Poll
Question:
Shall we include use nasal vowels where possible? (they will be marked with a tilde above or beside)
Option 1: Yes
Option 2: No
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
Hey, you added a letter to my suggested name baddood; Partial credit amirite? doodella;
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.
Quote from: Zidone on February 24, 2008, 01:06:11 PM
Excuse me? doodthing;
But the name's tentative anyways.
rofl, i am blind
Let us use katakana. weewee;
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;
let's use the alphabet used by epseranto
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?
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
testing testing 1249
alpha decay
~ ` ! @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) _ - + = } { [ | \ / ? > . < , " ' : ;
Those are the new letters... more than 26 so we can get rid of similar ones
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).
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
We could just use pig latin and say we made it up.
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.
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.
Let's just speak Esperanto
Quote from: ME86 on February 24, 2008, 02:06:03 PM
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
I'm trying to say that I hate leetspeak, and that it would be better for the language to at least resemble natural a language(s).
Also, is that Finnish?
Quote from: JMV290 on February 24, 2008, 02:07:00 PM
Let's just speak Esperanto
That could be the lingua franca or something. lolwut
Quote from: Zidone on February 24, 2008, 02:08:02 PM
I'm trying to say that I hate leetspeak, and that it would be better for the language to at least resemble natural a language(s).
Also, is that Finnish?
That could be the lingua franca or something. lolwut
I just suggested that because it's already on the keyboard, I've never even used leet speak
Quote from: Your Posting Rival on February 24, 2008, 02:10:45 PM
I just suggested that because it's already on the keyboard, I've never even used leet speak
The Roman alphabet is also on the keyboard. lolwut
Quote from: Zidone on February 24, 2008, 02:13:05 PM
The Roman alphabet is also on the keyboard. lolwut
And look what happened to the Romans
Quote from: Your Posting Rival on February 24, 2008, 02:15:06 PM
And look what happened to the Romans
Are you saying the Roman alphabet causes empires to fall?
Quote from: Zidone on February 24, 2008, 02:16:01 PM
Are you saying the Roman alphabet causes empires to fall?
Yes. Look at the British Empire... gone. French? Gone. German? Gone. Luxemburg? Never even had one.
Quote from: Your Posting Rival on February 24, 2008, 02:18:36 PM
Yes. Look at the British Empire... gone. French? Gone. German? Gone. Luxemburg? Never even had one.
Look at the Akkadian Empire. Gone. Sumerian? Gone. Babylonian? Gone. doodthing;
Can we, you know, start working on the alphabet+phonology now, instead of arguing?
Quote from: Zidone on February 24, 2008, 02:20:56 PM
Look at the Akkadian Empire. Gone. Sumerian? Gone. Babylonian? Gone. doodthing;
Can we, you know, start working on the alphabet+phonology now, instead of arguing?
Do you think I'm being srs
Quote from: Your Posting Rival on February 24, 2008, 02:32:02 PM
Do you think I'm being srs
No, but I do think you're being distracting. srs
Quote from: Zidone on February 24, 2008, 02:34:59 PM
No, but I do think you're being distracting. srs
%@$% @#$#@%^^ *$^*%$
The first witty comeback of our new language has been cast
Quote from: Your Posting Rival on February 24, 2008, 02:36:25 PM
%@$% @#$#@%^^ *$^*%$
The first witty comeback of our new language has been cast
Would you like to transliterate that? srs
Quote from: Zidone on February 24, 2008, 02:43:18 PM
Would you like to transliterate that? srs
No, stop trying to assimilate me, American pig dog srs
Quote from: Your Posting Rival on February 24, 2008, 02:46:05 PM
No, stop trying to assimilate me, American pig dog srs
Okay, then can you at least tell me how it's pronounced?
Quote from: Zidone on February 24, 2008, 02:47:12 PM
Okay, then can you at least tell me how it's pronounced?
Sound it out
Quote from: Your Posting Rival on February 24, 2008, 02:48:36 PM
Sound it out
percent at dollar percent at hash dollar hash at percent caret caret asterisk dollar caret asterisk percent dollar
Quote from: Zidone on February 24, 2008, 02:50:27 PM
percent at dollar percent at hash dollar hash at percent caret caret asterisk dollar caret asterisk percent dollar
I guess it will do... Although anyone could tell you were an immigrant from a mile away
Quote from: Your Posting Rival on February 24, 2008, 02:53:01 PM
I guess it will do... Although anyone could tell you were an immigrant from a mile away
That's a really close language.
Quote from: Zidone on February 24, 2008, 02:56:41 PM
That's a really close language.
I guess our empire is going to fall, huh
Quote from: Your Posting Rival on February 24, 2008, 02:57:57 PM
I guess our empire is going to fall, huh
Empire? What empire? If you can be an immigrant from only a mile away, that's more like a village.
