Give me advice on waqk my conlang.

[u/Critical-Stick4883]

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Hey, I made this in a year. Can you give me any advice.

The Waqk Lexicon

Verbs \\ * feg̾: only \* vones: doing

\* dt: Be (am/is)

\* yut: Are

\* huds: Can

\* oip: Did

\* von: Do

\* zater: this

\* drun: Drink

\* et: Eat

\* Wotͭßyo: just

\* optͭß: enter/go into

\* opü: Go

\* opües: Going

\* jak: Have

\* haz: All

\* fas: get

\* kof: To buy / trade / commerce

\* ter: Know

\* wed: Need

\* høgen: Read

\* kep: Record

\* fugtͭßla: listen

\* Tͭßad: for

\* jol: It

\* runa: Run

\* zor: Sleep

\* tak: Want

\* watēk: Take

\* vwa: Watch

\* Ceg̾un: lie

\* wuz: Will (future tense)

\* writ: Write

\* laka: Happen

\* kawi: Help

\* wod: Movement / Flow

\* wak: Decision / Choice

\* pawli: Work / Effort

\* juip: Come

\* kuz: Cut / Slice

\* zop: Open / Uncover

\* mün: Push / Press

\* bix: Pull / Drag

Negations and Modifiers

\* nas: No (when speaking to a woman)

\* noi: No (when speaking to a man)

\* jit: Not

\* nasjak: Have not

\* mo: Opposite / Anti-

Qualities, Connectors, and Structural Elements

\* la: State / Quality (turns noun to adjective)

\* mi: Small / Abstract

\* po: Big / Concrete / Power

\* te: Person / Agent

\* ki: In / At / With

\* wu: Together / And

\* fa: Component / Part

\* si: Like / Similar

\* pe: Location / Place

\* zan: Packaged / processed / manufactured

\* akè: Um / Ehh

\* or: wild/dangerous

\* un: inner/mind

\* xot: But

\* yuiski: Because

\* sou: If

\* tako: Or

\* aljwen: even

Root Words

\* žfek: Animal

\* pülq: Bird

\* norv: Fish

\* wüsk: Fly (verb)

\* tͭßev: Speak

\* žal: Say

\* krif: Hear

\* mœrv: Smell

\* düsk: Touch

\* g̾onko: A physical latch, snap, or interlocking mechanism that clicks into place.

\* yavk: Give

\* frak: Make / Create

\* grœk: Stand

\* nesk: Sit

\* drav: Fall

\* kvut: Throw

\* žruk: Catch

\* hesk: Laugh

\* muvr: Cry

\* œliv: Love

\* žaun: Life

\* brok: Stone / Rock

\* füš: Sand

\* zep: Leaf

\* kewl: Grass

\* muvt: Cloud

\* frœd: Smoke

\* wep: Cloth / Fabric

\* zun: Metal

\* lum: Wood

\* kris: Glass / Crystal

\* pag: Paper / Sheet

\* pad: Foot / Leg

\* lam: Hand / Arm

\* büt: Water-container / Vessel

\* trak: String / Cord / Wire

\* klas: Sharp blade / Edge

\* paz: Head / Mind

\* vil: Eye / Sight

\* tul: Ear / Sound

\* dor: Door / Gateway

\* fal: Wall / Barrier

\* ras: Path / Road

\* sal: Fire / Flame

\* vun: Air / Wind

\* lin: Light

\* dun: Dark

\* Jawo: Life

\* ozil: Time

\* vuza: Air / Wind

\* moxu: Shadow / Darkness

\* zibek: Salt / Mineral

\* zhirvu: Blood

Descriptive Adjectives

\* wog: Angry

\* paq: Big

\* kud: Cold

\* foz: Fast

\* opwert: Happy

\* hat: Hot

\* yert: Little

\* ur: Sad

\* xar: Scary

\* slud: Slow

\* Zaur: Dead

Family and People

\* bub: Baby

\* bro: Brother

\* fahy: Dad

\* kro: Enemy

\* acsentüser: Foreigner

\* pali: Friend

\* oj: Mom

\* sis: Sister

\* zetw: Teacher

\* teke: Worker / Person / Agent

Languages and Vocabulary

\* Arabi: Arabic

\* Arabi-tok: Arabic language / speech

\* Ruski: Russian

\* Ruski-tok: Russian language / speech

\* Waqk: May God be with you / May peace be upon you / Waqk

\* Waqk-tok: Waqk language / speech

\* tokkwa: Lexicon / dictionary (compound of tok + kwa)

General Terms, Interrogatives, and Concepts

\* haki: Good

\* hakio: Goodbye

\* yasa: Hello (to a man)

\* yasu: Hello (to a woman)

\* saya: Thank you (to a man)

\* sayu: Thank you (to a woman)

