K\u00f1o<\/strong> \/k\u0272\u00f5\/, package.<\/em> Il \u1ecbmlatyas mes T\u00e6rin ademlzabe il k\u00f1o \u00e5ku.<\/strong> The verb to be<\/em> is conjugated informally with the ade<\/strong> instead of glabde<\/strong> stem, with the mlza<\/strong> plural third person subject and the immediate present marker -be<\/strong> (which is where the now<\/em> comes from). I didn’t have a great way to do indirect proper nouns possessively because the possessive is a prefix, not a suffix. I played around with some options before deciding that mos-<\/strong> becomes mes<\/strong> \/m\u0259s\/ when there is a proper noun for the indirect object, a standalone word that is never stressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Muf<\/strong> \/muf\/, violet.<\/em> Kul mora ramuf tsurhjas narosa\u1ecbrru.<\/strong> Ku mek\u00e6l sevbuhja ademl t’ad l\u1ecbdema.<\/strong> I decided that the word ku sev<\/strong>, likeness\/image<\/em>, could also be used as a preposition when it takes the suffix -buhja<\/strong>, ablative\/causal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Rr\u00e6n\u00e4<\/strong> \/\u0281\u00e6.\u02c8n\u0251\u0324\/ 1. nosy<\/em>, 2. Surveilled<\/em>. From rr\u00e6<\/strong> (neck<\/em>) and n\u00e4d<\/strong> (bad, inconvenient<\/em>). This adjective\/adverb more faithfully means bad-necking<\/em>, where having a long neck is a metaphor for being able to see into places one ordinarily couldn’t (or shouldn’t). <\/p>\n\n\n\n Dok tz\u00ebla ku sokez l\u1ecbrr\u00e6n\u00e4.<\/strong> Ku s\u00e5b\u00e4bhle ransah\u00e6laerro t\u1ecbrre l\u1ecbrr\u00e6n\u00e4.<\/strong> The Narahji language has a hypothetical verb mood, which can be used to describe hypotheticals and as an evidentiality marker. (There’s also an expectant verb mood.) Here, I’ve translated it two different ways, which would depend on the context. Adding a sentence-sentiment particle like nex<\/b> (a negative intensifier) would more solidly place this sentence in the former category.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Abher<\/strong> \/\u0251\u03b2.\u02c8\u025b\u027e\/, bitter<\/em>. I hjenga rabher ademl moza.<\/strong> Malas\u0117 is a starchy, bitter fruit that is found in the canyon regions of the world I created. It is used in some types of foods as a starch or binder, and it can also be used in tanning in larger quantities and extracts. Its Narahji name is\u00a0moza<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Amskobhle \u00e5bhi agnomla omabher.<\/strong> Narahji has inclusive and exclusive we\/our<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Irei<\/strong> \/i.\u02c8\u027ee\u0361\u026a\/, sad, down<\/em>. I made the noun by combining the adjective-to-noun prefix m\u00e5v-<\/strong> with irei<\/strong>. The v<\/strong> + ir<\/strong> became bh<\/strong> and yielded the word as it stands. I’ve tried to get more organic (yet methodical) over the past few weeks creating new words in Narahji regarding sound combinations \u2014 instead of just tacking things on like I once did, I’m trying to figure out what makes the most sense sound-wise for words when I know a specific prefix will be common in usage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ku sukalv rapirei megnlosa\u1ecbrru \u1ecbkur.<\/strong> I m\u00e4dnu karr\u00e6la i m\u00e5bhei.<\/strong> Taixt<\/strong> \/ta\u0361\u026a\u00e7t\/, meditation.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Rebhuhjas i taixt t\u00e6yssa omtehj.<\/strong> Uv<\/strong> \/uv\/, anger<\/em>. Vir\u00e4mla ku l\u1ecbt\u00e4 l\u1ecbduv.<\/strong> To say that one is<\/em> angry, uv<\/strong> is used with the verb to swell<\/em>, tsubhit<\/strong>, with the indirect object marker -m\u00e4<\/strong> for partitive\/compositional case: <\/p>\n\n\n\n K’uvm\u00e4 tsubhssa. <\/strong> Nob<\/strong> \/no\u035c\u028ab\/, energetic.<\/em> Paxl omso kul k\u00e6k\u00e5 l\u1ecbnob.<\/strong> Paxl omvel kul k\u00e6k\u00e5 l\u1ecbnob. Paxl omb\u00e5tebh kul k\u00e6k\u00e5 l\u1ecbnob nex \u2026\u2026 I made the prefix ber-<\/strong>, which translates (loosely) to un<\/em>–<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Berdanai<\/strong> \/b\u0259\u027e.d\u0251.\u02c8na\u035c\u026a\/, to leave the presence of, to leave the attention of.<\/em> Il ben\u00fcm\u00e6da kyanberdanosa.<\/strong> I b\u1ecbd\u00e5buhja berts\u00f6sa.<\/strong> Ademl i b\u00e6k l\u1ecbyiberxat.<\/strong><\/strong> And that’s it for Lexember 2020 and for 2020 as a whole. It’s been a good month. Thank you so much for reading my conlanging things! I will be back to poetry sometime in January or February.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Day 23 K\u00f1o \/k\u0272\u00f5\/, package.Gnabik\u00f1o \/gn\u0251.bi.