Conlang fluency thread

[Imralu]

Qi daa ba waq ngiya. Qi wediy ndiyamme dawa qaaŋ!
/ʔidaːba waʔ ᵑɡija | ʔiwədij ⁿdijamə dawa ʔaːŋ/
it indeed still do MIR. it seem.PFV become.PFV-ING good certainly

Oh yes, so it is. Looks like it’s gotten a lot more developed!

Ä. Bagi.

ä

yes

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ba-gi

very-slightly

Yes. Only a little bit.

Hi ğalub aaž he biya hož ii.

hi

IPFV

ğalub

wrack.brain

a:-ž

DEF(b-be.1S

he

SBJV

b<iy>a

very<INCEP>

hož

be.good

i:

DEF(e)

I'm working on improving it.

it's all relative: you live in the south and under my feet...

Kqä. Ba man oož tom edduveniil .

kq-ä

NEG-yes

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ba

very

man

be.high

o:-ž

DEF(c)-be.1S

tom

be.reference.point

e:-d<uv>-e(d)-ni:-l

DEF(d)-use.sole.of.foot-use.pair-tool-SUB.POSS-be.2S

I am very far above the soles of your feet.

You know, the landmass distribution of the Earth looks kind-of unbalanced.

Ğats eel žiyel ee t'äššwev iddiŋ weggižemal, hä?

ğats

be.late

e:-l

DEF(d)-be.2S

ž<iy>el

know<INCEP>

e:

DEF(d)

t

be.time

ä:-š<w>ev

DEF.C-be.visible<PRF>

i:-diŋ

DEF(e)-DEM.PROX.2+3

we:-giž-e-mal

ESS-be.diagram-CN2-be.territory

hä

Q

You only realised that after seeing this map?

[Imralu]

Tsi mul aaž tem immäkäz.

tsi

REC

mul

use.mouth

a:-ž

DEF(b)-be.1S

tem

be.consumed

iqi:-mäkäz

SPEC(e)-Maccas

I’ve just eaten McDonald’s.

[jal]

I’ve just eaten McDonald’s.

An nes yu fil kwisi?
And now you feel sick?


JAL

[foxcatdog]

makkimaa memi ukiwakorpu niiniina
macca-pl COP.IMPF restaurant.food+corporation bad-SUP.NEG
“Maccas is the least bad fast food”

numee porondu reńśi na tu nan si pilittukili numee
place+DEM.Spec potato+fry french LNK GEN good and filet+GEN+fish place+DEM.Spec
memi tasuna aki na pi naa nan tu ukiwakorpu
COP.IMPF taste+NEG rather LNK COP.Sub thing good GEN restaurant.food+corporation
“Its french fries are good and its filet of fish is rather tasteless which is a good thing for fast food”

[xxx]

{ÏUÀ€ÀÔGÂHÂÑsbb[Àfí
(me going not to food tasteless and possible indigestible...)
I avoid tasteless and potentially indigestible food...

[bradrn]

I’ve just eaten McDonald’s.

An nes yu fil kwisi?
And now you feel sick?

Jiny rɛnu zɛmzu nír fêbina MhakDônal.
/d͡ʒiɲ rɛnu zɛmzu ɲír fébina vakdónal/
1s-think illness merely think on MUT=McDonalds

I feel sick just thinking about McDonald’s.

[Imralu]

Do zol aaž teg iqiddareg da kq'äššev iwwaqol žeg iqiffalam.

do

PST

zol

locomote

a:-ž

DEF(b)-be.1S

teg

be.destination

iqi:-d<ar>eg

SPEC(e)-be.hill<AUG>

da

then

kq

NEG

ä:-šev

DEF.C-be.visible

i:wa-qol

DEF(e)-all-be.thing

žeg

cause

iqi:-falam

SPEC(e)-be.smoke

I went to a mountain and you couldn't see everything because of smoke.

