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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.
::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"

Revision as of 19:05, 29 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"