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Boyagean language (hey guys you can suggest words you know)

Started by [hedy]Zidone, February 24, 2008, 01:03:40 PM

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Shall we include use nasal vowels where possible? (they will be marked with a tilde above or beside)

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[hedy]Zidone

We're currently using the Roman alphabet, with a few modifications (schwa, i-bar, ash, c-cedilla), in addition to some exotic click consonants and modified sounds. As soon as this Cyrillic/Greek situation is fixed, we may bring some of those letters in to substitute for some more dubious combinations. Thorn and eth can currently be used for th and dh, though. Currently working on the word list. We'll probably start work on grammar as soon as we have enough words.

Uh, as soon as I have enough words. I'm the only one working on this, dammit. baddood;

Oh, and the name is tentative. Feel free to suggest alternatives.

Rules for suggesting words:
1. Must follow pronunciation of letters
2. Must include English word, part of speech and definition

http://boyah.net/wiki/index.php?title=Boyagean/alphabet_and_phonology
http://boyah.net/wiki/index.php?title=Boyagean/word_list
http://boyah.net/wiki/index.php?title=Boyagean/grammar

YPrrrr

Hey, you added a letter to my suggested name baddood; Partial credit amirite? doodella;

[hedy]Zidone

Quote from: Your Posting Rival on February 24, 2008, 01:05:20 PM
Hey, you added a letter to my sugested name baddood; Partial credit amirite? doodella;

Quote from: Zidone on February 24, 2008, 12:58:36 PM
If Boyah were a country, what would its name, language, location and 3-letter currency abbreviation (currency is definitely luts) be?

I nominate (in order): Valentrinne-Boyah, Boyagean, just south of Africa, and VBL (Valentrinne-Boyagean Lut).

Excuse me? doodthing;

But the name's tentative anyways.

YPrrrr


ME##

Let us use katakana. weewee;

[hedy]Zidone

Quote from: ME86 on February 24, 2008, 01:19:15 PM
Let us use katakana. weewee;

I said alphabet, not syllabary.

Plus, my computer can't display Jajajajapanese. doodthing;

Daddy

let's use the alphabet used by epseranto

[hedy]Zidone

Quote from: JMV290 on February 24, 2008, 01:45:34 PM
let's use the alphabet used by epseranto

something with more sounds would be better

how 'bout an original?

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Quote from: Zidone on February 24, 2008, 01:47:17 PM
?? Alpha    ?? Nu
?? Beta    ?? Xi
?? Gamma    ?? Omicron
?? Delta    ?? Pi
?? Epsilon    ?? Rho
?? Zeta    ??? Sigma
?? Eta    ?? Tau
?? Theta    ?? Upsilon
?? Iota    ?? Phi
?? Kappa    ?? Chi
?? Lambda    ?? Psi
?? Mu    ?? Omega
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YPrrrr

~ ` ! @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) _ - + = } { [ | \ / ? > . < , " ' : ;

Those are the new letters... more than 26 so we can get rid of similar ones

[hedy]Zidone

Quote from: Your Posting Rival on February 24, 2008, 01:56:11 PM
~ ` ! @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) _ - + = } { [ | \ / ? > . < , " ' : ;

Those are the new letters... more than 26 so we can get rid of similar ones

I would think something that resembles an actual language would be better. doodthing;

But I was planning on using some of those marks (such as ') for signifying sounds without proper letters (such as those click consonants I've always wanted).

YPrrrr

Quote from: Zidone on February 24, 2008, 02:00:01 PM
I would think something that resembles an actual language would be better. doodthing;

But I was planning on using some of those marks (such as ') for signifying sounds without proper letters (such as those click consonants I've always wanted).
Actual languages are comprised of random symbols too

Cookie

We could just use pig latin and say we made it up.

[hedy]Zidone

Quote from: Your Posting Rival on February 24, 2008, 02:02:24 PM
Actual languages are comprised of random symbols too

I think what I'm trying to say here is that I HATE LEETSPEAK baddood;

Quote from: The_Cookie_Monster on February 24, 2008, 02:04:31 PM
We could just use pig latin and say we made it up.

You suck.

ME##

Quote from: Zidone on February 24, 2008, 02:00:01 PM
I would think something that resembles an actual language would be better. doodthing;


Languages are just random symbols unless you can read it.  doodthing;

Like take this for example:

Pelikonsolista julkaistiin Euroopassa aluksi vain kalliimpi 599 euron hintainen 60 gigatavun kiintolevyllä varustettu malli, jossa on edullisempaan 20 gigatavun malliin verrattuna lisäksi mm.

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