Re: Delurking...

--- In conlang@yahoogroups.com, Steven Williams <feurieaux@Y...>
e-nupêca:

>I've come up with names for a few chemical elements.
>Okay, never mind, only glass, which in my current
>conlang, Nem, is /lyám-an-k'il/ 'sand-crystal'. I
>suppose I can derive the name for silicon dioxide from
>that, if I figure out how to shove the word for air
>/ìe/ in there somewhere:
>/lyám-an-amâ nàn-na-ìe-wa/ - sand.GEN.mother
>two.PAR.air.COM = 'mother of sand with two parts air'.
>Fun :).
Senyecan has the following basic words for metals and minerals:

âlµon = tin [µ = m_0]
aûson = gold
âyon = copper
çüitônon = limestone, chalk [çü = ts)_w]
gêfson = gypsum
hüâlon = crystal
lemûron = zinc [r = 4_0]
lôson = loam, clay
molîîvdon = lead
nâfton = petroleum
ooßûron = silver [ß = dz)]
ômïon = bronze [mï = m_j]
ôngon = coal, carbon
pîcon = pitch, bitumen, asphalt
qêlhon = iron [q = j/; h = j_0]
sâmÞon = sand
süêlpon = sulfur
hêlnon = glass
ßîson = quartz

And the following compound words are found:

àlercüêrpon = hydrogen, lightest-gas
àylemûron = brass, copper-zinc
cupcênïon = potassium, boil-ashes
çilôndon = slate, layer-stone
dàànooßûron = mercury, flow-silver
ertôngon = peat, earth-coal
iscôndon = mica, transparent-stone
muulvêson = oxygen, plant-exhalation
nèlemôndon = diamond, not-break-stone
nòòrðalôndon = emerald, noble-green-stone
nòòrmelôndon = sapphire, noble-blue-stone
nòòruuðôndon = ruby, noble-red-stone

-ûron is a suffix for naming metals:
lemûron = zinc, break-metal
ooßûron = silver, shiny-metal
ßüerûron - magnesium, bright-hot-metal

Now I have something else to occupy my waking moments: translating
the periodic table, at least the more common elements!!  But then,
increasing my lexicon is my favorite part of conlanging.

Charlie
http://wiki.frath.net/user:caeruleancentaur







	

	
		
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