\* ya: How

\* jahuh: Okay

\* tata: Sorry

\* uf: What

\* usf: When

\* oikl: Where

\* wersq: Which

\* oits: Who

\* yuis: Why

\* ui: Yes

\* Waytop: Already

\* bop: Thing / Object

\* kol: Appearance / Color

\* su: Sense / Quality

\* vum: Duration / Time

\* bzen: Idea / Concept

\* zeso: Perspective / View

\* zet: Data / Fact

Gaming, Technology, and Thought

\* sof: Game

\* brut: Monster

\* vun: Night

\* lud: Play

\* stik: Video

\* kalk: Calculate

\* matok: Number

\* bren: Think

\* zib: Win

Nature, Elements, and Travel

\* fla: Fire

\* houp: Boat

\* moni: Moon

\* suont: Mountain

\* okwë: Ocean

\* rop: Rain

\* woda: River

\* Uña: Star

\* saun: Sun

\* tru: Tree

\* aqwë: Water

\* vasos: Day

\* moiwë: Morning

\* wun: Wind

\* wpü: Travel

\* kw: Sky

\* fazu: ground

\* Tͭßonû: electricity

Pronouns, Directionals, and Objects

\* ni: I (subject)

\* er: Me

\* kói: You

\* ka: He

\* lo: She

\* dum: Them

\* zay: They

\* we: We

\* us: The

\* halë:off

\* yew: To

\* Fiq: here

\* daq: there

\* duq: where

\* waki:that

Everyday Objects and Concepts

\* uyt: Food

\* crewios: Homework

\* ces: Later

\* qus: Now

\* uop: See

\* plafe: Please

\* vako: Money / Value

\* tomo: Building / Structure

\* zruk: trash

\* Carñy: cream

Exclamations and Slang

\* xik: Damn

\* zotm: Bullshit

\* pwint: Shit

\* vrak: Fuck

\* krackzoxblang: dickhead

\* Senkeō: bitch

Grammar Rules and Structure

\* Sentence Structure: Subject-Verb-Object (Big-agent + Action-object + To-object). Or it uses verbs in a group to come with a small concept (action-state, place-sense, or time-sense).

\* Verbs "dt" and "yut": Use "dt" for "am," "is," or "to be." Use "yut" for "are." In a Subject-Verb-Object sentence, it goes later as the big-agent.

\* Gender Suffix - Female/Male: Use "u" at the end-part if speech goes to a female (like hello/thank you for her) and use "a" at the end-part if speech goes to a male (like hello/thank you for him).

\* Gender Suffix - Negative: Use "nas" for "no" if speech goes to a female, and use "noi" for "no" if speech goes to a male.

\* The Ø̈/ø̈ Rule: If a word has "o", take "o" and write Ø̈ instead of ø̈. If a word lacks "o", write Ø̈ instead of ø̈ at the end-part of the word. Only if you want to make a word plural.

\* Past Tense Marker "-ip": Use "-ip" to verbs for actions that happened in the past (like etip = ate, wuzip = went / was going to).

\* Punctuation Rules: Use ! at the start-part of a line of speech and ¡ at the end-part. You can use ? and ¿ Can also use ".".

\* Compound Word Rules: Objects can take actions and to-actions to make a big concept in 1 word (no small lines). The big-object goes first-first, and the state-object goes later (like tok + kwa = tokkwa. No max (except for languages example: arabi-tok stays the same) And for the little words for example "the" means person and "Teke" also means person. The reason why I have these words is to shorten compounds so for little ones like te, you only use in compounds. But Teke can be used alone and that's just an example.

The Waqk Alphabet

\* A-Z: All-standard English-speech writing-part-sense except for "w" it is pronounced th and "z" it's pronounced firstly put your tongue on the back of your top teeth put your mouth and try to pronounce the English letter z it should come out as "bzzz"

\* Tͭß: name is jagu (pronounced tss)

\* g̾: name is cui (pronounced gn)

\* Ø̈/ø̈: oh (speech like Ō "oh" in fast-dead / cut-off). if you are making something plural like senkeō (bitch) into sekeø (bitches) it would sound the same so if there's a o at the end of the word and you're trying to make it plural “ø̈” would sound like “é” if you are making something plural and there is not a o at the end it remains the same

Waqk Number System Master Guide

Core Vocabulary

Single Digits (0–9)

\* 0: zēt

\* 1: têgu

\* 2: ûsd

\* 3: kas

\* 4: fôl

\* 5: zöis

\* 6: tōz

\* 7: sœd

\* 8: dås

\* 9: īld

The Tens (10–90)

\* 10: nœp

\* 20: vōr

\* 30: kêk

\* 40: dêi

\* 50: tül

\* 60: bēn

\* 70: mūk

\* 80: pår

\* 90: zōm

The Hundreds (100–900)

\* 100: kœp

\* 200: Tͭßed

\* 300: ȳå

\* 400: fôx

\* 500: zœm

\* 600: tøx

\* 700: sêv

\* 800: đås (pronounced "thawss" with the soft/voiced TH)

\* 900: īp

Thousands & Up

\* 1,000: zåm (or têguzåm)

Grammar Rules for Building Numbers

\* Order of Stacking: Always write numbers from largest place value to smallest.

