Jamin
@bpnjohnson.bsky.social
Lingufacturer. Mead-maker. DIYer. Decolonizer. Fountain pen enthusiast. Thwacker of uncooperative technology. Purveyor of bespoke languages. Kjipuktuk, Mi'kma'ki. /ʤəˈmɪn/ he/him 🇨🇦
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Jamin
@bpnjohnson.bsky.social
· Nov 15
With a number of newcomers to this platform recently, I suppose I should re-introduce myself here so that new followers aren’t surprised by my various nonsense. #Intro post incoming…
I've been working on creating a template that I can use to "showcase" #conlangs in an easily digestible way in which conlangers can find the basic things they look for while non-langers can appreciate some things about it without choking on grammar. Here it is for Valthungian so far:
September 30, 2025 at 11:18 PM
I've been working on creating a template that I can use to "showcase" #conlangs in an easily digestible way in which conlangers can find the basic things they look for while non-langers can appreciate some things about it without choking on grammar. Here it is for Valthungian so far:
I’ve set up a Substack where I can post some long-form, nerdier, less ephemeral content about #writing, #language, #conlangs, and maybe some other things like food, recipes, plants, or whatever other topics my AuDHD brain decides to hyperfocus on.
lingufacture.substack.com/p/brandaje-m...
lingufacture.substack.com/p/brandaje-m...
Brandaje, mwaldu!
(Hello, world!)
lingufacture.substack.com
September 3, 2025 at 4:48 PM
I’ve set up a Substack where I can post some long-form, nerdier, less ephemeral content about #writing, #language, #conlangs, and maybe some other things like food, recipes, plants, or whatever other topics my AuDHD brain decides to hyperfocus on.
lingufacture.substack.com/p/brandaje-m...
lingufacture.substack.com/p/brandaje-m...
I’ve been thinking about creating a #Substack, since it seems like that’s what all the cool kids are doing these days. I like the idea of how it’s organized – blog/essay-style posts, shorter tweet-type notes, audio and video posts, the ability to block AI from reading your posts: (1/3)
August 26, 2025 at 12:44 AM
I’ve been thinking about creating a #Substack, since it seems like that’s what all the cool kids are doing these days. I like the idea of how it’s organized – blog/essay-style posts, shorter tweet-type notes, audio and video posts, the ability to block AI from reading your posts: (1/3)
I know we need the rain, but this seems excessive.
August 16, 2025 at 6:19 PM
I know we need the rain, but this seems excessive.
One day I will catch the imp who writes my footnotes.
August 12, 2025 at 3:13 PM
One day I will catch the imp who writes my footnotes.
A Valthungian joke for you:
Faðr’anþrúskiða fra rǣnina sīna dǭtra žunga: ‘Javik tǣjun swœutinins byǧa, jauguk tfōs ita, jāþna givik þis þa lif ja þik ǣkna, þū ižas miþskǣðna þam brōðra þīnin skylis. Hwǣjugas swœutinins ǣftu nǭþ?’
#conlang #conlangs #conlangjokes
Faðr’anþrúskiða fra rǣnina sīna dǭtra žunga: ‘Javik tǣjun swœutinins byǧa, jauguk tfōs ita, jāþna givik þis þa lif ja þik ǣkna, þū ižas miþskǣðna þam brōðra þīnin skylis. Hwǣjugas swœutinins ǣftu nǭþ?’
#conlang #conlangs #conlangjokes
August 11, 2025 at 5:46 PM
A Valthungian joke for you:
Faðr’anþrúskiða fra rǣnina sīna dǭtra žunga: ‘Javik tǣjun swœutinins byǧa, jauguk tfōs ita, jāþna givik þis þa lif ja þik ǣkna, þū ižas miþskǣðna þam brōðra þīnin skylis. Hwǣjugas swœutinins ǣftu nǭþ?’
#conlang #conlangs #conlangjokes
Faðr’anþrúskiða fra rǣnina sīna dǭtra žunga: ‘Javik tǣjun swœutinins byǧa, jauguk tfōs ita, jāþna givik þis þa lif ja þik ǣkna, þū ižas miþskǣðna þam brōðra þīnin skylis. Hwǣjugas swœutinins ǣftu nǭþ?’
