Conlang fluency thread

[Imralu]

Jeu ixu kilosaio iliaqu lo kka zoi jo ha mele haza jaue.

jeu

same

ixu

NOM.3P.DEF.INAN

kilo-s-aio

word-EP-help (nominal)

ilia-qu

language-Qu

lo

ADV

kka

not

zoi

say

jo

ACC.C

ha

Q;if

mele

female

haza

or(EXCLUSIVE)

jaue

male

Nominals (pronouns/determiners) in Iliaqu don't show whether someone's male or female either.

Zo hibui mue zara nu xua Veisibuku los euos ava xuttias aua tejo ti zoi xi kilo ho nudes.

zo

PROG;current

hi-b‹u›i

PRF.PASS-stop‹CAUS›

mue

able

zara

write

nu

NOM.1S.ICS

xua

LOC.3S.DEF.INAN

Veisibuku

Facebook

lo-s

ADV-EP

euo-s

two-EP

ava

ten

x(e)-(n)uttia-s

and-four

aua

hour

tejo

CAUS.C

ti

PRF

zoi

say

xi

ACC.3S.DEF.INAN

kilo

word

ho

QUOT

nudes

nudes

Right now I'm blocked from posting on Facebook for twenty-four hours because I said the word "nudes".

Ti zaba nu zi lubuenio izi euos enio xuis intaneti lo makorese betola xue makorese zanderiana.

ti

PRF

zaba

buy

nu

NOM.1S.ICS

zi

ACC.3S.SPEC.INAN

lubu-enio

container-plant

izi

ACC.3P.SPEC.INAN

euo-s

two-EP

enio

plant

xui-s

ABL.3S.DEF.INAN-EP

intaneti

internet

lo

ADV

makorese

Macodes

betola

petola

xue

and(VP)

makorese

Macodes

zanderiana

sanderiana

I've bought a terrarium and two plants on the internet; a Macodes petola and a Macodes sanderiana.

Si tiauladohi tope panân ma na siesca? Î cin si mair «tota mulier in utero» o miullist ma ie, ciu?
/si ˈtɕoʊ̯lɪðʊɕ ˈtowə ˈpɛnɛa̯n ma na ˈɕəska | ɪi̯ kin si mɛa̯ɹ ˈtota ˈmʏʊ̯jəɹ in ˈʏʊ̯təɹʊ ʊ ˈmʏʊ̯lːɪst ma jə kʏʊ̯/
Q diminish<IPFV>-2s dad banana POSS.INAL 3s to? this here Q COP-3s CL 'all woman in womb' by language POSS.INAL 2s MOD?
Did you reduce dad to his banana? Is this your conlang's 'tota mulier in utero'?

Haha. Kka.
Haha. No.

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• ba :: (v) is <very> <very much> <greatly> |…| {deg}
• nana :: (v) [MUJA] is a <father> <uncle> of |G| [is one of the male providers of |G|'s 'juazi'] {Qu} {kin}

• banana :: (v) is a <father> <biological father> of |G| [from 'ba' + 'nana'] {kin}

[quinterbeck]

Zo hibui mue zara nu xua Veisibuku los euos ava xuttias aua tejo ti zoi xi kilo ho nudes.

zo

PROG;current

hi-b‹u›i

PRF.PASS-stop‹CAUS›

mue

able

zara

write

nu

NOM.1S.ICS

xua

LOC.3S.DEF.INAN

Veisibuku

Facebook

lo-s

ADV-EP

euo-s

two-EP

ava

ten

x(e)-(n)uttia-s

and-four

aua

hour

tejo

CAUS.C

ti

PRF

zoi

say

xi

ACC.3S.DEF.INAN

kilo

word

ho

QUOT

nudes

nudes

Right now I'm blocked from posting on Facebook for twenty-four hours because I said the word "nudes".

N'em dan hou ungelmu ihid ahwainen mauhaih rugid?
Is that rule because of the country you live in?

[Imralu]

N'em dan hou ungelmu ihid ahwainen mauhaih rugid?
Is that rule because of the country you live in?

