Amanda Furrow
@abfurrow.bsky.social
Mom - free software geek - Critter - conlanger
Very happy with my progress on my #merechi #conlang dictionary. Tonight I implemented the sort mode for the native orthography. They use a two-tiered sort that first groups the words strictly by their consonant sequence. étial, tála, tatála, tol- and telí show up together and I could not be happier.
January 20, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Very happy with my progress on my #merechi #conlang dictionary. Tonight I implemented the sort mode for the native orthography. They use a two-tiered sort that first groups the words strictly by their consonant sequence. étial, tála, tatála, tol- and telí show up together and I could not be happier.
Started a Tumblr for my #conlangs at merechitiv.tumblr.com!
Conlangs from merechitív
This is the blog for my conlangs, primarily the one I call merèchi. This conlang has been on a slow burn since the 1980s, but has a cousin-once-removed conlang called Mirexu which is even slower going, but more linguistically sound.
merechitiv.tumblr.com
January 6, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Started a Tumblr for my #conlangs at merechitiv.tumblr.com!
Merechi #lexember days 28-31:
òmba /'ɔmba/ n. smoke
hófepa /'hofepa/ n. octopus, squid
núke /'nuke/ n. cod
nukadól /nuka'dol/ n. haddock, literally "poor excuse for a cod"
ór n. silver
órpa /'orpa/ n. herring
túlpa /'tulpa/ n. clam, from túlu "be fastened tight"
Example sentences in reply.
òmba /'ɔmba/ n. smoke
hófepa /'hofepa/ n. octopus, squid
núke /'nuke/ n. cod
nukadól /nuka'dol/ n. haddock, literally "poor excuse for a cod"
ór n. silver
órpa /'orpa/ n. herring
túlpa /'tulpa/ n. clam, from túlu "be fastened tight"
Example sentences in reply.
December 31, 2024 at 10:33 PM
Merechi #lexember days 28-31:
òmba /'ɔmba/ n. smoke
hófepa /'hofepa/ n. octopus, squid
núke /'nuke/ n. cod
nukadól /nuka'dol/ n. haddock, literally "poor excuse for a cod"
ór n. silver
órpa /'orpa/ n. herring
túlpa /'tulpa/ n. clam, from túlu "be fastened tight"
Example sentences in reply.
òmba /'ɔmba/ n. smoke
hófepa /'hofepa/ n. octopus, squid
núke /'nuke/ n. cod
nukadól /nuka'dol/ n. haddock, literally "poor excuse for a cod"
ór n. silver
órpa /'orpa/ n. herring
túlpa /'tulpa/ n. clam, from túlu "be fastened tight"
Example sentences in reply.
Reposted by Amanda Furrow
Missed this back in April: “When will art institutions begin to pay respect to the legacies of our foremothers’ artistry? And when will we, as a culture, move beyond rigid hierarchies of value and celebrate domestic crafts in their own right?”
My Grandma's Doilies Are Not a Joke
When will art institutions finally pay respect to our foremothers’ artistry?
hyperallergic.com
December 28, 2024 at 10:29 PM
Missed this back in April: “When will art institutions begin to pay respect to the legacies of our foremothers’ artistry? And when will we, as a culture, move beyond rigid hierarchies of value and celebrate domestic crafts in their own right?”