[foxcatdog]

mi libe iomou fi ti
[mʲi.li.ə.jo.mu.ɸʲi.ʃi]
1.sg book read day this
“I read a book today”

[hwhatting]

“I read a book today”

Fa cailun librun?
INT whole-M.SG.ACC book-SG.ACC
An entire book?

[xxx]

}“É‼Éb]Õh}FÓÀ{ÑÅb€ÂÀÃàÇ
(man on ground of highness and shape of tooth this man not able to see writing masked by white...)
if you were in the mountains you wouldn't have been able to read because of the fog...

[masako]

“I read a book today”

Fa cailun librun?
INT whole-M.SG.ACC book-SG.ACC
An entire book?

ya yompoto! hohoho
A picture book! hahaha

[Rounin Ryuuji]

You know, the landmass distribution of the Earth looks kind-of unbalanced.

mo kalamya tayo ka
Where is your conlang?

何つ綸と 忘れき。
こつやさと をすれき。
Kotsu yasa to wosureki.
[kʰʷó̞ᵝˑt̪͡s̪ʰʲỳᵝ jɐ̞́.s̪ɐ̞̀ t̪ʰʷò̞ᵝ ì.jýᵝˑ.s̪è̞.jỳᵝ]
which.GEN thread QUOTATIVE forget.EXCLAMATORY.PAST
"I'd forgotten which thread this was"

[foxcatdog]

“I read a book today”

Fa cailun librun?
INT whole-M.SG.ACC book-SG.ACC
An entire book?

man mi chaa mit iomou onli
[mã.mi.ʃa.mi.tomu.õ.li]
No 1.sg chapter three read only
“No, i only read three chapters”

[jal]

Mi neba me rit nof no taym.
I never have time to read much.


JAL

[xxx]

_¦F¤7¦¢§D(¢¶]³
(men renewed running a lot and not seeing word)
men today run a lot and read little...

[masako]

Mi neba me rit nof no taym.
I never have time to read much.

ya hinampe ka
Just here, huh?

[Imralu]

Wel iddulum wennibbitsaniiž tsiwa ŋa šev iffikitim da bu duž aaž ŋem ii t'älliyu ban aaž he dzig äššiyemebitsaniiž ii.

wel

location

i:-dulum

DEF(e)-layer

we:-ni:-b<its>ani:-ž

ESS-SUB.POSS-building.SUB.POSS<DIM>-1S

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|

tsi-wa

recently-until.now

ŋa

HAB

šev

visible

i:-fikit-im

DEF(e)-cockroach-PL

|

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da

and.then

bu

forcefully

d-už

use.sole-use.covered

a:-ž

DEF(b)-1S

|

|

ŋem

be.crushed

i:

DEF(e)

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t

time

ä:-l<iy>u

COMP-LOC<INCEP>

ban

building

a:

DEF(b)

|

|

he

SBJV

dzig

be.prevented

ä:-š<iy>em-e-b<its>ani:-ž

COMP-inside<INCEP>-CN2-building.SUB.POSS<DIM>-1S

ii

DEF(e)

On my floor of my apartment building, lately, I've been seeing cockroaches and stomping on them as I come home to prevent them from getting into my apartment.

T'ittaliŋ tsi šev uqugguwal lu dulum wenniiž uu mul uu zok aa ŋeb äžžeg iffik quwol eqettsi beg das ibban.

t

time

i:-tal-i-ŋ

DEF(e)-daytime-PROX-1+2

|

|

tsi

REC

šev

visible

uqu:-g<uw>al

SPEC(a)-be.exterminated<APASS>

|

|

lu

LOC

dulum

layer

we:-ni:-ž

ESS-SUB.POSS-1S

uu

DEF(a)

|

|

mul

use.mouth

uu

DEF(a)

|

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zok

use.ear

aa

DEF(b)

|

|

ŋeb

be.said

ä:-žeg

COMP-cause

i:-fik

DEF(e)-rubbish

|

|

q<uw>ol

entity<APASS>

eqe:-tsi

SPEC-REC

beg

leave

|

|

das

origin

i:-ban

DEF(e)-building

Today, I saw an exterminator on my floor who told me that the reason is the rubbish created by someone who has just moved out of the building.