Ha Tiamani? Haha, kka! Ntejo zo kka baru golu za xo xua Veisibuku xe texiie ixo izu boto.

ha

Q

tiamani

Germany

|

|

haha

haha;laugh

|

|

kka

not

|

|

n-tejo

COP-CAUS.C

zo

current;PROG

kka

not

baru

many

golu

person

za

REL

xo

work

xua

LOC.3S.DEF.INAN

Veisibuku

Facebook

xe

and

texiie

CAUS.3S.DEF.INAN.PROX

i-xo

PRED-work

izu

NOM.3P.SPEC.INAN

boto

bot

Germany? Haha, no! It's because there aren't many people working at Facebook at the moment, so bots are doing the work.

[bradrn]

N'em dan hou ungelmu ihid ahwainen mauhaih rugid?
Is that rule because of the country you live in?

Ha Tiamani? Haha, kka! Ntejo zo kka baru golu za xo xua Veisibuku xe texiie ixo izu boto.

ha

Q

tiamani

Germany

|

|

haha

haha;laugh

|

|

kka

not

|

n-tejo

COP-CAUS.C

zo

current;PROG

kka

not

baru

many

golu

person

za

REL

xo

work

xua

LOC.3S.DEF.INAN

Veisibuku

Facebook

xe

and

texiie

CAUS.3S.DEF.INAN.PROX

i-xo

PRED-work

izu

NOM.3P.SPEC.INAN

boto

bot

Germany? Haha, no! It's because there aren't many people working at Facebook at the moment, so bots are doing the work.

Yaazhsiimopey meshdala yayaazhdin ‘kka’-ii tshak.
/jaːʒsiːmopej meʃdala jajaːʒdin ‘kka’ iː tʃak/

Yaa-zh-siimop-ey

3s.ABS-1s.ERG-think-PRES.PFV

mesh=[dala-∅

C=line-ABS

ya-yaa-zh-di-∅-n

CAUS-3s.ABS-1s.ERG-exist-PRES.IMPF-NEG

‘kka’-ii

‘kka’-DAT

tshak].

next.to

I think you’re missing a line next to ‘kka’.

[din]

Zo hibui mue zara nu xua Veisibuku los euos ava xuttias aua tejo ti zoi xi kilo ho nudes.

zo

PROG;current

hi-b‹u›i

PRF.PASS-stop‹CAUS›

mue

able

zara

write

nu

NOM.1S.ICS

xua

LOC.3S.DEF.INAN

Veisibuku

Facebook

lo-s

ADV-EP

euo-s

two-EP

ava

ten

x(e)-(n)uttia-s

and-four

aua

hour

tejo

CAUS.C

ti

PRF

zoi

say

xi

ACC.3S.DEF.INAN

kilo

word

ho

QUOT

nudes

nudes

Right now I'm blocked from posting on Facebook for twenty-four hours because I said the word "nudes".

Sia si thaisi na? Scoppa dôr au sohta îrostau ansin, bot sia na pôncaioste.
/ɕa si θɛa̯ɕ na | ˈskopːa doʊ̯ɹ oʊ̯ ˈsohta ˈɪi̯ɹʊstoʊ̯ ˈɛnsɪn | pot ɕa na ˈpoʊ̯ŋkɪˌjostə/
simply Q say-2s 3s? one.NEG then.PST PST.HAB not.at.all see<PERF>-3p.COND picture, bot just 3s be.stupid<PERF>-3s.COND
Did you just say the word? Because if there wasn't actually a picture at all, that is a really unintelligent bot.

[Imralu]

Sia si thaisi na? Scoppa dôr au sohta îrostau ansin, bot sia na pôncaioste.
/ɕa si θɛa̯ɕ na | ˈskopːa doʊ̯ɹ oʊ̯ ˈsohta ˈɪi̯ɹʊstoʊ̯ ˈɛnsɪn | pot ɕa na ˈpoʊ̯ŋkɪˌjostə/
simply Q say-2s 3s? one.NEG then.PST PST.HAB not.at.all see<PERF>-3p.COND picture, bot just 3s be.stupid<PERF>-3s.COND
Did you just say the word? Because if there wasn't actually a picture at all, that is a really unintelligent bot.

