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Conlang Outline: Llorkxeela Name: The Elven Language (Imaginative, I know)Conlang Outline: Llorkxeela by =mbrsart
Native Name: Llorkëla /ˌɬoɾ.'kʼé.la/
Native Short Name: N/A
A Priori or Posteriori?: A Priori
Isolate or in a Family?: Llorësan family (dragon languages)
Inherited Language Features: Palatal laterals, ejectives, some vowel devoicing
How Many Numbers?: 4
Which Numbers?: Singular, dual, trial, plural
Native Script: Yes, though it is the only written Llorësan language.
Romanised?: Yes. The only diacritic is the diaresis, which indicates high tone. Why did I use the diaresis instead of the macron like Pinyin? Because a macron doesn't look Elvish. :P


Translation exercise--I don't drink alcohol Ier nakolb doke loshi'kurkha lez e lichta, feri lez peshone'olak.Translation exercise--I don't drink alcohol by =mbrsart
ier na-kolb doke losh-i-kurkha lez e lichta feri lez peshon-e-olak
1SG.ABS NEG-drink.ANTIP ANTIP.OBL juice-PL-rotten because.CONJ ART.DEF religious.decorum yet.CONJ because.CONJ reason-PL-other
"I don't drink from rotten juice because (of) the religious laws, yet because (of) other reasons."
IPA
/jɛɾ nɑ.ˈkolb do.kʼɛ lo.shi.ˈkuɾ.xɑ lɛz ɛ ˈli.ʃə.tɑ fɛ.ɾi lɛz pɛ.ʃo.nɛ.ˈo.lɑk/
X-SAMPA for those that can't parse Unicode
/jE4 nA."kolb do.k_>E lo.shi."ku4.xA lEz E


Conlang Outline - Hra'anh Name: Hra'anhConlang Outline - Hra'anh by =mbrsart
Native Name: Hra'anh
Native Short Name: N/A
A Priori or Posteriori?: A Priori
Isolate or in a Family?: In a family, but the only Hra'vakh language that isn't dead. (Proto-Hra'anh has yet to be created.)
Inherited Language Features: Predom erg-abs alignment, some ejectives, noun incorporation, SOV order
How Many Numbers?: 2
Which Numbers?: SG, PL
Native Script: Yes
Romanised?: Yes.
Predominant Affix Type: Most commonly prefixes and suffixes, but some infix funs. No circumfixes as of yet, but nothing is off the table.
Variable or Absolute Affixes?: Absolute, though prefixation/suffixation can vary based on phonotactics.


#Conlangers Challenge - Oct 11 All hra'vakh have been born free and equal in dignity and rights. They have been given conscience, and they should treat one another like siblings.#Conlangers Challenge - Oct 11 by =mbrsart
Taia e hra'vakh kurketa tekai maiat ih zitha zol feteko ih karobesi. Etad kurkomea mediroi'ben, ih etadek mekeoze kizialak karfetizil.
[ˈtɑ.jɑ ɛ ɹɑ.ˈvɑx kur.ˈkɛ.tɑ tɛ.kɑi ˈmɑ.jɑt iç ˈzi.t̪ɑ fɛ.tɛ.ˈko iç kɑ.ɾo.bɛ.si]
[ɛ.ˈtɑd kuɾ.ko.ˈmɛ.ɑ ˌmɛ.diɾ.oi.ˈbɛn iç ɛ.ˈtɑ.dɛkʼ ˈm


Conlangers - June 2011 The following is excerpted from:Conlangers - June 2011 by =mbrsart
Chf'aza. E Khoita tik Ifehro, 3rd English ed. Vi'akh, Hra: Royal Hra Press, 2052.
E Khoita tik Ifehro <The Treatise on Decorum>
Fets 27: Ikabat <Chapter 27: Obeisance>
If you wish to visit or emigrate to Hra, there are a few things you must know about nonverbal communication. The first of these is that gestures on Earth differ from those on Hra. Yes, we shake hands like you do, but that's the extent of the similarities.
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Here are some examples of greeting gestures that you should know:
The military saluteYou need to know this only if you are greeting a military officer (current or form
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