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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 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" |}