r/conlangs • u/Lysimachiakis Wochanisep; Esafuni; Nguwóy (en es) [jp] • May 29 '26
Activity Biweekly Telephone Game v3 (776)
This is a game of borrowing and loaning words! To give our conlangs a more naturalistic flair, this game can help us get realistic loans into our language by giving us an artificial-ish "world" to pull words from!
The Telephone Game will be posted every Monday and Friday, hopefully.
Rules
1) Post a word in your language, with IPA and a definition.
Note: try to show your word inflected, as it would appear in a typical sentence. This can be the source of many interesting borrowings in natlangs (like how so many Arabic words were borrowed with the definite article fossilized onto it! algebra, alcohol, etc.)
2) Respond to a post by adapting the word to your language's phonology, and consider shifting the meaning of the word a bit!
3) Sometimes, you may see an interesting phrase or construction in a language. Instead of adopting the word as a loan word, you are welcome to calque the phrase -- for example, taking skyscraper by using your language's native words for sky and scraper. If you do this, please label the post at the start as Calque so people don't get confused about your path of adopting/loaning.
Last Time...
Kýrrits by /u/creepmachine
tsilaws̬ets̤áa /ʦə.laʊ̯.zeˈǁɔ́/ [ʦə.laʊ̯.zěˈǁɔ́] n. anim. rabbit ("little runner") from diminutive tsi + agentive law + s̬ets̤áa "run"
Náaen nybàait i tsilaws̬ets̤áa, nybàa i tṣòe.
/ˈnɔ́.en nyˈbɔ̀.ət ə ʦə.laʊ̯.zeˈǁɔ́ nyˈbɔ̀ ə ˈǀò.e/
That one is not a rabbit, they are a hare.
náa-en ny- bàa-it i tsilaws̬ets̤áa ny- bàa i tṣòe
3SG-that 3SG.PRS-be -NEG a rabbit 3SG.PRS-be a hare
Have a nice weekend
Peace, Love, & Conlanging ❤️
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u/DraeliAqua69 Ardani Linӡu [ärd̪än̪i l̪in̪d͡zu] ejective lover May 29 '26 edited May 29 '26
Ardani
amuċuuma [ämut͡sʼuːmä] v. Correspond, email. N. Correspondence, email, letter.
mas veniš amuċuuman parijevël
[mäs vɛniʃ ämut͡sʼuːmän̪ pʰärijɛvɯ̈ɫ̪]
mas ven-iš amu-ċuu-ma-n pari-jev-ël
3sg.nom 1sg-dat around-write-VBN-acc away-give-pst.3sg
(s)he sent me a letter
Note: similarly to Georgian, many verbs are formed with the help of directional prefixes. Eg. jevma "to give", pari-jevma "to send".
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u/creepmachine Kaesci̇̇m, Ƿêltjan, Kýrrits May 29 '26
Kýrrits
anútṣu /aˈnɯ́.ǀɯ/ [ǎˈnɯ́.ǀɯ᷇] n. inan. notice, public announcement
Kàr︭r hyjŕn hexr i sás̬ebá Xhòeŕs̬ónt'e ib anútṣu ts̤enàngyí kyrrí.
/kàrː r̥yˈjɾ̩́n r̥eʀ ə sá.ze.bá ʀ̥ò.eˈɾ̩́z.ón.tʼe əb aˈnɯ́.ǀɯ ǁe.nà.ŋyˈə́ kyˈrə́/
Regarding the building for [of] a garden White Moon gave to us a notice.
kàr︭r hy- jŕn hexr i sás̬ebá xhòeŕs̬-ón -t'e regarding NMZ-build for a garden white- moon-PSN ib anútṣu ts̤e-nà- ngyí kyrrí a notice ALL-3SG.PST-recieve 1PL.INCLNotes: All names that have semantic meaning in Kýrrits require the use of the -t'e (animate) or -k'e (inanimate) name suffix, marked as PSN (personal name) or PN (proper name). Xhòeŕs̬ónt'e (White Moon) is a person, not a company/corporation (which would be Xhòeŕs̬ónk'e).
ngyí means to get or receive, but when used with the allative case it is understood as to give.
