learning another language really lets you know how lazy english is as a language. so many times english requires you to just give up, mid-vowel or mid-consonant, and that's just the end of that syllable. other languages just don't stand for that sort of nonsense.
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October 6, 2026 at 4:08 PM
learning another language really lets you know how lazy english is as a language. so many times english requires you to just give up, mid-vowel or mid-consonant, and that's just the end of that syllable. other languages just don't stand for that sort of nonsense.
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From sublime and consonant downbeat grooves to genuinely frightening, dissonant and anxious meltdowns, the album covers so much musical ground with such an expert touch that it can be difficult to remember that we’re listening to something that occurred all at once in the same room.
October 6, 2026 at 3:47 PM
From sublime and consonant downbeat grooves to genuinely frightening, dissonant and anxious meltdowns, the album covers so much musical ground with such an expert touch that it can be difficult to remember that we’re listening to something that occurred all at once in the same room.
I think so. The opening consonant is the same as the one on the row above for Professors
October 6, 2026 at 2:16 PM
I think so. The opening consonant is the same as the one on the row above for Professors
It needs a double consonant in the middle to maintain the short vowel sound for the “i”. Think how you’d pronounce pining vs pinning.
October 6, 2026 at 6:40 AM
It needs a double consonant in the middle to maintain the short vowel sound for the “i”. Think how you’d pronounce pining vs pinning.
Last word that I guessed. I went through words associated with the theme.
Finally took a gamble and entered the less used consonant. Home and dry then! 🤪
Finally took a gamble and entered the less used consonant. Home and dry then! 🤪
October 6, 2026 at 6:19 AM
Last word that I guessed. I went through words associated with the theme.
Finally took a gamble and entered the less used consonant. Home and dry then! 🤪
Finally took a gamble and entered the less used consonant. Home and dry then! 🤪
"then why finnish?" because if you're using an A+B format name generation system, you can bet that there's going to be collisions unless you limit each half to either ending on a vowel or consonant. you can either solve this sensibly or decide "let's mask it by including finnish components"
October 6, 2026 at 5:41 AM
"then why finnish?" because if you're using an A+B format name generation system, you can bet that there's going to be collisions unless you limit each half to either ending on a vowel or consonant. you can either solve this sensibly or decide "let's mask it by including finnish components"
#conglangity 6
I had to make new words 🥳
I actually like the way these sound too.
Two greetings in Nivani "salvimase" (sal-weh-ma-se) and "heuchiwa"
(heyoo-chi-wa) welcome and hello. And a farewell "valunara"(wal-oon-ara) goodbye. With the consonant rule "heuchiva" and "valunala"
I had to make new words 🥳
I actually like the way these sound too.
Two greetings in Nivani "salvimase" (sal-weh-ma-se) and "heuchiwa"
(heyoo-chi-wa) welcome and hello. And a farewell "valunara"(wal-oon-ara) goodbye. With the consonant rule "heuchiva" and "valunala"
#Conlangity Day 6
Time to make some vocab! Or share, if you've already got something!
How do people greet each other/say goodbye in your language? Are there different customs depending on the time & place, the familiarity or identity of the speakers, etc?
(Do your best with the grammar!)
Time to make some vocab! Or share, if you've already got something!
How do people greet each other/say goodbye in your language? Are there different customs depending on the time & place, the familiarity or identity of the speakers, etc?
(Do your best with the grammar!)
October 6, 2026 at 4:28 AM
#conglangity 6
I had to make new words 🥳
I actually like the way these sound too.
Two greetings in Nivani "salvimase" (sal-weh-ma-se) and "heuchiwa"
(heyoo-chi-wa) welcome and hello. And a farewell "valunara"(wal-oon-ara) goodbye. With the consonant rule "heuchiva" and "valunala"
I had to make new words 🥳
I actually like the way these sound too.
