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they/them bori 🇵🇷 fantasy + gothic horror stories and illustration. zelda, lotr, and earthsea enthusiast

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named nsha in dreams@seibarosario.bsky.social · 3d ago

the deity of volcanism is ‛Ōhe, while the deity of oceans is Tiībi. Since their union creates the world, family and identity words incorporate their names. ‛ō: all ‛oheti: birth ‛ōhi: island, family Bihe, Auehe, Koanahe, Ikuahe, Iñehe: volcanic deities Tiborey, Eretibonu, Tiñabo: oceanic deities

🍂Prof Emily🍂@professoremily.bsky.social · last wk.

#Conlangity Day 28 Let's talk etymology - the evolution of words. This is another element that can make your conlang feel real! Create a word, or choose one from a previous day, & tell me its etymology. What are the roots? How is it related to other words? How did the meaning change over time?

Daily prompt for the #Conlangity worldbuilding game: DAY 28 [CULTURE/VOCAB] Choose or create a word in your conlang with an interesting etymology, and tell me about it! What are the cultural origins of this word, and how did it evolve over time? How has the meaning changed? Light yellow text printed in two columns over an orange background showing a faint photo of a large open dictionary. Hosted by @professoremily.bsky.social.
named nsha in dreams@seibarosario.bsky.social · 4d ago

live action is a little tricky, because I don't have a full cast. Iamoukēa: Pana Hema-Taylor Ātau: Suyane Moreira Laēn: Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi Tabeiwa: Lealani Siaosi but ideally, it'd be an animated adaptation! I think these actors can still be the voices, but for the protags:

Pamela Jeong@pamelajeong.bsky.social · 7d ago

#LitHodgepodge 30 Imagine your book is being adapted for TV/film. Are there actors who fit what you pictured for your leads? How about secondary characters? Feel free to pick anyone, alive or dead, to give us a sense of the vibes for your dream cast! #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #WriteSky

#LITHODGEPODGE Hosted by @pamelajeong.bsky.social An October Prompt Game of Miscellaneous Proportions FRIDAY FLIGHTS OF FANCY [Graphic of a winged angel holding a book] Prompt: 30 | You have unprecedented control over the casting of your book’s adaptation! Who would you cast as your leads? [Graphic of a talking crow] It’s rather difficult to think of a talent with the right combination of charm, intelligence, and gravitas for my autobiography-turned-biopic, but I do believe that Gary Croldman or Viola Corvidavis could pull it off—under my direction, of course. Join tomorrow for Saturday Snap Judgments!
named nsha in dreams@seibarosario.bsky.social · 7d ago

ausure: tiger, of course. my protag is named after this animal, which is considered sacred! it typically manifests on lava flows. aweneku: ceiba tree, from which their language name (awenekū) is derived behika: jagua or genipapo, a plant used for body paint ‛au: the name for maga and hibiscus

🍂Prof Emily🍂@professoremily.bsky.social · 2w ago

#Conlangity Day 26 The theme of this vocab day is plants/animals, or any other nonhuman life form that doesn't fit into those categories 😅 Think of a few that would be common or important in this culture, and come up with names for them. Do as many as you can, and explain the names if you want!

Daily prompt for the #Conlangity worldbuilding game: DAY 26 CREATE SOME VOCAB! Come up with some words & phrases for plants, animals or other creatures/entities. I’d suggest picking a few that are significant to the culture in some way! Light yellow text printed in two columns over an orange background showing a faint photo of a large open dictionary. Hosted by @professoremily.bsky.social.
named nsha in dreams@seibarosario.bsky.social · 7d ago

oooh the funnest day! I only recently tackled swear words. as of rn my favorite is ñewa. it literally means moon eye and refers to someone who is nosy or overly vigilant/frequently violates privacy. it's employed in the same way we use fuck (like hurting yourself or dropping something)

🍂Prof Emily🍂@professoremily.bsky.social · 2w ago

#Conlangity Day 25 Ehehe today is a fun day 😈 Tell me about slang in your conlang! Does it vary depending on time/place/context? What about idioms? Every language has its weird ones that native speakers barely think about, but new learners are like "wtf?" 😂 And of course, TELL ME HOW TO SWEAR!