Zoi nu iho "Ha bo xevas eris ixu tiia kiuaria to xabahas eni. Ha jebi ju jos oila ila zi oge, tos ahas eni.

zoi

say

nu

NOM.1S.ICS

i-ho

PRED-QUOT

|

|

ha

Q;if

bo

wanted

xeva-s

seen-EP

eri-s

DAT.3S.NSPC.ANIM

ixu

NOM

tiia

picture

kiuaria

naked

to

then;thus

xabaha-s

very.happy-EP

eni

DAT.1S.ICS

|

|

ha

Q;if

jebi

request

ju

NOM.3S.DEF.ICS

jo-s

ACC.C-EP

oila

read

ila

speak

zi

ACC.3S.DEF.INAN

oge

book

|

|

to-s

then;thus

aha-s

grey;confusing

eni

DAT.1S.ICS

I said: if someone wants to see my nudes, I'm stoked. If they ask me to read a book out loud, I'd just be confused.

[masako]

I said: if someone wants to see my nudes, I'm stoked. If they ask me to read a book out loud, I'd just be confused.

iyaua atitse...ya tsu'a
This response seems normal...mostly.

[din]

I said: if someone wants to see my nudes, I'm stoked. If they ask me to read a book out loud, I'd just be confused.

Nôm dichotomia tourrar...
/noʊ̯m ˈdixʊˌtomja ˈtʏʊ̯ɹːaɹ/
such dichotomy be.rare-3s
That's an unusual dichotomy...

[Imralu]

I said: if someone wants to see my nudes, I'm stoked. If they ask me to read a book out loud, I'd just be confused.

iyaua atitse...ya tsu'a
This response seems normal...mostly.

Nôm dichotomia tourrar...
/noʊ̯m ˈdixʊˌtomja ˈtʏʊ̯ɹːaɹ/
such dichotomy be.rare-3s
That's an unusual dichotomy...

Kiutoba xuue kuazi tiia guzi tuiti za ho kkue jebi eri gole ie tiia kimija lo nio zo mies ahe kua jebi jos oila ila ju e haza kuas oio koie kuajo mahu eui zuo ha haili ju.

kiutoba

response

xuue

NOM.3S.DEF.INAN.PROX

kuazi

BEN.3S.SPEC.INAN

tiia

picture

g-uzi

COP-GEN.3S.SPEC.INAN

tuiti

tweet

za

REL

ho

QUOT

kkue

should.not

jebi

request

eri

DAT.3S.NSPC

gole

woman

ie

ACC.3P.NSPC.INAN

tiia

picture

kimija

naked

lo

ADV

nio

occasion

zo

current;PROG

mie-s

but-EP

ahe

yes

kua

should

jebi

request

jo-s

ACC.C-EP

oila

read

ila

speak

ju

NOM.3S.DEF.ICS

e

ACC.3S.NSPC.INAN

haza

or.EXCL

kua-s

should-EP

oio

do.something

koie

similar.PROX

kuajo

BEN.C

mahu

known

eui

DAT.2S.ICS

zuo

NOM.C

ha

Q;if

haili

smart

ju

NOM.3S.DEF.INAN

It was a response to a picture of a tweet saying that you shouldn't ask a woman for nudes at the current time but you should ask her to read something out loud or something like that so that you know if she's smart.

[masako]

It was a response to a picture of a tweet saying that you shouldn't ask a woman for nudes at the current time but you should ask her to read something out loud or something like that so that you know if she's smart.

na'itla ke tasi uamek
I'm not sure if this is funny...

[Imralu]

na'itla ke tasi uamek
I'm not sure if this is funny...

Eni to ti mola babo.

eni

DAT.1S.ICS

to

then;thus

ti

former;PRF

mola

merely

babo

stupid

I thought it was just stupid.

Mie nia babo lo hue zuo ti bui ni xuas ogemoxo.

mie

but

nia

less

babo

stupid

lo

ADV

hue

more

zuo

NOM.C

ti

PRF

b<u>i

cease<CAUS>

ni

ACC.1S.ICS

xua-s

LOC.3S.DEF.INAN-EP

oge-moxo

book-face

It wasn't as stupid as being blocked on Facebook though.