Two greetings in Nivani "salvimase" (sal-weh-ma-se) and "heuchiwa"
(heyoo-chi-wa) welcome and hello. And a farewell "valunara"(wal-oon-ara) goodbye. With the consonant rule "heuchiva" and "valunala"
For as much as it's a hassle sometimes, having a Luxembourgish last name with an unusual consonant cluster in the middle that I share with fewer than 4k people in the entire world DOES at least protect me from this sorta thing...
October 6, 2026 at 2:38 AM
For as much as it's a hassle sometimes, having a Luxembourgish last name with an unusual consonant cluster in the middle that I share with fewer than 4k people in the entire world DOES at least protect me from this sorta thing...
would have been more usable if tones were marked with a syllable-final dummy consonant like in hmong, but then we’d get people trying to pronounce them
October 6, 2026 at 1:43 AM
would have been more usable if tones were marked with a syllable-final dummy consonant like in hmong, but then we’d get people trying to pronounce them
i can't believe that ai is gonna make a meaningful difference until they create a speech recognition that will fucking understand me. how the hell does anyone hear "claire" and think it's "player". that's a whole different consonant at the beginning.
October 5, 2026 at 10:02 PM
i can't believe that ai is gonna make a meaningful difference until they create a speech recognition that will fucking understand me. how the hell does anyone hear "claire" and think it's "player". that's a whole different consonant at the beginning.
it kinda makes sense in a way because the "y" consonant in english is labeled "j" in sampa (and j is dZ, at least in vocaloid and utau)
October 5, 2026 at 9:31 PM
it kinda makes sense in a way because the "y" consonant in english is labeled "j" in sampa (and j is dZ, at least in vocaloid and utau)
Kusunda consonant ablaut!
October 5, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Kusunda consonant ablaut!
Maybe she's mutating the initial consonant to match the number and case of the noun grammatically, as is proper: en.wiktionary.org/wiki/saoirse. Or maybe she just pronounces it randomly, and I'm showing off that I know about mutations.
saoirse - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
en.wiktionary.org
October 5, 2026 at 8:33 AM
Maybe she's mutating the initial consonant to match the number and case of the noun grammatically, as is proper: en.wiktionary.org/wiki/saoirse. Or maybe she just pronounces it randomly, and I'm showing off that I know about mutations.
It’s certainly consonant with the appeal of Trumpism to people who have no real problems and to people who have nothing but problems. Those both leave a void of efficacy, narrative, and meaning.
feels like at least part of what is happening is that a lot of people want politics to solve the "my life feels empty" problem and the populist right is directly appealing to them
October 5, 2026 at 2:00 AM
It’s certainly consonant with the appeal of Trumpism to people who have no real problems and to people who have nothing but problems. Those both leave a void of efficacy, narrative, and meaning.
#Conlangity 4
I have one hard-and-fast rule *so far*: The C is hard when there’s a single consonant after the following vowel and soft when double consonant. To wit, words:
Cinnawon = “sinnawon”
Cinshamm = “kinshamm”
Proper names:
Cerel = “Kerel”
Cinnaroth = “Sinnaroth”
In two-syllable words🧵
I have one hard-and-fast rule *so far*: The C is hard when there’s a single consonant after the following vowel and soft when double consonant. To wit, words:
Cinnawon = “sinnawon”
Cinshamm = “kinshamm”
Proper names:
Cerel = “Kerel”
Cinnaroth = “Sinnaroth”
In two-syllable words🧵
#Conlangity Day 4
This is our last day dealing with the sound of your language! So let's talk about pronunciation.
Which syllables get stressed & when? Does it change the meaning? Is your language a tonal language? Do letters ever change based on other sounds near them or their place in a word?
This is our last day dealing with the sound of your language! So let's talk about pronunciation.
Which syllables get stressed & when? Does it change the meaning? Is your language a tonal language? Do letters ever change based on other sounds near them or their place in a word?
![Daily prompt for the #Conlangity worldbuilding game:
DAY 4
[SOUNDS] Lay down some general rules of pronunciation. Think about things like:
- Emphasis: where is the stress usually placed in words?
- Changing sounds: do any letters change depending on context?
- Tone: does the tone change the meaning?
