#ConlangFriday
Take care of your pooch 🐶 during a #ConlangFriday heatwave:

»ʔu x̌ʷəcθat čəb č xʷiθ ʔi ʕ'ax̌ lum'ux̌ʷ«

wə= x̌ʷə-c-(t→)θat čəm č-(kʷ→)xʷəyət yə= (ʕ→)ʕ̓ax̌ [ lu-(m→)m̓ux̌ʷ ]

PFV= CAUS-M-be.eaten 1sg 1sg.POS-dog OBL ice [ NOM-hot ]

“I fed my dog ice because it’s hot.”

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July 11, 2025 at 5:36 PM
#ConlangFriday snakebite edition:

stəʕ̓əqʷucqab təƛ̓ łi łʷəx̌ʷ
stə-(ʕ→)ʕ̓əqʷuc-qam Ø təƛ [ łəy= (ƛʷ→)łʷəx ]
TR.NC-be.removed-LEX:mouth 3sg poison [ FROM= wound ]
“He managed to suck the poison from the wound.”

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May 24, 2025 at 12:14 AM
On #ConlangFriday a Laq̓áč takes a long walk:

buƛ̓ʷ tʷuqʷ č y̓áł łi čluy̓əǧáč x̌ʷəb saʔła w̓ič
muƛʷ tʷuqʷ č-(y→)y̓atəł [ łəy= č-lu-(y→)y̓ən-qaʕəč [ x̌ʷəm= (c→)sałəʕ (w→)w̓ič ] ]
rough PL 1sg.POS-thigh [ FROM= 1sg.POS-NOM-go-LEX:foot [ LOC= day all ] ]
“My thighs are chafing after walking all day.”

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April 11, 2025 at 10:11 PM
ok conlangers, is #ConlangFriday a thing? It is now :D

ʔum m̓ul čəb tašiθ
wə= n-(m→)m̓un čəm tas-yət
PFV= TR-make 1sg black-LEX:water
“I made a coffee.”

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March 7, 2025 at 3:12 PM
#ConlangFriday

»łčəm̓akʷ. bax̌ x̌luλałłás tʷuqʷ ʔi líʔšx̌iw«

łč-(m→)m̓akʷ || max̌ [ x̌-lu-n-(ł→)la<ł>łəʕ-as tʷuqʷ yə= (n→)lixəx-əyəw ]

1pl.POS-cat || NEG [ 3.POS-NOM-TR--be.afraid-REL PL OBL fireworks ]

"Our cats are not afraid of fireworks.”

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Staying on a theme, some topical Kílta vocabulary:

síkupalta - "fireworks," lit., "star-bombs"
poh - the ideophone for gunfire or fireworks

Aunur vë mautur në síkupalta si ríncho më hwí.
1PL ATTR cat.PL TOP fireworks ACC fear.PFV NEG PTCL
"Our cats aren't afraid of fireworks (yay!)."

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July 5, 2025 at 8:44 AM
it's #ConlangFriday!

n̓íʕaqʷsqʷyuła čəb čənləƛatsq łəs
(ə)n-(y→)y̓əʕaqʷ-əsəq-yułəʕ čəm [ č-(ə)n-(n→)ləłat-əsəq łəs ]
TR--stop-REL-LEX:stomach/must 1sg [ 1sg.POS-TR--think-REL work ]
“I need to stop thinking about work.”

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March 14, 2025 at 10:52 PM
I missed #ConlangFriday! Oh well, here's what you might hear the morning after a rowdy night out with some Laq̓áč (Laq̓aqab speakers):

ʔal lu x̌ʷiqʷqʷəƛ̓ kʷəčayčəl
ʕən [ lu-(qʷ→)x̌ʷiqəƛ kʷəčay-čən ]
Q [ NOM--be.healed be.in.pain-LEX:head ]
“Is your headache better?”

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March 22, 2025 at 12:22 PM
ʔułʷ báʕ̓s ǧʷəmnəčəsq čəb kʷłʷás
wəł maʕəs n-(qʷ→)x̌ʷəm-nəč-əsəq čəm kʷəłas
AND NOW TR-examine-LEX:ear-REL 1sg music
“and now I’m listening to some music.”

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March 7, 2025 at 3:12 PM
It's #ConlangFriday – time to read:

ʔun ləłatsq čəb lʷuθʷítx̌ yac̓əl y̓al
wə= n-(n→)ləłat-əsəq čəm [ lu-(t→)θix̌ yacən yan ]
PFV= TR-think-REL 1sg [ NOM--be.good book this ]
“I thought this book might be good.”

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March 28, 2025 at 3:44 PM
It's still #ConlangFriday somewhere and you are lookin' good!

n̓y̓əqaƛ̓əsq čəb təkʷəxʷ lúč̓ł łəmm̓iʔšəl kʷəθʷ
(ə)n-(y→)y̓əqaƛ-əsəq čəm təkʷəx (n→)lučəł [ łə-n-(m→)m̓ixən kʷətʷ ]
TR-like-REL 1sg hat cute [INSTR-TR-wear 2sg]
“I like the cute hat you’re wearing.”

