#Writing Conlang
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When you really think about the whole universal translator in speculative fiction, it doesn't really work considering all the questions you've brought up. It feels like there is this expectation that it should be just translated easily into one language; often in English for a person with no hearing disabilities and no problems during the process. Compared to how real languages work, it can be so complicated; some languages are not commonly spoken, with some languages being quite hard to translate. A few languages are rare due to how few people speak the language fluently. Even if you managed to have a large library of languages available, how easy is it to translate one into another? I'm no linguist, but even I know that not every word can be easy translated into another language. Translations can lacks the nuance of a particular word or phrase because the translation tries simplifying it to be more understandable, losing that nuance in the process. That's not even covering the ever changing use of slang; with words changing meaning, new ones being invented or phased out for new ones. Would you have a big enough library for the various slang used across the world and beyond?
I don't think I've really seen anyone even take into consideration how sign language would be used for the universal translator. Sign Language differs across the world, use different signs for particular words, which could have different meaning in another sign language if applicable at all. Some verbal languages might not even have their own sign language available so it might be even harder to translate because you could be jumping through two other languages first before being translated into a language you know. If they tried making you still see the speaker when you're looking away, it would likely be disorienting, possibly leading to headaches from the sensation. It could possibly lead to minor accidents from the different inputs given to the user. Never mind if the sign language of another species requires more than one pair of hands; how do translate THAT?!
The Universal Translator usually doesn't take non-humanoid anatomy into consideration on how it would impact language. In most mainstream Sci-Fi settings, humanoid aliens are the norm for sapient species. In the Mass Effect games, I know one alien species had to verbalize what they're feeling when talking because their use of pheromones couldn't be translated for the other inhabitants. Another species were basically space jellyfish that used a translator to verbalize language, based on their bioluminesce. (Looking back, I think there was a missed to opportunity to use chromatophores to create a complex language that was also hard to translate.)
I know that not everyone is interested in conlanging or trying to write multiple IRL languages. It's hard to conlang or translate languages, especially if said language is notoriously difficult to speak/read. I don't blame people using universal translators as an easy workaround for plot convenience. Yet I do feel like that it can be a little too easy to use for every setting you make. This is why I like how @jayrockin handles languages in their Runaway To The Stars universe. I'd recommend checking out their work if you want more interesting and grounded way of handling alien languages. It even includes sign language.
how do science fiction real-time universal translators (the type where people automatically perceive everything as being in their native language as it's being spoken) handle sign languages. does it alter the perception of native sign language speakers so it looks to them like people using spoken language are actually signing? for that matter, would it "translate" written language into a spoken form for someone who natively speaks a spoken-only language?
#Writing#Languages#Sign Language#Linguistics#Worldbuilding#Writing Conlang#Conlang.#Conlanging#The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy probably has one of the few Universal Translators that isn't just a chip or something...#The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy
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Yongasabi, Slugcat language of the Rain World Undergrowth AU
Yongasabi originally started as an attempt to turn Rain World's glyphs into a functioning writing system for the slugcats, and that eventually inspired me to make a language for the writing system to support. As it grew, it became increasingly intertwined with my own ideas for Rain World worldbuilding, and my own project, the Undergrowth AU.
Now I'm publicly opening my language to the Rain World fandom! Seven months of work from start to the official release, with fully functioning grammar and over 1500 documented words just at the time of writing this post, I'm excited to finally release this language for other people to view, and potentially even use.
Note that Yongasabi is made with the Undergrowth AU (which is an anthro AU) in mind. It presupposes that the slugcats are humanoid, and their technological development is further along than in the game. Despite that, the language should be otherwise applicable to regular slugcats.
While Yongasabi has been developed through the lens of my own projects (Rain World Undergrowth AU and its worldbuilding) and understanding of Rain World's themes and lore, it's something I want to be accessible to the entire community. Consider it something of a gift. Anyone has permission to use Yongasabi in their projects—credit would be appreciated, and I would actually be so excited if you messaged me to let me know what you were doing. If I'm available, I can translate things too, if you need, or explain concepts from the document. Just send it to me and I'll see what I can do! Good luck!

#rain world#rw downpour#yongasabi#conlang#conlanging#rw survivor#rw monk#rw saint#pashdraw#pashlang#Details about the writing system will be released soon#Oh I don't have a tag for my conlanging stuff#rw conlang#Jesus I am so nervous to release this I feel like I'm forgetting something
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"I'm Starving to Death in the Nether": A Cookbook for Avoiding Certain Doom
Renowned chef and piglin-player hybrid Ghàkùàg-Ayg̀ìkh (player name gu_Aykix19) introduces their favourite Nether cuisine to the world in this sensational collection of recipes.
