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Is there a term for a case combining genitive (of) and abalative (from) in the manner of the Spanish preposition 'de'?
Biased by long familiarity with Spanish, combining the 'of' and 'from' functions seems sufficiently intuitive to me that I would have guessed some case languages do so too. (I am aware of 'desde.') ...
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Physical Dictionary for a Conlang
I want to use a notebook (It has binders) to record my conlang's lexicon, so I'm looking for some method of organizing it, so the words are easy to find. The 2 main problems are:
Should I organize it ...
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What is the feasibility of a heavily consonant and vowel reduced lang?
I have a personallang called Kininini that I am working on at the moment once again.
This one is rather unique compared to most of my other langs because it has a substantially reduced amount of ...
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Temporary Possesive case
Is anyone aware of a language, natlang or conlang, that has, for lack of a different term, has a Temporary Possessive case?
What I mean is a case the essentially indicates "this thing that is ...
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Can finiteness markers evolve into non-finiteness markers?
I'm trying to figure out how two of my existing languages, Mtsqrveli and Apshur, could fit together into the same family, given a lot of accidental similarity in their morphology. However, there is ...
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How do i construct a language for my novel that has 150 phonemes-- 105 consonants, 40 vowels and 5 clicks?
I am a novelist working on building my own language for my next project. My language involves 150 phonemes. Not being a linguist, I don't know where to start. Your help in this regard will be very ...
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How can a language for telepathic communication be structured?
In the scenario for this language, in the future (22nd and 23rd centuries), humans use headsets called nrnods that allow for telepathic communication on a global scale. Since this essentially throws ...
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ConLang for a pet that talks through buttons...?
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Talking Pets...?
I am fascinated (while skeptical) of the 'talking pet' audio-button trend.
For reference, this video shows a woman talking to her cat about a storm. The ...
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Constructed varieties of existing languages that are still at least to some extent intelligible
I am interested in the literary use of constructed language varieties like - most famously probably - Nadsat and Newspeak. I am currently trying to compile a list of varieties I can find. There is ...
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What is Lexember?
There is an annual event in the conlang community named Lexember. I want to know what makes up this event. I'd also like to see links to exemplary contributions to Lexember.
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Evolving mood and aspect from the same auxiliaries?
I know for one of my languages I want there to be a realis vs. irrealis distinction in the verb paradigm - but I'm not entirely sure how to get there.
In Routes towards the irrealis (Andrea Sansò, ...
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How could a base-8 system form naturally in a naturalistic conlang?
Counting base systems in languages usually come from how the culture in question counts using their fingers, like the base-10 with all the fingers counted (1x5x2) or the base-12 where you count the ...
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What counts as a word in a conlang's lexicon?
I'd like to count how many words I have created so far and am wondering what I should consider a word. Is it standard practice to include, for example:
verbs/adjectives etc. derived from nouns (e.g. ...
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Where to find conlangers on the Fediverse?
I am interested in finding conlangers or even speech communities of some conlangs on the fediverse (most prominently represented by Mastodon). What are good accounts to follow?
Just now (i.e., in the ...
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Words for an association of an object with an emotion [closed]
How would you coin a word, for:
a word, for dealing with a person, where
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the word was something in a situational experience
the situation, was known to the listener
the situation, was ...