#conlang #conlangs #conlangjokes
Faugun Hauvahravist!
Happy Lughnassadh!
Not a bad day's work: Six gallons of pear cider, a gallon and a half of wheat beer, and a loaf of sourdough beer bread. It smells heavenly in here! I also made a pint of homemade non-dairy pistachio ice cream, but we ate it, so no picture!
Happy Lughnassadh!
Not a bad day's work: Six gallons of pear cider, a gallon and a half of wheat beer, and a loaf of sourdough beer bread. It smells heavenly in here! I also made a pint of homemade non-dairy pistachio ice cream, but we ate it, so no picture!
August 9, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Faugun Hauvahravist!
Happy Lughnassadh!
Not a bad day's work: Six gallons of pear cider, a gallon and a half of wheat beer, and a loaf of sourdough beer bread. It smells heavenly in here! I also made a pint of homemade non-dairy pistachio ice cream, but we ate it, so no picture!
Happy Lughnassadh!
Not a bad day's work: Six gallons of pear cider, a gallon and a half of wheat beer, and a loaf of sourdough beer bread. It smells heavenly in here! I also made a pint of homemade non-dairy pistachio ice cream, but we ate it, so no picture!
Making some bread for Hauvahravist (Lammas/Lughnassadh) today. Why must the bread-baking cross-quarter always fall on the hottest day of the year?
August 8, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Making some bread for Hauvahravist (Lammas/Lughnassadh) today. Why must the bread-baking cross-quarter always fall on the hottest day of the year?
I had a bunch of other Revolution-themed posts, but I became unconscious and now it's the 15th. Anyway, these too:
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Les Misérables | Do You Hear the People Sing?
YouTube video by Universal Pictures
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July 15, 2025 at 6:18 AM
I had a bunch of other Revolution-themed posts, but I became unconscious and now it's the 15th. Anyway, these too:
youtu.be/1q82twrdr0U?...
youtu.be/1q82twrdr0U?...
Where 𝘪𝘴 the Revolution?
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youtu.be/jsCR05oKROA?...
Depeche Mode - Where's the Revolution (Official Video)
YouTube video by DepecheModeVEVO
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July 14, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Where 𝘪𝘴 the Revolution?
youtu.be/jsCR05oKROA?...
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Wales has never had a Revolution, as such*, but the Cymry have an inspiringly stubborn determination to continue to exist. They're still here, and so are you, but fascism has a very short shelf-life. Do what you can to make it even shorter.
youtu.be/S_pjG1Tzx74?...
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BRONWEN - Yma o Hyd (with translation)
YouTube video by Bronwen Lewis
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July 14, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Wales has never had a Revolution, as such*, but the Cymry have an inspiringly stubborn determination to continue to exist. They're still here, and so are you, but fascism has a very short shelf-life. Do what you can to make it even shorter.
youtu.be/S_pjG1Tzx74?...
youtu.be/S_pjG1Tzx74?...
Remember who you're revoluting for.
youtu.be/ClU3fctbGls?...
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P!NK - What About Us (Official Video)
YouTube video by PinkVEVO
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July 14, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Remember who you're revoluting for.
youtu.be/ClU3fctbGls?...
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A word of warning to the clueless powers who will have the audacity to act surprised when people start revoluting against them: If you're a horrible person, don't be surprised if a Finnish witch casts a spell on you to make your own snakes bite you.
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Äijö (Värttinä)
YouTube video by 1,3,7-trimethylxanthine
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July 14, 2025 at 4:20 PM
A word of warning to the clueless powers who will have the audacity to act surprised when people start revoluting against them: If you're a horrible person, don't be surprised if a Finnish witch casts a spell on you to make your own snakes bite you.
youtu.be/_keS5CgpBT0?...
youtu.be/_keS5CgpBT0?...
Did you know the word guillotine comes from the name of French physician Joseph-Ignace Guillotin who proposed its use? Guillotin is a diminutive of the name Guillot, itself a diminutive of Guillaume, the French equivalent of William. So guillotine literally means something like “Little Willie.”
