Zompist Bboard Again

Some notes from awhile ago: Haemocyanin instead of hemoglobin (so blue blood) Poor eyesight in their main eyes (which can range in pupil size from ‘almost entirely pupil with a thin ring of color’ to ‘pupil barely exists’ depending on light levels)’, as these are largely vestigial. Tiny clam-like ‘p...

I have conaliens (my Sodemeresh) who are essentially humans that evolved from large, predatory clams.

Thanks.

Just to confirm, macrons signify long vowels, so "cāk" would be pronounce the same as cake, right? I'm a little hesitant to throw macrons around before checking.

I really like the Old Persian Case System so I have been trying to make a case system that emulates it. caseswithmorevariation.png I think it looks naturalistic, though perhaps the influence is a little too blatant. I can't decide what nouns fall under what subclass, though I want to say that human...

I mean this nicely, but why does xxx seem to end all their sentences with an ellipsis? It's not important but if anyone can tell, I'd like to know.

Also, question: If my conworld has card games not found in the real world, is including the names of those games in my dictionary proper?

In other unimportant news, AwfullyAmateur and their Adventures in Cases continues.

You should see the disaster that is my sanakelat (books). Sanakelat is your word for books? In Finnish it means "word spools", which I guess would be a poetic way to refer to books. I had no clue it was Finnish, let alone meant "word spools"! Chance is funny like that, I guess...

Ancient custom, then.

Btw, what started the tea & pickles thing?

Lol

I can't say I ever considered otherwise.

Overboard? Yes.
Fun? Yes.

Guys, I'm not sure how to say this, but I've decided to begin a new conlang...for the Minecraft city I want to build.

Raphael wrote: ↑Sat Apr 12, 2025 3:00 pm

AwfullyAmateur wrote: ↑Sat Apr 12, 2025 2:59 pm My Sodemeresh revision is now 750 words!

Congratulations.

Thank you! Next stop: 800.

My Sodemeresh revision is now 750 words!

Thanks. Love clam chowder...

I've been doing much better in my math class lately, and next week is (much-needed) spring break. Feeling pretty good about perfect binomials right now. Plus, my mom has promised to take me to eat clam chowder on Sunday.

740 words now!