Merechi #lexember days 25-27:
síla /'sila/ n. yew tree
júfa /'ʒufa/ n. ash tree
gatéyi /ga'teji/ n. walnut tree, from gáta "walnut" and ëtéyi "mother (of a boy)"
gujúforce te gatéyice loília te losíla teanánesovte
"To Great Ash and Mother Walnut were Ur-Linden and Old Yew the parents"
síla /'sila/ n. yew tree
júfa /'ʒufa/ n. ash tree
gatéyi /ga'teji/ n. walnut tree, from gáta "walnut" and ëtéyi "mother (of a boy)"
gujúforce te gatéyice loília te losíla teanánesovte
"To Great Ash and Mother Walnut were Ur-Linden and Old Yew the parents"
December 28, 2024 at 9:36 PM
Merechi #lexember days 25-27:
síla /'sila/ n. yew tree
júfa /'ʒufa/ n. ash tree
gatéyi /ga'teji/ n. walnut tree, from gáta "walnut" and ëtéyi "mother (of a boy)"
gujúforce te gatéyice loília te losíla teanánesovte
"To Great Ash and Mother Walnut were Ur-Linden and Old Yew the parents"
síla /'sila/ n. yew tree
júfa /'ʒufa/ n. ash tree
gatéyi /ga'teji/ n. walnut tree, from gáta "walnut" and ëtéyi "mother (of a boy)"
gujúforce te gatéyice loília te losíla teanánesovte
"To Great Ash and Mother Walnut were Ur-Linden and Old Yew the parents"
Merechi #lexember days twenty-two through twenty-four:
nú /'nu/ v. to get, take, pick up
áda derivations:
ánda /'anda/ n. broom, rake, dustbrust
ádas /'adas/ n. pile, heap
sakhlè /sak'ɬɛ/ n. dry, dead leaves
ái! ándac onútda, te ádasic sakhlèpe odátda.
"Hey! Grab a rake and make a leafpile."
nú /'nu/ v. to get, take, pick up
áda derivations:
ánda /'anda/ n. broom, rake, dustbrust
ádas /'adas/ n. pile, heap
sakhlè /sak'ɬɛ/ n. dry, dead leaves
ái! ándac onútda, te ádasic sakhlèpe odátda.
"Hey! Grab a rake and make a leafpile."
December 26, 2024 at 10:07 PM
Merechi #lexember days twenty-two through twenty-four:
nú /'nu/ v. to get, take, pick up
áda derivations:
ánda /'anda/ n. broom, rake, dustbrust
ádas /'adas/ n. pile, heap
sakhlè /sak'ɬɛ/ n. dry, dead leaves
ái! ándac onútda, te ádasic sakhlèpe odátda.
"Hey! Grab a rake and make a leafpile."
nú /'nu/ v. to get, take, pick up
áda derivations:
ánda /'anda/ n. broom, rake, dustbrust
ádas /'adas/ n. pile, heap
sakhlè /sak'ɬɛ/ n. dry, dead leaves
ái! ándac onútda, te ádasic sakhlèpe odátda.
"Hey! Grab a rake and make a leafpile."
Merechi #lexember days nineteen, twenty and twenty-one:
pólo /'polo/ v. to split, to branch
íku /'iku/ n. fir tree; also used for conifers in general
shenélat /ʃɛn'elat/ n. conifer needle, from shen- "narrow, thin", élat "leaf"
pólo /'polo/ v. to split, to branch
íku /'iku/ n. fir tree; also used for conifers in general
shenélat /ʃɛn'elat/ n. conifer needle, from shen- "narrow, thin", élat "leaf"
December 26, 2024 at 5:50 AM
Merechi #lexember days nineteen, twenty and twenty-one:
pólo /'polo/ v. to split, to branch
íku /'iku/ n. fir tree; also used for conifers in general
shenélat /ʃɛn'elat/ n. conifer needle, from shen- "narrow, thin", élat "leaf"
pólo /'polo/ v. to split, to branch
íku /'iku/ n. fir tree; also used for conifers in general
shenélat /ʃɛn'elat/ n. conifer needle, from shen- "narrow, thin", élat "leaf"
Merechi #lexember day eighteen:
A detour tonight, thanks to @wmblathers.bsky.social reposting the string figure article.
uchraníle /uxra'nile/ v. to perform a string figure, from úcher "cord" and aníle "sing"
hálava /'halava/ "I did it!", from hála to do, -v perfective, -a 1st person
A detour tonight, thanks to @wmblathers.bsky.social reposting the string figure article.
