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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 sketches and came up with the following list.


::From Arl Borok'ti::
 
From Arl Borok'ti
 
 


A verb:
A verb:


liurimanantûrakug
liurimanantûrakug
/ˈlju.ɾi.mä.nän.ˌtuː.ɾä.kug/
/ˈlju.ɾi.mä.nän.ˌtuː.ɾä.kug/
le-luro-î-mana-n-dûr-ag-ug
le-luro-î-mana-n-dûr-ag-ug
AKT1-silence-POS-light-AKT2-3P-PRET.perf
AKT1-silence-POS-light-AKT2-3P-PRET.perf
"they have darkened"
"they have darkened"


A noun:
A noun:


yrk’udor
yrk’udor
/ˈɪɾ.kʼu.doɾ/
/ˈɪɾ.kʼu.doɾ/
yrk’u-dor
yrk’u-dor
earth-tower
earth-tower
"mountain, peak"
"mountain, peak"


Something idiomatic: an idiom, kind of an adverb too!
Something idiomatic: an idiom, kind of an adverb too!


“nôktulartanbanôr”
“nôktulartanbanôr”
/ˈnoːk.tu.laɾ.ˌtan.ba.noːɾ/
/ˈnoːk.tu.laɾ.ˌtan.ba.noːɾ/
no-oktulo-artan-ba-nôr
no-oktulo-artan-ba-nôr
MOV-big-knife-ENTIT-during
MOV-big-knife-ENTIT-during
“in the swing of a sword” -> "in the blink of an eye"
“in the swing of a sword” -> "in the blink of an eye"


::From Ʒōnqi::
 
 
From Ʒōnqi
 


A verb:
A verb:


ðōmqōiren
ðōmqōiren
/ˈðoːm.qoː.i.ɾen/
/ˈðoːm.qoː.i.ɾen/
ðōme-qōir-en
ðōme-qōir-en
breath-to.tell-ABSTRACT.INF
breath-to.tell-ABSTRACT.INF
"to breathe-tell" -> "to sing"
"to breathe-tell" -> "to sing"


A noun:
A noun:


ōrrerī
ōrrerī
/ˈoː.re.ɾiː/
/ˈoː.re.ɾiː/
ōrre-rī
ōrre-rī
bone-FEM.COL
bone-FEM.COL
"carcass"
"carcass"


Something idiomatic: a kenning now used in common speech
Something idiomatic: a kenning now used in common speech


riqelōn
riqelōn
/ˈri.qe.loːn/
/ˈri.qe.loːn/
riqe-lōn
riqe-lōn
knife-beverage
knife-beverage
"blood"
"blood"




::From Zi-Mēχθilim::
 
From Zi-Mēχθilim
 


A verb:
A verb:


iluθrunzienlekatar
iluθrunzienlekatar
/ˈi.lu.tʰɾun.ʦie̯n.ˌle.kɑ.tɑɾ/
/ˈi.lu.tʰɾun.ʦie̯n.ˌle.kɑ.tɑɾ/
i-lu-θrun-zi-en-lek-atar
i-lu-θrun-zi-en-lek-atar
HORT-CLI-to.say-ADHORT-INCH-CAUS-PRES.IND
HORT-CLI-to.say-ADHORT-INCH-CAUS-PRES.IND
"let's stalk!"
"let's stalk!"




A noun:
A noun:


eχθili
eχθili
/ˈekʰ.tʰi.li/
/ˈekʰ.tʰi.li/
enki-θil-i
enki-θil-i
stone+LOC.CL.III-i
stone+LOC.CL.III-i
"at a stone" -> "on firm ground"
"at a stone" -> "on firm ground"
"island"
"island"




::From Șekām::
 
From Șekām
 


A verb:
A verb:


ûrîtreș
ûrîtreș
/ˈuːɾi.tɾeʃ/
/ˈuːɾi.tɾeʃ/
ûr-trș<īCCeC>
 
ûr-trș< īCCeC>
 
TELIC-hard-CAUS
TELIC-hard-CAUS
"to harden"
"to harden"


A noun:
A noun:


mizrîn
mizrîn
/ˈmiz.ɾiːn/
/ˈmiz.ɾiːn/
mzr<CiCCīn>
 
to.be.dead<place.of>
mzr< CiCCīn>
 
to.be.dead< place.of>
 
"cematary"
"cematary"




::From Āzriai::
 
From Āzriai
 


A verb:
A verb:


monnespartogese
monnespartogese
/mo.nes.päɾ.ˈto.ge.se/
/mo.nes.päɾ.ˈto.ge.se/
mora-nese-fara-toke-gese
mora-nese-fara-toke-gese
to.see-ATEN.ANIM-CONT.ANIM-ITER.ANIM-1PL.PRES.SUBJ
to.see-ATEN.ANIM-CONT.ANIM-ITER.ANIM-1PL.PRES.SUBJ
"we would still be glancing repeatedly"
"we would still be glancing repeatedly"


A noun:
A noun:


āzriznōi
āzriznōi
/ˈäː.θɾiθ.noi̯/
/ˈäː.θɾiθ.noi̯/
āzri-zna-oi
āzri-zna-oi
word-ADJ-NOM.SG.ANIM
word-ADJ-NOM.SG.ANIM
"a loquacious one"
"a loquacious one"


Something idiomatic:
Something idiomatic:


māfzeri
māfzeri
/ˈmaːf.θe.ɾi/
/ˈmaːf.θe.ɾi/
ma-afzeri
ma-afzeri
COL-horse
COL-horse
"mount"
"mount"




::From Śūmi::
 
From Śūmi
 


A verb:
A verb:


rēŋginæsgǫ?
rēŋginæsgǫ?
/ˈre̞ːŋ.gi.nɛs.gø/
/ˈre̞ːŋ.gi.nɛs.gø/
rēŋginæ-s-gǫ
rēŋginæ-s-gǫ
to.play-2S-Q
to.play-2S-Q
"do you play?"
"do you play?"


A noun:
A noun:


nepəjoneŋ
nepəjoneŋ
/ˈne.pə.jo.neŋ/
/ˈne.pə.jo.neŋ/
horse-Ø
horse-Ø
horse-NOM.SG
horse-NOM.SG
"a/the horse"
"a/the horse"




::From Untitled 1::
 
From Untitled 1
 


A verb:
A verb:


տղատիմտխախալ
տղատիմտխախալ
/ˈt̪ɣɑ.t̪im.t̪χɑ.χɑl/
/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
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"
"he is hitting him repeatedly"




::From INRÛZ'VAX'VATÛM::
 
From INRÛZ'VAX'VATÛM
 


A verb:
A verb:


rakne ro vota natnaxûzri tal nene
rakne ro vota natnaxûzri tal nene
/ˈrɐk.nɘ ˈro ˈvo.tɐ nɐ.ˈxuːʐ ˈtʰɐl ˈnɘ.nɘ/
/ˈrɐk.nɘ ˈro ˈvo.tɐ nɐ.ˈxuːʐ ˈtʰɐl ˈnɘ.nɘ/
rakne ro vota nat-{naxûz}-ri tal nene
rakne ro vota nat-{naxûz}-ri tal nene
PRET.PERF.UNC PRET.PERF NEG-{to.settle} Q SRP
PRET.PERF.UNC PRET.PERF NEG-{to.settle} Q SRP
"could not have had been about to have settled? (is a surprise to me)"
"could not have had been about to have settled? (is a surprise to me)"


A noun:
A noun:


dalaztûm
dalaztûm
/dɐ.lɐz.ˈtʰuːmⁿ/
/dɐ.lɐz.ˈtʰuːmⁿ/
dal-azt=ûm
dal-azt=ûm
COL-water=CLI.NOM
COL-water=CLI.NOM
"the water"
"the water"


Something idiomatic:
Something idiomatic:


azuvaxunûr
azuvaxunûr
/ʔɐ.zu.vɐ.hu.ˈnuːɾ/
/ʔɐ.zu.vɐ.hu.ˈnuːɾ/
azûm-vax-xûnûr
azûm-vax-xûnûr
river-GEN-hammer
river-GEN-hammer
"hammer of the river" -> "rapids"
"hammer of the river" -> "rapids"




::From Untitled 2::
 
From Untitled 2
 


A verb:
A verb:


anaramĕnkram
anaramĕnkram
/a.na.ɾa.ˈmøn.kɾam/
/a.na.ɾa.ˈmøn.kɾam/
aC₂ara-møn-hram
aC₂ara-møn-hram
PER.PROG.ANIM-to.fly-1S.MAS.N.PRES
PER.PROG.ANIM-to.fly-1S.MAS.N.PRES
"I was flying"
"I was flying"




A noun:
A noun:


alāšax
alāšax
/ˈa.laːʃ/
/ˈa.laːʃ/
ala-aš-Vx
ala-aš-Vx
to.perceive-TOOL-DEF.SINGULATIVE
to.perceive-TOOL-DEF.SINGULATIVE
"the pair of glasses"
"the pair of glasses"


Something idiomatic:
Something idiomatic:


alahuš
alahuš
/ˈa.la.hɯʃ/
/ˈa.la.hɯʃ/
ala-huš
ala-huš
to.perceive-to.burn
to.perceive-to.burn
"to glare"
"to glare"




::From Untitled 3::
 
From Untitled 3
 


A verb:
A verb:


morogθiliad
morogθiliad
/o.ˈɾog.θi.liad/
/o.ˈɾog.θi.liad/
m-or=o-goθ-ili-ad
m-or=o-goθ-ili-ad
REALIS-to.see=CLI-NEG-CLI.INV-PAST.STAT.ACT
REALIS-to.see=CLI-NEG-CLI.INV-PAST.STAT.ACT
"to not have seen"
"to not have seen"


A noun:
A noun:


gwen
gwen
/ˈgʷen/
/ˈgʷen/
gwen-Ø
gwen-Ø
water-NOM
water-NOM
"water"
"water"

Revision as of 00:06, 30 January 2015



This is a sample list I wrote for the Facebook group "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.


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 stalk!"


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 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.laːʃ/

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

/o.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"