Quote from: Zidone on February 24, 2008, 02:59:22 PM
Empire? What empire? If you can be an immigrant from only a mile away, that's more like a village.
Ok, our forum will fall Mr. Literal
http://www.valentrinne.com/wiki/index.php?title=Boyagean/alphabet_and_phonology
BEHOLD
Quote from: Zidone on February 24, 2008, 05:32:09 PM
http://www.valentrinne.com/wiki/index.php?title=Boyagean/alphabet_and_phonology
BEHOLD
overly complicated
Quote from: Gin on February 24, 2008, 05:35:26 PM
overly complicated
i don't just give the IPA baddood;
Thread fails.
Quote from: xXTheHaunted on February 24, 2008, 05:43:36 PM
Thread fails.
save one hundred dollars on hooked on phonics
Quote from: xXTheHaunted on February 24, 2008, 05:43:36 PM
Thread fails.
Constructing a language is a worthwhile cause!
Quote from: superpowerpills.net on February 24, 2008, 05:44:09 PM
save one hundred dollars on hooked on phonics
This manbot should be made admin.
Quote from: Zidone on February 24, 2008, 05:45:22 PM
Constructing a language is a worthwhile cause!
Ok I have one its called American!
Quote from: xXTheHaunted on February 24, 2008, 05:47:45 PM
Ok I have one its called American!
That's a natural dialect of English.
Quote from: Zidone on February 24, 2008, 05:48:34 PM
That's a natural dialect of English.
Best dialect of the American dialect is... Minnesotan, oh god I love it
Quote from: Your Posting Rival on February 24, 2008, 05:50:01 PM
Best dialect of the American dialect is... Minnesotan, oh god I love it
Noo Yawkean is bettuh.
Quote from: Zidone on February 24, 2008, 05:32:09 PM
http://www.valentrinne.com/wiki/index.php?title=Boyagean/alphabet_and_phonology
BEHOLD
a- [ a ], [ a? ] (Spanish casa, English spa) aw aww
huh
spaw?
Quote from: JMV290 on February 24, 2008, 06:04:47 PM
a- [ a ], [ a? ] (Spanish casa, English spa) aw aww
huh
spaw?
Yes, isn't that how "spa" is pronounced? goonish
lets just use greek
no one even cares about it lol
Quote from: Zidone on February 24, 2008, 06:06:10 PM
Yes, isn't that how "spa" is pronounced? goonish
no
It sounds more like a person with a boston accent trying to say car
spah
cah
Quote from: JMV290 on February 24, 2008, 06:10:14 PM
no
It sounds more like a person with a boston accent trying to say car
spah
cah
huh
No, I mean "aw" as in "Aw, isn't that cute?".
Quote from: JMV290 on February 24, 2008, 06:10:14 PM
no
It sounds more like a person with a boston accent trying to say car
spah
cah
pahk the cah
lol boston
lol cawsa
Zidone sure knows a lot about language. isuckpenis
Quote from: Nyerp on February 24, 2008, 06:14:26 PM
lol cawsa
Zidone sure knows a lot about language. isuckpenis
Jesus dammit santa claus, insult me for having an accent. doodthing;
Quote from: Zidone on February 24, 2008, 06:17:50 PM
Jesus dammit santa claus, insult me for having an accent. doodthing;
everyone who speaks a language has an accent
But what accent is that? doodthing;
Quote from: Nyerp on February 24, 2008, 06:19:33 PM
everyone who speaks a language has an accent
But what accent is that? doodthing;
I meant an accent that causes me to make people insult me for having one.
I don't know, but everyone in my state has it. baddood;
Quote from: Zidone on February 24, 2008, 06:20:42 PM
I meant an accent that causes me to make people insult me for having one.
I don't know, but everyone in my state has it. baddood;
what state
Quote from: Zidone on February 24, 2008, 06:22:31 PM
wouldn't you like to know
for this discussion's sake, yes doodthing;
Quote from: Nyerp on February 24, 2008, 06:23:38 PM
for this discussion's sake, yes doodthing;
Tornado country.
Quote from: Zidone on February 24, 2008, 06:25:16 PM
Tornado country.
oh you little kansan doodella;
enjoy ur dust bowl
But they really talk like that there?
Quote from: Nyerp on February 24, 2008, 06:27:19 PM
oh you little kansan doodella;
enjoy ur dust bowl
But they really talk like that there?
Oh Jesus, idiot.
New vowel added. It's "æ" (ash).
Also, poll on nasal vowels.
Another new letter, ç (c-cedilla), to replace "hy" combination.
Oh, and I'm working on nouns.
More new letters to replace combinations-
Ñ (ñ) to replace "ny"
? (?) to replace "zh"
?? can be used to replace zhy.
Of course, the zh and zhy replacements (Cyrillic letter zhe) can't be used on the forum until this character display shit is cleared up. :(