T'iddo teqalum lam iqiffikit heteg izzamošeniiž.

t

time

i:-do

DEF(e)-PST

t-e-qalum

time-CN2-rain

|

|

lam

fly

iqi:-fikit

SPEC(e)-cockroach

|

|

he-teg

SBJV-destination

i:-zamoš-e(d)-ni:-ž

DEF(e)-use.face-tool-SUB.POSS-1S

In summer, a cockroach flew at my face.

[foxcatdog]

kokrusisimaa ipiru ne
Cockroach-pl frighten 1.sg
“Cockroaches scare me”

[hwhatting]

In summer, a cockroach flew at my face.

Tócun faisun!
such-N.SG.NOM scary-N.SG.NOM
How awful!

[Imralu]

In summer, a cockroach flew at my face.

Tocun faisun!
such-N.SG.NOM scary-N.SG.NOM
How awful!

Ä. Do hi žev aaž wel ižžariwev haž ittlaŋevekob da wež aa šev iqiššum šiyem ii lam ii heteg aa.

ä

yes

|

|

do

PST

hi

IPFV

žev

seated

a:-ž

DEF(b)-1S

wel

location

i:-ž<ar><iw>ev

DEF

|

|

haž

open

i:-tlaŋ-e-vekob

DEF(e)-door-CN2-balcony

|

|

da

then

wež

use.eyes

a:

DEF(b)

|

|

šev

seen/visible

iqi:-šum

SPEC(e)-black

|

|

š<iy>em

inside<INCEP>

i:

DEF(e)

|

|

lam

fly

i:

DEF(e)

|

|

he-teg

SBJV-destination

a:

DEF(b)

Yes. I was sitting on the couch with the balcony door open and I saw a black shape fly in towards me.

Wel iddulumebuŋeq!

wel

location

i:-dulum-e-buŋe-q

DEF(e)-layer-CN2-ten-VB

I live on the 9th floor! (10th for Americans.)

Da wiyel wennuffikit eppaŋ weqqoŋin wi ževorap aa da tsu miyanotsakatsak ii heteg edduwogelis wenniiž kavu gal ii duž aa, dzig ämmil ii fumuš ee.

da

then

w<iy>el

location<INCEP>

we:-nu:-fikit

ESS-DOM.POSS-cockroach

e:-paŋ

DEF(b)-wall

we:-q-oŋ-in

ESS-VB-west-north

|

|

wi

BCKGRND

žev-od-ap

sit-east-south

a:

DEF(b)

|

|

da

then

tsu

fast

m<iy>an-o-tsakatsak

high<INCEP>-CN1-scuttle

i:

DEF(e)

he-teg

SBJV-destination

e:-d<uw>og-e-lis

DEF(d)-cold<APASS>-CN2-air

we:-ni:-ž

ESS-SUB.POSS-1S

|

|

kavu

but

gal

be.exterminated

i:

DEF(e)

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d-už

use.sole-use.covered

a:

DEF(b)

|

|

dzig

be.prevented

ä:-mil

DEF.COMP-hide(INTR)

i:

DEF(e)

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fumuš

obscure.view

e:

DEF(d)

The cockroach landed on the wall to the northwest of me and scuttled up towards my air conditioner, but I killed it before it could hide behind it.

Džaman ittsi ŋa šev. Tsabi qamewikan illam ba dag ii.

džaman

German

i:-tsi

DEF(e)-REC

ŋa

HAB

šev

be.seen

|

|

tsabi

whereas

qamewikan

American

i:-lam

DEF(e)-fly

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ba

very

dag

big

i:

DEF(e)

The ones I've been seeing recently have been German cockroaches, but the one that flew was an American cockroach and it was very big.