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IlL at 06:22, 30 November 2024

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Demonstratives

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IlL: /* Að øøm Depanjẃn (Making Anisole) */

2023-05-23T22:13:31Z

Að øøm Depanjẃn (Making Anisole)

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	[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_0AMRr5opg NileRed: Making Anisole]		[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_0AMRr5opg NileRed: Making Anisole]

	:''Depanjẃn, ry givolín ~~bynþafól~~ tamyr tlaméni e, að øømt riav hreem.''		:''Depanjẃn, ry givolín binþafól tamyr tlaméni e, að øømt riav hreem.''
	:Today we're making anisole which is a somewhat nice-smelling organic liquid.		:Today we're making anisole which is a somewhat nice-smelling organic liquid.

IlL: /* Að øøm Depanjẃn (Making Anisole) */

2023-05-23T22:13:18Z

Að øøm Depanjẃn (Making Anisole)

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	[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_0AMRr5opg NileRed: Making Anisole]		[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_0AMRr5opg NileRed: Making Anisole]

	:''Depanjẃn, ry givolín ~~bynþafol~~ tamyr tlaméni e, að øømt riav hreem.''		:''Depanjẃn, ry givolín bynþafól tamyr tlaméni e, að øømt riav hreem.''
	:Today we're making anisole which is a somewhat nice-smelling organic liquid.		:Today we're making anisole which is a somewhat nice-smelling organic liquid.

IlL: /* Að øøm Depanjẃn (Making Anisole) */

2023-05-23T22:12:45Z

Að øøm Depanjẃn (Making Anisole)

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	[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_0AMRr5opg NileRed: Making Anisole]		[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_0AMRr5opg NileRed: Making Anisole]

	:''Depanjẃn, ry givolín ~~pnaþafol~~ tamyr tlaméni e, að øømt riav hreem.''		:''Depanjẃn, ry givolín bynþafol tamyr tlaméni e, að øømt riav hreem.''
	:Today we're making anisole which is a somewhat nice-smelling organic liquid.		:Today we're making anisole which is a somewhat nice-smelling organic liquid.

IlL at 22:11, 23 May 2023

2023-05-23T22:11:40Z

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	:Today we're making anisole which is a somewhat nice-smelling organic liquid.		:Today we're making anisole which is a somewhat nice-smelling organic liquid.

	:''Twm øør bo bintxynóv tamẃx depanjẃn hnoh, as gøørws ñi bannẃts lly bisçǿð as ~~efataþol~~ að txynób car e.''		:''Twm øør bo bintxynóv tamẃx depanjẃn hnoh, as gøørws ñi bannẃts lly bisçǿð as swvreþol að txynób car e.''
	:Anisole itself doesn't have many direct applications and it's mostly used as a precursor to perfumes and pharmaceuticals.		:Anisole itself doesn't have many direct applications and it's mostly used as a precursor to perfumes and pharmaceuticals.

IlL at 19:48, 22 April 2023

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	\|setting = [[Verse:~~Tricin~~]]		\|setting = [[Verse:Hmøøh]]
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	\|nativename = að Eevo, a łynǿñ Eevo		\|nativename = að Eevo, a łynǿñ Eevo
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	'''Scellan''' ''SKEL-ən'' (natively ''Sgewlib'' {{small\|Fyxoomian:}} /ˈskœ̃ˁʟip/; {{small\|Scellan (Alcvean):}} /ˈskɛːʟip/, [[Naeng]]: ''brits Scela''), in-universe often called '''Eevo''' ''AY-voh'' ({{small\|Fyxoomian:}} /ˈaivɔ/; {{small\|Scellan (Alcvean):}} /ˈevɔ/; from [[Tigol]] ''é-'' 'common' + ''bó'' 'language'), is a [[Talmic language]] belonging to the Tigolic branch. Scellan is modern [[Verse:~~Tricin~~\|~~Tricin~~]]'s lingua franca, the third-most widely spoken language (after [[Hetomic]] and [[Clofabosin]]) and the most widely spoken Quame language. Its vocabulary has been influenced by many languages, most of all by [[Lakovic]] classical languages [[Naeng]] and [[Tseer]]. Typologically, Scellan is a mostly analytic, topic-prominent, head-initial, usually V2 language.		'''Scellan''' ''SKEL-ən'' (natively ''Sgewlib'' {{small\|Fyxoomian:}} /ˈskœ̃ˁʟip/; {{small\|Scellan (Alcvean):}} /ˈskɛːʟip/, [[Naeng]]: ''brits Scela''), in-universe often called '''Eevo''' ''AY-voh'' ({{small\|Fyxoomian:}} /ˈaivɔ/; {{small\|Scellan (Alcvean):}} /ˈevɔ/; from [[Tigol]] ''é-'' 'common' + ''bó'' 'language'), is a [[Talmic language]] belonging to the Tigolic branch. Scellan is modern [[Verse:Hmøøh\|Hmøøh]]'s lingua franca, the third-most widely spoken language (after [[Hetomic]] and [[Clofabosin]]) and the most widely spoken Quame language. Its vocabulary has been influenced by many languages, most of all by [[Lakovic]] classical languages [[Naeng]] and [[Tseer]]. Typologically, Scellan is a mostly analytic, topic-prominent, head-initial, usually V2 language.

