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 Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 6:18 am
This is my Catalan, Finnish and Bosnian influenced conlang this language is not used in my pre-existing conworld and has 15 dialects.
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419scambaiterKoko generated a random number between
1 and 1000 ...
509!
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Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 6:20 am
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Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 2:24 pm
Alphabet
Aa- as in Daughter, Father
Bb as in book
Cc as in camera (beginning and middle)
Dd- as in Day
Ee- ey as in hey
Ff- as factory
Gg - (beginning of a word) S as in measure (Middle & end) Y as in yet
Hh- (beginning) as in hat (middle & end )silent
Ii- (short) (beginning) as in Sit, (end & long) ee as in meet
Jj- y as in yet
Kk- as in kitten
Ll- as in lisp
Mm- as in mother
Nn- (before k) ng as in ring (elsewhere) as in on
Oo- (open) as in hot (closed) as in note
Pp- as in pet
Qq as in quest
Rr (rolled at the back of the mouth) as in Rock
Ss- as in sat
Tt- as in stop
Uu- (short) as in should (long) as in cool
Vv- as in vet
Ww- as in vet (borrowed words only)
Xx- (Beginning)'S' as in Sit (Middle) as in tax (end) "sh" (but more rounded) as in she
Yy- "i" as in Pit (but more rounded)
Zz- "S" as in Safe
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Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 2:51 pm
Vowels: Only accented letters are vowels in Cataousian.
Áá - ah but with the mouth more open
Àà- ah but with the mouth more closed
Ââ- ahk as in talk
Ää- aa as in cat
Čč- ch as in chat (but more rounded)
Ćć- ch as chart
Çç- s as in saw
Éé - ay as in say
Èè- eh as in set
Êê- eh (but more open)
Íí- ee (but more open)
Ïï- Igh + ee as in My cream
Óó- emphasis on 'o' (opened)
Òò- emphasis on 'o' (closed_
Öö- ur as in First
Šš- Sh (but more rounded)
Üü-oo (with lips tightly rounded)
Žž - S as in measure (but tightly rounded)
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Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 2:59 pm
Dipthongs and Ligatures
Ch- like scottish loch, Spanish 'J', and the french 'r'
Au- as in cow
Ll- as in billion
Lj (same as Ll)
Rr- Triple rolled at the front of the mouth
Dž- english "J" but with tongue raised at the back of the mouth
Yi as in old english ye
Uo- oo + oh
Ng- as in ring
Nk- as in bank
Eu- eh+oo
Nj- as in onion
Ss- 'unvoiced' s
Tz- as in beds
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Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 3:24 pm
Vocabulary
Tárrve-Hi
Hè-hey
Čauo-Hi/'bye
Strávo-Hello
Óla-Hello (more formal)
Hüvä día-Good day
Hüvä huomènta-Good morning
Hüvä nit- Good night
Hüvä većer- Good evening
Näkêmín-Good Bye
Küllä/Dâ/Sí-Yes
Ei-No
Bé-ok
Nínkö?- Really?
Dè reš- You're Welcome
Läkynit-Sleep Well
Šda íma?- How are things?
Com ésstaž- How are you?
Kakó sí(stè)?- How goes it?
Dáküju/Kítoss/Mérces/Graçía**-Thank You
Hüvä í vóstê?- Fine and you?