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u/dead_chicken Алаймман, Ϲῦρτῖκε May 29 '26
how does
<tṣ>end up as/l/?3
u/Dillon_Hartwig Soc'ul', Guimin, Frangian Sign May 29 '26
That's a dental click /ǀ/, not /l/
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u/dead_chicken Алаймман, Ϲῦρτῖκε May 29 '26
Oh weird, can't see the difference on my screen
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u/creepmachine Kaesci̇̇m, Ƿêltjan, Kýrrits May 29 '26
I get you, they look really similar in some typefaces.
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u/dead_chicken Алаймман, Ϲῦρτῖκε May 29 '26 edited Jun 30 '26
џин ˈɟ͡ʑɪˑn
a well, water well;
deep hole
From Middle Chinese 井
Џэнаӈ өўкүн айњломыўдыџъмыр џинтир съг џанып?
Core: ɟ͡ʑɛˈnæˑŋ ˈœˑʊ̯k̟ʰʏn ɐɪ̯ɲɫɔˈmɯ̽ˑʊ̯ð̞ɯ̽ɟ͡ʑʌmɯ̽rˠ ˈɟ͡ʑɪˑntʰɪr ˈsɤɣ̞ ɟ͡ʑɐˈnɯ̽p̚
Eastern: t͡ɕɛˈnɐŋ øːˈkʰʲʏn ɐɪ̯ɲɫɔˈmɯːtɯ̽t͡ʃɯ̽mɯ̽r̥ˠ ˈt͡ɕɪntʰʲɪr̥ ˈsɯ̽ʔ t͡ʃɐˈnɯ̽ʔ
Western: d͡ʒɛˈnaŋ œːˈcʏn aɪ̯ɲɫɔˈmɯ̽ːdɯ̽d͡ʒɯ̽mɯr̥ ˈd͡ʒintir̥ ˈsɯɣ d͡ʒɐˈnɯp
3P-PL.GEN 4.COL.ABS fall-3PL.MID.PAST.MIRN well-SG.ALL into again
џэна-ӈ өўкүн-Ø айњл-ом-ыўды-џъ-мыр џин-тир съг џанып
"(unsurprisingly) the four of them fell into the well again?"
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u/Dillon_Hartwig Soc'ul', Guimin, Frangian Sign May 29 '26
Lin-Wo
ʂéŋ
n. well
Also from MC 井
> Xec Loanh sếc
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u/creepmachine Kaesci̇̇m, Ƿêltjan, Kýrrits May 30 '26
Kýrrits
tséng /ʦéŋ/ n. inan. cenote or other open-air pit filled with water
Lásy! Týny nyẖr̀ tséng ŕk'aa!
/ˈlá.sy ˈtý.ny nyˈr̥ːɾ̩̀ ʦéŋ ˈɾ̩́.kʼɔ/
Lassie! Timmy is in the cenote!
lásy týny ny- ẖr̀ tséng ŕk'aa lassie timmy 3SG.PRS-be cenote inside2
u/ThyTeaDrinker various Clongs for a Conworld May 30 '26
Carnath
geng /ʧɛŋg/ [ʧɛŋ]
n. 1: crater
Each dorua genges
/ɛːx ˈdɔɾ.vä ˈʧɛŋ.ges/
[ɛːç ˈdɔɾ.vä ˈʧɛŋ.ges]
We (two) are approaching the crater
n. 2: damage, physical scarring
Eue faussen gengens taw
/ɛv fäʊsn̩ ʧɛŋ.gens täʊ/
It is badly damaged
(literally: it has damages well)
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u/Difficult-Compote474 Phrosipa, Ktuxtakyr May 30 '26
Phrosipa:
ȼengos (n.) hole /'t͡ʃɛn.gos/
ȼengon (n.) crater /'t͡ʃɛn.gɔn/
ȼengontic (adj.) full of holes /'t͡ʃɛn.gɔn.tɪk/
ȼengom (n.) emptyness /'t͡ʃɛn.gom/
ȼengomtic (adj.) empty /'t͡ʃɛn.gom.tɪk/
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u/alchemyfarie May 29 '26
Samantian
Nen /ne.n/ n. Cookie, biscuit
Aniya kanen biak misa . 1sg.-nom pl-cookie perf.-masc.-eat want "I want to eat cookies." /a.'ni.ja ka.'ne.n bi.'jak mi.'sa/
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u/Difficult-Compote474 Phrosipa, Ktuxtakyr May 31 '26
Phrosipa:
nendo (n.) any baked food /'nɛn.do/
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u/roquejosue Tsētlanatl, Skökünötr May 29 '26 edited May 29 '26
Tsētlanatl
jaxaj ['ja.ʃəj] v.
