{"id":421,"date":"2019-12-24T14:17:26","date_gmt":"2019-12-24T19:17:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kayeboesme.com\/pangrammatike\/?p=421"},"modified":"2021-04-29T21:06:37","modified_gmt":"2021-04-30T01:06:37","slug":"lexember-2019-december-16-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kayeboesme.com\/pangrammatike\/2019\/12\/24\/lexember-2019-december-16-24\/","title":{"rendered":"Lexember 2019: December 16-24"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">December 16<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today&#8217;s word showcases some stuff I talked about back in 2017 \u2014 namely, that the articles in Tveshi occasionally signify the difference between a general concept and a specific concept. In the opposite sense, something specific can become a general concept by adding the prefix <strong>si-<\/strong>, which is evident from many of the words I have worked on this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ua<\/strong>&nbsp;\/u\u0361\u0251\/, n. Class D.&nbsp;<em>Reason, cognition<\/em>.&nbsp;<strong>Ohua fem\u1ecb<\/strong>&nbsp;\/\u02c8o\u0361\u028a.xu\u0361\u0251\/,&nbsp;<em>a reason<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Uayi<\/strong> \/\u02c8u\u0361\u0251.ji\/,&nbsp;<em>reasoned<\/em>.&nbsp;<br><strong>Oihua&nbsp;<\/strong>\/\u02c8o\u0361i.xu\u0361\u0251\/,&nbsp;<em>motivation<\/em>. <br><strong>M\u1ecbhua<\/strong> \/\u02c8m\u026a.xu\u0361\u0251\/,&nbsp;<em>brain<\/em>&nbsp;(Class A).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Thuyihua&nbsp;<\/strong>\/\u03b8u.\u02c8ji.xu\u0361\u0251\/,&nbsp;<em>maladaptive reasoning<\/em>.&nbsp;<br><strong>Aiahua&nbsp;<\/strong>\/\u02c8a\u026a\u0361a.xu\u0361\u0251\/,&nbsp;<em>irrationality<\/em>.&nbsp;<br><strong>Aiahuayi<\/strong>&nbsp;\/a\u026a\u0361a.\u02c8xu\u0361\u0251.ji\/,&nbsp;<em>irrational<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And now for a sentence \u2014 we all know that sleep is important, and this is how you say so in Tveshi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>M\u1ecbhua shass\u00e5hauptu tofa helenai jen hat epena.&nbsp;<br><\/strong>\/\u02c8m\u026a.xu\u0361\u0251 \u0283\u028c.\u0282\u0254.\u02c8ha\u0361\u028a.ptu \u02c8t\u032ao\u028a.f\u028c h\u0259.\u02c8l\u025b.na\u0361\u026a \u0292\u025bn h\u0251t\u032a \u0259.\u02c8p\u025b.n\u028c\/<br><em>The brain needs sleep to be healthy.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">December 17<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Uei<\/strong> \/ue\u0361\u026a\/, n. Class A.&nbsp;<em>Harmony<\/em>.&nbsp;<strong>Ueihi<\/strong> \/\u02c8ue\u0361\u026a.xi\/, <em>harmonious<\/em>.&nbsp;<strong>Au\u0307eit<\/strong> \/\u02c8\u0251\u0294.ue\u0361\u026at\u032a\/, <em>to harmonize, to bring into harmony<\/em>. Reflexively, <em>to reform the self, to self-correct<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Enau\u0307ei<\/strong> \/\u0259.\u02c8n\u028c.\u0294ue\u0361\u026a\/, the harmony of the Gods.&nbsp;<br><strong>Iau\u0307ei<\/strong> \/\u02c8i\u0251.\u0294ue\u0361\u026a\/, chordal sequences used in religious worship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Kaiau\u0307ei<\/strong> \/\u02c8k\u02bca\u026a\u0361a\u0294.ue\u0361\u026a\/, <em>harmony in love<\/em>.&nbsp;<br><strong>M\u1ecbu\u0307ei<\/strong> \/\u02c8m\u026a\u0294.ue\u0361\u026a\/, <em>well-being<\/em>.&nbsp;<br><strong>Aiau\u0307ei<\/strong> \/\u02c8a\u026a\u0361a\u0294.ue\u0361\u026a\/, <em>discord<\/em>.&nbsp;<br><strong>Aiau\u0307eiyi<\/strong> \/a\u026a\u0361a\u0294.\u02c8ue\u0361\u026a.ji\/, <em>discordant<\/em>.&nbsp;<br><strong>Uhaiau\u0307ei<\/strong> \/u.\u02c8\u0266a\u026a\u0361a\u0294.ue\u0361\u026a\/, <em>dissonance<\/em>.&nbsp;<br><strong>Uhaiau\u0307eiyi<\/strong> \/u.\u0266a\u026a\u0361a\u0294.