Haloo-Hello (on the telephone)
Ei o ürmärrä entenk/ Ja ne ürmärrä entenk- I don't understand
Ürmärräna/Ja ürmärräntenko- I understand
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Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 3:37 pm
Verbs (regular)
-ar-
Parlar- to speak/talk
Stüdíar- to study
Abändonar- to leave/give up
Àkompánjar- to accompany
Äkrádar- to appeal, to be pleasing, to like
Ánär- to be alright
Dànsar- to dance
Kâllar-to be quiet
-atí 1-
Pitátí-to ask
Vàratí- to cheat
Glédatí- to look
Vježbatí- to practice
Spàvatí- to sleep
Plívatí- to swim
-atí 2-
Pütóvatí-to travel
Pítí- to drink
Dätí-to give
Opèratí- to wash
Brínütí- to worry
-ïtí-
Rádïtí- to work
Budïtí-to wake up
Vòlïtí-to love
Nàprävïtí-to build
Pòrtïtí-to carry, drive, bring, take and wear
Tèhdäïtí- to do/make
-re-
Perdre-to lose/miss/waste
Pêškre-to fish
Pesàre- to weigh
Ordere- to put in order/arrange
Opínjre- to have an opinion
Prepäré-to prepare
Prevêure-to forsee
-ïr-
Domïr- to sleep
Dećidïr- to decide
Dèskòbrïr- to discover/find out
Diskütïr-to discuss
Planxïr- to iron
Conjugations:
-ar-:
-o
-es
-a
-a
-em
-eu
-atí- (1):
-am
-š
-a
-amo
-ate
-aju
-atí- (2):-eš
-je
-jemó
-jete
-ju
-ïtí-:
-ïm
-ïš
-ï
-ïmó
-ïtè
-óré
-re-:
-o
-s
-em
-eu
-en
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Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 6:10 pm
Prepostitions:
À
- at (time) Arríbo à lês kümménèn (I arrive at 10 o'clock)
to/towards (Direction) Ménen à l'êstacío- I go to the station
at (location, place) Ára olên à kaša- She's at home
in (place, location) Éto à l'ârmäri- It's in the cupboard
Ên
in/at location (replacing à)
Les djevojkás (ovát) ên l'éskòla-The girls are at school
De
-of
El žimá de la cópü.- The winner of the cup-
of/from (origin) Doća de Käästrïša.- I'm from Käästrïša
-in (comparison)
La djevojka més llêstà de la klassê.- The Cleverest girl in the class.
Âmb
-with (company) Trèvalo âmb la Nokja- I work with Nokja
-in/by (vehicle) Ondje (támò) ménen âmb bićikelà-I go there by bike.
Êntrè
between (place) La kaša (olit) êntrè la fotografü i l'estank.-The house in between the Pharmacist and the newsagent.
among (place) Pašja êntrè éls äbres.-He walks among the trees
Fíns à
(Until) Olên à Krästrašzà fíns à sütrà.- I'm in Krästrašzà until tomorrow.
(As far as) T'acòmpánjo fíns à la kantonàda.- I will come with you as far as the street corner
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Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 6:19 pm
Personal Pronouns:
Ja- I
Tí- You
Han- He
Ona-She
Vóstê- you (Formal)
Nósáltres-We
Vósáltres- You (plural)
Onaltres-She (plural)
Hanáltres-he (plural)
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Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 2:07 pm
Vowel Harmony:
The groups of vowels do NOT appear within one word.
Á ,À, Â ,Ä are not used together in the same word
Čč, Ćć, Çç are not used together in the same word
Éé , Èè, Êê, Íí, Ïï, Óó, Òò, Öö may be used together in the same word
Šš and Žž may not be in the same word together.
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Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 1:39 pm
Another interesting language! I like the use of accented consonants being used for vowels! I've only seen consonants being used for vowels in one other language but I think that was supposed to be a joke. I like it alot though.
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Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 8:11 pm
Serali88 Another interesting language! I like the use of accented consonants being used for vowels! I've only seen consonants being used for vowels in one other language but I think that was supposed to be a joke. I like it alot though. Why thank you!
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Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 8:13 pm
Irregular Verbs:
Olla- to be
Ja-Olên
Tí-On
Han/Ona-Olit
Nósáltres-Olêmé
Vósáltres/Vóstê-Olêtte
Onaltres/Hanáltres- Ovát
Mènnâ- to go
Mènen
Mèné
Mènet
Mènemé
Mènevät
More verbs and how to conjugate them up soon!
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Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 8:15 pm
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Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 8:15 pm
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