Dropping in to note that I am in fact not dead. I have been super busy with stuff related to doing my doctorate! But I am still conlanging, worldbuilding, etc.
#Lextreme2018 and #Lexathon are my continuing daily lexicography conlang project via twitter (https://twitter.com/MintakaGlow). Here are yesterday’s and today’s words, plus example sentences!
Nov 20
Ori: [adj] milon- /’milon/ ‘slow, unhurried; easy; soft’
Nov 21
Ori: [n, inan] pilya-s /’pilʲas/ ‘tear, teardrop’
Examples:
Abbreviation key:
1 = 1st person
2 = 2nd person
3 = 3rd person
nom = nominative
sg = singular
an = animate class
in = inanimate class
adv = adverbial
pst = past tense
perf = perfect aspect
q = question (interrogtive) particle
acc = accusative
pl = plural
hab = habitual aspect
Pilyas eun syolle miloni plecir cyan
pilya-s eun syol-le milon-i plec-ir cyan
tear-nom.sg.in 3sg.an.dat face-loc.sg.in slow-adv fall-3sg.in pst.perf
‘A tear fell slowly down his cheek’
Nasya milonis ti ma?
nasya milon-is ti ma
why slow-nom.sg.an you.are q
‘Why are you being slow?’
Eme! pilyatyin cityin bayalbra lyes
eme pilya-tyin ci-tyin bayal-bra lyes
alas tear-acc.pl.in many-acc.pl.in weep-1pl pst.hab
‘Alas! we cried so many tears’
It’s great to hear from you again! (I know I’ve been rather quiet myself lately… ) 🙂
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