Feast on the following:
ʘa̰ḫṵ̀khṵ̀ guhùàkh, magma cream flatbread
Strider ʘḭh̨kḭʘa̰k̨ì
Candied mushroom skewers
ʘa̰k gheì, crimson soup
and more!
#minecraft#minecraft headcanons#piglins#minecraft worldbuilding#worldbuilding#minecraft lore#mineblr#fantasy food#conlang#minecraft food#minecraft fanfiction#whycraft writes#my post
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My W.I.P Logography, Amaranscript.
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Kryptonian Omegaverse
I almost never do fanart, but I wanted to do SOMETHING to thank @suzukiblu for all their wonderful fic. They've been playing with Darren Doyle's Kryptonian conlang, and I thought, "I can do conscript calligraphy! I'll just write some of their omegaverse terminology and some of the characters' names!"
This was supposed to be a few hours work, two Saturdays ago. That isn't what happened. Instead, I have STRUGGLED. Absolutely every aspect of this script has challenged me. It looks so INNOCENT, but lineweight, scaling, stroke style, character positioning ... everything has required pages of notes, trying to figure out how to make it work in my style.
This is my 6th good copy. I also have at least 10 pages of notes and practice. I had to do WORLDBUILDING (in an earlier post also tagged 'kryptonian') to try to justify how I'm drawing the circles. And you'll notice that this isn't even my full original idea!
Here is the Kryptonian for 'Alpha', 'Omega', and 'Beta', along with ideographic glyphs I designed for the three. The ideographs are combinations of the glyphs for 'my', and 's', 't', and 'k', respectively.
Names are still coming. But it's been over a week, and I needed to share something before I got overwhelmed. Now the project is smaller, and I might be able to finish!
(Rin, I decided to include the syllabic nasal at the beginning of ":dho kyn-tul". And write it with an 'n', instead of with the colon. But if you want to ignore it, just erase the three dots at the beginning of the phrase!)
#think I have a SLIGHTLY better method for the next part#which will lead to a cleaner result in less time#we'll see!#kryptonian#superfamily#conlang#conscript#gecko writes pretty
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Djeshānwo Djamilo "JJ" Mbande
Age: 20
Pronouns: He/They
College Major: Religion and Chukwezi Studies
Romantic Partner: Nzambo Djayēmi Mbobo
-Deeply Spiritual
-Socialist
-Autistic
-Can Speak Chukwezi and Þeodisć, can understand Fōfi
#midjorneyart#fantasy writing#shukweso#worldbuilding#black fantasy#conlangs#ai artist#aiartcommunity#black male beauty#black gay men
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how to write in parkour

#i'll recreate it digitally later plus figure out how to do it with typing#i will learn how to write and read parkour fluently#parkour civilization#parkour conlang
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I have written an academic-style paper on the speculative etymology of 'Miskatonic,' an iconic name from the Cthulhu Mythos! It contains language construction, worldbuilding, and an exploration of Algonquian languages. For any language nerds out there, or anyone interested in the Cthulhu Mythos, please check it out! And, if you enjoyed, please tell me what you think in the comments!
https://archiveofourown.org/works/64195174?view_full_work=true
#miskatonic#cthulhu mythos#h p lovecraft#linguistics#language#conlang#constructed language#worldbuilding#algonquian#abenaki#first nations languages#meta#writing#my writing
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I've been reading a pretty wide variety of both recently and not-recently published fantasy and I'm curious!
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in standard sitelen pona, you can stack glyphs on top of each other. so if sitelen pona was for whatever reason written vertically, the most logical direction would be bottom to top (instead of top to bottom), which is the most uncommon writing direction across all scripts. and i just think that's interesting.
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An Exchange
Pioneer is showing Rook her system of notating slugcat scents by their scent proteins and other chemical compounds, while Rook is showing off a system of writing developed by slugcats from the far north, who were apparently tutored under a late iterator (one who was quite legendary….)
Artfight revenge on @kalivasquezart!! This gets to do double duty as fanart and thanks for that honestly amazing attack you did with Rook.
Pioneer's writing, I just pulled directly from the askblog from this post here. Kali made it using logographs from @ikayblythe's Standard Hegemonic Dialect!
Rook's writing is an ongoing project of mine trying to adapt the symbols of Rain World to a working conlang I'm developing for the colony slugcats in my setting. Each block represents a syllable, and most characters represent consonants, each of which natively have an 'a' attached. A line above changes that 'a' to an 'i' while a line below changes it to an 'o'. Stacks of two characters represent a consonant-vowel-consonant syllable block, with the vowel decided by the top character. Sometimes the Monk symbol (circle) is used to represent the absence of a consonant (such as the third block). A syllable block encompassed within another character (such as the second syllable block) represents a long vowel.