July 14, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Did you know the word guillotine comes from the name of French physician Joseph-Ignace Guillotin who proposed its use? Guillotin is a diminutive of the name Guillot, itself a diminutive of Guillaume, the French equivalent of William. So guillotine literally means something like “Little Willie.”
Join the revolution! youtu.be/BGLGzRXY5Bw?...
The Beatles - Revolution
YouTube video by TheBeatlesVEVO
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July 14, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Join the revolution! youtu.be/BGLGzRXY5Bw?...
Here's the cheerful ditty that started it all, from the fabulous Axelle Saint-Cirel at the Paris Olympics last year. Ya know... In case you're fields are getting too dry in this July heat. youtu.be/TzLzuSNj5Fs?...
Axelle Saint-Cirel chante la Marseillaise au pied de l’Arc de Triomphe pour la parade JO Paris 2024
YouTube video by Concours voix des outre-mer
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July 14, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Here's the cheerful ditty that started it all, from the fabulous Axelle Saint-Cirel at the Paris Olympics last year. Ya know... In case you're fields are getting too dry in this July heat. youtu.be/TzLzuSNj5Fs?...
Next on today's list of Songs to Revolute To, this classic gem from my dear friend Venus DeMars: youtu.be/GnOT6-VjGZk?...
Boys/Revolution
YouTube video by All the Pretty Horses - Topic
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July 14, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Next on today's list of Songs to Revolute To, this classic gem from my dear friend Venus DeMars: youtu.be/GnOT6-VjGZk?...
Today is the 236th anniversary of the Storming of the Bastille, kicking off the French Revolution after people eventually had enough of their government's crap. I'm going to be obnoxious today about posting some revolution-inspired links. Check 'em out, share, add your own, rise up, resist & revolt.
July 14, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Today is the 236th anniversary of the Storming of the Bastille, kicking off the French Revolution after people eventually had enough of their government's crap. I'm going to be obnoxious today about posting some revolution-inspired links. Check 'em out, share, add your own, rise up, resist & revolt.
‘Is this watery piss what you people call beer in this country?’
#Valthungian: Hwa hit hran uvgútna ist þetit jūs þjuða inhitma gœ̄ža bjus nemniþ?
#Europic: Kwa tci-la pisu vakwa se ke-kwasu tuyaru namoge da byeru no tci-la jiyu?
#UsefulConlangPhrases #TravelSeries
#Valthungian: Hwa hit hran uvgútna ist þetit jūs þjuða inhitma gœ̄ža bjus nemniþ?
#Europic: Kwa tci-la pisu vakwa se ke-kwasu tuyaru namoge da byeru no tci-la jiyu?
#UsefulConlangPhrases #TravelSeries
July 13, 2025 at 12:40 PM
‘Is this watery piss what you people call beer in this country?’
#Valthungian: Hwa hit hran uvgútna ist þetit jūs þjuða inhitma gœ̄ža bjus nemniþ?
#Europic: Kwa tci-la pisu vakwa se ke-kwasu tuyaru namoge da byeru no tci-la jiyu?
#UsefulConlangPhrases #TravelSeries
#Valthungian: Hwa hit hran uvgútna ist þetit jūs þjuða inhitma gœ̄ža bjus nemniþ?
#Europic: Kwa tci-la pisu vakwa se ke-kwasu tuyaru namoge da byeru no tci-la jiyu?
#UsefulConlangPhrases #TravelSeries
A nice Valthungian idiom:
Þeni gapīča wriškunþ an basiðram.
Literally, ‘When gapiča grow on berry bushes’ - pretty much equivalent to "When pigs fly."
#Conlang #ConCulture #ConCuisine
Þeni gapīča wriškunþ an basiðram.
Literally, ‘When gapiča grow on berry bushes’ - pretty much equivalent to "When pigs fly."
#Conlang #ConCulture #ConCuisine
July 12, 2025 at 4:35 AM
A nice Valthungian idiom:
Þeni gapīča wriškunþ an basiðram.
Literally, ‘When gapiča grow on berry bushes’ - pretty much equivalent to "When pigs fly."
#Conlang #ConCulture #ConCuisine
Þeni gapīča wriškunþ an basiðram.
Literally, ‘When gapiča grow on berry bushes’ - pretty much equivalent to "When pigs fly."
