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Old Thuthic Scratchpad (2015-03-07 09:48:47) :
The genitive of [i]yos[/i] is [i]yanäs[/i], if that helps.
The genitive of [i]yos[/i] is [i]yanäs[/i], if that helps.
owned by dhok, last edited 2015-03-07 09:48:47.
Speak in Your Premodern Conlang Thread (2015-03-06 22:20:04) :
[b]Näw-o tänšo froto-s![/b]
[i]new-fem.nom.sg tongue-fem.nom.sg exist.prs-3sg[/i]
A new language is born!
[b]Näθ šno-m, ḫayan te-s-em.[/b]
[i]not.yet know-1sg, how.much do-FUT-be.1s[/i]
I do not yet know how much (of it) I'll do.
[b]En-o warθ-on e-te-s-an.[/b]
[i]one-gen.pl word-gen.pl PST-do-PST-1s[/i]
[i]I have made a few words.[/i]
[b]Sunäs mayos moθris mayas proθer eθ.[/b]
[i]My mother's son is my brother.[/i]
[b]Enas, to, θres,...
[b]Näw-o tänšo froto-s![/b]
[i]new-fem.nom.sg tongue-fem.nom.sg exist.prs-3sg[/i]
A new language is born!
[b]Näθ šno-m, ḫayan te-s-em.[/b]
[i]not.yet know-1sg, how.much do-FUT-be.1s[/i]
I do not yet know how much (of it) I'll do.
[b]En-o warθ-on e-te-s-an.[/b]
[i]one-gen.pl word-gen.pl PST-do-PST-1s[/i]
[i]I have made a few words.[/i]
[b]Sunäs mayos moθris mayas proθer eθ.[/b]
[i]My mother's son is my brother.[/i]
[b]Enas, to, θres,...
owned by dhok, last edited 2015-03-06 22:28:09.
Speak In Somebody Else's Conlang Thread (2015-03-05 18:12:46) :
[b]Mi credas ke la sola lingua kiu uzatos en tia fadeno estas la Esperanto terurata.[/b]
[i]I think the only language that will be used in this thread is the dreaded Esperanto.[/i]
[b]Il ulase dy soa Sfahe otál imlelme. Suzanai pav soe Sfahe prokena šatru soem sfahem Zompistei kiam fuai imfát.[/b]
[i]It is possible that Verdurian will also appear. I remember a bit of Verdurian because I liked Zompist's languages when I was a child.[/i]
[b]Mi credas ke la sola lingua kiu uzatos en tia fadeno estas la Esperanto terurata.[/b]
[i]I think the only language that will be used in this thread is the dreaded Esperanto.[/i]
[b]Il ulase dy soa Sfahe otál imlelme. Suzanai pav soe Sfahe prokena šatru soem sfahem Zompistei kiam fuai imfát.[/b]
[i]It is possible that Verdurian will also appear. I remember a bit of Verdurian because I liked Zompist's languages when I was a child.[/i]
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Maps (2015-03-04 18:51:17) :
Found on Reddit with the caption "How I, as an amateur historian and geopolitical researcher would divide the world into "civilizations"."
[img]http://i.imgur.com/KhJQVxm.png[/img]
Holy 19th-century pseudo-anthropology, Batman!
Found on Reddit with the caption "How I, as an amateur historian and geopolitical researcher would divide the world into "civilizations"."
[img]http://i.imgur.com/KhJQVxm.png[/img]
Holy 19th-century pseudo-anthropology, Batman!
owned by dhok, last edited 2015-03-04 18:51:39.
Pretty Scripties Showcase Thread (2015-03-02 21:45:43) :
I'm trying to make [ʔʰ], and the best I can do is [ʔħ] or thereabouts.
I'm trying to make [ʔʰ], and the best I can do is [ʔħ] or thereabouts.
owned by dhok, last edited 2015-03-02 21:45:43.
Pretty Scripties Showcase Thread (2015-03-02 21:08:11) :
I'm pretty sure [ʔʰ] is impossible.
I'm pretty sure [ʔʰ] is impossible.
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happiness thread (2015-03-01 23:02:19) :
[url=http://www.reddit.com/r/diplomacy/comments/2xjhqp/introducing_diplio_open_source_diplomacy_with_all/]It's happening.[/url] Nae, take note.
