your language names crap?
? Izambri Left of the middle
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, Duke, Catatonia
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quoting Rhetorica:
quoting Izambri:
Annazunit limadum Kassarītum
This sentence is written in the Cassardian language.

ad-this nazunsentence -itTOP limadlanguage -umNOM KassarītCassardian -umNOM
"As for this sentence (the) language (is) Cassardian"

...o Haira-tekso ethá!
...says the spoon-head!

Erd ras èu presatz! Mà ic ai dis genevanarn! Ao mans!
Everything has been invented! There's nothing original! Oh my!

quoting Rhetorica:
Yeñgi rírafai riñksoinéni vóe líska da?
Why are all your language names crap?

Is crapeu igença mà escatzere, està man dameu-me aune è meçanarei maredíssies!
The Crapian language isn't invented yet, but give me time and I'll work wonders!
? Travis B. posts: 603
, Crystallogen, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Dène juge vułe ka våje.
[dɛnə juɡə ʋulə ka ʋɒjə]
Dène3S.A.NOM jugeEMPH vułeundesirable kaNEG DED-je-NOM.3S.A

It's not that bad, in my opinion.
? Izambri Left of the middle
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, Duke, Catatonia
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Ghezem-mis-ed a s'anglís è vis lamnefordics en -(i)an! : P
Let's blame English and the many language names ending in -(i)an! : P

Ic ai se tarde Kassarit, donamedatze [kasˤɑˈɾiːt].
Alternatively one can use Kassarit and pronounce it [kasˤɑˈɾiːt].
? Nortaneous ? ?????
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, Marquis, Maryland
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Cëʔnʔmkhädälh ṛä ñahhon, cëca Myär.
[cʼɪʔn̩ʔm̩kʰædˤæɬ ʐæ ɲɑhhõ cʼɪcʼɑ mjærˤ]
At least it doesn't sound like cat noises, unlike Miar.
? Travis B. posts: 603
, Crystallogen, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Kazeźide joe sańe kuńi tèře måřeje.
[kazəʑidə jɔə saɲə kuɲi tɛɹə mɒɹəjə]
KazeźideKassarit.NOM.S joeCOMP sańedesirable kuńiname.ACC.S tèře1S.DAT måřesound_like-je.-NOM.3S.A

Kassarit sounds like a better name to me.
? Travis B. posts: 603
, Crystallogen, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Cigevatude måře miarełe mêe łèńe kunerŷ cèře.
[tsiɡəʋatudə mɒɹə mi̯arələ meːə lɛɲə kunəryː tsɛɹə]
Cige-cat-vatudesound.ACC.P ćielike måřesound_like miarełeMiar.GEN.S mêemain łèńepart.NOM.S kunename-rŷ-POSS.3S.C.ACC.S be-ře.-NOM.3S.B

The main aspect of Miar that sounds like cat noises is its name.
? KathTheDragon Beware the Dragon
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, Baroness, United Kingdom
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Inglis hníchman Chattaiumasia Chattaiumas histi.
The English name of Chattaiumas is Chattaiumas.
? Rhetorica Your Writing System Sucks
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, Kelatetía, Koitra, Illera
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Zelli da? Dútê!
Really? How sad.
? Izambri Left of the middle
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, Duke, the Findible League
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Hum, toneu aime [ʁ̞], tus [ɾ].
Hmm, I may have [ʁ̞] instead of [ɾ].
? Travis B. posts: 603
, Crystallogen, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Sèkhłe ńèze ńœ kynerełe noćlejeceła citetuźeła måchi ku pèje.
[sɛkʰlə ɲɛzə ɲøː kynərələ nɔtɕʎəjətsəla tsitətuʑəla mɒtsʰi ku pɛjə]
SèkhłeSèćli.NOM.S ńèzeREFL.LOC.S ńœin kynename.GEN-rełe-POSS.3S.A.GEN.S noćleact-jece-PAT-ła-ADJ citealone-tuźe-PROPła-ADJ måchiform.ACC.S kuname PAS.ST-je.-NOM.3S.A

Sèćli is called the accusative singular of its name in itself.
? Izambri Left of the middle
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, Duke, the Findible League
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? Izambri Left of the middle
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, Duke, Catatonia
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Kassarīt èu, do, is nam na s'enge è se lamne, erd igença se genie, è irn arcareu domlís.
Kassarīt is, well, the name of the people and the language, even the nation, and their adjective too.