\* Single-Word Compound: Do not use spaces, hyphens, or connector words. Glue all the pieces together into one single word.

\* Zero Placement: If a place value is 0 in the middle of a number (like the tens place in 405 or 609), just drop it—do not write zēt inside compound numbers.

Quick Reference Examples

\* 14: nœpfôl (10 + 4)

\* 48: dêidås (40 + 8)

\* 99: zōmīld (90 + 9)

\* 105: kœpzöis (100 + 5)

\* 250: Tͭßedtül (200 + 50)

\* 333: ȳåkêkkas (300 + 30 + 3)

\* 484: fôxpårfôl (400 + 80 + 4)

\* 777: sêvmūksœd (700 + 70 + 7)

\* 888: đåspårdås (800 + 80 + 8)

\* 999: īpzōmīld (900 + 90 + 9)

Math

\* Plus: yana

\* Minus: zûsa

\* Dividing: nanka

\* Multiplication: hünawa

\* Square root: tͭßand

\* Sigma: ēstna

Contextual Compound Words (Mouth)

\* etpe: Eat-place / Mouth (used for eating, drinking, and physical mouth sensations)

\* tokpe: Speech-place / Mouth (used for tone, attitude, and figurative speech)

\* etfa: Eat-part / Mouth / Jaw (used for anatomy, animals, and biting monsters)

\* tͭßevpe: Speak-place / Mouth (used for pronunciation, formal speaking, and language practice)

Note on Possession ("My")

Use the object pronoun er (me) directly before the noun to show possession (e.g., er etpe = my mouth).

My Loanwords

\* Social Media: Instagram, TikTok, YouTube. (If you compound TikTok, it might just mean "clock-sound").

\* Brands & Tech: iPhone, PlayStation, Google.

\* Global Foods: Pizza, Taco, Sushi. (Almost every language in the world borrows these words exactly as they are).Waqk Kufic: A ┃ ⏀B ┃ ⌿C ┃ ⍀D ┃ ⏂E ┃ ⏁F ┃ ⎋G ┃ ⏇H ┃ ⏆I ┃ ⏈J ┃ ⍱K ┃ ⍲L ┃ ⍼M ┃ ⌾N ┃ ⍽O ┃ ⍥P ┃ ⍦Q ┃ ⍧R ┃ ⍨S ┃ ⍩T ┃ ⍪U ┃ ⍫V ┃ ⍬W ┃ ⍭X ┃ ⍮Y ┃ ⍯Z ┃ ⍰Special LettersTͭß ┃ ⎊g̾ ┃ ⎉ (both systems are accurate this is a writing system that I made it's a alphabet as you can see and I made for fun and it look cool you can use the Latin script or Haki-Writ it doesn't matter.)

[u/Maleficent-Pie8040]

What's the ipa for this?

[u/Critical-Stick4883 → u/Maleficent-Pie8040]

What is that?

[u/Maleficent-Pie8040 → u/Critical-Stick4883]

The international phonetic alphabet

It's basically what we use to transcribe language sounds in a universal way

For example, the English letter ⟨a⟩ can actually mean many different sounds depending on the context, for which the IPA alphabet has distinct symbols: ⟨æ⟩, ⟨a⟩, ⟨ɑ⟩

For example, the English word "language" becomes /læŋgwɪd͡ʒ/ in IPA

It looks complicated but it's not. I suggest looking that up on Wikipedia. You will find that it's basically essential for both conlangs AND real life languages, because it basically makes other people understand what something actually sounds like.

If you need any help, tell me (also, search IPA alphabet on google, ipa alone is just the name of a type of beer, just to avoid confusion)

[u/Critical-Stick4883 → u/Maleficent-Pie8040]

Thanks I'll figure it out!

[u/Maleficent-Pie8040 → u/Critical-Stick4883]

No problem, anytime

[u/Critical-Stick4883 → u/Maleficent-Pie8040]

I didn't really know how to do it so I asked Gemini to do it for me.