[url=http://www.reddit.com/r/diplomacy/comments/2xjhqp/introducing_diplio_open_source_diplomacy_with_all/]It's happening.[/url] Nae, take note.
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Classical Quazian Scratchpad (2015-03-01 13:30:00) :
Moving onto applicatives. CQ has a number of applicatives formed by prefixing a postposition (which must agree in harmony), with the negative [i]wä-/wa-[/i] appearing [i]before[/i] the applicative prefix, and jerking the accent one syllable to the left. (This applies after accent considerations in the past tense.)
An applicative promotes an old postpositional oblique to object position and gets rid of the old object. (In many cases you can re-introduce the old object with [b]ra[/b], exc...
Moving onto applicatives. CQ has a number of applicatives formed by prefixing a postposition (which must agree in harmony), with the negative [i]wä-/wa-[/i] appearing [i]before[/i] the applicative prefix, and jerking the accent one syllable to the left. (This applies after accent considerations in the past tense.)
An applicative promotes an old postpositional oblique to object position and gets rid of the old object. (In many cases you can re-introduce the old object with [b]ra[/b], exc...
owned by dhok, last edited 2015-03-01 13:30:00.
Classical Quazian Scratchpad (2015-02-27 23:51:57) :
We are now ready to look at some syntax!
We'll start with a basic noun phrase. This has partially been covered above, but we'll go over it again for the sake of clarity.
The basic noun phrase is, as you would expect, a noun:
[b]qáwa-Ø[/b]
[i]man-ABS[/i]
'the/a man'
This may be pluralized:
[b]qá-qawa-Ø[/b]
[i]PL-man-ABS[/i]
'(the) men'
Or declined into another case. (As an aside, note that the accent must be on one of the last ...
We are now ready to look at some syntax!
We'll start with a basic noun phrase. This has partially been covered above, but we'll go over it again for the sake of clarity.
The basic noun phrase is, as you would expect, a noun:
[b]qáwa-Ø[/b]
[i]man-ABS[/i]
'the/a man'
This may be pluralized:
[b]qá-qawa-Ø[/b]
[i]PL-man-ABS[/i]
'(the) men'
Or declined into another case. (As an aside, note that the accent must be on one of the last ...
owned by dhok, last edited 2015-02-28 09:19:35.
Classical Quazian Scratchpad (2015-02-27 22:15:16) :
Continuing onto verbs.
Verbs in Classical Quazian agree in person/number with the subject (defined as the "nominative", even if such a case only exists in the first and second person of pronouns). [i]Intransitive[/i] endings follow:
[table]
[tr]
[th][/th]
[th]Singular[/th]
[th]Plural[/th]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]1[/td]
[td]-na/-nä[/td]
[td]-ŋö/-ŋo[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]2[/td]
[td]-ca/-cä[/td]
[td]-lõ/-le[/td]
[/tr]
[...
Continuing onto verbs.
Verbs in Classical Quazian agree in person/number with the subject (defined as the "nominative", even if such a case only exists in the first and second person of pronouns). [i]Intransitive[/i] endings follow:
[table]
[tr]
[th][/th]
[th]Singular[/th]
[th]Plural[/th]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]1[/td]
[td]-na/-nä[/td]
[td]-ŋö/-ŋo[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]2[/td]
[td]-ca/-cä[/td]
[td]-lõ/-le[/td]
[/tr]
[...
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Classical Quazian Scratchpad (2015-02-27 21:35:45) :
Computer returns refurbished, along with a great keyboard with lots of special characters.
* Nouns are pluralized with reduplication of the initial syllable. The accent must jump back one syllable:
[i]qáwa[/i] 'man' -> [i]qáqawa[/i] 'men'
[i]θúku[/i] 'loaf' -> [i]θúθuku[/i] 'loaves, bread (collective)'
[i]mõŋó[/i] 'star' -> [i]mõmṍŋo[/i] 'stars'
Plural marking is obligatory in animate nouns, but optional in inanimates.
* Nouns are either [i]a...
Computer returns refurbished, along with a great keyboard with lots of special characters.