uchraníle /uxra'nile/ v. to perform a string figure, from úcher "cord" and aníle "sing"
hálava /'halava/ "I did it!", from hála to do, -v perfective, -a 1st person
December 18, 2024 at 6:19 AM
Merechi #lexember day eighteen:
A detour tonight, thanks to @wmblathers.bsky.social reposting the string figure article.
uchraníle /uxra'nile/ v. to perform a string figure, from úcher "cord" and aníle "sing"
hálava /'halava/ "I did it!", from hála to do, -v perfective, -a 1st person
A detour tonight, thanks to @wmblathers.bsky.social reposting the string figure article.
uchraníle /uxra'nile/ v. to perform a string figure, from úcher "cord" and aníle "sing"
hálava /'halava/ "I did it!", from hála to do, -v perfective, -a 1st person
Merechi #lexember day seventeen:
rèhla /'rɛɬa/ v. to hold, manipulate with the hands
rènhla /'rɛnɬa/ n. a handle
tóltem /'toltɛm/ n. rod, pole
shólo /'ʃolo/ v. to pull sth.
pelacudámkhi rínitetno tídsavte rènhla si tóltem shólopi
"For opening shutters, a handle or pull-stick is helpful"
rèhla /'rɛɬa/ v. to hold, manipulate with the hands
rènhla /'rɛnɬa/ n. a handle
tóltem /'toltɛm/ n. rod, pole
shólo /'ʃolo/ v. to pull sth.
pelacudámkhi rínitetno tídsavte rènhla si tóltem shólopi
"For opening shutters, a handle or pull-stick is helpful"
December 17, 2024 at 6:11 AM
Merechi #lexember day seventeen:
rèhla /'rɛɬa/ v. to hold, manipulate with the hands
rènhla /'rɛnɬa/ n. a handle
tóltem /'toltɛm/ n. rod, pole
shólo /'ʃolo/ v. to pull sth.
pelacudámkhi rínitetno tídsavte rènhla si tóltem shólopi
"For opening shutters, a handle or pull-stick is helpful"
rèhla /'rɛɬa/ v. to hold, manipulate with the hands
rènhla /'rɛnɬa/ n. a handle
tóltem /'toltɛm/ n. rod, pole
shólo /'ʃolo/ v. to pull sth.
pelacudámkhi rínitetno tídsavte rènhla si tóltem shólopi
"For opening shutters, a handle or pull-stick is helpful"
Merechi #lexember day sixteen:
tótli /'totli/ adv. otherwise
rínit /'rinit/ n. lid or shutter, from rít "be closed", and the instrumental nominalizer -n-
tótli, tàmet rínitetli túlusapi sherèchec kíelano locheldávte
"Otherwise, windows with tight-fitting shutters would preserve the home's warmth"
tótli /'totli/ adv. otherwise
rínit /'rinit/ n. lid or shutter, from rít "be closed", and the instrumental nominalizer -n-
tótli, tàmet rínitetli túlusapi sherèchec kíelano locheldávte
"Otherwise, windows with tight-fitting shutters would preserve the home's warmth"
December 16, 2024 at 5:26 AM
Merechi #lexember day sixteen:
tótli /'totli/ adv. otherwise
rínit /'rinit/ n. lid or shutter, from rít "be closed", and the instrumental nominalizer -n-
tótli, tàmet rínitetli túlusapi sherèchec kíelano locheldávte
"Otherwise, windows with tight-fitting shutters would preserve the home's warmth"
tótli /'totli/ adv. otherwise
rínit /'rinit/ n. lid or shutter, from rít "be closed", and the instrumental nominalizer -n-
tótli, tàmet rínitetli túlusapi sherèchec kíelano locheldávte
"Otherwise, windows with tight-fitting shutters would preserve the home's warmth"
Merechi #lexember day fifteen:
lálie /'lalie/ v. to be clear or transparent
lális /'lalis/ n. glass
lú lálisic dièrivfo, támet sémliope kíelac sherèchi lodávte
"If you have glass, windows of the same would lead to a warm home"