	The genesis of the modern Scellan language, dated to ca. fT 1792, is often credited to the Scellan philosopher and poet Oovsari Vyhalv. Scellan constituted a rejection of Mărotłism which used [[Tigol]] as a liturgical language; it prefers to cognatize Tigol words rather than borrowing them directly. The name ''Eevo'' refers to its origins as a Scellan koiné. Modern Scellan has been a living language for about 500 years, approximately fT 1792-2292.		The genesis of the modern Scellan language, dated to ca. fT 1792, is often credited to the Scellan philosopher and poet Oovsari Vyhalv. Scellan constituted a rejection of Mărotłism which used [[Tigol]] as a liturgical language; it prefers to cognatize Tigol words rather than borrowing them directly. The name ''Eevo'' refers to its origins as a Scellan koiné. Modern Scellan has been a living language for about 500 years, approximately fT 1792-2292.

	Scellan is official in the [[Talma]]n nation of [[Verse:~~Tricin~~/Scella\|Scella]] (''Sgewla'') ''SKEL-ə''. It is also de facto official in [[Verse:~~Tricin~~/Fyxoom\|Fyxoom]] ''fə-SHOME'', [[Verse:~~Tricin~~/Þrwhas\|Þrwhas]] ''THROO-həs'', and many other countries.		Scellan is official in the [[Talma]]n nation of [[Verse:Hmøøh/Scella\|Scella]] (''Sgewla'') ''SKEL-ə''. It is also de facto official in [[Verse:Hmøøh/Fyxoom\|Fyxoom]] ''fə-SHOME'', [[Verse:Hmøøh/Þrwhas\|Þrwhas]] ''THROO-həs'', and many other countries.

	Scellan is inspired by Icelandic, Welsh, Hmong (orthography-wise; the word for 'people, folk' is ''hmoob'', in fact), English (especially Philadelphian and Scottish English), Khmer, and Scottish Gaelic.		Scellan is inspired by Icelandic, Welsh, Hmong (orthography-wise; the word for 'people, folk' is ''hmoob'', in fact), English (especially Philadelphian and Scottish English), Khmer, and Scottish Gaelic.
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	The perfect is being used more and more commonly for any past event, especially in Fyxoomian Eevo.		The perfect is being used more and more commonly for any past event, especially in Fyxoomian Eevo.

	Example: ''Tynd iant naw sdawb pug.'' = I have slept for 6 [~~Trician~~] hours. (sdawb pug = 6 hours continuously?)		Example: ''Tynd iant naw sdawb pug.'' = I have slept for 6 [Hmøøhian] hours. (sdawb pug = 6 hours continuously?)
	=====Syntax=====		=====Syntax=====
	Perfect: ''tynd VERB SUBJECT''		Perfect: ''tynd VERB SUBJECT''
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	[[Category:Talmic languages]]		[[Category:Talmic languages]]
	[[Category:~~Tricin~~]]		[[Category:Hmøøh]]
	[[Category:Pseudo-Welsh]]		[[Category:Pseudo-Welsh]]