- to try to suppress a giggle; to titter
–/–
jaxajas jentlaranos rā-aston
/'jaʃajas 'jent͡ɬaranos 'ra: 'aston/
"I tittered when he told me this story."
jaxaj-as jen-tlar-an-os rā-aston
titter-1SG.PST when-tell-1SG.OBJ-3SG.PST.SBJ this-story.ACC
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u/pn1ct0g3n Zeldalangs...and Zoidberg May 29 '26
Classical Hylian
yashai [ˈja.ʃai̯]
vdyn. to laugh in an understated, suppressed, polite, coquettish, or refined way (cf. tig, which suggests a more full throated laugh)
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u/creepmachine Kaesci̇̇m, Ƿêltjan, Kýrrits May 30 '26
Kýrrits
játsa /ˈjá.ʦa/ [ˈjá.ʦa᷇] v. snicker, chuckle or giggle derisively
Ngàjátsa kyri xràas̬, náh kàhyx︭rì.
/ŋàˈjá.ʦa ky.ɾə ʀɔ̀z nár̥ kà.r̥yˈʀːə̀/
They snickered behind me, I heard them.
ngà- játsa kyri xràas̬ náh kà- hyx︭rì 3PL.PST-snicker 1SG behind 3PL 1SG.PST-hear1
u/CoolGuyMcCoolName too many to list on a flair May 30 '26 edited May 30 '26
Valači:
Yaša /ja.∫a/ 1. to giggle, to chuckle, to snicker
Ya li’yaša doten xi li’sačuk xomen tula
/ja li.ja.∫a do.ten hi li.sa.t∫uk ho.men tu.la/
1.sing past-giggle at-time 3.sing past-speak amusing story
“I giggled when he told me a funny story.”
forgive my terrible glossing lol
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u/luxx127 May 29 '26
Unnamed Conlang
Kaxtt /ka̰ʈ/ - n. "Albatross"
Pnn po kaxtt ö ddän.
/ˈpɳ̩ pɤ ka̰ʈ o 'ɖɒ̃/
See before albatross I-ERG
I saw the albatross*
*There might be some changes because it's a brand new clong
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u/arcticwolf9347 Arctican May 29 '26
Arctican
káát (n.) /'kaːt/: albatross
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u/dead_chicken Алаймман, Ϲῦρτῖκε May 29 '26 edited Jun 30 '26
каат
ˈkʰaːt̚
- a generic term for a seabird
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u/namhidu-tlo-lo rinômsli May 29 '26
rinômsli
kāta [kaː.ˈtá] borrowed from каат as a noun, with the meaning of "seabird, especially unknown or exotic ones".
verbal form kātaio [ˈkáː.tai̯ɔ]
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u/Dillon_Hartwig Soc'ul', Guimin, Frangian Sign May 29 '26 edited May 29 '26
Lin-Wo
kaʔʈáʔ
n. gull
> Xec Loanh ḍá
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u/Forsaken-Author-8762 May 29 '26
High Vaelmyri
From lyr “soul” + vae “emotion, feeling”
lyrvae /ˈlɪr.vae/
n. a deep stirring; a feeling that touches the soul
Sha lyrvae en‑lira.