lálie /'lalie/ v. to be clear or transparent
lális /'lalis/ n. glass
lú lálisic dièrivfo, támet sémliope kíelac sherèchi lodávte
"If you have glass, windows of the same would lead to a warm home"
December 16, 2024 at 5:12 AM
Merechi #lexember day fifteen:
lálie /'lalie/ v. to be clear or transparent
lális /'lalis/ n. glass
lú lálisic dièrivfo, támet sémliope kíelac sherèchi lodávte
"If you have glass, windows of the same would lead to a warm home"
lálie /'lalie/ v. to be clear or transparent
lális /'lalis/ n. glass
lú lálisic dièrivfo, támet sémliope kíelac sherèchi lodávte
"If you have glass, windows of the same would lead to a warm home"
Merechi #lexember day fourteen:
ímon /'imon/ n. hearth
móvonicum hlúdi yinúravfo: sánrac shivúi, ímonic sherèchi, te coshpénmetic
"In a comfortable room you (would) find: a soft wrap, a warm hearth, and comfy chairs"
ímon /'imon/ n. hearth
móvonicum hlúdi yinúravfo: sánrac shivúi, ímonic sherèchi, te coshpénmetic
"In a comfortable room you (would) find: a soft wrap, a warm hearth, and comfy chairs"
December 15, 2024 at 1:47 AM
Merechi #lexember day fourteen:
ímon /'imon/ n. hearth
móvonicum hlúdi yinúravfo: sánrac shivúi, ímonic sherèchi, te coshpénmetic
"In a comfortable room you (would) find: a soft wrap, a warm hearth, and comfy chairs"
ímon /'imon/ n. hearth
móvonicum hlúdi yinúravfo: sánrac shivúi, ímonic sherèchi, te coshpénmetic
"In a comfortable room you (would) find: a soft wrap, a warm hearth, and comfy chairs"
Merechi #lexember day thirteen:
móvon /'movon/ n. room, compartment
móvonicum eámlio súnsucash ésovn mènta trófi te shivúi
"In this room on the bed is a soft woven cover"
móvon /'movon/ n. room, compartment
móvonicum eámlio súnsucash ésovn mènta trófi te shivúi
"In this room on the bed is a soft woven cover"
December 15, 2024 at 12:34 AM
Merechi #lexember day thirteen:
móvon /'movon/ n. room, compartment
móvonicum eámlio súnsucash ésovn mènta trófi te shivúi
"In this room on the bed is a soft woven cover"
móvon /'movon/ n. room, compartment
móvonicum eámlio súnsucash ésovn mènta trófi te shivúi
"In this room on the bed is a soft woven cover"
Merechi #lexember day twelve:
hlúdi /'ɬudi/ adj. comfortable, cozy
liévshel hlúdi héra ésovte: curít júri, támet lískesi, te sèlmit salúpanpe
"A comfortable home also includes: a sturdy door, many windows, and a floor of wooden boards"
hlúdi /'ɬudi/ adj. comfortable, cozy
liévshel hlúdi héra ésovte: curít júri, támet lískesi, te sèlmit salúpanpe
"A comfortable home also includes: a sturdy door, many windows, and a floor of wooden boards"
December 14, 2024 at 11:18 PM
Merechi #lexember day twelve:
hlúdi /'ɬudi/ adj. comfortable, cozy
liévshel hlúdi héra ésovte: curít júri, támet lískesi, te sèlmit salúpanpe
"A comfortable home also includes: a sturdy door, many windows, and a floor of wooden boards"
hlúdi /'ɬudi/ adj. comfortable, cozy
liévshel hlúdi héra ésovte: curít júri, támet lískesi, te sèlmit salúpanpe
"A comfortable home also includes: a sturdy door, many windows, and a floor of wooden boards"
Merechi #lexember day eleven:
tènna /'tɛn:a/ n. roof
liévan, lievadólic penacím, tènnape te círdape camafávte
"Houses, even the poorest, have a roof and walls"
tènna /'tɛn:a/ n. roof
liévan, lievadólic penacím, tènnape te círdape camafávte