\u02c8ue\u0361\u026a.ji\/, <em>dissonant<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>M\u0117 m\u0117is ueiem fuimua ukh\u1ecbnni g\u1ecbsh\u1ecbptis.<br><\/strong>\/m\u025b \u02c8m\u025b.\u0294is \u02c8ue\u0361\u026a.\u0259m \u02c8fu\u0361i.mu\u0361\u0251 u.\u02c8\u0280\u026a\u0303.\u00f0i g\u026a.\u02c8\u0283\u026a.ptis.\/<br><em>I self-corrected my actions while studying.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">December 18<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ueil\u0117<\/strong>&nbsp;\/\u02c8ue\u0361i.l\u0259\/, n. Class D.&nbsp;<em>Veil<\/em>.&nbsp;<strong>Ueili&nbsp;<\/strong>\/\u02c8ue\u0361i.li\/,&nbsp;<em>veiled<\/em>.&nbsp;<strong>Ahueilit&nbsp;<\/strong>\/\u02c8\u028c.xue\u0361i.lit\u032a\/,&nbsp;<em>to veil<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Iahueil\u0117&nbsp;<\/strong>\/i\u0361\u0251.\u02c8xue\u0361i.l\u0259\/, any veil worn in a religious context.&nbsp;<strong>Iahueil\u0117 \u1ecbgesahji&nbsp;<\/strong>\/i\u0361\u0251.\u02c8xue\u0361i.l\u0259 \u026a.g\u0259.\u02c8s\u0251.\u029di\/,&nbsp;<em>\u1ecagzarhjenya veil<\/em>, the veils that young women who are \u1ecagzarhjenya wear before marriage.&nbsp;I also conlanged the word for the \u1ecagzarhjenya ethnic group in Tveshi, which I hadn&#8217;t done before. Tveshi has very few consonant clusters and often simplifies Narahji loanwords.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ah\u00e5ihueilit<\/strong>&nbsp;\/\u02c8\u028c.\u0266\u0254\u0361i.xue\u0361i.lit\u032a\/,&nbsp;<em>to unveil<\/em>, <em>to bring to happy completion, to start anew<\/em>. In Tveshi culture, since veils are used in some types of ceremonies related to milestones \u2014 and to the south by the \u1ecagzarhjenya to mark that an unmarried woman (or girl past menarche) is saving hair to offer for the marriage sacrifice \u2014 the mental associations with veiling tend to be related to pride, happiness, and completion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>M\u0117 ueilem enasaupu.<br><\/strong>\/m\u025b \u02c8ue\u0361i.l\u0259m \u0259.n\u028c.\u02c8sa\u0361\u028a.pu\/<br><em>I veiled during the procession.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">December 19<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The entry was short today because I had a lot going on. My girlfriend wound up in the hospital, and I was very scared and uncertain about things, so it was hard to focus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ulait<\/strong> \/\u02c8u.la\u0361\u026at\u032a\/, v.&nbsp;<em>To wander, to roam.<\/em> <strong>Akaiahulait<\/strong> \/\u028c.k\u02bca\u026a\u0361a.\u02c8xu.la\u0361\u026at\u032a\/, <em>to avoid one&#8217;s feelings, especially intense ones, or the things that can make one happy<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">December 20<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I wrote this entry in the middle of the night after getting back from the hospital and before falling asleep. I was so fatigued that I didn&#8217;t even realize that I was at the finishing point for the dictionary\/lexicon cleanup I&#8217;d started a few years ago \u2014 all of the words past December 20 are brand new, as in they aren&#8217;t being cleaned up from my ineffective notes. Most of the original conlang work on Tveshi that I&#8217;ve done is via derivative words using prefixes (and some suffixes) or creating new phrases and idioms based on the noun bases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Yanna<\/strong>&nbsp;\/\u02c8j\u0251\u0303.\u00f0\u028c\/, n. Class D.&nbsp;<em>Truth<\/em>.&nbsp;<strong>Oyanna&nbsp;<\/strong>\/o\u028a.\u02c8j\u0251\u0303.\u00f0\u028c\/,&nbsp;<em>Truth<\/em>, idealized form.&nbsp;<strong>Ayannit<\/strong>&nbsp;\/\u028c.\u02c8j\u0251\u0303.\u00f0it\u032a\/,&nbsp;<em>to reveal, to uncover, to bring something to light<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Nuayanna<\/strong>&nbsp;\/nu\u0361\u0251.