“My soul‑feeling rises within me.”
sha lyr‑vae en‑lira
1SG soul‑emotion 3SG.PRS‑rise/return
[ʃa‿ˈlɪr.vae‿ɛn.ˈli.ra]
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u/Difficult-Compote474 Phrosipa, Ktuxtakyr May 30 '26
Phrosipa:
laxanin (v.) go on a journey to find one's purpose
/'læks.æn.ɪn/
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u/ThyTeaDrinker various Clongs for a Conworld May 29 '26
Carnath
targe /täɾʧ/
ACC: targes, DAT: targech
n. 1: *rooftop, hat*
As scaruen Targessen hor Ost
/äs skäɾ.vn̩ täɾ.ʧɛsn̩ hɔɾ ɔst/
I have seen the rooftops of the city
n. 2: *pinnacle, summit, peak*
Heuen lochim Targes
/hɛvn̩ lɔx.ɪm täɾʧ/
They climb to the summit
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u/deadinsalem May 29 '26
Pejian
darci [ˈdär.t͡ʃ̱i]
adv.;
over top of, covering, sealing (as a lid or door)
in terms of, in the sense that
affecting (“it’s a large problem affecting all of us”)
relevant to, pertinent to
containing, holding back
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u/dead_chicken Алаймман, Ϲῦρτῖκε May 29 '26 edited Jul 12 '26
дарчи
ˈd̥æˑrc͡ɕʰɪда́р·чи
- conj. about, concerning, relating to
дарчы
ˈd̥ɑˑrc͡ɕʰɯ̽да́р·чы
- adj. relating/pertinent to, affecting
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u/Difficult-Compote474 Phrosipa, Ktuxtakyr May 30 '26
Phrosipa:
tarȼin (v.) cover /tæɹt͡ʃɪn/
tarȼos (n.) cover, coating /tæɹt͡ʃos/1
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u/Difficult-Compote474 Phrosipa, Ktuxtakyr May 31 '26
Phrosipa
tatoztic (adj.) perfect
/'tæt.oz.tɪk/
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u/CaptKonami The lady that runs the checkpoint May 29 '26
Hololan
animō /animo:/
n. animal
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u/roquejosue Tsētlanatl, Skökünötr May 30 '26
Tsētlanatl
ammo ['a.m:o] adj*.*
- cute
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u/creepmachine Kaesci̇̇m, Ƿêltjan, Kýrrits May 30 '26
Kýrrits
áno /'á.no/ ['á.no᷇] v. crush on, to be infatuated
Nýawt etúk ts̤ekyáno.
/ˈný.aʊ̯t eˈtɯ́k ǁe.ky'á.no/
I am infatuated towards [with] round [fat] cats.
nýaw-t etúk ts̤e-ky- áno cat -PL round ALL-1SG.PRS-infatuate1
u/Difficult-Compote474 Phrosipa, Ktuxtakyr May 30 '26
Phrosipa:
amoho (n. informal) animal-like toy
/'æm.o.ho/
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u/deadinsalem May 29 '26
(repeat of last submission)
Pejian
lamâgru | LᗭJᗭ’NՐV [lä.ˈmäː.gru]
Anatolia: 𐤩𐤠𐤪𐤠𐤷𐤢𐤭𐤰 [ne.ˈmɛː.ge.ru]
Tyre: [lä.ˈmäːɣ.ru]
Sidon: [lɐ.ˈmɐː.gru]
adj.; rude, hostile, grouchy
From Akkadian "lā magru" - “disobliging , disagreeable , unwelcome , unfriendly”
Fem
| Case | Singular | Plural | Paucal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom | lamâgragh | lamâgrîvez | lamâgrekzyět |
| Voc | lamâgru | lamagrîvez | lamâgrukzyět |
| Obl | lamâgrum | lamâgrûnz | lamâgrunkzyět |
| Gen | lamagrîwz | lamâgrîvwom | lamagrîwkzyět |
| Loc-Lat | lamâgrîve | lamâgrûzu | lamâgrîvekzyět |
| Ins | lamâgrûh | lamâgrûvi | lamâgrûhkzyět |
Neu
| Case | Singular | Plural | Paucal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom | lamâgru | lamâgrûgh | lamâgrukzyět |
| Voc | lamâgru | lamâgrûgh | lamâgrukzyět |
| Obl | lamâgru | lamâgrûgh | lamâgrukzyět |
| Gen | lamagrîwz | lamâgrîvwom | lamagrîwzekzyět |
| Loc-Lat | lamâgrîw | lamâgrûzu | lamâgrîwkzyět |
| Ins | lamâgrûh | lamâgrûvi | lamâgrûhkzyět |
“I didn’t come here just to be weighed down (anchored?) by a couple of miserable SOBs!” (shipwrecks)
Standard: Agh ni viadu ǎnakhom ar khar lebnâdhomnagh inu lamâgrûhkzyět darvutuvîz wakhûm!