"Houses, even the poorest, have a roof and walls"
December 14, 2024 at 10:10 PM
Merechi #lexember day eleven:
tènna /'tɛn:a/ n. roof
liévan, lievadólic penacím, tènnape te círdape camafávte
"Houses, even the poorest, have a roof and walls"
tènna /'tɛn:a/ n. roof
liévan, lievadólic penacím, tènnape te círdape camafávte
"Houses, even the poorest, have a roof and walls"
Merexi #lexember day ten:
gári /'gari/ adj. big
shegária /ʃegaria/ n. proportion, from she- "the right amount of", gária "size"
hária potépiano ampáiato ksháthasno dopágevn shegáriatylli
"The width of the line should stand beside the height of the letter with good proportion"
gári /'gari/ adj. big
shegária /ʃegaria/ n. proportion, from she- "the right amount of", gária "size"
hária potépiano ampáiato ksháthasno dopágevn shegáriatylli
"The width of the line should stand beside the height of the letter with good proportion"
December 11, 2024 at 6:42 AM
Merexi #lexember day ten:
gári /'gari/ adj. big
shegária /ʃegaria/ n. proportion, from she- "the right amount of", gária "size"
hária potépiano ampáiato ksháthasno dopágevn shegáriatylli
"The width of the line should stand beside the height of the letter with good proportion"
gári /'gari/ adj. big
shegária /ʃegaria/ n. proportion, from she- "the right amount of", gária "size"
hária potépiano ampáiato ksháthasno dopágevn shegáriatylli
"The width of the line should stand beside the height of the letter with good proportion"
Merechi #lexember day six:
íshi /'iʃi/ vt. to squeeze
íshis /'iʃis/ n. juice, from íshi and a new resultative nominalizer -s
I'm catching up on several days of entries so I'll skip the example and writing sample.
íshi /'iʃi/ vt. to squeeze
íshis /'iʃis/ n. juice, from íshi and a new resultative nominalizer -s
I'm catching up on several days of entries so I'll skip the example and writing sample.
Merechi #lexember day five:
páhot /'pahot/ n. dolphin
pahínye /pa'hiɲe/ n. dolphin-dream, from páhot and ínye "dream"; see below
pahínyec teshirdásavr ínyeba pelicámno nérce tótono gérodmo lápneno
"She made out that a dream about her own dog bringing her a ball was a dolphin-dream"
páhot /'pahot/ n. dolphin
pahínye /pa'hiɲe/ n. dolphin-dream, from páhot and ínye "dream"; see below
pahínyec teshirdásavr ínyeba pelicámno nérce tótono gérodmo lápneno
"She made out that a dream about her own dog bringing her a ball was a dolphin-dream"
December 10, 2024 at 6:49 AM
Merechi #lexember day six:
íshi /'iʃi/ vt. to squeeze
íshis /'iʃis/ n. juice, from íshi and a new resultative nominalizer -s
I'm catching up on several days of entries so I'll skip the example and writing sample.
íshi /'iʃi/ vt. to squeeze
íshis /'iʃis/ n. juice, from íshi and a new resultative nominalizer -s
I'm catching up on several days of entries so I'll skip the example and writing sample.
I hope to get more Lexember words up tonight. I have, rather predictably, been sucked under by the tides of font creation and have been doing battle with stacked combining accent marks.
December 7, 2024 at 9:28 PM
I hope to get more Lexember words up tonight. I have, rather predictably, been sucked under by the tides of font creation and have been doing battle with stacked combining accent marks.