\u02c8j\u0251\u0303.\u00f0\u028c\/,&nbsp;<em>uncomfortable trut<\/em>h. Siyanna \/si.\u02c8j\u0251\u0303.\u00f0\u028c\/,&nbsp;<em>truthfulness<\/em>.&nbsp;<strong>Yanni&nbsp;<\/strong>\/\u02c8j\u0251\u0303.\u00f0i\/,&nbsp;<em>truthful<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mesh yanniai oteishua fem opta keusi.&nbsp;<br><\/strong><em>We will uncover the best morning routines.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Fuimua nothi rer yannit.&nbsp;<br><\/strong><em>Evil deeds were uncovered\/brought to light.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">December 21<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first of many new words. \ud83c\udf05 Also, my girlfriend was released from the hospital and decided to come to my place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Yi\u00e5nn\u1ecb\u00f1ah<\/strong>&nbsp;\/ji\u0361\u0254\u0303.\u02c8\u00f0\u026a.\u0272\u028cx\/, n. Class N.&nbsp;<em>Boundary between built-up areas and natural wild places.<\/em> More recently applied to the <em>parts of human-occupied space that are near planets to denote their liminal status<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">December 22<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Late Saturday night, my girlfriend was readmitted to the ER. I wrote this entry after a night of no sleep, and on Sunday, I decided to stay awake as long as possible to reset my circadian rhythm. She was released early Sunday evening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I let out a lot of steam via conlanging and discovered that I had no word for <em>hospital<\/em> or for <em>hospital ward<\/em>, so I made two words. I also made a word for <em>neurology<\/em> and a new suffix for <em>study of<\/em>, based on <strong>g\u1ecbsh<\/strong>, the word for <em>study<\/em> \u2014 <strong>-(v)\u1ecbsh<\/strong>. Both of my sisters ended up in the hospital with pregnancy complications last year, so I figured out how to describe maternity sections, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u1ecames<\/strong>&nbsp;\/\u02c8\u026a.m\u0259s\/, Class D.&nbsp;<em>Area, section<\/em>.&nbsp;<strong>Ay\u1ecbmesit<\/strong>,&nbsp;<em>to section off<\/em>. Reflexively,&nbsp;<em>to be discreet about<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u1ecames m\u1ecbhuay\u1ecbsev\u1ecbshi<\/strong>, <em>neurology section<\/em>.&nbsp;<br><strong>\u1ecames iagafuini<\/strong>,&nbsp;<em>maternity section<\/em>, with the&nbsp;<strong>ia-<\/strong>&nbsp;prefix to denote that maternity hospitals are on temple grounds.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Enay\u1ecbmes<\/strong>, temple precinct.&nbsp;<br><strong>Heney\u1ecbmesi<\/strong>, an adjective to describe something that has broken boundaries.&nbsp;<br><strong>Uy\u1ecbmes<\/strong>, labyrinth.&nbsp;<br><strong>Uy\u1ecbmesi<\/strong>, labyrinthine.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>M\u0117 m\u0117is \u1ecbmesa \u0107ovai th\u00e5tohi.<\/strong>&nbsp;<br><em>I am discreet about my private thoughts.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u0106ai\u00f1a<\/strong>&nbsp;\/\u02c8t\u0361\u0283a\u0361\u026a.\u0272\u028c\/, n. Class D.&nbsp;<em>Hospital<\/em>.&nbsp;<strong>A\u0107ai\u00f1ait<\/strong>&nbsp;\/\u028c.\u02c8t\u0361\u0283a\u0361\u026a.\u0272a\u0361\u026at\u032a\/,&nbsp;<em>to be in the hospital<\/em>; passively,&nbsp;<em>something\/someone located in the hospital<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u00c5sseka ohepeni \u0107ai\u00f1a\u00f1\u1ecb.<\/strong><br><em>Medical books are located in the hospital.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">December 23<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Khut<\/strong>&nbsp;\/\u0280ut\u032a\/, n. Class N.&nbsp;<em>A walk, a promenade<\/em>.