Daily prompt for the #Conlangity worldbuilding game: DAY 25 [CULTURE/VOCAB] What are some common slang words/phrases in your conlang? Idioms that only make sense to your speakers (e.g. “the elephant in the room”)? Any colorful curse words? For these, you can write them in English or translate them! Light yellow text printed in two columns over an orange background showing a faint photo of a large open dictionary. Hosted by @professoremily.bsky.social.
named nsha in dreams@seibarosario.bsky.social · 7d ago

awenekū is pro-drop! they also love to shorten things, so phrases often get cut down. I've only really worked it out for some of the greetings though nā hū kauili kauana can be uilikau, uili, or uiliuili hā ili waimāre can be iliwai or waiwai hā iwere elu‛u unoa can be iwelelu

🍂Prof Emily🍂@professoremily.bsky.social · 2w ago

#Conlangity Day 24 This might seem like a weird question, but it's an important part of making your conlang feel "real," giving it a believable texture. When the language is used in real life, what are some ways it gets contracted or morphed? Think about how squishily we use language every day!

Daily prompt for the #Conlangity worldbuilding game: DAY 24 [GRAMMAR] What are some ways that words get abbreviated, mutated, or even fully omitted during everyday speech? Think about how English has its contractions (“do not” = “don’t”) or how Spanish sometimes leaves the subject unstated. Does your conlang do anything similar? Light yellow text printed in two columns over an orange background showing a faint photo of a large open dictionary. Hosted by @professoremily.bsky.social.
named nsha in dreams@seibarosario.bsky.social · 7d ago

to eat: ‛ie to drink: usi to bite: lalu to taste: ulu salt: ueña cinnamon: ulo banana: tuli pumpkin: tona taro: taweye chayote: tana fish: tahu yautía: saweye vanilla: sáwa sweet potato: pókara bean: pi pepper: ōlo avocado: mawama cassava: maru breadfruit: korosi coconut: koro tomato: huaká

🍂Prof Emily🍂@professoremily.bsky.social · 2w ago

#Conlangity Day 23 It's another vocab day! Today is an important one - food & drinks. So think about: - Verbs related to eating & drinking - Names for different meals - Eating/drinking utensils - Specific dishes, drinks, or ingredients in this culture Come up with as much vocab as you can!

Daily prompt for the #Conlangity worldbuilding game: DAY 23 CREATE SOME VOCAB! Today’s theme is “food and drinks.” What are some words or phrases for eating? Names for specific meals (e.g. breakfast, lunch, dinner)? What about dishes/drinks that are popular in this culture? Light yellow text printed in two columns over an orange background showing a faint photo of a large open dictionary. Hosted by @professoremily.bsky.social.
named nsha in dreams@seibarosario.bsky.social · last wk.

questions are indicated by tone, but there are two imperative words. awa + verb is an imperative, while aulé + verb is a negative imperative. awa ñaro: sit! ñahu ne koro aulé koilo: don't stand under the coconut tree!

🍂Prof Emily🍂@professoremily.bsky.social · 2w ago

#Conlangity Day 22 This is something you may have touched on on an earlier day - but maybe not! If I'm asking a question in your conlang, does the sentence structure shift, or are there other changes? How do you "signal" a question? What about commands or hypotheticals? Give examples if you can!

Daily prompt for the #Conlangity worldbuilding game: DAY 22 [GRAMMAR] In your conlang, how do people ask questions? Give commands? Speak in hypotheticals (e.g. “If I had...” “We would do that, but...”)? You may have already talked about this, but maybe not! Does the sentence structure or anything else change in these different situations? Light yellow text printed in two columns over an orange background showing a faint photo of a large open dictionary. Hosted by @professoremily.bsky.social.
named nsha in dreams@seibarosario.bsky.social · last wk.

this is one of those grammar things that gets funky so I just made words for these things and called it a day 🤧 ‛ewi: though hona: until iko: or kā: yet kakoe: as keu: whether kū: before kunu: rather līe: if liku: since nóu: because ouke: after piri: now téa: while tená: but ue: so were: just

🍂Prof Emily🍂@professoremily.bsky.social · 2w ago

#Conlangity Day 21 Today's topic is SUBORDINATE CLAUSES. These are like sentences folded inside of other sentences: they say something with a subject & verb which helps to expand the meaning of the main sentence. But they can't stand alone! How does your conlang deal with such layers of meaning?