IlL at 19:32, 22 April 2023

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	'''Scellan''' ''SKEL-ən'' (natively ''Sgewlib'' {{small\|Fyxoomian:}} /ˈskœ̃ˁʟip/; {{small\|Scellan (Alcvean):}} /ˈskɛːʟip/, [[~~Windermere~~]]: ''brits Scela''), in-universe often called '''Eevo''' ''AY-voh'' ({{small\|Fyxoomian:}} /ˈaivɔ/; {{small\|Scellan (Alcvean):}} /ˈevɔ/; from [[Tigol]] ''é-'' 'common' + ''bó'' 'language'), is a [[Talmic language]] belonging to the Tigolic branch. Scellan is modern [[Verse:Tricin\|Tricin]]'s lingua franca, the third-most widely spoken language (after [[Hetomic]] and [[Clofabosin]]) and the most widely spoken Quame language. Its vocabulary has been influenced by many languages, most of all by [[Lakovic]] classical languages [[~~Windermere~~]] and [[Tseer]]. Typologically, Scellan is a mostly analytic, topic-prominent, head-initial, usually V2 language.		'''Scellan''' ''SKEL-ən'' (natively ''Sgewlib'' {{small\|Fyxoomian:}} /ˈskœ̃ˁʟip/; {{small\|Scellan (Alcvean):}} /ˈskɛːʟip/, [[Naeng]]: ''brits Scela''), in-universe often called '''Eevo''' ''AY-voh'' ({{small\|Fyxoomian:}} /ˈaivɔ/; {{small\|Scellan (Alcvean):}} /ˈevɔ/; from [[Tigol]] ''é-'' 'common' + ''bó'' 'language'), is a [[Talmic language]] belonging to the Tigolic branch. Scellan is modern [[Verse:Tricin\|Tricin]]'s lingua franca, the third-most widely spoken language (after [[Hetomic]] and [[Clofabosin]]) and the most widely spoken Quame language. Its vocabulary has been influenced by many languages, most of all by [[Lakovic]] classical languages [[Naeng]] and [[Tseer]]. Typologically, Scellan is a mostly analytic, topic-prominent, head-initial, usually V2 language.

	The genesis of the modern Scellan language, dated to ca. fT 1792, is often credited to the Scellan philosopher and poet Oovsari Vyhalv. Scellan constituted a rejection of Mărotłism which used [[Tigol]] as a liturgical language; it prefers to cognatize Tigol words rather than borrowing them directly. The name ''Eevo'' refers to its origins as a Scellan koiné. Modern Scellan has been a living language for about 500 years, approximately fT 1792-2292.		The genesis of the modern Scellan language, dated to ca. fT 1792, is often credited to the Scellan philosopher and poet Oovsari Vyhalv. Scellan constituted a rejection of Mărotłism which used [[Tigol]] as a liturgical language; it prefers to cognatize Tigol words rather than borrowing them directly. The name ''Eevo'' refers to its origins as a Scellan koiné. Modern Scellan has been a living language for about 500 years, approximately fT 1792-2292.
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	*against, de-/dis-/un-		*against, de-/dis-/un-
	*Merge postvocalic ''ñ'' and postvocalic ''l''?		*Merge postvocalic ''ñ'' and postvocalic ''l''?
	**No, but use llt > lt and make ''-l'' more common in ~~Windermere~~		**No, but use llt > lt and make ''-l'' more common in Naeng
	*Folk etymology of mine: aver > average. So use this etymology: guess/try > most probable > average		*Folk etymology of mine: aver > average. So use this etymology: guess/try > most probable > average
	*more nouns with -i		*more nouns with -i
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	*Loss of grammatical gender		*Loss of grammatical gender
	*A new sgv-plv-col system arises, marked by determiners. Definiteness is lost.		*A new sgv-plv-col system arises, marked by determiners. Definiteness is lost.
	*Old Scellan mutations were lost under the influence of ~~Windermere~~.		*Old Scellan mutations were lost under the influence of Naeng.
	*Development of split ergativity.		*Development of split ergativity.
	*Development of topic-comment syntax.		*Development of topic-comment syntax.
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	===Stress===		===Stress===
	Stress is not marked in the native orthography. Talmic words usually have initial stress, but prefixed verbs are usually not stressed on the prefix. ~~Windermere~~ loans have final stress.		Stress is not marked in the native orthography. Talmic words usually have initial stress, but prefixed verbs are usually not stressed on the prefix. Naeng loans have final stress.

	The romanization used in this article and related material will mark non-initial stress with an acute accent.		The romanization used in this article and related material will mark non-initial stress with an acute accent.
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	[[File:Scellan script.png\|thumbnail\|500px\|Scellan alphabet]]		[[File:Scellan script.png\|thumbnail\|500px\|Scellan alphabet]]

	Scellan is written in the version of the Talmic alphabet, which is related to the Talman ~~Windermere~~ script. The Scellan alphabet has 30 letters.		Scellan is written in the version of the Talmic alphabet, which is related to the Talman Naeng script. The Scellan alphabet has 30 letters.

