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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 I·Kronurum

A verb:

gódånur

/ˈgu̜.dɑ.nuɾ/

gód-å-nur

shield-caus-lemma

"to.cause.to.be.shielded", to protect

A noun:

faltahlajrir

/ˈfɑl.tɐ.hlɑj.ɾiɾ/

falta-hlajrir

table-maker

“table-maker”, carpenter

Something idiomatic: a double kenning

markówartáþan

/ˈmɑɾ.kʊ.ˌwaɾ.tai̯.θɐn/

marka-ó-warta-áþan

metal-gen-time-dark

“metal of the dark time" -> "metal of the night", the moon

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.cliii-i

"at a stone" -> "on firm ground"

"island"

From Șekām

A verb:

ûrîtreș

/ˈuːɾiː.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/

nepəjoneŋ-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>-32.m.erg.ii-cont-iter-ind.ii

"he is hitting him repeatedly"

From ɪɴʀᴜ̂ᴢ·ᴠᴀⅹ·ᴠᴀᴛᴜ̂ᴍ

A verb:

rakne ro vota natnaxûzrı tal nene

/ˈrɐk.nɘ ˈro ˈvo.tɐ nɐ.ˈxuː.ʐːɪ ˈtʰɐl ˈnɘ.nɘ/

rakne ro vota nat-{naxûz}-ri tal nene

pret.perf.unc pret.perf prosp neg-{to.settle}-neg 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"

From N°16

A verb:

orogθiliad

/o̞.ˈɾo̞g.θï.lïɐ̯d/

∅-oro-goθ-ili-ad

realis-to.see-neg-cli.inv-past.statv.act

"to not have seen"

A noun:

gwen

/ˈgʷën/

gwen-Ø

water-nom

"water"