Conlang fluency thread

[Travis B.]

• version, revision, release, kawku
• zeptoforth, zeftoforta

Yaaludic'amut'a joot'a gani zeftoforta ha khaytam kawku gani qot.
give-DAT-LOG-AGT.1.S-HAB-NEG name new zeptoforth COMP make-AGT.1.S release new PROX.S.INAN-GEN
I don't give zeptoforth a new name when I make a new release of it.

[xxx]

b¶b¸b©¸»I-©§H[«¬-¼·ß®Iz°Ob¸y©¸b¸Jb¶
(my language without a name and very old, this language understandable as the language of today of me...)
on the contrary, my very old nameless language is still understandable today...

[jal]

Mi won blo dos pah Jun 2016, oba mi nahf no taym.
I want to revive June 2016, but I lack time.

Ιβαν ναλε πειςιβα Μαριαλε δα πολαιo πιανο

Ιβαν-∅

Ivan-NOM

ναλε

3s.ACC

πεις-ιβα

ask-IPFV.3s

Μαρια-λε

Maria-ACC

δα

SUBJ

πολαι-∅-o

play-PFV-IRR.3s

πιανο-∅

piano-ABS

"Ivan is asking Maria to play the piano"


JAL

[Travis B.]

• live (intr.), waab'a
• again, thiya
• occasionally, aceeq'u

Tala jun 2016 fad'a khaytaja?
COP-YES.NO June 2016 language create-ADJ.PAT
Is June 2016 a conlang?

Waab'araamuya thiya aceeq'u fad'amam khaytajalaa chiilaa.
live-CAUS-AGT.1.S-HAB-PAT-3.P.INAN again occasionally language-POSS.1.S-P create-ADJ.PAT-P old-P
Every so often I dust off my old conlangs.

[jal]

Is June 2016 a conlang?

Ye, saml de donsay Sajiwan.
Yes, the example is below the Sajiwan.

Every so often I dust off my old conlangs.

Mi longga af difa mekop langwic mi won blo dos pah im, ol pas June 2016, Foźaga. Oba sem mi neba nahf no taym fi dis.
I have another language I want to dust off, older than June 2016, Foźaga. But I never have time to do so either.


JAL

[xxx]

Mi won blo dos pah Jun 2016, oba mi nahf no taym.

xeva qasey xekiti zisip qi vivya iayto efdw ysup cwsay xepwi eyay aia
(my life please as me 47 years ago, me of few future...)
I want to revive july 1977, but I lack time...

[Travis B.]

• today, these days, hib'a
• focus on (trans.), liddu
• program, code (n., coll.), nammeq
• place. thod'a

Lidduc'amu xacayadaa nammeq gac'a thod'a khaytayadaa fad'am hib'a.
focus_on-LOC-AGT.1.S-HAB write-PATH.3.P.INAN-ACTION code exist-LOC place create-PAT.3.P.INAN-ACTION language-P today
These days I focus on writing code rather than conlanging.

[masako]

These days I focus on writing code rather than conlanging.

na nya yomali tsima na'ompe kalamyanko upya
1sg for day-each hour one-LIM language-CAUS-PROG attempt
I try to conlang at least one hour per day.

[xxx]

iðā`XgðïSgUR
(things all having to be named perhaps by me ...)
how far could I conlang...

[Imralu]

Zókēr mogášimmíwonžīž?
[ˈzɔkɛːɾ mɔˈɡɐʃɪˈmːɪwɔn(d͡)ʒɪːʒ]
What do you₄ think my language₅ sounds like?

Wéžā šévē tinnízat bulándilléyandužžē. Támē?
[ˈwɛʒɐː ˈʃɛvɛː tiˈnːɪzɐt bʊˈlɐndɪˌlːɛjɐndʊʒːɛː | ˈtɐmɛː]
I₂ saw you₄ at my wife's house yesterday. Who are you₄?