	Stress accent is not marked. (However, in materials for English speakers we will mark stress.)		Stress accent is not marked. (However, in materials for English speakers we will mark stress.)
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	*''slawb'' 'good': ''cølly'' 'better', ''cøllws'' 'best', ''cnawr'' 'good enough'		*''slawb'' 'good': ''cølly'' 'better', ''cøllws'' 'best', ''cnawr'' 'good enough'
	*''orð'' 'big': ''jwm'' 'bigger', ''jwmt'' 'biggest'		*''orð'' 'big': ''jwm'' 'bigger', ''jwmt'' 'biggest'
	*''dum'' 'far': ''ytñí'' 'farther', ''ytñít'' or ''snuab ytñí'' 'farthest' (from [[~~Windermere~~/Classical\|Classical ~~Windermere~~]] ''ătngi'' 'having surpassed, farther')		*''dum'' 'far': ''ytñí'' 'farther', ''ytñít'' or ''snuab ytñí'' 'farthest' (from [[Naeng/Classical\|Classical Naeng]] ''ătngi'' 'having surpassed, farther')
	*''øør'' 'many': ''ram'' 'more', ''ramt'' 'most'		*''øør'' 'many': ''ram'' 'more', ''ramt'' 'most'
	*''ñawð'' 'few': ''broost'' 'less', ''broosws'' 'least'		*''ñawð'' 'few': ''broost'' 'less', ''broosws'' 'least'
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	==Vocabulary==		==Vocabulary==
	Scellan's basic vocabulary is largely Talmic. However, a large portion of Scellan vocabulary (comparable to English) is borrowed, for example from [[~~Windermere~~]], [[Tseer]], or other languages (especially [[Naquian]], [[Swuntsim]], [[Ciètian]], [[Anbirese]], [[Häskä]], [[Nurian]], [[Netagin]]). This gives Scellan a rich array of synonyms.		Scellan's basic vocabulary is largely Talmic. However, a large portion of Scellan vocabulary (comparable to English) is borrowed, for example from [[Naeng]], [[Tseer]], or other languages (especially [[Naquian]], [[Swuntsim]], [[Ciètian]], [[Anbirese]], [[Häskä]], [[Nurian]], [[Netagin]]). This gives Scellan a rich array of synonyms.
	===Layers===		===Layers===
	* Core Skellic + dialectal doublets		* Core Skellic + dialectal doublets
	* Classical and Middle ~~Windermere~~ loans		* Classical and Middle Naeng loans
	* Classical Tseer loans		* Classical Tseer loans
	* Naquic loans (from trade)		* Naquic loans (from trade)
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	*''-i'' is a frozen diminutive suffix.		*''-i'' is a frozen diminutive suffix.
	*''-ið'' is a diminutive suffix but is often used discursively, somewhat like "a nice X".		*''-ið'' is a diminutive suffix but is often used discursively, somewhat like "a nice X".
	*''-ló'' is a ~~Windermere~~ augmentative suffix.		*''-ló'' is a Naeng augmentative suffix.
	*''-wr'' is a native Talmic augmentative suffix.		*''-wr'' is a native Talmic augmentative suffix.
	*''mi-'' is used in some nouns where it is a prefix meaning 'bad', 'mis-' or sometimes 'pseudo-'.		*''mi-'' is used in some nouns where it is a prefix meaning 'bad', 'mis-' or sometimes 'pseudo-'.
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	**''trovihwñ'' means 'vegetarian' (from ''trovih'' 'vegetarianism').		**''trovihwñ'' means 'vegetarian' (from ''trovih'' 'vegetarianism').
	**''sbwiþwñ'' means '<i>sbwiþ</i> player'. (A ''sbwiþ'' is a plucked string instrument with 18-22 sympathetic strings.)		**''sbwiþwñ'' means '<i>sbwiþ</i> player'. (A ''sbwiþ'' is a plucked string instrument with 18-22 sympathetic strings.)
	*''nw-'' is a ~~Windermere~~ agentive suffix.		*''nw-'' is a Naeng agentive suffix.
	*''-u'' (collective) is a common native affix used to form abstract nouns.		*''-u'' (collective) is a common native affix used to form abstract nouns.
	*''-lan'' is another abstract noun suffix.		*''-lan'' is another abstract noun suffix.
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	*''-flen'' /-fʟɛn/ is an adjectival suffix with the same meaning as Korean ''-tapta'' and Japanese ''-rashii'': it means 'like an X is supposed to be' or 'like a typical X'. The suffix comes from Old Scellan compound adjectives of the form ''X-fheileán'' (from ''feil'' 'name' + ''-án'' adjectivizer; i.e. 'like the name X' or 'worthy of the name X'). Some words with the suffix have undergone semantic shifts, e.g. carflen /ˈkʰarfʟɛn/ 'humane, moral, ethical' (from Old Scellan car "human" + -flen).		*''-flen'' /-fʟɛn/ is an adjectival suffix with the same meaning as Korean ''-tapta'' and Japanese ''-rashii'': it means 'like an X is supposed to be' or 'like a typical X'. The suffix comes from Old Scellan compound adjectives of the form ''X-fheileán'' (from ''feil'' 'name' + ''-án'' adjectivizer; i.e. 'like the name X' or 'worthy of the name X'). Some words with the suffix have undergone semantic shifts, e.g. carflen /ˈkʰarfʟɛn/ 'humane, moral, ethical' (from Old Scellan car "human" + -flen).
	*''-jon'' is similar to '-able', but it is ergative in that it can also be used for "able to [intransitive verb]". ex. ''feñgjon'' 'mortal, human (flowery)' < ''feñg'' 'die'.		*''-jon'' is similar to '-able', but it is ergative in that it can also be used for "able to [intransitive verb]". ex. ''feñgjon'' 'mortal, human (flowery)' < ''feñg'' 'die'.
	*''jy-'' (''jyn-'' before C) is a [[~~Windermere~~]] adjectival suffix.		*''jy-'' (''jyn-'' before C) is a [[Naeng]] adjectival suffix.
	*''-ol'' /-ɔ̃/ is an adjectival suffix of Talmic origin.		*''-ol'' /-ɔ̃/ is an adjectival suffix of Talmic origin.
	''-on'' is a Talmic adjectival suffix, from Old Scellan -án (itself from Thensarian ''-aħnam'', Proto-Talmic ''-aʁnəm'').		''-on'' is a Talmic adjectival suffix, from Old Scellan -án (itself from Thensarian ''-aħnam'', Proto-Talmic ''-aʁnəm'').
	*''-vað'' '-like' is another Talmic adjectival suffix.		*''-vað'' '-like' is another Talmic adjectival suffix.
	*''-wd'' = from Tigol ''-óid''		*''-wd'' = from Tigol ''-óid''
	*''-wid'' = from Tigol ''-óid'' via ~~Windermere~~ ''-oyd''		*''-wid'' = from Tigol ''-óid'' via Naeng ''-oyd''
	*''mee-'' = multi-		*''mee-'' = multi-
	*''do-'' = uni-, mono-		*''do-'' = uni-, mono-
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	==Poetry==		==Poetry==
	Rhyming poetry is often said to be from [[~~Windermere~~/Classical\|~~Windermere~~]] and [[Tseer/Classical\|Tseer]] influence, as poetry in these languages tend to use rhyme. This supplanted ___ used in Tigol poetry. Eevo uses stress-accentual meters like trochaic/iambic/dactylic meters: the iambic pentameter is common as in English.		Rhyming poetry is often said to be from [[Naeng/Classical\|Naeng]] and [[Tseer/Classical\|Tseer]] influence, as poetry in these languages tend to use rhyme. This supplanted ___ used in Tigol poetry. Eevo uses stress-accentual meters like trochaic/iambic/dactylic meters: the iambic pentameter is common as in English.