- Exceptions: are there times the rules break?
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October 4, 2026 at 11:04 PM
#Conlangity 4
I have one hard-and-fast rule *so far*: The C is hard when there’s a single consonant after the following vowel and soft when double consonant. To wit, words:
Cinnawon = “sinnawon”
Cinshamm = “kinshamm”
Proper names:
Cerel = “Kerel”
Cinnaroth = “Sinnaroth”
In two-syllable words🧵
I have one hard-and-fast rule *so far*: The C is hard when there’s a single consonant after the following vowel and soft when double consonant. To wit, words:
Cinnawon = “sinnawon”
Cinshamm = “kinshamm”
Proper names:
Cerel = “Kerel”
Cinnaroth = “Sinnaroth”
In two-syllable words🧵
For me it was the top half! My first word stole a consonant I thought belonged to the spanner somehow, so that's what unlocked it for me. I did not have to google what my first word meant. Also my first thought was tokens in Monopoly.
October 4, 2026 at 9:42 PM
For me it was the top half! My first word stole a consonant I thought belonged to the spanner somehow, so that's what unlocked it for me. I did not have to google what my first word meant. Also my first thought was tokens in Monopoly.
Heavy consonant usage irritates their mouths physically. Hence why they softened their language. Some of them do not like speaking with humans because it means using lots of consonants. Others lack the vocal cord capacity for it if their mertation trends towards aphonia.
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October 4, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Heavy consonant usage irritates their mouths physically. Hence why they softened their language. Some of them do not like speaking with humans because it means using lots of consonants. Others lack the vocal cord capacity for it if their mertation trends towards aphonia.
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again, the consonant clusters may change pronunciation. there are rules for it, but I don't have access to my chart for that rn. to give an example, though: kwannaernu, the word for person, is pronounced kwa-na-e-nu. r and l typically are dropped, and k/ng may switch positions based on the cluster
October 4, 2026 at 5:58 PM
again, the consonant clusters may change pronunciation. there are rules for it, but I don't have access to my chart for that rn. to give an example, though: kwannaernu, the word for person, is pronounced kwa-na-e-nu. r and l typically are dropped, and k/ng may switch positions based on the cluster
kind of answered this in the last one (oops), but awenekū and agwarï don't allow consonants at the end of syllables! the only possible combinations are V, VV, VVV, CV, or CVV. sowunangker allows for certain consonant clusters and word-final consonants, but pronunciation can change drastically!
#Conlangity Day 3
Congratulations, you survived Phonemes Day! But we're still not done establishing the basic flavor of your conlang.
Today, tell me which sounds (consonants, vowels, phoneme combos) are rare or never used in this language, or would be hard for native speakers to pronounce.
Congratulations, you survived Phonemes Day! But we're still not done establishing the basic flavor of your conlang.
Today, tell me which sounds (consonants, vowels, phoneme combos) are rare or never used in this language, or would be hard for native speakers to pronounce.
![Daily prompt for the #Conlangity worldbuilding game:
DAY 3
[SOUNDS] What are some sounds & sound combos that rarely or never show up in your language? Are there any consonant clusters or vowel variations that would sound "off" or be difficult to pronounce for speakers of this language?
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October 4, 2026 at 5:52 PM
kind of answered this in the last one (oops), but awenekū and agwarï don't allow consonants at the end of syllables! the only possible combinations are V, VV, VVV, CV, or CVV. sowunangker allows for certain consonant clusters and word-final consonants, but pronunciation can change drastically!
oh I loooove a chance to drop IPA charts. awenekū and agwarï both don't allow for consonants at the end of syllables, while sowunangker does. sowunangker also allows for certain consonant clusters, which awenekū and agwarï can't do
October 4, 2026 at 5:45 PM
oh I loooove a chance to drop IPA charts. awenekū and agwarï both don't allow for consonants at the end of syllables, while sowunangker does. sowunangker also allows for certain consonant clusters, which awenekū and agwarï can't do
Half the time I hit on a word that's in their corpus just by doing that iteration. And like with today's board where it's so consonant heavy, I start with picking out four-consonant runs of letters I know happen in English and see what letters are left and if that jogs my memory of any words.