Ha mula ixu kilinokilos eui? Jue nu ixi kuaui.

ha

Q;if

mula

liked

ixu

NOM.3P.DEF.INAN

kilinokilo-s

gloss

eui

DAT.2S.ICS

|

|

jue

cause

nu

NOM.1S.ICS

ixi

ACC.3P.DEF.INAN

kuaui

BEN.2S.ICS

Do you like my glosses? I make them for you.

[masako]

Do you like my glosses? I make them for you.

kam ayaha ma te tsohomya
They are beautiful and informative.

nyasa
Thank you.

[din]

Ha mula ixu kilinokilos eui? Jue nu ixi kuaui.

ha

Q;if

mula

liked

ixu

NOM.3P.DEF.INAN

kilinokilo-s

gloss

eui

DAT.2S.ICS

|

|

jue

cause

nu

NOM.1S.ICS

ixi

ACC.3P.DEF.INAN

kuaui

BEN.2S.ICS

Do you like my glosses? I make them for you.

Ath athainatt da, solo sa sînitt siottîtt porh nôm openett tô thain
/ɛ ˈɛθɛa̯nɪt da | ˈsolʊ sa ˈsɪi̯nɪt ˈɕotːɪi̯t poɹ noʊ̯m ˈowənət toʊ̯ θɛa̯n/

ath

yes

a-thain-a-tt

TRANS-value-E-1s

da,

3p,

solo

but

sa

NEG.1s

sîn-i-tt

be.enough-E-1s

siottî-tt

be.patient-1s

porh

for

nôm

like.so

open-e-tt

divide-E-1s

tô

all

thai-n

word-PL

I do, but I am not patient enough to separate all the words like that

[bradrn]

Ha mula ixu kilinokilos eui? Jue nu ixi kuaui.

ha

Q;if

mula

liked

ixu

NOM.3P.DEF.INAN

kilinokilo-s

gloss

eui

DAT.2S.ICS

|

|

jue

cause

nu

NOM.1S.ICS

ixi

ACC.3P.DEF.INAN

kuaui

BEN.2S.ICS

Do you like my glosses? I make them for you.

Yaagizhbeeshim riʔaa yem! Zhaagem yaag yaagiygizhiimnem woorem-dala’ik yaagizhshom.
/jaːɡiʒbeːʃim riʔaː jem || ʒaːɡem jaːɡ jaːɡijɡiʒiːmnem woːremdala.ik jaːɡiʒʃom/

I also really like your glosses! They’re similar to mine.

Yaagi-zh-beeshim

3p.ABS-1s.ERG-like

riʔaa

INT

yem!

also

Zhaag-em

1s-GEN

yaag

3s-ABS

[yaagi-ygi-zhiim]=nem

3p.ABS-3p.ERG-similar=REL

woorem-dala-ik-∅

sound-path-PLU-ABS

yaagi-zh-shom.

3p.ABS-1s.ERG-make

[quinterbeck]

Nona girmidoine hou omeor yamag ene dihinigman!
/nɔna gɨɾmidɔjnɛ həɥ ɔməːɾ jamag ɛnɛ dɨhɨniŋman/

non-a

EXP-1s

girmidoi-ne

interest-much

hou

ALL

omeor

see

yamag

join

ene

word

di-hin-ig-man

RS-REL.GEN-2p-all

It's very interesting to see everybody's glosses!

[Yalensky]

na zha ilocha chivzeve imbluseinas shine
1s too lazy write-supine explanation-acc.p be-1s
I'm too lazy to write glosses. :p

[Qwynegold]

Pot'ak' yok'p'onnōllo t'omait'a ha kak'p'onnōllo chelimöye udo opk'ūk'yattūk.
pot'-ak' yok'p'o-nnōllo t'omait'-a ha kak'p'o-nnōllo chelimöy-e ud-o opk'ū-k'ya-ttūk
1SG-ERG one-CLF tomato-ABS and two-CLF cherimoya-ABS be-PST sit-CAUS-PST.PTCP
I have planted a tomato and two cherimoyas.

