Conlang fluency thread

[quinterbeck]

Ma reo ahmeug yoer leim non hod nugumun oryeihe

ma

AGT.1s

reo

NEG

ahmeug

write

yoer

VIA

leim

language

non

PAT

hod

create

nu-gum-un

RF-use-few

ory-eihe

ABL-long.time

I haven't written much about conlangs in quite a while

Ma memun Leima ad orneru yangou edenehun gum hinemi

ma

AGT.1s

memun

work

Leima

Leima

ad

ATTR

orneru

seem

yango-eu

real-more

ed-ene-hun

and-word-less

gum

use

hinemi

try

I'm working on Leima to try and make it more naturalistic and less wordy

[bradrn]

Ma reo ahmeug yoer leim non hod nugumun oryeihe

ma

AGT.1s

reo

NEG

ahmeug

write

yoer

VIA

leim

language

non

PAT

hod

create

nu-gum-un

RF-use-few

ory-eihe

ABL-long.time

I haven't written much about conlangs in quite a while

Ma memun Leima ad orneru yangou edenehun gum hinemi

ma

AGT.1s

memun

work

Leima

Leima

ad

ATTR

orneru

seem

yango-eu

real-more

ed-ene-hun

and-word-less

gum

use

hinemi

try

I'm working on Leima to try and make it more naturalistic and less wordy

sEŋes buniŋwenecwarfin sera.
[seˌŋes.bu.niŋ.we.net͡ʃ.waɾˈfin.se.ra]
s-Eŋes b-uniŋ-w·en·ec-w·a·rfin sera
ACC-Eŋes 1s-continue-work-imagine also

And I am continuing to work on Eŋes.

[Lērisama]

Ma reo ahmeug yoer leim non hod nugumun oryeihe

ma

AGT.1s

reo

NEG

ahmeug

write

yoer

VIA

leim

language

non

PAT

hod

create

nu-gum-un

RF-use-few

ory-eihe

ABL-long.time

I haven't written much about conlangs in quite a while

Ma memun Leima ad orneru yangou edenehun gum hinemi

ma

AGT.1s

memun

work

Leima

Leima

ad

ATTR

orneru

seem

yango-eu

real-more

ed-ene-hun

and-word-less

gum

use

hinemi

try

I'm working on Leima to try and make it more naturalistic and less wordy

sEŋes buniŋwenecwarfin sera.
[seˌŋes.bu.niŋ.we.net͡ʃ.waɾˈfin.se.ra]
s-Eŋes b-uniŋ-w·en·ec-w·a·rfin sera
ACC-Eŋes 1s-continue-work-imagine also

And I am continuing to work on Eŋes.

Samuçi-vūnihās ali!
[ˈsʲamʊsʲi ˈbuːnɪˌhɔːsʲ ˈali]

samu-ç-i=

do-DIRECT-SUP=

v-ūn-ih-ās

BEN.APL-IRR-MID-2p

ali

good

May that go well for you both

[jal]

Longga tahning Obit Ya cata 7, oba olde lif nof taym jam mi op...
Still translating The Hobbit chapter 7, but life often gets in the way...


JAL

[Travis B.]

• b'iiza, "choose"
• nowember, "November"
• jad'a, "worry"

Jad'aleem k'a b'iizadaa nowemberit lisetit.
[dzaɗaleːm kʼa ɓiːzadaː nɔwɛmbɛɾitʰ lisɛtʰitʰ]
worry-INST-AGT.1.S EMPH choose-ACTION November-GEN five-GEN-GEN
I am so worried about the election on November 5th.

[jal]

I am so worried about the election on November 5th.

Olda minu a wori :(
We're all worried :(.


JAL

[xxx]

y¢Iµ}G^±a¢IE
(not having to be anxious for future of you having to act now...)
to avoid anxiety, you have to take action...
oops...

[Lērisama]

口ふハパ其カ：
Līkeh-af tiw ka:
[ˈliːkə ͡ˌxaf ˈtɪw ka]

līk-h

say-3s

af

and

tiw

DEM.MED

ka

COMP

And that means…

[jal]

And that means…

⌫❱₀⽔⾾⥖⊀ↅ⪠⑰♻⊲
(meaning is past understanding the brain enlightened feels...)


JAL

[Lērisama]

不イ不ふ行シィナハイバくゐ
Āi ah kamçi-n’ āivgui
[ˈɔːi ˈax ˈkamsʲi ˈnɔːɪβɡʊi]

āi

nothing

a-h

NEG-3s

kam-ç-i

go-DIRECT-SUP

na

at

aj-iv-k-ui

APL.OBL-PFV-VN-OBL

Nothing (i.e. no feeling) came to me

More: show

Also you missed the ellipses, if you were trying to parody them

[jal]

Also you missed the ellipses, if you were trying to parody them

Fis op! :)
Fixed! :)


JAL

[Lērisama]

More: show

to avoid anxiety, you have to take action...
oops...

Thanks for the translation.

I don't have the time to do this in Lēri Ziwi

[KathTheDragon]

usalyo žaħ-imi hola re

u-

SUBJ-

saly

start\PFV

-a

-VBZ

-w

-1S

žaħ

visit\INF

im

here

-i

-NMZ

hol

near

-a

-ADVZ

re

perhaps

"Maybe I'll start visiting this place again."

[bradrn]

usalyo žaħ-imi hola re

u-

SUBJ-

saly

start\PFV

-a

-VBZ

-w

-1S

žaħ

visit\INF

im

here

-i

-NMZ

hol

near

-a

-ADVZ

re

perhaps

"Maybe I'll start visiting this place again."

Dawsiwysenye!
[daw.siw.jsenˈje]
daw-siw-ys·en-ye
well-PFV-come-return

Welcome back!

(I never actually worked out how to say ‘welcome’ in Eŋes, so this is just a calque. Hey, if French can get away with it…)

[KathTheDragon]

clattu!
['tslæt.tu]

clat

thank\INF

-at

-ABST

-i

-SG.N

-w

-1S

[xxx]

}ÇÎrÇ}ÇÃ{Ây¾bÑ
(this place first of places for men of new words...)
this is the best place for conlangers...

[Travis B.]

usalyo žaħ-imi hola re

u-

SUBJ-

saly

start\PFV

-a

-VBZ

-w

-1S

žaħ

visit\INF

im

here

-i

-NMZ

hol

near

-a

-ADVZ

re

perhaps

"Maybe I'll start visiting this place again."

hɑ̀ ɟǣ ɗɔ̄t mæ̀!
2.s see good EGO
Good to see you!

[KathTheDragon]

ġaʔaya imu mləlþato iś!

ġaʔay

please\IPFV

-a

-VBZ

im

in

-u

-1S

mləlþ

see\IPFV

-a

-VBZ

-ta

-PASS

-w

-1S

iś

=SUB

It's nice to be seen!

[jal]

Mi luk olda yunu!
I see all of you!


JAL

[xxx]

(¦]³D(¢_¤§(¤¢¶(w
(eye of language and seeing things invisible by eye of face...)
the eye of the tongue is much more powerful than the eye of the face...