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April 26, 2025 at 2:32 PM
#ConlangFriday can be dangerous:

dʷəlidᶻəx̌ʷ čəb bíʔšx̌s x̌ʷəb θəsx̌
n-tʷə-(n→)lisəx̌ʷ čəm misəx̌-əs x̌ʷəm= (t→)θəsəx
TR-DAT--speak 1sg doctor LOC= tomorrow
“I’ll speak to a doctor tomorrow.”

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May 17, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Confused when a Laq̓aqab speaker mentions #ConlangFriday? Just reply with:

bax̌ č dᶻačnəčəsq l̓líšx̌ʷəsq kʷəθʷ
max̌ [ č-(ə)n-(s→)hačnəč-əsəq [ n-(n→)lisəx̌ʷ-əsəq kʷətʷ ] ]
NEG [ 1sg.POS-TR-understand-REL [ TR-say-REL 2sg ] ]
“I don’t understand what you’re saying.”

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April 4, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Got a date on #ConlangFriday? Well...

ƛ̓ə šiʔłi tʷuc̓əłkʷs x̌ʷún̓s y̓əq x̌ʷəb m̓úqʷ y̓əl
ƛə= (č→)šiłəy tʷucəƛ-kʷəs (qʷ→)x̌ʷunəs (y→)y̓əq x̌ʷəm= (m→)m̓uwəq (y→)y̓ən
INCH= open tavern gay new LOC= neighborhood this
“A new gay bar has opened up in the neighborhood.”

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April 18, 2025 at 11:46 PM
#ConlangFriday date night:

»ʔu stəhuʕ čəb ʕát's čəgʷádᶻas«

wə= stə-(s→)huʕ čəm ʕatəs [ č-n-kʷanəc-as Ø ]
PFV= TR.NC-be.found 1sg man [ 1sg-TR-feel.love-REL Ø ]
“I managed to find a man who loves me.”

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June 6, 2025 at 11:05 PM
#ConlangFriday

»ʔu gʷəsał łəb sáw̓θʷ hən ʔu x̌ʷluλaʔx̌əb yukʷ«

wə= n-(kʷ→)xʷəsał łəm sawətʷ hən= [ wə= x̌ʷə-lu-(n→)laxəm yukʷ ]

PFV= TR-burning 1pl candle LOC= [ PFV= 3.POS-NOM-die light ]

“We lit some candles when the lights went out.”

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July 19, 2025 at 1:48 AM
»ʔu hədi caʔłáł y̓əl«
wə= (s→)hənəy całəʕ-ʕəƛ (y→)y̓ən
PFV= busy week this
“It’s been a busy week.”

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June 27, 2025 at 9:25 PM
A slightly different #ConlangFriday - numbers from 1-10:

łʷub clác bułʷ sac kʷəč ʕúǧʷ ʕəƛ̓ tʷədʷ dəkʷ cub
(roots: łum cənac mułʷ sac kʷəč ʕuməqʷ ʕəƛ tʷəmət nəkʷ cum)

Still working on their interface with lexical suffixes as counters, like some Salish langs

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May 31, 2025 at 1:25 AM
For #ConlangFriday one for Laqač emo kids:

bax̌ x̌ʷluníqaƛ̓ ʔi xʷəłʷas ǧʷəmnəčəsq čəb
max̌ [ x̌ʷ-lu-n-yəqaƛ yə= (kʷ→)xʷəłas [ n-(qʷ→)qʷəm-nəč-əsəq čəm ] ]
NEG [ 3sg.POS-NOM-TR--be.liked OBL= music [ TR-listen-REL 1sg ] ]
“She doesn’t like the music I listen to.”

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May 9, 2025 at 10:36 PM
#ConlangFriday

»ʔu stíʔłxʷas čəb čluǧʷəqʷəqəp čuqʷ hə saʔłáł ʔil«
wə= stə-(x→)Øiłəxʷ-as čəm [ č-lu-n-(qʷ→)x̌ʷəqəw čuqʷ ] x̌ʷəm= (c→)sałəʕ-ʕəƛ (x→)Øin
PFV= TR.NC-forget-REL 1sg [ 1sg.POS-NOM-TR--be.written message ] LOC= week previous
“I forgot to write a message last week.”

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June 20, 2025 at 10:17 PM
On #ConlangFriday night we burn our old lovers' letters!

bi gʷəsał čəb čuqʷ ʔu ǧʷəqʷəp kʷəθʷ
məy= n-(kʷ→)xʷəsał čəm čuqʷ [ wə= n-(qʷ→)x̌ʷəqəw kʷətʷ ]
PROG= TR-be.burning 1sg letter [ PFV= TR-be.written 2sg ]
“I’m burning the letters you wrote.”

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May 3, 2025 at 12:21 AM