Daily prompt for the #Conlangity worldbuilding game: DAY 21 [GRAMMAR] How does your conlang deal with subordinate clauses? Sometimes called “dependent clauses,” these are chunks of a sentence which have a subject & verb, but aren’t a complete thought by themselves - e.g. “I’ll eat [when I’m hungry].” Are there special words or structural ways to express this kind of sentence in your language? Light yellow text printed in two columns over an orange background showing a faint photo of a large open dictionary. Hosted by @professoremily.bsky.social.
named nsha in dreams@seibarosario.bsky.social · last wk.

Ausure: Letting go (she does not ever let anything go, and it ends up festering in her mind) Wenai: Transformative, when given all (he's felt this first hand with Kēa's love. he learned who he truly is) Wamikena: Transformative, when given all (her work as a healer has made her witness to this)

Pamela Jeong@pamelajeong.bsky.social · last wk.

#LitHodgepodge 29 Many great writers & philosophers have tried to pinpoint the nature of love. It doesn’t have to be romantic love either—Aristotle’s ideas, for example, were about friendship. Which (simplified) philosophy would resonate most with your OC? Why? #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

#LITHODGEPODGE Hosted by @pamelajeong.bsky.social An October Prompt Game of Miscellaneous Proportions THURSDAY THRIFTED THERAPY [Graphic of an old-timey bearded man sitting and leaning his arm against a barrel with a tiny frog crawling up its side] Prompt: 29 | Which of these famous thinkers’ philosophies on love would speak to your character most? Why? Love is… Aristotle: One soul residing in two bodies. Freud: Desire in disguise. Buddha: Letting go. Emerson: Transformative, when given all. Nietzsche: The drive to possess another. Dostoevsky: Suffering. Shakespeare: An ever-fixed mark. Schopenhauer: A trick of nature. Marx: A luxury the poor cannot afford. Rumi: The fire that burns everything false. [Graphic of a talking crow] Philosophers, writers, and artists have mused on the nature of love since... well, forever, it seems. Me, I’ve always rather liked Blaise Pascal’s quote: “The heart has its reasons which reason knows nothing of.” But what do I know—I’m just a crow. Join tomorrow for Friday Flights of Fancy!
named nsha in dreams@seibarosario.bsky.social · last wk.

not sure if this counts, but Wenai has a few moments where reality becomes something really fraught for him (consequences of having a dying god inside of him), and I wanted to convey that sense of confusion and being overwhelmed (tw: mild body horror I think)

The moon touched him, and dark came with it, dark night dark sea dark pain and ghost white hands holding a harpoon and the night glow of poison barbs scratching carving skin for the worms to burrow between cord of muscle until they latched onto bone and when the white bone cracked bone white what poured out was stink of rotting fish mud and carcass and spine and pearls that were not pearls because they were eggs and from those eggs came little pearl fish with sharp teeth and they ate his eyes and went up his nose and crushed his teeth and munched munched munched down the length of his fatty femur and the tibia and the frail fibula and the little finger bones and the white little bones of the toes and-
Pamela Jeong@pamelajeong.bsky.social · last wk.

TOMORROW is our last official snip day for #LitHodgepodge! I think this is a challenging one that may require some close inspection of your manuscript(s), so here's the prompt in advance if you'd like to prepare. As always, literary examples and resources provided below. 👇

#LITHODGEPODGE Hosted by @pamelajeong.bsky.social An October Prompt Game of Miscellaneous Proportions WEDNESDAY WORDSMITHS [Graphic of a woman with a thoughtful expression, holding a quill, with paper on her desk in front of her and small cherub and demon figures at either side] Prompt: 28 | Post and discuss a snip with intentional sentence architecture. Consider elements like sentence length and complexity, repetition and rhythm, and how they contribute to the emotional impact of your writing. [Graphic of a talking crow] How you arrange words and phrases affects clarity, flow, and emotional impact. Simple, punchy sentences feel different from long, rambling ones. Fragments, run-ons , and repetition can be used to great effect. Some sentences provide their core early on, while others drive to a reveal at the end. Join tomorrow for Thursday Thrifted Therapy!
named nsha in dreams@seibarosario.bsky.social · last wk.

after running away from home, Wenai ends up living with Iamoukēa, and frequently interacts with Kēa's mentor Ihowaikana. Ihowaikana ends up being a bit of a parental figure for both of them, but especially for Wenai

"Not even wounded as you were when I met you were you so troubled. They have hurt you immensely, little one." "Nothing I didn't deserve." Wenai mutters. Ihowaikana's expression turns stony. "Enough of that. We are celebrating your return. You can wallow in your pity later." "Kēa won't let me," Wenai says. Ihowaikana barks out a laugh. "As well he should not. Now come, they are waiting."
Pamela Jeong@pamelajeong.bsky.social · last wk.

