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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" |
the rest
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.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 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" |}