#Conlang #ConCulture #ConCuisine
‘Stop laughing and bring me the menu for tourists.’
#Europic: Kedetu na likracu wake kwetu da mu na la mandja-listu we vidata-vresantu.
#Valthungian: Kwink a þlǣšin ja bring mis þa bisœučins matirǣgistra.
#UsefulConlangPhrases #TravelSeries
#Europic: Kedetu na likracu wake kwetu da mu na la mandja-listu we vidata-vresantu.
#Valthungian: Kwink a þlǣšin ja bring mis þa bisœučins matirǣgistra.
#UsefulConlangPhrases #TravelSeries
July 12, 2025 at 4:08 AM
‘Stop laughing and bring me the menu for tourists.’
#Europic: Kedetu na likracu wake kwetu da mu na la mandja-listu we vidata-vresantu.
#Valthungian: Kwink a þlǣšin ja bring mis þa bisœučins matirǣgistra.
#UsefulConlangPhrases #TravelSeries
#Europic: Kedetu na likracu wake kwetu da mu na la mandja-listu we vidata-vresantu.
#Valthungian: Kwink a þlǣšin ja bring mis þa bisœučins matirǣgistra.
#UsefulConlangPhrases #TravelSeries
@terryo1971.bsky.social and I are kicking off our anniversary weekend in Annapolis Valley with a visit to Church.
July 11, 2025 at 9:48 PM
@terryo1971.bsky.social and I are kicking off our anniversary weekend in Annapolis Valley with a visit to Church.
#UsefulConlangPhrases #TravelSeries
‘What do you mean there’s no peanut butter in this country?’
#Europic: Kwayo povacu heste ke raha-pastu ne ste no tci-la jiyu?
#Valthungian: Hwē istim mǣtiko þīm nīn þnang reðnutis n’ist inhitma gœ̄za?
‘What do you mean there’s no peanut butter in this country?’
#Europic: Kwayo povacu heste ke raha-pastu ne ste no tci-la jiyu?
#Valthungian: Hwē istim mǣtiko þīm nīn þnang reðnutis n’ist inhitma gœ̄za?
July 10, 2025 at 3:00 PM
#UsefulConlangPhrases #TravelSeries
‘What do you mean there’s no peanut butter in this country?’
#Europic: Kwayo povacu heste ke raha-pastu ne ste no tci-la jiyu?
#Valthungian: Hwē istim mǣtiko þīm nīn þnang reðnutis n’ist inhitma gœ̄za?
‘What do you mean there’s no peanut butter in this country?’
#Europic: Kwayo povacu heste ke raha-pastu ne ste no tci-la jiyu?
#Valthungian: Hwē istim mǣtiko þīm nīn þnang reðnutis n’ist inhitma gœ̄za?
#UsefulConlangPhrases #TravelSeries
“There’s a corpse on the bed. Please have the sheets changed.”
#Europic: Morta-korpu ste pi-vi tci-la legru. Ye-brane ka-morfe-de na la legla-drapru.
#Valthungian: Im ist nǭs inþiža hēþin. Þikfeša tœuǧin þa ligrawaste aftrarǣðiþ.
“There’s a corpse on the bed. Please have the sheets changed.”
#Europic: Morta-korpu ste pi-vi tci-la legru. Ye-brane ka-morfe-de na la legla-drapru.
#Valthungian: Im ist nǭs inþiža hēþin. Þikfeša tœuǧin þa ligrawaste aftrarǣðiþ.
July 9, 2025 at 2:57 PM
#UsefulConlangPhrases #TravelSeries
“There’s a corpse on the bed. Please have the sheets changed.”
#Europic: Morta-korpu ste pi-vi tci-la legru. Ye-brane ka-morfe-de na la legla-drapru.
#Valthungian: Im ist nǭs inþiža hēþin. Þikfeša tœuǧin þa ligrawaste aftrarǣðiþ.
“There’s a corpse on the bed. Please have the sheets changed.”
#Europic: Morta-korpu ste pi-vi tci-la legru. Ye-brane ka-morfe-de na la legla-drapru.
#Valthungian: Im ist nǭs inþiža hēþin. Þikfeša tœuǧin þa ligrawaste aftrarǣðiþ.