#LitHodgepodge 27 For our final Tuesday, I chose one of my favorite tropes, featured in many genres. Does your WIP have a found family, whether it’s an established group of ride-or-die friends or a ragtag team of miscreants with a shared goal? Tell us about them! #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

#LITHODGEPODGE Hosted by @pamelajeong.bsky.social An October Prompt Game of Miscellaneous Proportions TUESDAY TROPES [Graphic of an old man wanderer, with a sack on his back and a long walking stick, and a black cat] Prompt: 27 | Tell us about a found family in your story. Who are the characters involved? How did they come together? What qualities do they bring out in each other? Feel free to share a snip. [Graphic of a talking crow] This trope is near and dear to my heart, as I myself have a chosen family. The ones whom I call family are a tree frog who cannot stay out of trouble, a bossy butterfly who always thinks she knows best, and a shockingly dim-witted black cat. All inexplicably and horrendously lovable. Join tomorrow for Wednesday Wordsmiths!
named nsha in dreams@seibarosario.bsky.social · last wk.

Ausure: to get out of sticky situations, which can be as small as conversations I just don't wanna have. sometimes I just don't want to be honest! Wenai: I try not to cause I tend to forget everything I say... Wamikena: if it helps someone, soothes them, then I'll do it, but I try not to otherwise

Pamela Jeong@pamelajeong.bsky.social · 2w ago

#LitHodgepodge 26 Most everyone values honesty, but most everyone has also told a lie at some point. What kinds of situations or reasons might cause your character to lie? Would they feel regretful about it, or would they see it as a necessary evil? #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #WriteSky

#LITHODGEPODGE Hosted by @pamelajeong.bsky.social An October Prompt Game of Miscellaneous Proportions MONDAYS WITH MARCEL [Black & white picture of Marcel Proust, a man of the fin de siècle who had dark hair, sleepy eyes, and a dark mustache, sitting with his elbow propped on the back of his chair and looking pensive] Prompt: 26 | Answer as one or each of your characters (as well as yourself, if you wish!): On what occasions do you lie? [Graphic of a talking crow] The Proust Questionnaire is a set of questions popularized by French writer Marcel Proust. Victorians answered these questions in parlor games, and modern interviewers now often use them. They can also be a great character development tool! Join tomorrow for Tuesday Tropes!
named nsha in dreams@seibarosario.bsky.social · last wk.

ooooh so many possibilities. shark plush in Wenai's honor. tiger plush for Ausure. coconut sprite figurines would be so cute. a book nook with a really important or cool place would also be so nice. a plush of Tabeiwa in siren form would be funny because she'd hate it.

Pamela Jeong@pamelajeong.bsky.social · 2w ago

#LitHodgepodge 23 Your WIP is getting its own bookish merch! Tell us about an item you’d love to see made real. A heat-activated mug with a changing memorable quote? Or something a bit more out there… villain-endorsed candy heart poison tablets, perhaps? #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #WriteSky

#LITHODGEPODGE Hosted by @pamelajeong.bsky.social An October Prompt Game of Miscellaneous Proportions FRIDAY FLIGHTS OF FANCY [Graphic of a winged angel holding a book] Prompt: 23 | Your book is a runaway success, and now there’s merch coming! What’s something from your book that you’d love to see in physical form? What kind of item would it be? [Graphic of a talking crow] I must confess, it is a dream of mine to see a beautifully produced wall calendar featuring yours truly, Oscrow Wilde, and my famous epigrams. “I can resist anything except temptation—the temptation to peck at those who rightly deserve it,” for example, would be perfect for March. Join tomorrow for Saturday Snap Judgments!
named nsha in dreams@seibarosario.bsky.social · last wk.

Ausure: tiger. her name means tiger so it's the only fitting answer. I think it would be a tiger for both good and bad news. Wenai: Parrot for good (they'd have a lengthy convo after). Tiger for bad (big cat scary) Wamikena: Tortoise for good, parrot for bad.

