Zompist Bboard Again

Emily wrote: ↑Fri Sep 16, 2022 10:31 am do you have a writeup of ilian somewhere?

I used to, but I think it disappeared into the ether of the internet long, long ago. I'll see if I can write up a new one soon-ish.

Ahzoh wrote: ↑Fri Sep 16, 2022 11:34 am I made a third noun class, inanimate (IN). So I have a ternary system of feminine (animate), masculine (animate), and inanimate.

But with only 2 genders its just like Lecai.

made some progress in getting my files up to date. as i've been working on the modern gothic project, changes and updates haven't found they way through every document across my notes (both on my computer and on anthologi.ca) and my dictionary file in particular is in dire need of revision. the work isn't done but it's good to make some progress

Now that I have a neuter gender, it is easier for me to distinguish the verbal noun from the agent noun

Verbal Noun: Agent Noun: Adjective:

Tinkered a little with my semi-dormant project.

I like making tables.
Waddāta narbattās.
Our shields shall protect us.

What are the differences between these classes aside from the second vowel in the stem?

Travis B. wrote: ↑Sat Sep 24, 2022 12:56 am What are the differences between these classes aside from the second vowel in the stem?

That's it. That's the difference. The vowel is the theme vowel of the root in which <u> indicates dynamic intransitive, <i> indicates stative intransitive, and <a> indicates transitive.

The strong-rooted verbs are less interesting than the weak-rooted verbs

the non-future vs future distinction is certainly an interesting twist! not sure i've seen that in a natlang before, how does it work in your language?

Emily wrote: ↑Sat Sep 24, 2022 10:29 pm the non-future vs future distinction is certainly an interesting twist! not sure i've seen that in a natlang before, how does it work in your language?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonfuture_tense
Greenlandic and Nivkh have it, apparently.

My non-future and future tenses derive from a realis versus irrealis mood distinction. The future still has some modal force to it, usually indicating intention to do something (e.g. "I will take the trash out tomorrow") and is the tense used in subjunctive sentences. The nonfuture usually has a present tense meaning if the verb is stative and past tense if the verb is dynamic.

I got bored.

doctor shark wrote: ↑Wed Sep 28, 2022 3:35 am I got bored.

More: show

have you ever considered doing a stream or video of your process in making these? i can't speak for anyone else but i'd love to sit down and watch them come together

Emily wrote: ↑Thu Sep 29, 2022 8:04 pm

doctor shark wrote: ↑Wed Sep 28, 2022 3:35 am I got bored.

More: show

have you ever considered doing a stream or video of your process in making these? i can't speak for anyone else but i'd love to sit down and watch them come together

I actually haven't, no, but that might be interesting to think about doing, mainly because, since I'm not a professional artist, I never thought this would be of interest to people... would probably take quite a bit of prep, but definitely something to think about. (Thanks for the idea.)

doctor shark wrote: ↑Sat Oct 01, 2022 3:01 am

Emily wrote: ↑Thu Sep 29, 2022 8:04 pm

doctor shark wrote: ↑Wed Sep 28, 2022 3:35 am I got bored.

More: show

have you ever considered doing a stream or video of your process in making these? i can't speak for anyone else but i'd love to sit down and watch them come together

I actually haven't, no, but that might be interesting to think about doing, mainly because, since I'm not a professional artist, I never thought this would be of interest to people... would probably take quite a bit of prep, but definitely something to think about. (Thanks for the idea.)

I’d be interested as well — from a purely technical perspective, I’d love to know how to create something like this. Even a time-lapse video would be interesting.

(And I don’t think it would need much prep at all, at least for a prerecorded video; you could just start up a screen recorder before you start working on the next one. It doesn’t need to be elaborate.)

I've started a new Google Doc for my latest attempt to document West Saxon, and I've started playing around with a verbal conjugator script for a potential West Saxon website in the future.

doctor shark wrote: ↑Wed Sep 28, 2022 3:35 am I got bored.

thats a neat bill...may I ask if its of a famous mesa or hill? (or have my eyes tricked me as to the image on it?)

keenir wrote: ↑Fri Oct 21, 2022 11:01 pm

doctor shark wrote: ↑Wed Sep 28, 2022 3:35 am I got bored.

thats a neat bill...may I ask if its of a famous mesa or hill? (or have my eyes tricked me as to the image on it?)

It actually is! I reappropriated a picture I took of the Lovrijenac Fort in Dubrovnik to use as a motif for this passport stamp page.

Coined some new Classical Âirumâli words:

• irâžalrâ vt. (1) to perceive sth. via magnetoreception (2) to magnetize sth.
• kàliřâ vt. (1) to perceive sth. via electroreception (2) to electrify sth.

Further coinages via derivational morphology to come Eventually™. Expansion of derivational morphology to a level resembling Russian, if not more, to come once I can get my brain to stop being a scumbag that refuses to hold onto ideas long enough to write them down.

started working on gothic names. mostly focusing on borrowings (biblical etc.) since the native names will generally just follow regular noun declensions. it's been fun!

Made a new verb conjugation paradigm for Classical Âirumâli! \o/
Now one can make such words as alundiřecìĺiqâ “we could hypothetically have not, earlier today, helped to telekinetically move it [an inanimate object]”.