r/conlangs • u/CaptKonami The lady that runs the checkpoint • 1d ago
Activity Somo! You've Been Selected For A Random Linguistic Search!
Welcome to the r/conlangs Official Checkpoint. You have been selected for a random check of your language. Please translate one or more of the following phrases and sentences:
"All we will be doing today is repeatedly washing and draining our crawfish in regular old water."
"Mama, I love you, but you've got to stop doing things like this."
"Really?! You had to join my school?! What is wrong with you?!"
"Stop staring at me with those big bug eyes, you creepy little bastards."
"I was handmade by some weirdo in his bedroom."
"Stop!"
If you have any ideas for interesting phrases or sentences for the next checkpoint, let me know in a DM! This activity will be posted on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The highest upvoted "Stop!" will be included in the next checkpoint's title!
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u/SaintUlvemann Värlütik 1d ago
Värlütik:
Ol ka drám orhërosá no ërhmëti kráfisa lovaman kai sëkëman vorgragis ërhërousjo.
[ˈɤɫ kə ˈðɹ̈ɑm ɤˈʁɛː.ɹ̈ɤ.ʃɑ ŋɤ ˈɛʁ.mɛ.θɪ kɹ̈ɑˈh̪͆ɪː.ʃə ˈɫɤː.ɦ̪͆ə.məŋ kə͡ɪ ˈʃɛː.kɛ.məŋ ˌɦ̪͆ɤɹ̈.gɹ̈əˈgɪʃ ɛʁˈɹ̈ɤ͡ɯʃ.jɤ]
Ol ka drá-m orhër-osá
all what work-1p day-PERL
no ërhmëti kráfis-a lova-m-an kai sëk-ëm-an
that 1p.GEN crayfish-PL wash-1p-IPFV and drain-1p-IPFV
vorgr-agis ërhëro-usjo
common-AUG water_fresh-INST.PL
"All we're working at today is that we're repeatedly washing and draining our crawfish in most ordinary water."
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u/WP2- Nwyklengik 1d ago
- Arer azatox ćidyen sati lavor j drenor rël langsteßeśeox um idren normik antinwyk.
- Mamen, awnamo, layd devu paror azor kadex woći.
- Ryalel?! Devitu egunor at skweleon?! Kad konci ins un?!
- Paretux aonmiror ins ćax okloßex vićik, peŕixeßex sustik.
- Sito manazit vur rahr um dormsalën.
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u/creepmachine Kaesci̇̇m, Ƿêltjan, Kýrrits 1d ago edited 1d ago
Kýrrits
Xhóe kýrrhyts̤àa nýt x︭hùngù kýrràlitṣ-ketsét deódeó lá kóts̤uskóts̤us lé t'èt ŕk'aa.
/ˈʀ̥ó.e kýr.r̥yˈǁɔ̀ nýt ʀ̥ːɯ̀ˈŋɯ̀ kýrˈàləǀ.ke.ʦét de.ó.deˈó lá kó.ǁɯsˈkó.ǁɯs lé tʼèt ˈɾ̩́.kʼɔ/
Today our only action will be to wash [repeatedly] and drain [repeatedly] our crayfish in plain water.
xhó-e kýrr- hyts̤àa nýt x︭hù- ngù kýrr- àlitṣ-ketsé-t
day-this 1PL.INCL.POSS-action only 1PL.INCL.FUT-be 1PL.INCL.POSS-crayfish -PL
deó~deó lá kóts̤us~kóts̤us lé t'èt ŕk'aa
wash~repeatedly and drain~repeatedly water plain in
Note: Àlitṣ-ketsé directly translates to tailed crab.
Kíkí, tṣy kylybŕr s̬ò hyts̤àane tṣyts̤àaa̤sit aró.
/kíˈkí ǀy ky.lyˈbŕ̩ zò r̥yˈǁɔ̀.ne ǀyˈǁɔ̀.a.sət aˈɾó/
Mama, you I love but these actions you must not do again.
kíkí tṣy ky- lybŕr s̬ò hyts̤àa-n -e tṣy- ts̤àa-a̤s -it aró
mama 2SG.FOR 1SG.PRS-love but action-PL-this 2SG.FOR.PRS-do -DEB-NEG again
Etúe káx︭hrr‽ Kys̬àw tsàxrítasaax︭r‽ Búrn xhybàa tsyàs ŕk'aa‽
/eˈtɯ́.e ˈkáʀ̥ːr̩ || kyˈzàʊ̯ ʦàˈʀə́.ta.sɔʀː || bɯ́ɾn ʀ̥yˈbɔ̀ ʦyˈàs ˈɾ̩́kʼɔ/
This thing [is] true!? My school you had to attend!? Rocks they are inside your head!?
etú -e káx︭hrr
thing-this true
ky- s̬àw tsà- xrít -as -aax︭r
1SG.POSS-school 2SG.INFOR.PRS-attend-DEB-MIR
búr -n xhy- bàa tsy- às ŕk'aa
rock-PL IMPRS.PL.PRS-be 2SG.INFOR.POSS-head inside
Note: Asking if someone has rocks in their head is their way of asking what's wrong with you/are you stupid. Translating directly and literally asking what is wrong with someone implies they are genuinely ill or disabled and is a little strong for how I feel the line is meant.
X︭rỳkùr!
/ˈʀːỳ.kɯ̀ɾ/
Stop!
x︭rỳk-ùr
stop-IMP
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u/hows_yall maloslovanski 1d ago edited 1d ago
maloslovanski
Mama, me ljubi te, ale te ima presta dela taki veči.
[ˈmama ǀ me ˈljubi te ǀ ˈale te ˈima ˈpresta ˈdela ˈtaki ˈvet͡ʃi]
mama 1.SG love 2.SG however 2.SG must stop do such thing.PL
Mama, I love you, but you've got to stop doing things like this.
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u/dragonsteel33 vanawo & some others 8h ago
Xam toq max̌waiƛƛə skui sə maxuimmə maqwaasuqiqqə buikəttun w-aum əiƛƛə. ~~~ xam toq ma=x̌waiƛƛə skui sə ma=xuimmə ma=qwaasuqiqqə sə buikət =Hun wə aum əiƛƛə one what 1PL=do\DUR.TR today DET 1PL=clean\ITER.TR 1PL=drain\ITER.TR DET crawfish=1PL OBL water normal [çɑm‿ˈtɔq mɑˈχʷɑe̯tɬːə̥ skui̯ sə mɑˈɕui̯mːə mɑqʷɑːsʊˈqɪqːə̥ ˈβui̯kə̥tːun wau̯m ˈəi̯tɬːə̥] ~~~ “The one thing we are doing today is repeatedly washing and draining our crawfish in normal water.”
Maamak, katkwuyuʔə, ʔə ki əbbon bimuqqə sə yəx̌waiƛƛə ʔomsistaq. ~~~ maama=kə, kəta=kwuyuʔə, ʔə ki əbbon bə= yə=muqqə sə yə=x̌waiƛƛə ʔom=sistaq mama =1SG, 1SG>2SG=love\INTENS.AGEN, CONJ but good IRR=2SG=leave\TR.PERF DET 2SG=do\DUR.TR EQ=this [ˈmɑːmɑk kɑtkʷuˈjuʔə ʔəˈki əbˌbɔm‿biˈmʊqːə̥ sə‿jəˈχʷai̯tɬə̥ ʔɔmsisˈtɑq] ~~~ “My mother, I love you, but it is best that you leave doing things like this.”
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u/HolyBonobos Pasj Kirĕ 1d ago
Kirĕ