Pamela Jeong@pamelajeong.bsky.social · 2w ago

#LitHodgepodge 22 Pseudoscientific quizzes don't unlock the subconscious but can be fun jumping-off points! Try answering as yourself, your character(s), or both! The animals are: PARROT 🦜 TIGER 🐅 DOG 🐕 SHEEP 🐑 TORTOISE 🐢 What's it all mean? Find out below! 👇 #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

#LITHODGEPODGE Hosted by @pamelajeong.bsky.social An October Prompt Game of Miscellaneous Proportions THURSDAY THRIFTED THERAPY [Graphic of an old-timey bearded man sitting and leaning his arm against a barrel with a tiny frog crawling up its side] Prompt: 22 | Imagine two animal messengers each deliver a letter about your future. One promises a life of joy, while the other predicts despair. Which animal delivers the good news, and which one the bad? Choose one animal for each message. [Emojis of a parrot, tiger, dog, sheep, and turtle] [Graphic of a talking crow] Kokology comes from the Japanese ‘kokoro,’ meaning ‘mind’ or ‘spirit.’ Officially, it uses Freudian and Jungian theories to explore the deep psyche through hypothetical questions. Unofficially, it’s good fun and can sometimes lead to interesting and amusing discoveries. Join tomorrow for Friday Flights of Fancy!
named nsha in dreams@seibarosario.bsky.social · 2w ago

ooooh numbers. this made me cry trying to figure out (thanks dyscalculia) but I eventually gave awenekū a combo base five and ten system. 1: kūa 2: kōno 3: kune 4: tawa 5: hene 6: henekū 7: henekōno 8: henekune 9: henewa 10: haele beyond that, they have other methods of counting

🍂Prof Emily🍂@professoremily.bsky.social · 2w ago

#Conlangity Day 20 Another vocab day! Today's theme is NUMBERS. Come up with the first few numbers in your conlang, or at least a few important numbers! How does the counting system work? Are there any numbers with special or unique names? Any other math-related words you could think of?

Daily prompt for the #Conlangity worldbuilding game: DAY 20 CREATE SOME VOCAB! What are numbers called in your conlang? How do people count? Are there any special numbers that have unique names, such as a “dozen” in English? Light yellow text printed in two columns over an orange background showing a faint photo of a large open dictionary. Hosted by @professoremily.bsky.social.
named nsha in dreams@seibarosario.bsky.social · 2w ago

the word no is enu, so typically attaching e in front of a word can negate it or just using enu in its entirety. there is also a negative imperative: aulé. to indicate that something is "the most/more" the word vārei is used in conjunction with the adjective. reduplication may also be used

🍂Prof Emily🍂@professoremily.bsky.social · 3w ago

#Conlangity Day 19 Today is a twofer, so answer as much or as little as you wish! How are negations & comparisons done in your conlang? How does one say "no," or indicate you are NOT doing something? How do you compare a lot to a little? How many degrees of comparison are possible?

Daily prompt for the #Conlangity worldbuilding game: DAY 19 [GRAMMAR] How are negations done in your conlang - e.g. “did not,” “unlikely,” “none,” or simply “no/never”? What about comparisons - e.g. “big, bigger, biggest”? Or “he has more/less than I do”? Light yellow text printed in two columns over an orange background showing a faint photo of a large open dictionary. Hosted by @professoremily.bsky.social.
named nsha in dreams@seibarosario.bsky.social · 2w ago

awenekū typically will put these between the subject and object to indicate the relationship (so I guess postpositions?) ē: with iku: in kū: before, first mutu: out naena: towards nere: behind no: to ñapai: above ñerei: under ñaroa: through ñoe: between oañi: along ouke: after pikí: around poli: at

🍂Prof Emily🍂@professoremily.bsky.social · 3w ago

#Conlangity Day 18 Today's topic is pre-/postpositions, words that help describe one thing's relationship to another thing - i.e. physical position/direction, temporal position, or ownership. Do you have pre- or postpositions in your conlang? Just a few, or many? Can you give some examples?

Daily prompt for the #Conlangity worldbuilding game: DAY 18 [GRAMMAR] Today’s topic is prepositions/postpositions! These are little words that come either before (pre-) or after (post-) nouns, which connect it to other things in the sentence - e.g. on the table, under the table, behind the table... How does your conlang handle these? Light yellow text printed in two columns over an orange background showing a faint photo of a large open dictionary. Hosted by @professoremily.bsky.social.
named nsha in dreams@seibarosario.bsky.social · 2w ago

in awenekū, the year is split into two major seasons, or ‛umu: lilokan (hurricane season) and huroso (deadly tides, originally auwona or bone tide season). those two ‛umu are further divided into ‛ele, shorter seasons that span 2-3 months and are marked by the appearance of specific constellations

🍂Prof Emily🍂@professoremily.bsky.social · 3w ago

#Conlangity Day 17 It's another vocab day! Today's theme is TIME. Interpret how you wish! Small scale, large scale, practical time markers or measurements. How do you talk about these things in your conlang? You may have already come up with a few things for "greetings" day, so build on that!