* Nouns are pluralized with reduplication of the initial syllable. The accent must jump back one syllable:
[i]qáwa[/i] 'man' -> [i]qáqawa[/i] 'men'
[i]θúku[/i] 'loaf' -> [i]θúθuku[/i] 'loaves, bread (collective)'
[i]mõŋó[/i] 'star' -> [i]mõmṍŋo[/i] 'stars'
Plural marking is obligatory in animate nouns, but optional in inanimates.
* Nouns are either [i]a...
owned by dhok, last edited 2015-02-27 21:59:16.
Classical Quazian Scratchpad (2015-02-23 20:04:28) :
Some quick typological observations supported by glossed sentences:
* CQ is SV in intransitive sentences and SOV in transitive. The subject of a transitive sentence is marked by the suffix [b]-ja/-jä[/b].
[i]qáwa-ja θúku hṍnõ-Ø[/i]
man-ERG bread eat-3sg
'The man is eating the bread.'
The object of an transitive sentence and the subject of an intransitive sentence aren't case marked. As we'll see, CQ has three cases:
- an absolutive case that doesn't r...
Some quick typological observations supported by glossed sentences:
* CQ is SV in intransitive sentences and SOV in transitive. The subject of a transitive sentence is marked by the suffix [b]-ja/-jä[/b].
[i]qáwa-ja θúku hṍnõ-Ø[/i]
man-ERG bread eat-3sg
'The man is eating the bread.'
The object of an transitive sentence and the subject of an intransitive sentence aren't case marked. As we'll see, CQ has three cases:
- an absolutive case that doesn't r...
owned by dhok, last edited 2015-02-27 21:38:22.
Speak in Your Premodern Conlang Thread (2015-02-08 10:38:29) :
[b]ʻũmóhaŋa sékö hehékäci ñahawánũ ñahõwánũyu.[/b]
[ʔɯmóhaŋa sékø hehékætsi ɲahawánɯ ɲahɤwánɯju]
[tt]ʻũ-móha-ŋa Ø-sé-kö hehékä-ci ñaha-wá-nũ ñah-õw-á-nũ=yu[/tt]
[tt]impf.dir-show-in.pl prs.dir-3-dual be.one-dir.PART act-agentv-obl act-patient-obl=and[/tt]
[i]They show the singularness of the subject and object.[/i]
[b]ʻá häɸä́tiŋi, sák'akũ húnõkũ śũñóko? ʻikekelítiki?[/b]
[ʔa hæɸǽtiŋi sák'akɯ húnɤkɯ ʃɯɲóko ʔikekelítiki]
[tt]ʻá häɸä́tiŋi Ø-sák'a-kũ húnõ-kũ śũ-ñók...
[b]ʻũmóhaŋa sékö hehékäci ñahawánũ ñahõwánũyu.[/b]
[ʔɯmóhaŋa sékø hehékætsi ɲahawánɯ ɲahɤwánɯju]
[tt]ʻũ-móha-ŋa Ø-sé-kö hehékä-ci ñaha-wá-nũ ñah-õw-á-nũ=yu[/tt]
[tt]impf.dir-show-in.pl prs.dir-3-dual be.one-dir.PART act-agentv-obl act-patient-obl=and[/tt]
[i]They show the singularness of the subject and object.[/i]
[b]ʻá häɸä́tiŋi, sák'akũ húnõkũ śũñóko? ʻikekelítiki?[/b]
[ʔa hæɸǽtiŋi sák'akɯ húnɤkɯ ʃɯɲóko ʔikekelítiki]
[tt]ʻá häɸä́tiŋi Ø-sák'a-kũ húnõ-kũ śũ-ñók...
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Speak in Your Premodern Conlang Thread (2015-02-07 22:56:32) :
[b]ʻic'eméye ʻáhu rerékʷiŋe wí húnõ kʷäsíʻäni. Sé rerékʷi ñacá c'eméñe wí húnõ.[/b]
[ʔits'eméje ʔáhu ɾeɾékʷiŋe wí húnɤ kʷæsíʔæni. sé ɾeɾékʷi ɲatsá ts'eméɲe wí húnɤ]
[tt]ʻi-c'emé-ye ʻáhu re-rékʷi-ŋe wí húnõ kʷäsíʻä-ni. sé re-rékʷi ñacá c'emé-ñe wí húnõ[/tt]
[tt]dir.imprf-write-trns.sg/sg 1sg coll-word-this with language Quazia-OBL. 3in coll-word first write-dir.perf.PART with language[/tt]
[i]I am writing this sentence in (Classical) Quazian. It is the first sentence written with ...
