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April #Conlangers ChallengeToday I bring you my revival of Lhaa: Siri and 10 new vocabulary terms for the internet! :D I will provide the word, the IPA, the definition, and an example sentence.

łasala'u [ɬɑ.sɑ.lɑ.Ɂy], "computer" (derived from sun, łasa, and sight, la'u), EXAMPLE: łasala'ulayaa sałurirí. "I am using the computer."la'ra'iłaa [lɑɁ.ɹɑ.ʔi.ɬɑ], "troll" (derived from false statement, la'ra, and make, 'iłaa), EXAMPLE: si 'a, suri ła'la li'ra'aala'ra'iłaá! "Oh my god, she trolled me(!!)!" yii'isilisi [jiːʔi.si.li.si], "(USB) port" (derived from be in, yii'i, and home, silisi), EXAMPLE: ri yii'isilisilayaa liraarya'? "Where is the USB port?" łasasiir [ɬɑ.sɑ.si˞ː], "email/to email" (derived from sun,

Conlang Challenge JanuaryAzuxa tho tsa gheozumatanla waghes la mi waxa zuvuxa seŋanxa wexamananasamaxa.

Yalthri zíxa ghu yalnĩveta mi odadala waghes la em tho ghuwaxa.

Waghes tslaghaghes nítsagha tslavighes thimvi.

Ízízís xan mi tsalu sosolu sosotsaso, athrixa zíwar gharazís tsalu mi tsa eowar.

Amexutaxa tsalu la tho tsa maxala wexamxa mi xan.

Thrilo zíva nĩvetalo gho ŋavram tsalu la mi wirvala.

December Conlang ChallengeMeitl! [Hello!]
Informal: Mei! [Hey!]

Daopak! [Farewell!] pronounced: da-yo-pahk
Informal: Dao! [See you later!]

Di mel dhivrat im he sidh?  (or) Di mel do bedha?   [Your name exists as what/You exist as whom? = What's your name/Who are you?]
Informal: Di dhi he sidh?  (or) Di do bedha?

Mat dhivrat im _______ sidh.  (or) Mat _______ bethe.  [My name exists as _______ /I exist as _______. = My name is _______ /I am _______. ]
Informal: Dhi _______ sidh. (or) _______ bethe.

Di mel bedha himinit?    [Do you exist in a good manner/Are you in a state

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Woooooooooooooooo! NaCoWriMo (see #Conlangers) entry complete AND submitted before December 1st! Go ~~procrastination~~ motivation!

A lot of people don't know what a Conlang is. It stands for "constructed language," and it's a great hobby of mine! This is a submission for a month-long challenge hosted by #Conlangers in my newest conlang.

Conlanger Jargon

Oh. My. God. This took forever. It looks simple, right? NO!
I made the orthography purposely convoluted. It's a type of an abugida, where each consonant is inherently followed by an "a," unless noted otherwise. I also made it so that some letters are used in special cases (the symbol for "s" is the same as the symbol for "z" when the word is s-final)....I made it confusing because I feel like having an alphabet for a language often makes the language drift away from it.

(ENGLISH IS A CASE LIKE THIS!)

And, on top of that, I transcribed the passage for THREE HOURS, and wanted a burnt effect. All went well until it went up in flames.

What does it say? ]

