Page 3 of 5 FirstFirst 12345 LastLast
Results 21 to 30 of 45

Thread: Conlang???

  1. #21
    Guild Novice Qwynegold's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2009
    Location
    Stockholm
    Posts
    23

    Post

    Quote Originally Posted by Jeff_Wilson63 View Post
    I finally got an svg converter so I can actually post the images for those who don't want to follow links.

    {First person singular pronoun} exists
    {First person plural pronoun} exists
    {Second person singular pronoun} exists
    {Second person plural pronoun} exists
    {Third person singular pronoun} exists
    {Third person plural pronoun} exists
    I can't see the images, pasting the url into the browser doesn't work and the previous links you posted don't work either. :/

  2. #22
    Guild Member Jeff_Wilson63's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2009
    Location
    Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
    Posts
    78

    Post

    I apologize. I rearranged directories last night, and forgot it would screw up these posts. I've edited the previous posts to fix the problem. Thank you for letting me know about the problem.
    http://www.monticello21st.com/rpg/nfwiki/
    Call the Lightning. Ride the Storm. Find your Power. Become Reborn.
    Seek your Place, and know it well. Live a tale you wish to tell.

  3. #23
    Guild Novice Qwynegold's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2009
    Location
    Stockholm
    Posts
    23

    Default

    Interesting, allthough a bit complicated. Is it related to the picture in your avatar?

  4. #24
    Guild Member Jeff_Wilson63's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2009
    Location
    Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
    Posts
    78

    Post

    It's all the same system. There are 162 basic symbols, and 50+ grammatical markers. Name glyphs are formed from 5 symbols and 4 'name' grammatical markers. Here's another example:
    You can see the same 'Dream' symbol at the bottom of the above glyph, and to the left in my avatar. There are 104 trillion possible symbol combinations for names alone.

    My primary influences were Chinese and Mayan writing. Glyphica Arcana is completely ideographic and two-dimensional (instead of linear) and probably isn't very practical. Human minds haven't evolved in that direction. It is pretty though, and fun to use as a mystical script.

    Since the ideoglyphs don't align with English, building up vocabulary is an extended process. I never completed the Babel text, but I do have several verses, including the first (pre-svg format):
    "And the whole earth was of one language and speech;" becomes, "And there was but one speech."
    http://www.monticello21st.com/rpg/nfwiki/
    Call the Lightning. Ride the Storm. Find your Power. Become Reborn.
    Seek your Place, and know it well. Live a tale you wish to tell.

  5. #25

    Post

    I'm discovering that conlangs are a lot more work than I thought, since you can't help but make it up as you go

    I'm quite pleased with what I've come up with though, Saetian, which I've created as a proto-latin in this world I've created (it serves very much the same role as latin in this world actually, since most modern languages in the main continent are derived from or related to it). It's pronounced pretty much like spanish though.


    Eser
    Eo eso / Eo era / Eo o esto
    To eses / To erais / To ai esto
    Lo es / Lo era / Lo a esto
    Noi samo / Noi eramos / Noi oamo esto
    Voi sai / Voi eran / Voi oai esto
    Loi san / Loi eran / Loi an esto

    To be
    I am / I was / I have been
    You are / You were / You have been
    He is / He was / He has been
    We Are / We were / We have been
    You Are / You were / You have been
    They are / They were / They have been

    Like Spanish and Italian, this language has both Ester and Eser, like Estar and Ser or Essere and Stare.

    EDIT: Forgot to include the alphabet that I developed, which I think is somewhat similar to Arab or Sanskrit, but which my brother claims resembles an Alien alphabet...

    Last edited by minifidel; 11-10-2009 at 10:16 PM.

  6. #26
    Guild Artisan Facebook Connected
    Join Date
    May 2008
    Location
    Atlanta, Georgia, United States
    Posts
    928

    Post

    Is your "y" character meant to be essentially the same character as the "j" character but just with an underline beneath it?

    Additionally, you say the language is pronounced like spanish. That being the case, how is the "j" character pronounced? (Similar to "h" or similar to "y"?) What differentiates it from "h" or "y"?

    Within the context of the imaginary world this language evolved in, if "j" is pronounced similarly to "h" or to "y", have you considered what sort of circumstances may have given rise to two letters in their alphabet having effectively the same pronounciation?
    I think, therefore I am a nerd.
    Cogito, ergo sum nerdem.

    Check out my blog: "The Undiscovered Author"
    It's the story of a writer... follow me in my simple quest to get published, and share your own writing stories, adventures and writerly tips.

    Pimping my worldmap here. Still WIP... long way to go, but I'm pretty proud of what I've done so far...

  7. #27

    Default

    This all brings up fond memories of Spanish class.

  8. #28

    Post

    This is a piece in my language: Maraxxian.
    Attached Images Attached Images

  9. #29

    Post

    I have an old conlang lying around from an alien race

    I am / Hetet en
    You are / Artet en
    He/She is / Haje en
    E is / Naje en
    It is / Ma en
    We are / Hepe en
    You are / Harpe en
    They are / Narten en

  10. #30
    Guild Artisan Facebook Connected
    Join Date
    May 2008
    Location
    Atlanta, Georgia, United States
    Posts
    928

    Post

    E is?

    Is that representative of another gender in the alien race? Interesting b/c you also have a combined pronoun for "He/She" and a separate pronoun for "it", so I'm curious what the "E" pronoun (Naje) represents and why there might be a differentiation of "E" vs. "He/She" and "it".
    I think, therefore I am a nerd.
    Cogito, ergo sum nerdem.

    Check out my blog: "The Undiscovered Author"
    It's the story of a writer... follow me in my simple quest to get published, and share your own writing stories, adventures and writerly tips.

    Pimping my worldmap here. Still WIP... long way to go, but I'm pretty proud of what I've done so far...

Page 3 of 5 FirstFirst 12345 LastLast

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •