Zompist Bboard Again

xxx wrote: ↑Sat Apr 15, 2023 3:59 pm give it a chance...

I remember a time when I couldn't stand my conlang's rendering nor its philosophy of the world, and I dropped it...
it was more than thirty years ago...

since then it has its own life, it builds itself according to its original pattern, and I follow it as a parallel and exotic reality that has gradually merged with my vision of life...

at worst put all your documentation in a corner and move on...
it will know how to remember you...

conlangernoob wrote: ↑Mon Apr 10, 2023 4:00 pm SFOTD #3: Number System Basic Roots

The Ancient Tongue uses base six with bijectivity. The basic roots for numbers are as follows:
Am - One (Also means “finger)
Ēyad - Two (Notice the similarity between this word and the dual suffix “-eya”)
Ēyadam - Three (A compound of “one” and “two”)
Begwi - Four (Also means “almost”)
P̄en - Five (Also means “hand”)
P̄enam - Six (A compound of “one” and “five”)

I’m fairly concerned about the naturalistic-ness of the other meanings of the words and also whether or not basic words like 3 and 6 would naturalistic-ly be compounds, so all comments are appreciated.

Also, Janko, if you're reading this, number 7-10 will come in due course (Basically, a euphemism for “whenever I feel like it” but a little sooner than that).

Until Anon,

conlangernoob

conlangernoob wrote: ↑Thu Apr 20, 2023 11:02 am Those were the numbers I was planning on adding, but, if you add them to your collection, just remember that your taking them from a quited language.

bradrn wrote: ↑Thu Apr 20, 2023 11:32 am (Oh, and never say never… I had several languages I thought were more or less ‘quitted’, until it turned out I liked them enough to keep on going anyway.)

bradrn wrote: ↑Thu Apr 20, 2023 11:32 am

conlangernoob wrote: ↑Thu Apr 20, 2023 11:02 am Those were the numbers I was planning on adding, but, if you add them to your collection, just remember that your taking them from a quited language.

I don’t think Janko is too picky about such matters.

(Oh, and never say never… I had several languages I thought were more or less ‘quitted’, until it turned out I liked them enough to keep on going anyway.)

JANKO GORENC wrote: ↑Thu Apr 20, 2023 7:48 pm

bradrn wrote: ↑Thu Apr 20, 2023 11:32 am

conlangernoob wrote: ↑Thu Apr 20, 2023 11:02 am Those were the numbers I was planning on adding, but, if you add them to your collection, just remember that your taking them from a quited language.

I don’t think Janko is too picky about such matters.

(Oh, and never say never… I had several languages I thought were more or less ‘quitted’, until it turned out I liked them enough to keep on going anyway.)

Can I tell you the name of your conlang that I have the numbers from?
Yaazhgigzhoomnem

bradrn wrote: ↑Fri Apr 21, 2023 1:33 am

JANKO GORENC wrote: ↑Thu Apr 20, 2023 7:48 pm

bradrn wrote: ↑Thu Apr 20, 2023 11:32 am

I don’t think Janko is too picky about such matters.

(Oh, and never say never… I had several languages I thought were more or less ‘quitted’, until it turned out I liked them enough to keep on going anyway.)

Can I tell you the name of your conlang that I have the numbers from?
Yaazhgigzhoomnem

Yes, that’s the one, though my scratchpad thread (link in signature) should have a couple of others too.

JANKO GORENC wrote: ↑Sun Apr 23, 2023 8:32 pm

bradrn wrote: ↑Fri Apr 21, 2023 1:33 am

JANKO GORENC wrote: ↑Thu Apr 20, 2023 7:48 pm
Can I tell you the name of your conlang that I have the numbers from?
Yaazhgigzhoomnem

Yes, that’s the one, though my scratchpad thread (link in signature) should have a couple of others too.

Could you please tell me what is names for your others conlangs?

bradrn wrote: ↑Tue Apr 25, 2023 7:46 pm Which series?

(Also, you might want to read up about ‘naming languages’ if you haven’t already. Zompist’s Language Construction Kit has a nice section on them.)

bradrn wrote: ↑Sun Apr 23, 2023 8:42 pm

JANKO GORENC wrote: ↑Sun Apr 23, 2023 8:32 pm

bradrn wrote: ↑Fri Apr 21, 2023 1:33 am

Yes, that’s the one, though my scratchpad thread (link in signature) should have a couple of others too.

Could you please tell me what is names for your others conlangs?

All information which exists so far is in the scratchpad thread.