Íŋ xeorís tsalu mi ghutsu. Loimezís yem mi ghutsu? Vimezís tsalu la mi vraemla slaxlavrana seŋwinvra? Tsuvuzís tsalu mi xaghutsu su yem xeorís lĩ loimezís tsalu? ghalu.
Aŋiŋ ŋuoxuzís vrala la mi ghavrasemla tsalu la. Ghavras slayuvras yaza zamza.
Ralaŋís mi ghutsu. Oxuzís tsalu zĩs ghutsumĩs su yalxotso mi vraxazlem urxazl. Theyalweru memem me seŋghu slaghughi eoa gho vrala tsalu la me Xawayen uras yalme esme gho vrala tsalu la yalme Eŋlísavra Yurmanavraghi.
Íŋ tsenemís weruzís tsalu mi loghutsu, tsalu oxuzís zĩs vraxazlĩs. Lo veŋlo. Gho vrala tsalu la viyalxeo yalme Yurmanavra Eŋlísavraghi zuvuvra? Viyaltha gho yem vraxazlĩs yalme Eŋlísvra Tsayínizivrana ĩs. Tsalu oxuzís mi yem ghumeyem. Gho ĩs vraxazlĩs yalghume mi Eŋlísvra. Ghu azuzís tsalu do!
Íŋ mozatazís tsunumís tsalu. Yazazís mi ĩgh tsalu su tsalu nuvĩzís. Viŋumís oxuzís mi xazli tsuvumzli? Mi vrala tsalu la eotseozís.
Íŋ tsenemís tsalu.

But what does it translate into?! Well, I wrote a passage about "how to make a language".

How to Create a Language
Oxavioxuzas mi vrasem tsalu?
First, you need to decide on what sounds you like. Do you want your language to flow? Do you like harsh-sounding languages like German? Listen to some sound clips to see what you prefer.

Íŋ xeorís tsalu mi ghutsu. Loimezís yem mi ghutsu? Vimezís tsalu la mi vraemla slaxlavrana seŋwinvra? Tsuvuzís tsalu mi xaghutsu su yem xeorís lĩ loimezís tsalu? ghalu.

at once examine-pn. you obj.-sounds. Which-like-pn. (you) obj.sounds? Interr.-like-pn. you gen. obj.-language.-sing.-gen. calm-adj.-or rasp-adj.? Listen-pn. you obj.-dim.-sound and (you) examine-pn. < which-like-pn. you? >-adj.

Second, you need to create a document to house your
conlang. Digital documents are easier to keep track of.

Aŋiŋ ŋuoxuzís vrala la mi ghavrasemla tsalu la. Ghavras slayuvras yaza zamza.

next obl.-create-pn. language-gen. gen. obj.-written record-sing.-gen. you gen. Documents electric-adj. find easy-adv.

Write down your sounds! Develop phonological rules to govern syllables. Having a consonant-vowel syllable structure will make your language like Hawaiian. Having a more complex one will make it more similar to English or German.

Ralaŋís mi ghutsu. Oxuzís tsalu zĩs ghutsumĩs su yalxotso mi vraxazlem urxazl. Theyalweru memem me seŋghu slaghughi eoa gho vrala tsalu la me Xawayen uras yalme esme gho vrala tsalu la yalme Eŋlísavra Yurmanavraghi.

write-pn. obj. sounds. create-pn. you obj. rules sound-adj. (phonological rules) and i.o.-control obj. word stop-adj. (syllable). if-i.o.-use pattern-sing. resemble consonant vowel-and. then subj.-language-gen. you gen. resemble Hawaiian but resembles complex-adj. subj.-language-gen. you gen. resemble English German-and.

After you know what sounds to use, you need to determine some grammar. Here is the hard part! Does your language mark its nouns like German or Old English? Perhaps it relies only on syntax for meaning, like English or Chinese. You can get creative. Do you use suffixes, prefixes, or particles? Be sure to try and make it unique. Word order might be different from English’s. Don’t just copy!

Íŋ tsenemís weruzís tsalu mi loghutsu, tsalu oxuzís zĩs vraxazlĩs. Lo veŋlo. Gho vrala tsalu la viyalxeo yalme Yurmanavra Eŋlísavraghi zuvuvra? Viyaltha gho yem vraxazlĩs yalme Eŋlísvra Tsayínizivrana ĩs. Tsalu oxuzís mi yem ghumeyem. Gho ĩs vraxazlĩs yalghume mi Eŋlísvra. Ghu azuzís tsalu do!

next know-pn. use-pn. you obj.-sounds, you create-pn. obj.-rules. word-adj. this difficult.-adj. subj. language-gen. you gen. interr.-io.-decline words io.-like German-lang. English-lang.-and old-adj.? interr.-io.-rely subj. (language) words-adj. io.-resemble English Chinese-or. rules. You make-pn. obj. (language) different-adj. Subj. rules word-adj. io.-disimilar to obj.-English. Neg. steal-pn. you exclamatory!

