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 Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 8:03 pm
 Yay! I finally got around to making my own! xDThis is þjàmšu, my first conlang. (Pronounced "Th + yow + m + shoo") My names leads you to believe otherwise, though, doesn't it? xD Well, truth is, I've always loved the idea of making a language, but I just never got around to actually doing it. =P So here I am. Suggestions are appreciated. ^_^
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Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 8:06 pm
Alphabet and Phonetics
(Under Construction until this little message disappears. =P)
Vowels
a - "a" in "father"
i - "ee" in "feet"
u - "oo" in "food"
e - "ay" in "say"
o - "o" in "no"
à - like the word "ow" or the "ow" in "now"
æ (or 'ae' if I don't feel like typing the alt code) - "a" in "cat"
è - "e" in "pet"
Diphthongs
none yet
Consonants
Þ - "th" in "think"
m - "m" in "mouth"
f - "f" in "frog"
š - "sh" in "fish"
j - "y" in "yet"
r - "l" in "long"
n - "n" in "neat"
v - "v" in "vent"
t - "t" in "ten"
k - "c" in "cat"
h - "h" in "hue"
g - "zh"? I don't know if there is an English word with this sound... But there is a French one! It's the 'j' in 'je'.Found one! It's the same in the word 'beige'. Thank you, JeSuisMustapha! =)
z - 'ts' in 'sits'
Clusters
rr - Really rolled. I don't think there's an English word with this sound... =/
rh - French 'r' sound. There's definitely not an English equivalent with this sound...
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Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 8:09 pm
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Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 8:13 pm
English - þjàmšu Dictionary
Note: (f.) = formal, (g.) = girl/feminine, (b.) = boy/masculine, (v.) = verb, (s.) = singular, (pl.) = plural
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be (v.) : nuro
be called (v.) : Þànjero
be named (v.) : Þànjero
he : ro
hello : Þàmrru
how : vaš
I (b.) : mo
I (f.) : rja
I (g.) : ma
it : ra
moon : fàrràÞ
she : ra
star : Þèšfà
sun : Þæmfà
swim : gèro
that : te
they : fre
this : tu
we : me
what : kjà
you (pl.) : re
you (s.) : ru
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Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 8:18 pm
þjàmšu - English Dictionary
Note: (f.) = formal, (g.) = girl/feminine, (b.) = boy/masculine, (v.) = verb, (s.) = singular, (pl.) = plural
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fàrràÞ : moon
fre : they
gèro : swim
kjà : what
ma : I (g.)
me : we
mo : I (b.)
nuro : be (v.)
ra : it
ra : she
re : you (pl.)
rja : I (f.)
ro : he
ru : you (s.)
te : that
Þæmfà : sun
Þàmrru : hello
Þànjero : be called (v.)
Þànjero : be named (v.)
Þèšfà : star
tu : this
vaš : how
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Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 8:20 pm
Phrasebook
Hello! - þàmrru!
How are you? - Nu ru vaš?
What's your name? - þànje ru kjà?
My name is... - þànjeru rja...
What is this called? - þànjere tu kjà?
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Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 8:26 pm
Beginner's Grammar
Word Order
The word order is usually SVO with the Indirect object coming first when there are two objects. Question words are always placed at the end of the sentence and inversion of the subject and verb is used to indicate a question also.
Personal Pronouns
I : (boys): mo / (girls) : ma / 'this one' = rja*
you : ru
he : ro
she/it : ra
we : me
you all : re
they : fre
*This is used when you first meet someone, it doesn't have a gender-specification. It is also used to refer to yourself in third person(although the conjugation is in first person...) or when you are in extremely formal situations. This is also the only 'formal' way of saying something in þjàmšu, but it means "I", so don't go using it to refer to anything but yourself. =)
Verbs
As in many languages, verbs are conjugated to match the subject of the sentence. Here are the endings. In order to conjugate them correctly, remove the 'ro' at the end and replace it with the correct ending.
