This is not a conlang (Transcriptions).

Caleb Hines wrote, quoting Sally Caves:

> >(Please forgive my inaccurate spelling and hearing--the ellipses are where
> >I just wasn't fast enough writing at your speed of diction):
>
> Interesting. I hear the sounds a bit differently. I agree with there being
> four sentences, and the rising/falling stress, but not the sounds. The top
> line in each of the following pairs is your's, the bottom is mine. Brackets
> indicate sections I'm not fairly sure about. They should line up.
I am going to attempt to comment on the transcription. Please note
that my comments are not intrinsically more authorative than anyone
else's. I'm just as capable of being wrong as anyone else, and I
wouldn't have been able to do it without your help!

Here's a modified audial file, identical to the original, but slower.
<http://web.netyp.com/member/dragon/say/gibberish1slow.mp3>

SALLY:   Mirakun essem ...            krokuan       ...echoda,
CALEB:   Pirakun essem [e] kudamasane krekuma [esse]madaktada,
ADRIAN:  Pirakun essem  a  kudamasane krekuma essemara   tada,

SALLY:   bekoian  ...                    am chupea.
CALEB:   mukhoyin ered [merekolins even] al chupea.
ADRIAN:  mukhoyen äräd  marekolin süvän  al chupea.

SALLY:   Ne firkun, ishuan a pragna     ata echuala, herkol, ....  achenena.
CALEB:   Lithiakum, yeshum apagna esmum ata   chula,  hekol [enwasua] tenena.
ADRIAN:  Lithiaküm, yeshum apagna esmum ata   chuela, hekol  enasuwa  tenena.

SALLY:   Hunse   ulpits ....           chuapan, ishi para  a colchu.
CALEB:  [Hönsen ukhet  akumen]telum er johaen  [ashupereng apolitür].
ADRIAN:  Hunsen ukhets akumen telum er joahan   ashuparan  apoljür.

SALLY:   Enkumpan,  e krenenos, e krokua.
CALEB:   Ahuntren,  e kernenos, e papua.
ADRIAN:  Akhuntren, e kernenos, e papua.

So, in summary, I would transcribe it as follows:

Pirakun essem a kudamasane krekuma essemara tada, mukhoyen äräd
marekolin süvän al chupea. Lithiaküm, yeshum apagna esmum ata chuela,
hekol enasuwa tenena. Hunsen ukhets akumen telum er joahan ashuparan
apoljür. Akhuntren, e kernenos, e papua.

I notice that most words ends with [n] or [m] or [@]. Checking the
statistics I find the following frequencies:

17% of words end with {m}.
23% of words end with {n}.
31% of words end with {a}.
29% of words end with other.

Is this good, bad or indifferent?

Adrian.

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