&nbsp;<strong>Khuti&nbsp;<\/strong>\/\u02c8\u0280u.t\u032ai\/,&nbsp;<em>walking<\/em>, adj., as in&nbsp;<strong>iasau khuti<\/strong>,&nbsp;<em>a walking pilgrimage<\/em>.&nbsp;<strong>Akhutait&nbsp;<\/strong>\/\u028c.\u02c8\u0280u.t\u032aa\u0361\u026at\u032a\/,&nbsp;<em>to walk<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Sikhut<\/strong>,&nbsp;<em>mobility<\/em>; adj.&nbsp;<strong>sikhuti<\/strong>.&nbsp;<br><strong>Henesikhut<\/strong>,&nbsp;<em>nonmobility<\/em>; adj.&nbsp;<strong>henekhuti<\/strong>. &nbsp;<br><strong>Ohenesikhut<\/strong>,&nbsp;<em>immobility<\/em>; adj.&nbsp;<strong>ohenesikhuti<\/strong>.&nbsp;<br><strong>Aoakhut<\/strong>, the movement of plants and blood-vining organisms.&nbsp;<br><strong>Ahaoakhutait por\u00e5s\u0117a<\/strong>,&nbsp;<em>to plant-move\/grow towards the sun<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Aovutua aoakhutam\u1ecb por\u00e5s\u0117a.<\/strong><br><em>The ivies crept towards the sun.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">December 24<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Khassa<\/strong>&nbsp;\/\u02c8\u0280\u0251.\u0282\u028c\/, n. Class D.&nbsp;<em>Game<\/em>. Khassi \/\u02c8\u0280\u0251.\u0282i\/, gamelike. Akhassit \/\u028c.\u02c8\u0280\u0251.\u0282it\u032a\/, to game, to play something structured with rules.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Sikhassa<\/strong>&nbsp;\/si.\u02c8\u0280\u0251.\u0282\u028c\/,&nbsp;<em>gaming<\/em>, when taken as a whole, adj. <strong>sikhassi<\/strong> \/si.\u02c8\u0280\u0251.\u0282i\/.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Sikhassa kua\u0107a \u0107uh\u1ecb vo l\u1ecbfa jinna vasa kouriag\u1ecb oth\u00e5totei.<br><\/strong><em>Gaming helps the yearning for human touch when people are isolated.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Utom<\/strong>&nbsp;\/\u02c8u.to\u0361\u028am\/, n. Class D.&nbsp;<em>Card<\/em>.&nbsp;<strong>Utomi<\/strong>&nbsp;\/u.\u02c8to\u0361\u028a.mi\/,&nbsp;<em>flat, card-like<\/em>.&nbsp;<em>Uncertain<\/em>, as in up to chance like a card game.&nbsp;<em>Owned, but separable\/unstable<\/em>.&nbsp;<strong>Ahutomit<\/strong>&nbsp;\/\u028cx.u.\u02c8to\u0361\u028a.mit\u032a\/,&nbsp;<em>to card<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>to place faith in something unstable<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u0106\u00e5 utoma mefamo\u0107, nia arat\u1ecbkouri\u0107 lop\u0117 nideoh\u00e5ria khaya h\u0117i.&nbsp;<\/strong><br><em>You-formal-sing place faith in laws, and politicians here do not respect honor.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>December 16 Today&#8217;s word showcases some stuff I talked about back in 2017 \u2014 namely, that the articles in Tveshi occasionally signify the difference between a general concept and a specific concept. In the opposite sense, something specific can become a general concept by adding the prefix si-, which is evident from many of the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"#Lexember 2019: December 16-24\n\n#Conlang work on #Tveshi, collated, with some comments on finishing up some crucial dictionary work and personal things that impacted things this week.","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[5,8,7],"class_list":["post-421","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-conlangs","tag-lexember","tag-tveshi"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9qEhO-6N","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":62,"url":"https:\/\/www.kayeboesme.com\/pangrammatike\/2017\/12\/02\/lexember-days-1-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":421,"position":0},"title":"Lexember: Days 1-2","author":"kaye","date":"2 December 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"I wanted to translate \"lexember\" into Tveshi. 