Infinitive : ro
Singular
first person (I) : ru
second person (you) : --
third person (he, she, it) : rà
Plural
first person (we) : ruÞ
second person (you all) : ro
third person (they) : ràÞ
Example using 'nuro' ('to be'):
Infinitive : nuro
Singular
first person (I am) : nuru
second person (you are) : nu
third person (he, she, it is) : nurà
Plural
first person (we are) : nuruÞ
second person (you all are) : nuro
third person (they are) : nuràÞ
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Basic Tenses: Past, Present, Future
Please note, these are not the -ing forms, just the simple past, present and future. (-ing verbs will be discussed in the intermediate section)
PAST: Find the infinitive(let's use "nuro") and remove the "ro". Next, place "mt" at the end("numt"). That's it! You've just said "be" in the past tense! Note: In the past, do not conjugate the verb at all. So if you were to say, "I was," then you'd simply say, "Mo numt" if you're a boy, "Ma numt" if you're a girl, and "Rja numt" if you're being formal. =)
PRESENT: All sentences are in present initially. The infinitives do not include the -ing form, though. So it's not like French, where the infinitive means, to verb, be verbing, and do verb. They only mean "to verb"!
FUTURE: As before, take the infinitive: nuro. Now, remove the "ro" = nu.
Next, add "kjo" to the end, thus producing "nukjo" or "will be" A conjugation is not necessary, so you could simply say, "Mo nukjo", "Ma nukjo", or "Rja nukjo".
So let's review(using nuro): Here are ALL the simple conjugations of any given verb you should know:
nuro - to be
Past:
mo/ma/rja numt
ru numt
ro/ra numt
me numt
re numt
fre numt
Present
mo/ma/rja nuru
ru nu
ro/ra nurà
me nuruÞ
re nuro
fre nuràÞ
Future: nukjo
mo/ma/rja nukjo
ru nukjo
ro/ra nukjo
me nukjo
re nukjo
fre nukjo
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Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 8:28 pm
Intermediate Grammar
What I've dubbed "The -ing Tenses"
As you should already know, in this language the verbs are only conjugated to match the subject in the present tense. Now, we shall review those endings, because I need practice just in case you've forgotten. cool
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mo/ma/rja : ru
ru: --
ro/ra: rà
me: ruÞ
re: ro
fre: ràÞ
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Okay, so here's why they are only conjugated in present tense: The other forms are used along with the original conjugations to form the '-ing tenses'. Aha! A method to my madness! =D
(For those who don't know, the 'ing tenses' refer to the 'to be verbing' scenarios, like 'I am swimming' 'I was swimming' and 'I will be swimming')
In Þjàmšu, they also refer to the immediate past, present, and future. If you want to say, 'I will be swimming soon', 'I am swimming now', or 'I was just swimming', then these tenses are the ones you would use. These tenses are also ALWAYS used when you attach a definite time frame to your sentence. If you wanted to say, 'I will be swimming in one year', then you MUST use the future -ing tense to express this, even though a year may seem like it is in the distant future.
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Formation of the -ing Past Tense
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STEP ONE: Get whatever verb you would like to use. I'll use 'gèro' ('to swim')
STEP TWO: Now, figure out the past tense of 'to be'. (It's 'numt' for those who've forgotten.)
STEP THREE: Find what subject you want. I'll use "I". Since I'm a girl, I must use the word 'ma'.
STEP FOUR: Now conjugate 'gèro' for the first person singular(or whatever pronoun you chose.) I'll get 'gèru'.
STEP FIVE: Remember the word order? Put your subject first. So mine would start with 'ma'.
STEP SIX: Now, the helping verb in this language always comes directly after the conjugated verb. So now I have, 'Ma gèru numt.' This translates as 'I was swimming' or 'I was just swimming a moment ago'.
TADA! Isn't that nice and simple? =)
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Formation of the -ing Present Tense
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STEP ONE: Get whatever verb you would like to use. I'll use 'gèro' ('to swim') again.
STEP TWO: Now, figure out the present tense of 'to be'. Ah! But we have a problem with the formula! We conjugate in the present, don't we? Well, I've been holding back on you. This is an irregularity in the verb 'nuro'! Since we do not know what conjugation we must use yet, I've decided to make a 'present participle' of 'nuro', and that participle is 'nuÞ'. So now you must memorize that. MEMORIZE IT! MUAHAHA! Ahem... moving on...
