Robbie A, Conlanger @Alamantus@polyglot.city

Oh, nope, false alarm. I was viewing the site from http instead of https. I'll have to contact people with accounts who haven't logged in since before the 2.0 update so I can set up auto-redirect to https soon...

I just noticed that somehow I broke public libraries on #Lexiconga with the sync fix I uploaded earlier... I'm not sure how, but I'm looking into it now.

lmao I just found out that "fuck" in Zirka is pronounced "shit" 😂

Wow! Someone just donated $60 for my work on #Lexiconga! That's so amazing!! I'm so happy it's helpful to people other than just me! 😃

I just *finally* fixed an issue that's been a problem in #Lexiconga since last July that prevented words from syncing updates correctly between devices/browsers, and the cause was so stupid that I'm embarrassed I didn't fix it sooner.

Essentially, I was telling the program to check if a value existed, and if it *did* exist, that it should *not* use it. Oops. 🤦‍♂️

Anyway, I'm glad I finally got that taken care of! Extra thanks to the user who submitted an issue and got me to really look into it!

I've finally finished a HUGE update to my #Zirka #conlang/codelang and its JavaScript plugin! It alters a ton of the characters and adds the IPA into the mix to help with pronunciation!

https://zirka.ga

I still need to redo the cool cursive script I had before updating everything, but that'll be a pretty big project now that the letters are so different. The next step, though, will probably be to move everything into a font so the RTL display doesn't freak out anymore...

#glossopoeia

My resolution this year is to finish this one Japanese textbook I got a while ago before I go to Japan again. It feels like it should be achievable... hopefully it will be!

Whoops, failed #Lexember again lol

Thanks! Yeah, it'll take some work to get it just right because a lot of potential combinations could produce some unattractive results.

The only writing method I could think of for it was that it initially started with burnt ends of twigs that they noticed made charcoal markings on surfaces, which evolved into more modern pencil-like instruments. I really like the leaf-and-scalpel idea a lot, though, and it immediately creates a kind of locale for speakers to live in, which I've been missing!

Here's the updated N'tòsi #conlang script that shows how to write its syllables and tones!

I really like the idea of it, but its practicality is perhaps questionable. It's pretty sterile right now, so it may change if/as I end up actually using it in order to reflect more comfortable usage.

#ntosi #glossopoeia #conscript

N'tòsi #Lexember Day 7: Creation

–xôala– /xoa˨˦˨.la˨/ (Verb)
create, draw, make, paint
To create from either raw material or nothing.

–xǒila– /xoi˦˨˦.la˦/ (Verb)
build, construct, sculpt
To create from existing materials that were made before.

Bonus:
–xôaalái– /xoaː˨˦˨.lai˩˥/ (Verb)
imagine, think, plan
from root –xôala–

#Ntosi #conlang #glossopoeia

N'tòsi #Lexember Day 6: Correctness

–lí– /li˩˥/ (Marker)
true, positive, affirmation marker

–xá– /xa˩˥/ (Marker)
false, not, negation marker

–líasòi– /lia˩˥.ʃoi˥˩/ (Marker)
maybe, almost, many, partial marker

And perhaps my favorite:

–sáilǒi– /ʃai˩˥.loi˦˨˦/ (Marker)
apathy/indifference marker:
Implies whatever, whoever, wherever, "who cares". Can take the place of a Noun, Adjective, or Adverb in a sentence to show that the exactness doesn't matter.

#Ntosi #conlang #glossopoeia

N'tòsi #Lexember Day 5: Home

Oftentimes, lengthened syllables imply a greater honor or respect for the subject of the word. Observe the etymology of place as it becomes home.

–ò– /o˥˩/ (Noun)
place, spot, area

–yò– /ɲo˥˩/ (Adjective)
good, comfortable, friendly

–òyo– /o˥˩.ɲo˨/ (Noun)
house

–òyoo– /o˥˩.ɲo˨ː/ (Noun)
home, the concept of

And as a bonus:

–òoyôo– /o˥˩ː.ɲo˨˦˨ː/ (Noun)
temple; a home for a god

#Ntosi #conlang #glossopoeia

N'tòsi #Lexember Day 4: Birds

–tàká– /ta˥˩.ka˩˥/ (Noun)
bird (flying)

–tǎoka– /tao˦˨˦.ka˦/ (Noun)
bird (non-flying / food)

Birds that fly are free and unshackled from the earth, and freedom shall never be taken from the free. Birds that do not fly are bound by the same restrictions as us, and are thus fair game for food.

#Ntosi #conlang #glossopoeia

N'tòsi #Lexember Day 3: Direction

–tín– /tin˩˥/ (Pronoun)
this, here, hither

–sán– /ʃan˩˥/ (Pronoun)
that, there, yonder

–tínsan– /tin˩˥.ʃan˦/ (Pronoun)
where

Fun Fact: –tínsan– is almost always paired with the interrogative marker –ń'– and literally literally means "here there?"

#Ntosi #conlang #glossopoeia

N'tòsi #Lexember Day 2

–ǐyan– /i˦˨˦.ɲan˦/ (Verb)
do, act, perform

Doing and performing are one and the same. Life is a dance, and each action is another a step in its choreography.

#Ntosi #conlang #glossopoeia