After you have that, you are ready to start translating. You will naturally find problems that you can correct. Create passages to translate, if you like. Just develop it as much as possible!

That’s how to do it.

Íŋ mozatazís tsunumís tsalu. Yazazís mi ĩgh tsalu su tsalu nuvĩzís. Viŋumís oxuzís mi xazli tsuvumzli? Mi vraemla tsalu la eotseozís.

Íŋ tsenemís tsalu.

next be able to-pn. translate-pn. you. Find-pn. obj. problems you and you fix-pn. Interr.-want-pn. obj. paragraphs translate-adj.? Obj language-gen. you gen. develop-pn.

now know-pn. you.

I guarantee that I either: a) messed up the writing; or b) translated something wrong. This has helped because I have had to iron out kinks and develop new patterns. Um....

I promise, I will upload a sound byte of myself reading it tomorrow or the day after.....

Questions?! YAY! I'M DONE!

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~chashio Feb 6, 2013 Professional General Artist

Wow. That is confusing, but, I think mostly because I'm used to English. I'll have to study it further.
I got as far as creating a phonetic alphabet, last April, based off of shorthand and cursive, designed for quick writing and use as a computer font... which I've yet to fashion. It took about a month of daily journal entries to become fluent enough by hand before I dropped it. The journal, that is.
But this is impressive. And a pretty script. I will have to come back to it.

~maycelestia Jan 6, 2011 Hobbyist General Artist

This is absolutely fantastic! The effort you put into creating the passage, then writing it so delicately, and then going the extra distance and presenting it in such a way... it is inspirational for any conlanger I am sure. The gloss you provide is very interesting to read over, and both the orthography and transliteration are so pleasant while also having lots of character. Of course in any such case there will be some mistake like you said, but the time and effort you spent is surely to be admired

There is always room to improve but this sort of creativity is what makes conlanging so fun and unique, not just having an original or regular or whatever conlang.

`SanguineEpitaph Jan 6, 2011 Hobbyist General Artist

Wow, thank you so much!

Your feedback means a lot, especially since conlanging is an esoteric thing. Thanks for your awesome words of encouragement!

If you're interested, you can join in more discussion over at [link] or you can jump into our Langcons!

~maycelestia Jan 6, 2011 Hobbyist General Artist

You're very welcome.

Ooh, I like the conlanging forum, I'll try to keep up with it~~ (I always fall behind on forums except for the Zompist bulletin board... so bad) Thanks for the link!

`SanguineEpitaph Jan 6, 2011 Hobbyist General Artist

No problem!

~speria Dec 1, 2010 Hobbyist General Artist

OH MY GOD YOUR SUBJECT FOR NACOWRIMO. I LITERALLY LAUGHED WHEN I SAW WHAT YOU HAD WRITTEN. :'D

Also, your new conlang seems to flow very very well. I can definitely get around how it flows now in my head. Very well done!

`SanguineEpitaph Dec 1, 2010 Hobbyist General Artist

Haha! Yay! I coaxed a laugh!

Thank you. I'm glad it seems to flow. Just wait until I upload a sound byte. XD

~speria Dec 1, 2010 Hobbyist General Artist

Yes, a sound bite! >:D I'm excited now~

~fly1ngskyh1gh Dec 1, 2010

I like it!!! I don't have time right now to read it >.> Since I'm in class XD but anways I'll read all the other stuff later but the actual picture stuff thingy whatever is awesome!!!!!!!!!!!

`SanguineEpitaph Dec 1, 2010 Hobbyist General Artist

Thanks!!

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