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My dictionary is in pain!!!","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kayeboesme.com\/pangrammatike\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-30-at-7.28.41-AM-876x1024.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kayeboesme.com\/pangrammatike\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-30-at-7.28.41-AM-876x1024.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kayeboesme.com\/pangrammatike\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-30-at-7.28.41-AM-876x1024.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kayeboesme.com\/pangrammatike\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-30-at-7.28.41-AM-876x1024.png?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":99,"url":"https:\/\/www.kayeboesme.com\/pangrammatike\/2017\/12\/31\/lexember-22-31-fried-pastries-counting-mass-nouns-is-hard-and-yes-theres-a-word-for-the-darkness-of-space\/","url_meta":{"origin":421,"position":2},"title":"Lexember #22-31: Fried pastries, counting mass nouns is hard, and yes, there&#8217;s a word for the darkness of space","author":"kaye","date":"31 December 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"I have a lot of lexember stuff below, most of it from Twitter. Since I have more than 280 characters here, I've significantly expanded some chunks, such as December 24th's entry, where I describe how more complicated types of counting work in Tveshi (e.g., how you say you have three\u2026","rel":"","context":"In \"lexember\"","block_context":{"text":"lexember","link":"https:\/\/www.kayeboesme.com\/pangrammatike\/tag\/lexember\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"A screenshot of my Tveshi dictionary.","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kayeboesme.com\/pangrammatike\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Screen-Shot-2017-12-31-at-6.25.22-PM-1024x637.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kayeboesme.com\/pangrammatike\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Screen-Shot-2017-12-31-at-6.25.22-PM-1024x637.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kayeboesme.com\/pangrammatike\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Screen-Shot-2017-12-31-at-6.25.22-PM-1024x637.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kayeboesme.com\/pangrammatike\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Screen-Shot-2017-12-31-at-6.25.22-PM-1024x637.png?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":405,"url":"https:\/\/www.kayeboesme.com\/pangrammatike\/2019\/12\/07\/lexember-2019-december-1-7\/","url_meta":{"origin":421,"position":3},"title":"Lexember 2019: December 1-7","author":"kaye","date":"7 December 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"It is once again Lexember, the time of year when conlangers work on our lexicons. Looking Back Last year, I wrote a language called Eamaru\/Eamarubhe from scratch to support a creative writing project called Ossia, a story about the daughter of Salus Niksubvya who is solving the puzzle of who\u2026","rel":"","context":"In \"conlangs\"","block_context":{"text":"conlangs","link":"https:\/\/www.kayeboesme.com\/pangrammatike\/tag\/conlangs\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":437,"url":"https:\/\/www.kayeboesme.com\/pangrammatike\/2019\/12\/31\/lexember-2019-december-25-31\/","url_meta":{"origin":421,"position":4},"title":"Lexember 2019: December 25-31","author":"kaye","date":"31 December 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"December 25 Hene\u00e5n\u00a0\/\u02c8h\u025b.n\u0259\u0361\u0254n\/, n. Class D.\u00a0Dampener, as in something that reduces noise. Plural\u00a0hene\u00e5mua.\u00a0Hene\u00e5ni, dampened.\u00a0Ahene\u00e5nit, to dampen, to reduce noisiness.\u00a0Hene\u00e5n\u1ecbfua, earplugs. \u1ecaf\u00a0\/\u026af\/, n. 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