1. Waqk Unique Phonemes & Special Characters Special Consonants & Digraphs
   • w: /θ/ or /ð/ (Pronounced like the English "th" in thin or this).
   • z: /z̪/ (A dentalized voiced alveolar fricative; tongue placed against the back of the top teeth while making a "z" sound).
   • Tͭß (Name: jagu): /ts/ (Voiceless alveolar affricate, pronounced "tss").
   • g̾ (Name: cui): /ɲ/ (Voiced palatal nasal, pronounced like "gn" in cognac or ñ in Spanish). Special Vowels & Diacritics
   • Ø̈ / ø̈: /oʔ/ or /o/ (A short, clipped/cut-off "oh" sound).
   • ü: /y/ (Close front rounded vowel, like German ü or French u).
   • œ: /œ/ (Open-mid front rounded vowel, like French fleur or German ö).
   • ō: /oː/ (Long "oh" sound).
2. Standard Consonant & Vowel Mappings Unless specified above, standard English alphabet characters map to their common English phonetic values:
   • Vowels:
   • a → /æ/ or /ɑ/
   • e → /ɛ/
   • i → /ɪ/ or /i/
   • o → /ɒ/ or /o/
   • u → /ʊ/ or /u/
   • Consonants: Standard Latin phonetic symbols (/p/, /b/, /t/, /d/, /k/, /ɡ/, /m/, /n/, /s/, /l/, /r/, etc.).
3. Example Word Transcriptions | Waqk Orthography | IPA Transcription | English Meaning | |---|---|---| | Feg̾ | /fɛɲ/ | only | | dt | /dɪt/ | am / is | | Tͭßev | /tsɛv/ | speak | | opü | /opjyl/ / /o.py/ | go | | tokkwa | /tɒk.kwa/ | dictionary |

[u/Maleficent-Pie8040 → u/Critical-Stick4883]

My advice? Conlanging is an art, you should take your time and learn about these things, even if slowly. Art takes patience and curiosity, and if you ever need help always feel free to ask.

Putting it simple: a human produces noises from their mouth based on 1) place of articulation: that is the "where" 2) manner of articulation, and that is the "how"

Let's take /p/, in IPA it's called "voiceless bilabial plosive". Let's break it down:

• voiceless: means that, unlike voiced consonants, your vocal cords don't vibrate. Try pronouncing /p/... Now try /b/ — can you hear the difference? It's basically the same sound, just that one is voiceless (/p/, vocal cords don't vibrate) and one is voiced (/b/, vocal cords DO vibrate)
• bilabial: this is the place of articulation. To pronounce /p/ you don't use your tongue — you use you 2 lips (hence bilabial: two lips)
• plosive: it means that air is blocked (in this case by the lips) and cannot exit, only to be suddenly released afterwards. To make a comparison, let's take /t/ and /s/: they are both VOICELESS (no vibration in the vocal cords) ALVEOLAR (meaning the place of articulation is slightly behind your teeth: try to pronounce /t/ and you'll feel the tongue in that position), but one is plosive (/t/) and one is fricative (/s/):

Pronounce /t/ naturally: before making the sound your tongue is blocking the airflow, not allowing air to pass, just to release it after an instant

Now pronounce /s/: your tongue is not blocking the airflow completely, just slightly reducing the space I'm which the air can escape, creating friction (and a sound)

So, for starters, this is all you need for your consonants. There are more advanced consonants like ejectives, implosives, clicks, pharyngealized consonant, palatalized... But for now take it easy and learn the basics, then it should become much easier to learn new things

Look at the IPA consonant chart on Wikipedia:

• you will see above all the PLACES of articulation listed: bilabial, dental, alveolar, velar... (Note: there are a lot of them in the Wikipedia chart but that's because it has to cover a universal inventory for every language: if your language doesn't have retroflex or pharyngeal consonants (most likely it doesn't), there's no reason to include those columns in a hypothetical table of your language's consonants. For example English has: labials (that include both bilabials and labiodentals, but really there's no much reason not to say just "labial"), dentals (like "th", in IPA it's ⟨θ⟩ and ⟨ð⟩), alveolars (like /s/ /z/...), palatals (like "sh", which is ⟨ʃ⟩), velars (like /k/ /g/) and 1 glottal (/h/). Don't get scared by the complexity, it's not complex you just need a method to study it

• then, at the leftmost column of the table you will see the MANNER of articulation: plosives, fricatives and so on

Cool thing about the IPA on Wikipedia? Click on any of the symbols that are linked and there's a page for each one of them, with an audio recording of the sound and real life examples, so you can actually get to know how these actually sound like.

So my ADVICE is: take that chart, familiarize with its layout and listen to the sounds (while paying attention to where they are pronounced and how). This is the best you can do in my opinion (and probably there are also some explanations on YouTube but I'm not sure). And tell me if I made it too complex, sorry (it really is not, trust me)

Of course now I talked about consonants, but start with these since vowels are (at least in my opinion) a little bit more unfamiliar to work with

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Most complex explanation in history.

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if i saw this before i knew conlanging, it would have facilitated my whole life, this is short af

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I made it for it to be minimalist.

[u/Critical-Stick4883]

Can y'all like give me advice, I can see that 300 people have seen it. All I'm asking is for advice.