Yiŋŋiáŋgūd wayéžē tsáilī.
[jɪˈŋː(j)æŋɡʊːd wɐˈjɛʒɛː ˈt͡sɐjlɪː]
She₄'s looking for her cat₅. / She has a cat₅ and she₄'s looking for it₅.

Ŋuwébimmáš múlā?
[ŋ(ʊ)ˈwɛbɪˌmːɐʃ ˈmʊlɐː]
What₅ did you₂ say?

Mubúlā témiddál.
[mʊˈbʊlɐː ˈtɛmɪˌdːɐl]
I₂ want to eat that₅ (thing near you).

Dzaikkámbūž.
[d͡zɐjˈkːɐmbʊːʒ]
I don't have a dog.

Yiddólaqodzáŋ nubbanáŋodúŋī.
[jɪˈdːɔlɐʔɔˌd͡zɐŋ nʊbːɐˈnɐŋɔˌdʊŋɪː]
That one man has 32 dollars₅.

Yiddólaqodzáŋ nubbeyáŋodúŋī.
[jɪˈdːɔlɐʔɔˌd͡zɐŋ nʊbːɛˈjɐŋɔˌdʊŋɪː]
Those men have 32 dollars₅ each.

Yiddólaqodzáŋ nubbawáŋodúŋī.
[jɪˈdːɔlɐʔɔˌd͡zɐŋ nʊbːɐˈwɐŋɔˌdʊŋɪː]
Those men have 32 dollars₅ between them.

Yippéndūž yiqqápondūž ... a ... pénoqápolī.
[jɪˈpːɛndʊːʒ jɪˈʔːɐpɔndʊːʒ | ɐ | ˈpɛnɔˌʔɐpɔlɪː]
I have a pen₅. I have an apple₅. Uh. (It₅'s an) apple pen.

(The subscript numbers are to represent referential indexing system that is only really useful in longer texts. As these are all disjointed sentences from different contexts, not a cohesive text, the numbers are fairly random.)

[xxx]

jirae ceoe aze'e npeceia
(me not understanding moving of this numberings...)
how this numbering works...

[bradrn]

jirae ceoe aze'e npeceia
(me not understanding moving of this numberings...)
how this numbering works...

(The subscript numbers are to represent referential indexing system that is only really useful in longer texts. As these are all disjointed sentences from different contexts, not a cohesive text, the numbers are fairly random.)

[xxx]

k¿6°QkÁz°³]‚²ÁEÁhÁ
(me having seen this word not giving understanding of running of numbering...)
I've read it but it's not detailed enough...

[keenir]

k¿6°QkÁz°³]‚²ÁEÁhÁ
(me having seen this word not giving understanding of running of numbering...)
I've read it but it's not detailed enough...

detailed?

[xxx]

ï´°¹ƒ
(action of parts in whole...)
detailed...

[Darren]

k¿6°QkÁz°³]‚²ÁEÁhÁ
(me having seen this word not giving understanding of running of numbering...)
I've read it but it's not detailed enough...

Perhaps this will make it more clear:

the subscript numbers representing referential indexing system...
it is being only really useful in longer texts...
these being all disjointed sentences from different contexts...
not being a cohesive text...
the numbers being fairly random...

[xxx]

l¿k°WTÃ
(you having to speak new...)
you're supposed to speak conlang here...

[bradrn]

Perhaps this will make it more clear:

Bsiwfwesnyaʔ-fwesnyaʔ…
/bsiw.fwes.njaʔ.fwesˈnjaʔ/
b-siw-fwes·n·yaʔ~fwes·n·ya~
1s-PFV-laugh~laugh

I laughed and laughed…

[xxx]

LyÅz²°³d´µ
(smile given by very many...)
epizeuxis...

[keenir]

l¿k°WTÃ
(you having to speak new...)
you're supposed to speak conlang here...

you asked for an explanation; don't be upset you got one.