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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" |
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 ɪɴʀᴜ̂ᴢ·ᴠᴀⅹ·ᴠᴀᴛᴜ̂ᴍ
| 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 Ɯ
| 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" |
the rest
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" |}