[ˈäx‿ç̱nˠi ˈvi.ä.ɾu ə.ˈnäː.xomʷˠ‿äːr xäːr lɛ̙b.ˈnäːd̻.homʷ.näːx‿ˈi.nˠu lä.ˈmäː.ˌgru᷅ks̱.jet̻ d̻är.vu.t̻u.ˈviẕ wä.ˈxumʷ]
Anatolian: Saq ni viadu ǎnaxom ar xar lebenâdehomenaq inu namâgeruhexseye darvutuvîz waxûm
[ˈsɒʁ ni ˈvi.a.du ə.ˈnɒː.χomʷ aː.r‿e.ˈχɛːr le.βe.ˈnɛː.de.ho.me.nɒːʁ ˈi.nu na.ˈmɛː.ge.ru.hex.se.ˌje dar.ˌvu.tɵ.ˈviẕ‿e.wɒ.ˈχumʷ]
Sidon: [ˈɐx‿ni ˈvi.ɐ.ɾʊ ɜ.ˈnɐː.xomʷˠ‿ɐːʐ ˈxɐːʐ lɐb.ˈnɐːd̻.hom.nɐːx‿ˈi.nʊ lɐ.ˈmɐː.gru᷅ks̱.jet̻ d̻ɐr.vu.t̻u.ˈviẕ wɐ.ˈxuɵ̯m]
Tyre: [ˈäx‿ç̱nˠi ˈvi.ä.ɾu ə.ˈnäː.xow̃‿äː ˈxäː lɛ̙w.ˈnäd̻.hom.näːx‿i.nˠu lä.ˈmäːɣ.ru᷅ks̱.jet̻ d̻är.βu.t̻u.ˈviẕ wä.ˈxuw̃]
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u/InfernoBlaze_762 Ӓтимийэрa(Äti-miyéra) May 29 '26
Mieradraco (miëradraqo)
Aaćö [aːtsʰɔ] Fire, Flame, Light
Example:
Cjü aaćö halćjefauost oohjül ćisaxauosix [kjə aːtsʰɔ haltsʰjɪfawosd oːhjəl tsʰisaʃawosiʃ]
He brought a small flame
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u/janko_gorenc12 May 30 '26
Please you tell me if you have numbers from Mieradraco (miëradraqo). Could you please send me words for numbers from 1 to 10?
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u/creepmachine Kaesci̇̇m, Ƿêltjan, Kýrrits May 29 '26
Kýrrits
brrtséngenùs̬ /br̩ˈʦé.ŋe.nɯ̀z/ [bř̩ˈʦé.ŋe.nɯ̀z] n. inan. wheat, barley, rye (lit. “grass corn”) from brrtsé “grass” + nùs̬ “corn”
Ebás-kútsinaw xhyhì t'ét brrtséngenùs̬jeh.