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	*''llaw X'' = very		*''llaw X'' = very
	*''jal X'' = too X		*''jal X'' = too X
	*''X-vor'' = X enough		*''X-vor'' = suffective ('X enough')

	A few adjectives have suppletive comparative, superlative and suffective forms:		A few adjectives have suppletive comparative, superlative and suffective forms:

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Adjectives

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	A few adjectives have suppletive comparative, superlative and suffective forms:		A few adjectives have suppletive comparative, superlative and suffective forms:
	*''slawb'' 'good': ''cølly'' 'better', ''cøllws'' 'best', ''~~cnor~~'' 'good enough'		*''slawb'' 'good': ''cølly'' 'better', ''cøllws'' 'best', ''cnawr'' 'good enough'
	*''orð'' 'big': ''jwm'' 'bigger', ''jwmt'' 'biggest'		*''orð'' 'big': ''jwm'' 'bigger', ''jwmt'' 'biggest'
	*''dum'' 'far': ''ytñí'' 'farther', ''ytñít'' or ''snuab ytñí'' 'farthest' (from [[Windermere/Classical\|Classical Windermere]] ''ătngi'' 'having surpassed, farther')		*''dum'' 'far': ''ytñí'' 'farther', ''ytñít'' or ''snuab ytñí'' 'farthest' (from [[Windermere/Classical\|Classical Windermere]] ''ătngi'' 'having surpassed, farther')
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	*''gruað'' means "devoid of, lacking"		*''gruað'' means "devoid of, lacking"
	*''segað'' means "free of"		*''segað'' means "free of"

	=== Discourse particles ===		=== Discourse particles ===