October 4, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Half the time I hit on a word that's in their corpus just by doing that iteration. And like with today's board where it's so consonant heavy, I start with picking out four-consonant runs of letters I know happen in English and see what letters are left and if that jogs my memory of any words.
When strung in syntax, "flat" words with an unvoiced terminal consonant tend to shift to a voiced consonant.
sapak = sah-pahk = bear-dog
elu = EH-loo = to hunger (infinitive form)
"Sapag elumi" = sah-pahg eh-LOO-mee = "The bear-dog hungers"
K shifts to G, stress in "elu" shifts when conjugated.
sapak = sah-pahk = bear-dog
elu = EH-loo = to hunger (infinitive form)
"Sapag elumi" = sah-pahg eh-LOO-mee = "The bear-dog hungers"
K shifts to G, stress in "elu" shifts when conjugated.
October 4, 2026 at 5:12 PM
When strung in syntax, "flat" words with an unvoiced terminal consonant tend to shift to a voiced consonant.
sapak = sah-pahk = bear-dog
elu = EH-loo = to hunger (infinitive form)
"Sapag elumi" = sah-pahg eh-LOO-mee = "The bear-dog hungers"
K shifts to G, stress in "elu" shifts when conjugated.
sapak = sah-pahk = bear-dog
elu = EH-loo = to hunger (infinitive form)
"Sapag elumi" = sah-pahg eh-LOO-mee = "The bear-dog hungers"
K shifts to G, stress in "elu" shifts when conjugated.
𝐓𝐰𝐨 𝐒𝐲𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐬 - Stress tends to fall on the first syllable when the word ends in a vowel, and to be "flat" when ending in a consonant.
Maosa = MAU-sa
Nikho = NI-kho
Tourr'di = TUR-di
Tumpa = TOOM-pah
Sapak = sah-pahk (flat)
There are exceptions.
Tukhé = too-KHE
Maosa = MAU-sa
Nikho = NI-kho
Tourr'di = TUR-di
Tumpa = TOOM-pah
Sapak = sah-pahk (flat)
There are exceptions.
Tukhé = too-KHE
October 4, 2026 at 5:12 PM
𝐓𝐰𝐨 𝐒𝐲𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐬 - Stress tends to fall on the first syllable when the word ends in a vowel, and to be "flat" when ending in a consonant.
Maosa = MAU-sa
Nikho = NI-kho
Tourr'di = TUR-di
Tumpa = TOOM-pah
Sapak = sah-pahk (flat)
There are exceptions.
Tukhé = too-KHE
Maosa = MAU-sa
Nikho = NI-kho
Tourr'di = TUR-di
Tumpa = TOOM-pah
Sapak = sah-pahk (flat)
There are exceptions.
Tukhé = too-KHE
I wish people would just come out and say "things can't get better," because that's what they really mean with all this. It's not consonant with polling or common sense to assume the GCB will be anything less than D+10, and even that's a very low upper bound
October 4, 2026 at 4:53 PM
I wish people would just come out and say "things can't get better," because that's what they really mean with all this. It's not consonant with polling or common sense to assume the GCB will be anything less than D+10, and even that's a very low upper bound
most sense to me, with sound emphasis based on capitalization and breaking down syllables with hyphens. I'll obviously get more into word placement later.
What I hope this example emphasizes is the importance placed on the vowels. The only consonant syllables that receive emphasis are ones with
What I hope this example emphasizes is the importance placed on the vowels. The only consonant syllables that receive emphasis are ones with
October 4, 2026 at 4:42 PM
most sense to me, with sound emphasis based on capitalization and breaking down syllables with hyphens. I'll obviously get more into word placement later.
What I hope this example emphasizes is the importance placed on the vowels. The only consonant syllables that receive emphasis are ones with
What I hope this example emphasizes is the importance placed on the vowels. The only consonant syllables that receive emphasis are ones with