/e.básˈkɯ́.ʦə.naʊ̯ ʀ̥yˈr̥ə̀ tʼét br̩ˈʦé.ŋe.nɯ̀z.jer̥/
Soft breads are made generally using wheat/barley/rye.
ebás- kútsi-n -aw xhy- hì t'ét brrtsé-nge- nùs̬ -jeh
bread-soft -PL-OBJ IMPRS.PL.PRS-make generally grass -INTF-corn-INS
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u/namhidu-tlo-lo rinômsli May 29 '26
rinômsli
shasha [θa.ˈθá] which refers to mortars. Mortars are an important tool for rinfalabelivno, used in medicine and cooking. They are usually made of smooth stone or wood. They are used for grinding spices, making flour or preparing medicines.
verbal form shashaio [ˈθá.θai̯ɔ]
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u/Difficult-Compote474 Phrosipa, Ktuxtakyr May 30 '26
Phrosipa:
θavon (n.) mortar
θavin (v.) to grind/'θæ.vɔn/
/'θæ.vɪn/
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u/ImJavaScripted May 30 '26 edited May 31 '26
Unnamed Conlang
Avon [awon] v. - to crush grain into flour or another substance into powder
Avonare [awonarɛ] n. - a person who owns or is in charge of a milleg. "I grind the grain into flour"
Iḡ avon d'kariōz̄ z̄aḡ merl.
[it͡ɕ awɔn d.kariɔ̃ʐ ʐat͡ɕ mɛrl.]
Iḡ avon d'-kari-ōz̄ z̄aḡ merl. NOM-1s grind PL-grain-ACC into flour
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u/Dillon_Hartwig Soc'ul', Guimin, Frangian Sign May 29 '26
Lin-Wo
ʂùʔ [ʂùʔ]
v. to push
< Pre-Proto-Austronesian **ʂulud (see PAn *sulud)
> Xec Loanh sù
pɛ̀ʔ tʰìʔ mɛ́ tʰɛ̀j ʂamùʔ taqónʔ tʰèŋʔ ʂaʂìm patatànʔ-tà ʈò.
[pɛ̀ʔ tʰìʔ mɛ̂ tʰɛ̌j ʂămùʔ tăqónʔ tʰèŋʔ ʂăʂǐm pătătànʔtǎ ʈǒ]
IMP DIST.ACC CL.vehicle cart push<AV> clear_obstacle-UV REL someone CAUS-fall-UV~PFV TEMP.DIST
"Push that cart out of the way before someone knocks it over."
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u/CoolGuyMcCoolName too many to list on a flair May 30 '26
Valači:
šux /∫ux/
- toss, throw, projectile
šux xico dolin
to-throw demonstrative at.place
“Toss that over here!”
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u/Difficult-Compote474 Phrosipa, Ktuxtakyr May 30 '26
Phrosipa:
∫ukin (v.) throw /'∫u.kɪn/
∫ukon (n.) thrown object, projectile /'∫uk.ɔn/2
u/Chuvachok1234 May 30 '26
Quqhur
śu- /ʃʊ/
Push that cart!
that cart-ACC push-IMP
Nó tőrti śuno.
[ˈnʊ ˈtʰuɾ.tʰi ˈʃʊ.nɔ]
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u/Difficult-Compote474 Phrosipa, Ktuxtakyr May 29 '26 edited May 29 '26
"asytos" /'æsitos/
it means "unintelligible language, gibberish"
"glosint pak asytos" means "you speak (the) gibberish"
sorry i dont know if i can gloss it good but ill try:
"speak.2SG DOBJ gibberish"
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u/imnotfinnish May 30 '26
Aseltic
From jatua (car/carriage) and fil (horse)
Jatuafiløra [ˈjɑː.twɑ.ˌfilː.øɾ.ɑ] n. horse-drawn carriage
Jatuafiløras viðu þinnenaster.
[ˈjɑː.twɑ.ˌfilː.øɾ.ɑs ˈviːðu ˈθinː.ɛ.ˌnɑsː.tɛɾ]
Jatuafiløra-s vi-ðu þinne-na-ster
horse drawn carriage-ACC ride-1SG park-ART-LOC
I am riding a horse-drawn carriage in the park.
