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Language samples


This is a list of language samples I wrote up for a thread in the Facebook group "Constructed languages". The task was proposed as a small game: "From all your conlangs, pick one word to represent the language and describe it!". I came up with the following list:


From Arl Borok'ti

A verb:
liurimanantûrakug
/ˈlju.ɾi.mä.nän.ˌtuː.ɾä.kug/
le-luro-î-mana-n-dûr-ag-ug
AKT1-silence-POS-light-AKT2-3P-PRET.perf
"they have darkened"
A noun:
yrk’udor
/ˈɪɾ.kʼu.doɾ/
yrk’u-dor
earth-tower
"mountain, peak"
Something idiomatic: an idiom, kind of an adverb too!
“nôktulartanbanôr”
/ˈnoːk.tu.laɾ.ˌtan.ba.noːɾ/
no-oktulo-artan-ba-nôr
MOV-big-knife-ENTIT-during
“in the swing of a sword” -> "in the blink of an eye"

From Ʒōnqi

A verb:
ðōmqōiren
/ˈðoːm.qoː.i.ɾen/
ðōme-qōir-en
breath-to.tell-ABSTRACT.INF
"to breathe-tell" -> "to sing"
A noun:
ōrrerī
/ˈoː.re.ɾiː/
ōrre-rī
bone-FEM.COL
"carcass"
Something idiomatic: a kenning now used in common speech
riqelōn
/ˈri.qe.loːn/
riqe-lōn
knife-beverage
"blood"

From Zi-Mēχθilim

A verb:
iluθrunzienlekatar
/ˈi.lu.tʰɾun.ʦie̯n.ˌle.kɑ.tɑɾ/
i-lu-θrun-zi-en-lek-atar
HORT-CLI-to.say-ADHORT-INCH-CAUS-PRES.IND
"let's talk!"
A noun:
eχθili
/ˈekʰ.tʰi.li/
enki-θil-i
stone+LOC.CL.III-i
"at a stone" -> "on firm ground"
"island"

From Șekām

A verb:
ûrîtreș
/ˈuːɾi.tɾeʃ/
ûr-trș< īCCeC>
TELIC-hard-CAUS
"to harden"
A noun:
mizrîn
/ˈmiz.ɾiːn/
mzr< CiCCīn>
to.be.dead<place.of>
"cematary"

From Āzriai

A verb:
monnespartogese
/mo.nes.päɾ.ˈto.ge.se/
mora-nese-fara-toke-gese
to.see-ATEN.ANIM-CONT.ANIM-ITER.ANIM-1PL.PRES.SUBJ
"we would still be glancing repeatedly"
A noun:
āzriznōi
/ˈäː.θɾiθ.noi̯/
āzri-zna-oi
word-ADJ-NOM.SG.ANIM
"a loquacious one"
Something idiomatic:
māfzeri
/ˈmaːf.θe.ɾi/
ma-afzeri
COL-horse
"mount"

the rest

From Śūmi


A verb:


rēŋginæsgǫ?

/ˈre̞ːŋ.gi.nɛs.gø/

rēŋginæ-s-gǫ

to.play-2S-Q

"do you play?"


A noun:


nepəjoneŋ

/ˈne.pə.jo.neŋ/

horse-Ø

horse-NOM.SG

"a/the horse"


From Untitled 1


A verb:


տղատիմտխախալ

/ˈt̪ɣɑ.t̪im.t̪χɑ.χɑl/

t̪-ɣ-t̪mt̪< ɑCiCC>-χ-ɑ-χɑl

3s.M.ERG.I-3s.M.ABS-to.hit< PRES.IND>-3s.M.ERG.II-CONT-ITER-IND.II

"he is hitting him repeatedly"


From INRÛZ'VAX'VATÛM


A verb:


rakne ro vota natnaxûzri tal nene

/ˈrɐk.nɘ ˈro ˈvo.tɐ nɐ.ˈxuːʐ ˈtʰɐl ˈnɘ.nɘ/

rakne ro vota nat-{naxûz}-ri tal nene

PRET.PERF.UNC PRET.PERF NEG-{to.settle} Q SRP

"could not have had been about to have settled? (is a surprise to me)"


A noun:


dalaztûm

/dɐ.lɐz.ˈtʰuːmⁿ/

dal-azt=ûm

COL-water=CLI.NOM

"the water"


Something idiomatic:


azuvaxunûr

/ʔɐ.zu.vɐ.hu.ˈnuːɾ/

azûm-vax-xûnûr

river-GEN-hammer

"hammer of the river" -> "rapids"


From Untitled 2


A verb:


anaramĕnkram

/a.na.ɾa.ˈmøn.kɾam/

aC₂ara-møn-hram

PER.PROG.ANIM-to.fly-1S.MAS.N.PRES

"I was flying"


A noun:


alāšax

/ˈa.laː.ʃax/

ala-aš-Vx

to.perceive-TOOL-DEF.SINGULATIVE

"the pair of glasses"


Something idiomatic:


alahuš

/ˈa.la.hɯʃ/

ala-huš

to.perceive-to.burn

"to glare"


From Untitled 3


A verb:


morogθiliad

/mo.ˈɾog.θi.liad/

m-or=o-goθ-ili-ad

REALIS-to.see=CLI-NEG-CLI.INV-PAST.STAT.ACT

"to not have seen"


A noun:


gwen

/ˈgʷen/

gwen-Ø

water-NOM

"water" |}