Merechi #lexember day five:
páhot /'pahot/ n. dolphin
pahínye /pa'hiɲe/ n. dolphin-dream, from páhot and ínye "dream"; see below
pahínyec teshirdásavr ínyeba pelicámno nérce tótono gérodmo lápneno
"She made out that a dream about her own dog bringing her a ball was a dolphin-dream"
páhot /'pahot/ n. dolphin
pahínye /pa'hiɲe/ n. dolphin-dream, from páhot and ínye "dream"; see below
pahínyec teshirdásavr ínyeba pelicámno nérce tótono gérodmo lápneno
"She made out that a dream about her own dog bringing her a ball was a dolphin-dream"
December 6, 2024 at 7:01 AM
Merechi #lexember day five:
páhot /'pahot/ n. dolphin
pahínye /pa'hiɲe/ n. dolphin-dream, from páhot and ínye "dream"; see below
pahínyec teshirdásavr ínyeba pelicámno nérce tótono gérodmo lápneno
"She made out that a dream about her own dog bringing her a ball was a dolphin-dream"
páhot /'pahot/ n. dolphin
pahínye /pa'hiɲe/ n. dolphin-dream, from páhot and ínye "dream"; see below
pahínyec teshirdásavr ínyeba pelicámno nérce tótono gérodmo lápneno
"She made out that a dream about her own dog bringing her a ball was a dolphin-dream"
Merechi #lexember day four:
hlóro /'ɬoɾo/ n. shark
vúli /'vuli/ v. to swim completely underwater, as a fish does
an hlorón vúlipte ámpai aplièlanbita
"The sharks swim deep below the waves"
hlóro /'ɬoɾo/ n. shark
vúli /'vuli/ v. to swim completely underwater, as a fish does
an hlorón vúlipte ámpai aplièlanbita
"The sharks swim deep below the waves"
December 5, 2024 at 4:20 PM
Merechi #lexember day four:
hlóro /'ɬoɾo/ n. shark
vúli /'vuli/ v. to swim completely underwater, as a fish does
an hlorón vúlipte ámpai aplièlanbita
"The sharks swim deep below the waves"
hlóro /'ɬoɾo/ n. shark
vúli /'vuli/ v. to swim completely underwater, as a fish does
an hlorón vúlipte ámpai aplièlanbita
"The sharks swim deep below the waves"
Merechi #lexember day three: luthúcher /lu'θuxeɾ/ n. flower braid, flower cord, from lúthi "flower" and úcher "cord". Used for festive decorations such as a luthámerin (flower crown) or luthisánra (flower sash).
Merechi #lexember day two: thúlyis /ʼθuljis/ n. grouping of islands, archipelago, from thúl "island" and the derivational ending -yis "group of, mass of"
kíelafae thúlyisno cánjdisopn
"Our home is in the north of the archipelago"
kíelafae thúlyisno cánjdisopn
"Our home is in the north of the archipelago"
December 5, 2024 at 6:25 AM
Merechi #lexember day three: luthúcher /lu'θuxeɾ/ n. flower braid, flower cord, from lúthi "flower" and úcher "cord". Used for festive decorations such as a luthámerin (flower crown) or luthisánra (flower sash).
Merechi #lexember day one: kemtéti n. planet, from kèm to be strange or unusual, and téti, star.
lohómadi cílipn sèkshe cáli kemtéti
"The red planet rises first in the predawn hours"
lohómadi cílipn sèkshe cáli kemtéti
"The red planet rises first in the predawn hours"
December 2, 2024 at 5:50 AM
Merechi #lexember day one: kemtéti n. planet, from kèm to be strange or unusual, and téti, star.
lohómadi cílipn sèkshe cáli kemtéti
"The red planet rises first in the predawn hours"
lohómadi cílipn sèkshe cáli kemtéti
"The red planet rises first in the predawn hours"