\u02c8k\u0272\u00f5\/, warehouse district.K\u00f1o\u00e4i \/k\u0272\u00f5.ha\u035c\u026a\/, to pack. This becomes to send if the object takes the -\u00f6s suffix. Il \u1ecbmlatyas mes T\u00e6rin ademlzabe il k\u00f1o \u00e5ku.Your (pl.) packages are in [the Goddess] T\u00e6rin’s hands now. The verb to be is conjugated informally with the ade instead of glabde stem, with the mlza plural third person subject and the immediate present marker -be…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","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}},"categories":[1],"tags":[5,8],"class_list":["post-555","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-conlangs","tag-lexember"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9qEhO-8X","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":555,"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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M\u0117 nihata miha \u0107ofi h\u0117a vo m\u0117is shass\u00e5ham hene\u00e5n\u1ecbfua.I had no mental clarity and wanted earplugs. \u1ecafua m\u0117i s\u0117in rer gianit shitarasuo.My ears rang due to\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":405,"url":"https:\/\/www.kayeboesme.com\/pangrammatike\/2019\/12\/07\/lexember-2019-december-1-7\/","url_meta":{"origin":555,"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. 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Diphya ov\u00e4lzabeneu?Why can't you all focus right now? I t\u00e6sonas l\u1ecbrelt v\u00e4lssa omniv\u00e6k.I focus best with repetitive music. Day 17 V\u00f6gnar\u00a0\/vo\u0324g.\u02c8n\u0251\u027e\/,\u00a0climate.\u00a0 From\u00a0xov\u00f6,\u00a0air, and\u00a0nar,\u00a0life, with the compound link\u00a0-g-.V\u00f6gnaradrak\u00a0\/vo\u0324g.\u02c8n\u0251\u027e.\u0251d.\u02cc\u027e\u0251k\/,\u00a0thermostat. 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Gnabik\u00f1o<\/strong> \/gn\u0251.bi.\u02c8k\u0272\u00f5\/, warehouse district.<\/em>
K\u00f1o\u00e4i<\/strong> \/k\u0272\u00f5.ha\u035c\u026a\/, to pack. <\/em>This becomes to send<\/em> if the object takes the -\u00f6s<\/strong> suffix.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Your<\/em> (pl.) packages are in <\/em>[the Goddess] T\u00e6rin’s hands now.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nDay 24<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Ad<\/strong> \/\u0251d\/, indigo<\/em>.
Dema <\/strong>\/d\u0259.\u02c8m\u0251\/, faded.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
kul mo.\u02c8r\u0251 r\u0251.\u02c8muf \u02c8t\u035csu\u027e.\u029d\u0251s \u02c8n\u0251\u027e.os.\u02cc\u0251.\u026a\u0281u
I dried violet-colored flowers for you.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
ku m\u0259.\u02c8k\u00e6l s\u0259v.bu.\u02c8\u029d\u0251 \u0251d.\u02c8\u025bm.l\u0329 t\u0251d l\u026a.d\u0259.\u02c8m\u0251
Faded indigo is like the sky.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nDay 25<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The surveilled painting hangs there.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Suppose the nosy government official had asked lim about the tapestry.<\/em>
Alt. The nosy government official could have asked lim about the tapestry.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nDay 26<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
B\u00e5bher<\/strong> \/b\u0251\u03b2.\u02c8\u025b\u027e\/, astringent<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Malas\u0117 is a bitter fruit.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Le lies bitterly about our (exclusive) matriarch.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nDay 27<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
M\u00e5bhei<\/strong> \/m\u0254.\u02c8\u03b2e\u0361\u026a\/, sorrow<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ku su.\u02c8k\u0251lv r\u0251.pi.\u027ee\u0361\u026a m\u0259.\u02c8\u0272lo.s\u0251.\u026a\u0281.u \u026a.\u02c8ku\u027e
I hated sad<\/em> [secular] songs once.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
i m\u0251\u0324d.\u02c8nu k\u0251.\u02c8\u0281\u00e6.l\u0251 i m\u0254.\u03b2e\u035c\u026a
Sorrow floats on heart-pain.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nDay 28<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\u027e\u0259.\u02c8\u03b2u.\u029d\u0251s i ta\u0361\u026a\u00e7t \u02c8t\u00e6\u0361\u026a.s\u02d0\u0251 om.\u02c8t\u025b\u029d
I number meditation as necessary for every person.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nDay 29<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Uv\u00e4i<\/strong> \/uv.ha\u0361\u026a\/, to anger<\/em>.
Duv<\/strong> \/duv\/, 1. angry<\/em>. 2. aggravated<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The aggravated injury hurts.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
I swell with anger.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nDay 30<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Vel<\/strong> \/v\u025bl\/, loud<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Energetic children play intensely.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/strong>Energetic children play loudly.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/strong>Energetic children play suspiciously silently \u2026\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nDay 31<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Berts\u00e4i<\/strong> \/b\u0259\u027e.\u02c8t\u0361sa\u0324\u035c\u026a\/, to disturb something<\/em>.
Berit<\/strong> \/b\u0259\u027e.\u02c8it\/, to grant permission.<\/em>
Berxat<\/strong> \/b\u0259\u027e.\u02c8\u00e7\u0251t\/, small, lightweight<\/em>.
Yiberxat<\/strong> \/ji.b\u0259\u027e.\u02c8\u00e7\u0251t\/, <\/strong>dainty<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I am leaving the attention of you all for some months.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
I disturbed the dust.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is dainty.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n