[b]ʻic'eméye ʻáhu rerékʷiŋe wí húnõ kʷäsíʻäni. Sé rerékʷi ñacá c'eméñe wí húnõ.[/b]
[ʔits'eméje ʔáhu ɾeɾékʷiŋe wí húnɤ kʷæsíʔæni. sé ɾeɾékʷi ɲatsá ts'eméɲe wí húnɤ]
[tt]ʻi-c'emé-ye ʻáhu re-rékʷi-ŋe wí húnõ kʷäsíʻä-ni. sé re-rékʷi ñacá c'emé-ñe wí húnõ[/tt]
[tt]dir.imprf-write-trns.sg/sg 1sg coll-word-this with language Quazia-OBL. 3in coll-word first write-dir.perf.PART with language[/tt]
[i]I am writing this sentence in (Classical) Quazian. It is the first sentence written with ...
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Quote Thread (2015-02-07 19:31:24) :
[18:28] <ObsequiousNewt> nah, my audio works, basically
[18:29] <ObsequiousNewt> but avconv won't record... it has a "non-monotonous DTS" error
[18:29] <ObsequiousNewt> whatever that is
[18:29] <H13> I'd error too if eddy ever became non-monotonous
[18:28] <ObsequiousNewt> nah, my audio works, basically
[18:29] <ObsequiousNewt> but avconv won't record... it has a "non-monotonous DTS" error
[18:29] <ObsequiousNewt> whatever that is
[18:29] <H13> I'd error too if eddy ever became non-monotonous
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Newtlang incubator (NP: entlang) (2015-02-05 10:15:10) :
[img]http://i.imgur.com/PblwaV0.jpg[/img]
[img]http://i.imgur.com/PblwaV0.jpg[/img]
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New Project: The Stockpile (2015-02-04 13:24:27) :
Yes, but these websites are incomplete and don't have all the courses, just most of them.
Yes, but these websites are incomplete and don't have all the courses, just most of them.
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New Project: The Stockpile :
As many of you are aware, the US State Department created a number of language courses for its diplomats and spies during the cold war, including courses in obscure but strategic languages for which few resources exist. For quite a while, the esteemed [url=http://www.fsi-language-courses.org/]FSI Language Courses[/url] site was a repository for many of these courses, but if you click on the link, you'll notice it's been taken over by a domain squatter. Attempts to contact the site owner have met...
As many of you are aware, the US State Department created a number of language courses for its diplomats and spies during the cold war, including courses in obscure but strategic languages for which few resources exist. For quite a while, the esteemed [url=http://www.fsi-language-courses.org/]FSI Language Courses[/url] site was a repository for many of these courses, but if you click on the link, you'll notice it's been taken over by a domain squatter. Attempts to contact the site owner have met...
owned by dhok, last edited 2015-02-03 21:56:09.
The Map Thread (2015-02-02 21:57:07) :
How would I know how many atmospheric cells I would have?
How would I know how many atmospheric cells I would have?
owned by dhok, last edited 2015-02-02 21:57:07.
The Map Thread (2015-02-01 22:47:25) :
I finally have a rough-sketch map of Páho!
Plates and mountains:
[img]http://i.imgur.com/hQhvAdG.png[/img]
Climate:
[img]http://i.imgur.com/GPHgq31.png[/img]
Color key:
-Grey is ice cap
-Dark purple is tundra
-Light purple is taiga
-Dark cyan is "icky marine", like Kerguelen or the Faroes
-Light cyan is "normal marine," like Ireland or Britain
-Navy blue is humid continental
-Green-yellow is Mediterranean
-Burgundy...
I finally have a rough-sketch map of Páho!
Plates and mountains:
[img]http://i.imgur.com/hQhvAdG.png[/img]
Climate:
[img]http://i.imgur.com/GPHgq31.png[/img]
Color key:
-Grey is ice cap
-Dark purple is tundra
-Light purple is taiga
-Dark cyan is "icky marine", like Kerguelen or the Faroes
-Light cyan is "normal marine," like Ireland or Britain
-Navy blue is humid continental
-Green-yellow is Mediterranean
-Burgundy...
owned by dhok, last edited 2015-02-01 22:53:57.
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