Pūkki chelimöyege ōno uttong k'ūttūk yotwop.
pūkki chelimöye-g-e ōno u-tto-ng k'ū-ttūk yotwop
but cherimoya-PL-ABS NEG be-INTR-PRS come-PST.PTCP up
But the cherimoyas haven't come up.

[jal]

I'm too lazy to write glosses.

Mi swel. An Sajiwan in mos ahcip langwic pas ol fi ges fi mining (an kos im nahf mos no mataful mohfoloji).
Me too. And Sajiwan isn't the most difficult language to guess the meaning of (and since it doesn't have any morphology to speak of).


JAL

[quinterbeck]

I'm too lazy to write glosses.

Mi swel. An Sajiwan in mos ahcip langwic pas ol fi ges fi mining (an kos im nahf mos no mataful mohfoloji).
Me too. And Sajiwan isn't the most difficult language to guess the meaning of (and since it doesn't have any morphology to speak of).

Adeona yeallaah rug had araug Leimeglan!

ad-eona

PROP-nat.pl

yealla-eh

sense-some

rug

LOC

had

REL.PROP

araug

speak

Leimeglan

English

Yes, it's kind of clear to English speakers!

Yada hod naraug in Leima eun yamag ene naad oi ma omeor ano oh ungelleim oryaa,

yad-a

HAB-1s

hod

create

n-araug

ABST-speak

in

GEN

Leima

Leima

eun

COM

yamag

join

ene

word

naad

so.that

oi

SBJ

ma

ACT.1s

omeor

see

ano

correct

oh

PART

ungelleim

grammar

orya-a

ABL-1s

I compose Leima sentences with glosses in Excel to check my grammar is correct,

yoin ad enye hou odaimi in ZBB gum nuruhhaan nu yeinoh.

yoin

thus

ad

PROP

enye

change

hou

ALL

odaimi

shape

in

GEN

zbb

zbb

gum

INST

nu-ruhhaan

ABST-instruct

nu

RS

yeinoh

ease

so then it's easy to convert to zbb's format with formulas

[Imralu]

na zha ilocha chivzeve imbluseinas shine
1s too lazy write-supine explanation-acc.p be-1s
I'm too lazy to write glosses. :p

Mie ti zara vu zi kilinokilo.
but PRF write NOM.2S.ICS ACC.3S.SPEC.INAN gloss
But you wrote a gloss.

Gueua mukue nu lo kka jehe xi vomatigi kiloso.
sometimes take.shortcut NOM.1S.ICS ADV not use ACC.3S.DEF.INAN formatting gloss
Sometimes I'm too lazy to use the gloss formatting.

Pot'ak' yok'p'onnōllo t'omait'a ha kak'p'onnōllo chelimöye udo opk'ūk'yattūk.
pot'-ak' yok'p'o-nnōllo t'omait'-a ha kak'p'o-nnōllo chelimöy-e ud-o opk'ū-k'ya-ttūk
1SG-ERG one-CLF tomato-ABS and two-CLF cherimoya-ABS be-PST sit-CAUS-PST.PTCP
I have planted a tomato and two cherimoyas.

Pūkki chelimöyege ōno uttong k'ūttūk yotwop.
pūkki chelimöye-g-e ōno u-tto-ng k'ū-ttūk yotwop
but cherimoya-PL-ABS NEG be-INTR-PRS come-PST.PTCP up
But the cherimoyas haven't come up.

Ti naxe zue kuku nu xi ho tieuimoia xeto mainu zuo jeu xu lexi ho kasatarebu.
PRF need search google NOM.1S.ICS ACC.3S.DEF.INAN QUOT cherimoya and.then become.known NOM.C same NOM.3S.DEF.INAN COM.3S.DEF.INAN QUOT custard apple
I had to google cherimoya and I found out that it's the same as a custard apple.

Has atuvinu kuma vu?
Q interr seed NOM.2S.ICS
Did you plant seeds?