Re: Bitten by the new language bug!

grandsir@natlab.research.philips.com writes:



> This seems to be a very dangerous insect this one :) . Does anyone has
>ever studied it?
Oh yes, and it spreads around the lenguavirus :). It is harmless if
detected early but if caught late, it can cause the host to create
languages left and right, and discard previous languages mid-grammar :).
>
>
>        The conlang bug bit me once again right after the beginning of
>Chasma"o"cho, but I'm currently taking medecine to diminish the effects
>of the drug it injected to me. But I don't know how long I can resist.
>Anyway, my next conlang will have a trigger system like yours, that is
>sure :) .
Very good. Well, as long as it does not hamper your other languages, all
should be well. Remember to go outside, get some fresh air and do other
stuff, and the lenguavirus should be manageable :).





Anyway, in my haste last night, I forgot to add a very important sound,
which gives the language it's Philippine like feel. The updated phonology
is:

consonants - b, k, d, g, h, l, m, n, p, s, t, y, ng
vowels - a, e, i, o, u
diphthongs - aw, iw, ay, oy

<y> is always said as /j/, never like /i/ or /ai/. It is used in
diphthongs because two vowels together are voiced separately. Also, <ng>
is said as /N/.

Further, when certain sounds come together they produce a different sound:

dy - /dZ/ (this is not as hard as it is in English, it's a little softer)
sy - /S/ (however it is not so harsh as in English, its sort of a
combination between /s/ and /S/)

>   Any idea of the syllable structure?

Well, I was messing around with syllable structure and creating words on
langmaker and the sample words I recieved look great and have the feel i'm
going for.

C - consonants
V - vowels
D - dipthongs

Syllables can be either:

- CVC - kak
- CD - daw
- VC - ak
- CV - sa
- V - a

These can be added together to make words of almost any length (but I am
cutting it off at 4 max to keep words short (and with the noun and verb
affixes, they can get long!)

Soooo... with that in mind, the basic words might look like:
- an
- asaw (a-saw)
- naangi  (na-a-ngi)
- temadatan (te-ma-dat-an)

As you can see, after four syllables words start get long for just the
basic words. With affixes, that would further increase length (in
Hiligaynon, which sparked this latest conlanging adventure, words can look
like: babaengsmanogbaligya which means "sales woman").

Here's a little more that I have figured out for this new language:

Nouns:

Nouns form the roots of the language. They are where the verbs, as well as
adverbs and adjectives come from. Nouns will be modified with affixes to
create adjectives, verbs, and adverbs, as well as other nouns.

Verbs:

These will be in a focus/trigger system just as Magandang Kadomo is
(except all the words for this one are a-priori, instead of a-posteriori
and a-priori as in Magandang Kadomo). There will also be tense in this
system, and the focuses are conjugated according to their tense (so I have
a slight Indo-European / Austronesian mixed verb system). I have yet to
figure out which focuses I want to include.

Adjectives and Adverbs:

The recent discussion on redubplication helped to spark this new language.
Adjectives and adverbs will show intensity by reduplication, just as you
do it in Tagalog. They also show relationship to the noun through linking
particles.

Word order:

This will be VSO as my first conlang is.

Anyway, that's all I can think of for now.



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