Zompist Bboard Again

Karch wrote: ↑Mon Jun 28, 2021 5:00 pm Is it an isolate then?

Yes it is!

Karch wrote: ↑Mon Jun 28, 2021 4:48 pmIs it Tupían?

No, not Tupian either

Karch wrote: ↑Mon Jun 28, 2021 8:38 am Is it Tucanoan?

Not Tucanoan

Looks like it’s spoken in South America. Actually I’m going to go further and guess it’s from Arawak.

Yes, it is from South America. No, it's not Arawakan.

It is Modang, spoken in Borneo. How did I get here? Well first off it kind of looked like it was from Borneo - some languages there have sesquisyllabic structure and large vowel/diphthong systems (iirc it's likely substratum influence from an extinct branch of Austroasiatic). Then I found this aweso...

Wow! This was really fun to read through. I love how you’ve encoded so much of the species’ psychology into the language. The ego/alter distinction is neat, as are all the etymologies and expressions you’ve worked out. I may have to borrow the idea of having those evidential-like verbs everywhere. M...

Super neat overview so far, which is great because I’ve only seen snippets of Naswiyan before...looking forward to more! Couple questions: What happens if you have two clitics in the same slot position? Like, for slot 2, “Is he thus hungry?” When do you use the suffix/dependent/independent pronouns?