Nicolasstraccia

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=Language samples=
=Language samples=
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This is a sample list I wrote for the Facebook group "[https://www.facebook.com/groups/constructedlanguages/ Constructed languages]" in a thread that proposed it as a small game: "From all your conlangs, pick one word to represent the language and describe it!". I left out some sketches and came up with the following list.
This is a sample list I wrote for the Facebook group "[https://www.facebook.com/groups/constructedlanguages/ Constructed languages]" in a thread that proposed it as a small game: ''"From all your conlangs, pick one word to represent the language and describe it!"''. I left out some smaller sketches and came up with the following list:


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|“in the swing of a sword” -> "in the blink of an eye"
|“in the swing of a sword” -> "in the blink of an eye"
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From Ʒōnqi
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|''' From ''Ʒōnqi'' '''
 
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A verb:
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|A verb:
ðōmqōiren
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|''ðōmqōiren''
/ˈðoːm.qoː.i.ɾen/
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|/ˈðoːm.qoː.i.ɾen/
ðōme-qōir-en
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|ðōme-qōir-en
breath-to.tell-ABSTRACT.INF
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|breath-to.tell-ABSTRACT.INF
"to breathe-tell" -> "to sing"
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|"to breathe-tell" -> "to sing"
 
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A noun:
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|A noun:
ōrrerī
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|''ōrrerī''
/ˈoː.re.ɾiː/
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|/ˈoː.re.ɾiː/
ōrre-rī
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|ōrre-rī
bone-FEM.COL
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|bone-FEM.COL
"carcass"
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|"carcass"
 
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Something idiomatic: a kenning now used in common speech
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riqelōn
|Something idiomatic: a kenning now used in common speech
 
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/ˈri.qe.loːn/
|''riqelōn''
 
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riqe-lōn
|/ˈri.qe.loːn/
 
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knife-beverage
|riqe-lōn
 
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"blood"
|knife-beverage
 
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|"blood"
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From Zi-Mēχθilim
From Zi-Mēχθilim