STEP THREE: Find what subject you want. I'll use "I", and once again, since I'm a girl, I must use the word 'ma'.
STEP FOUR: Now conjugate 'gèro' for the first person singular(or whatever pronoun you chose.) I get 'gèru'.
STEP FIVE: Remember the word order: Put your subject first. So mine would start with 'ma'.
STEP SIX: Now, since the helping verb in this language always comes directly after the conjugated verb, I get, 'Ma gèru nuÞ.' This translates as 'I am swimming' or 'I'm in the middle of swimming'.
Yes? Good, moving on...
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The -ing Future Tense
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STEP ONE: Get whatever verb you would like to use. I'll use 'gèro' ('to swim') again.
STEP TWO: Now, figure out the future tense of 'to be'. (It's 'nukjo' for those who've forgotten.)
STEP THREE: Find what subject you want. I'll use "I" again. Since I'm a girl, I must use the word 'ma'.
STEP FOUR: Now conjugate 'gèro' for the first person singular(or whatever pronoun you chose.) I get 'gèru' again.
STEP FIVE: Remember the word order: Put your subject first. So mine would start with 'ma'.
STEP SIX: Helping verbs in this language always come directly after the conjugated verb. So now I have, 'Ma gèru nukjo.' This translates as 'I will be swimming', or 'I will soon be swimming'.
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YAY! You've completed the -ing tense lesson! I congratulate you with a domo! domokun
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Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 8:30 pm
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Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 8:32 pm
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Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 8:40 pm
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Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 8:43 pm
þjàmšu Translations and Other Such Language-y ThingsHere is where I translate miscellaneous junk. I do take requests, but nothing too big. So if you want something translated into þjàmšu, then post it or pm me and I'll do my best to get back to you. =) Songs-- Ah, yes, what is a language without song? Not a very exciting one! So I hover around the Games and Translations section, and I keep seeing 'Reflection' from 'Mulan' being translated. I figure it must be a good one for making vocab! And it's not all that long, either, so I'm gonna give it a try! ^_^ -- Thank you DBZ Rocks my Socks for recording it! =) -- Naran
Ušluš, kjà?
Ma Þànjeru nukjo neht ferhuÞjà.
Ma nuru neht ferrÞig.
Frušru nuÞ
ugè zvà àntra frrunèg.
Ma miru.
Ma Þušru nuro irhanèg neht ma,
rhin te amurà šrèhta.
Nurà tu naran kjà?
FerhuÞjà orarà?
Naran nurà nuÞ ma, frhun nurà neht mà.
Ru ora nuÞ šuhà
irha frrunèg, našrà?
Orarà nukjo te naran rihtig ma šràÞ?
Orarà nukjo te naran rihtig ma šràÞ?
-- English Translation: -- Reflection Useless, right? I will not be perfect anytime soon. I'm not ready. I'm dreaming about too many other things. I understand. I try to be something I'm not, but that brings misfortune. What is this reflection? Reflecting perfectly? The reflection is being me, but is not mine. Why are you reflecting such distracting things? When will that reflection reflect the real me? When will that reflection reflect the real me? -- PoetryCultural SayingsJokes
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Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2008 10:41 am
Ooh, reminds me of Icelandic. <3
Hope this goes well. biggrin Good luck!
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Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2008 10:21 am
Avis-yam Ooh, reminds me of Icelandic. <3
Hope this goes well. biggrin Good luck! Does it, really? I don't know a bit of Icelandic! Not one single word! xD That's kinda creepy... >.> <.< >.> Oh, well. Thanks! ^_^ (I plan on taking my time so I learn my vocab, so updates will be slow, but at least I won't forget anything, right? =)
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Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2008 10:31 am
Conlang Lover Avis-yam Ooh, reminds me of Icelandic. <3
Hope this goes well. biggrin Good luck! Does it, really? I don't know a bit of Icelandic! Not one single word! xD That's kinda creepy... >.> <.< >.> Oh, well. Thanks! ^_^ (I plan on taking my time so I learn my vocab, so updates will be slow, but at least I won't forget anything, right? =)
Well it's mainly how you chose to use á and the thorn. :]
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