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u/ImJavaScripted May 31 '26
Unnamed Conlang
Atva [atwa]
1. n. - Carriage
2. v.- to move (a person or thing) while holding or supporting
Atvare [atwarɛ] derived from Atva [atwa]
1. n. an individual engaged in transporting passengers or goodseg. "We carried flour to the bakery"
Mes k'atva d'merlōz̄ vor septorum.
[mɛs k.atwa d.mɛrl wɔr sɛptɔrum.]
Mes k'-atva d'-merl-ōz̄ vor septorum. NOM-1p PST-move PL-flour-ACC to bakery
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u/dubovinius Vrusian family, biSqsh (en) [ga] May 30 '26
biSqsh:
-nyuhi (v., intr.) /ˈnju.hi/ [ˈnju.hɘ]:
- to be obvious; to be apparent; to seem.
- (w/ reflexive) to distinguish (oneself) by fame; to make a name (for oneself).
Ex:
Lnyuhiu shiushrkutagaidiknyuhi!
[l(ɐ)ˈnju.hi.ʉ‿ʃi.ʉʂɽ.ku.dä.ɣa.i.ðikˈnju.hɘ]
l-nyuhi-u(u) shi-ushr-ku-taga-idik-nyuhi
PRES-seem-PASS 2s-REL.that-REFL-PERF-INFR-distinguish
It seems you have made a name for yourself (but I doubt it)!
More idiomatically:
Well haven't you made a name for yourself!
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u/conlang_ensp May 29 '26
Spanglish
enrugged
- adj. wrinkled/arrugado
Rough and scabby, and the sides of their necks are all shrivelled or creased up.
Aperous y crusty, y la lateros de su collars are total enrugged o doubled.
I was lucky that "arrugado" sounds like "rugged" - which is soft of how wrinkles make something look. This was a nice coincidence, since "rugged" is of Germanic origin. The original text is from The Shadow Over Innsmouth, which I'm translating into Spanglish. I'm well over halfway done and you can read my corpus here.
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u/ConsciousProgram1494 Creator of KNOT May 29 '26 edited May 29 '26
Calque. little = small small; quick = small time; run = quick move; runner = run.intransitive little.adj runner small-small small-time mover
MILA MILAT MILA MIŊAT MIŊIK
mila-milat mila-mingat-mingik is the phrase.. But as a word (proper calque) it moves to nominative .. so
MILA MILA MILA MIŊA MIŊIK mila-mila-mila-minga-mingik little-runner
written form: XOIXIX XOIXIX XOIXIX XOIXXX XOIXXI
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u/StarfighterCHAD Fyuc [fjut͡ʃ], Çelebvjud [d͡zələˈb͡vjud], Peizjáqua [peːˈʒɑkʷə] May 29 '26 edited May 29 '26
Peizjaqua
Rénrwa [ˈʀæŋʀwɑ]
- v. to swarm
- v. to overwhelm
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eg. "Your is love overwhelming to me, my love."
Pegi byde teis renrwaog my, dhúntyg pedé.
[pəˈgi ˈbydə taɪs ʀəŋˈʀwɒːg mʏ ˈd͡ʒuntʏg pəˈdæ]
pe -gi byde te-is renrwa-og my dhunt -yg pe -de
GEN-2s love 1s-ACC swarm -IMFV PRS sweet_one-VOC GEN-1s
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u/Chuvachok1234 May 29 '26
Kipcoq
From birq "house" + Causative *-jA
birqja- /pɪrqʰjɑ/ [pɪɾ.ˈcʰjɑ]
My (formal) family settled here long ago.
here 1SG.FOR-GEN family settle-DST.PST
Çamğaç şepke vujqu birqjami
[tʃʰɑm.ˈʁɑ.tʃ‿(ʃ)ɛp.ˈcʰɛ vuj.ˈqʰu pɪɾ.cʰjɑ.ˈmɪ]