Daily prompt for the #Conlangity worldbuilding game: DAY 17 CREATE SOME VOCAB! What are some words or phrases for talking about time? For example, different times of day or parts of the year? What about time measurements? What about BIG spans of time - i.e. centuries, millennia? Light yellow text printed in two columns over an orange background showing a faint photo of a large open dictionary. Hosted by @professoremily.bsky.social.
named nsha in dreams@seibarosario.bsky.social · 2w ago

probably the reluctant hero with Ausure. for many reasons, she's in denial about the responsibility she carries and what she has to do, but certain things happen early in the book that make her face what she's been hiding from

Pamela Jeong@pamelajeong.bsky.social · 2w ago

#LitHodgepodge 20 Even if it's unintentional, chances are, there are genre tropes in your WIP. Try to identify one (a good starting point can be thinking about elements that could draw comparisons to other stories). How does the trope work in your story? #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #WriteSky

#LITHODGEPODGE Hosted by @pamelajeong.bsky.social An October Prompt Game of Miscellaneous Proportions TUESDAY TROPES [Graphic of an old man wanderer, with a sack on his back and a long walking stick, and a black cat] Prompt: 20 | Tell us about a genre-specific trope in your WIP. Which trope is it, and how does it function in the story? How do you utilize, and perhaps subvert, expected patterns? Feel free to share a snip. [Graphic of a talking crow] Tropes are essential to the conventions that define each genre. Fantasy tropes include the chosen one, inconvenient prophecies, and the quest. Romance has enemies to lovers, one bed, and fake dating. Mystery? We might see some cursed objects and creepy old houses. Join tomorrow for Wednesday Wordsmiths!
named nsha in dreams@seibarosario.bsky.social · 2w ago

Ausure: the obsidian frog that belonged to her now-deceased little brother Iñawao Wenai: the sacred pendant that Iamoukēa gifted him (he lost it, somehow. it bothers him that he doesn't remember how or when) Wamikena: her seasilk shawl, made by her parents when she came of age

Pamela Jeong@pamelajeong.bsky.social · 3w ago

#LitHodgepodge 19 Most people have a few treasured possessions, even if they’re otherwise nonmaterialistic. What possession does your character hold most dear? Why is it so important to them? As always, feel free to answer for yourself as well. #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #WriteSky

#LITHODGEPODGE Hosted by @pamelajeong.bsky.social An October Prompt Game of Miscellaneous Proportions MONDAYS WITH MARCEL [Black & white picture of Marcel Proust, a man of the fin de siècle who had dark hair, sleepy eyes, and a dark mustache, sitting with his elbow propped on the back of his chair and looking pensive] Prompt: 19 | Answer as one or each of your characters (as well as yourself, if you wish!): What is your most treasured possession? [Graphic of a talking crow] The Proust Questionnaire is a set of questions popularized by French writer Marcel Proust. Victorians answered these questions in parlor games, and modern interviewers now often use them. They can also be a great character development tool! Join tomorrow for Tuesday Tropes!
named nsha in dreams@seibarosario.bsky.social · 3w ago

in awenekū, most words can be nouns, verbs, and adjectives! the particles tell the listener what grammatical category that word is in that sentence. for auxiliary verbs, the particle "me" and for gerunds, the particle "mai"; both come after the verb. for participles, "‛i" comes before the verb.

🍂Prof Emily🍂@professoremily.bsky.social · 3w ago

#Conlangity Day 16 How does your conlang do things like infinitives, participles & gerunds? In other words, what happens when verbs are treated like nouns, adjectives or adverbs? Are there different endings, forms or auxiliary words? If you want, try translating some of the examples in the cards!

DAY 16 [GRAMMAR] Let’s finish our verb discussion by talking about... verbs that aren’t verbs! In English, these would be things like infinitives (“I love to read” [noun]), participles (“the barking dog” [adj]) and gerunds (“She’s bad at cooking” [noun]) How does your conlang do verbs that aren’t verbs? Light yellow text printed in two columns over an orange background showing a faint photo of a large open dictionary. Hosted by @professoremily.bsky.social.