Rook's writing reads "pajmūy ag sayong da". Grammer and lexicon are still very heavily in development, but 'pajmūy' means "One who is often convinced".
#I've been so excited to post this :evil_arti:#get revenged upon#I'll also make a proper post on how to actually use this writing system at some point#rain world#the pioneer#rw oc#kalivasquezart#the rook#conlang#pashdraw#art fight 2024#ikayblythe
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Yunt'untahaqenni uyuliigalasa laakitš'ilipia yaneqanoqiišuusail uitani ikiitšannilipia iluuliinng aakitš'ilaaq a'ušiišooq.
Most of them accepted namelessness with the perfect indifference with which they had always accepted and ignored their names.
astasatl'aq, a'assasayumaq, asangiikeqq, a'uunaqq yarhallii tataasail ušiisaš, matigalaasasii taniintalii astatliiš.
Whales, dolphins, seals, and otters agreed with particular alacrity, slipping into anonymity like into water.
Ayaak yaqrhaqenni atiyarhiišupai.
But a group of yaks protested.
Yaqq innantaraantlii haqaš, a'ama' ningaš ilaamatinipaš iinuliigaišoq.
Yak sounds right, they said, and almost everyone who knew about them called them that.
Aaq amapaanaškilii uiyatleeq uhah t’aparhaqq a’umaatanirhannipooq ariaak uliigaannilipia ap’atuu, yaqqit uliigang iinyooqaritlii haqaš.
Unlike the ubiquitous animals like rats and fleas who have had many names since we began to speak, yaks could really say they have a name.
Russ ntanaassii ngiiyuukaranngipia.
They discussed it all summer.
Uaašitš'iyuuaramb' astiiyap'ai anap uliigangit nngunng tliiyuurhinitaapia ayaak yaqqaayaasii haktambalaap'ayig uit arhilipia a'iintl'asili.
The council of elders finally agreed the name might be useful for others but from the perspective of yaks it was so redundant that they never said it themselves.
Aaq taaškinniš asaikitšavilapai, ataq uit uliigupiisuliaa nurhalipia.
Among domestic animals, horses never cared what they were called.
Peqilaq, ngiilakeqilaq, ušeeq, galaangqaak, haat'eq qagiililaaš, a'tataanasaak arhakit aatyooqilaniiši iluuligang hak’tliikitš'ooqyooqyatlipia kurumaš.
Cows, sheep, pigs, goats, chickens, and geese all agreed enthusiastically to return the names to those to whom they belonged.
Aniš nuutl'ainni ngiitšinilassii haivalihiit.
A few problems arose with pets.
Taskaq, matitu, uitani uliigang yuutlaaq ayaak niit ikitš'uurhiniik aragaš uliigang matigaisaš arianuyasasii tahatliinilipia nuyaš ayaak uit uvihireq iluuliigang aatšatliilaatlii a'umunirak nahaviši iilaak hatliiš aariyii t'aparhaq yaneq.
Cats, of course, always denied ever having names aside from those self-given, unspoken, ineffable names, which they spend hours contemplating, but none of the contemplators have ever admitted that it is their names they contemplate and some have suggested they contemplate the perfect mouse.
taroq, a'umuhakarahaat'eq, ratliihaat'eq, tšoq, a'yayarh uking ikiitl'ipia.
Dogs, and some parrots, lovebirds, ravens, and mynahs had the problem.
Niit aaq araqqannatyaš iluuliigang nutiniit rhii talalaaq, a'mbihatl'akilaa.
These verbally talented animals insisted their names were important to them, and refused to part with them.
Ayaak uking itš'inniit ataš aaniig nkateeq eqaasaš a'anaq uliigumbingiigaa atahanniil laatim, ana t'aniš, ana luupeq, ana haat'eqim sauigutl'ipia yaneqaš, hatl'anniit ikiitš'akilaa uumbing amaaš tuunt'ilaaq.
But when they understood the problem was one of personal choice, and anyone who wanted to be called rover, or little-one, or shoulder-sitter, or birdie was perfectly allowed, they had no objections and so left the generic appellations behind.
Atataataš iluuliigassii aatlaatlii yuntunrhiiš a'up'anng anni at ngiinuyaš aaniig, tsiitlii, a'oqqatlii, a'mu'untlii, a'utšatlii, a'laapunantlii.
Insects parted with their names in great clouds of ephemeral sounds, buzzing, and stinging, and humming, and crawling, and tunneling away.
Initlii ast'aq iluuligang ngiigannisii ngiintuuiviitleeq ušamaš utluurhunngurhurakiringatuu'taanik'oq yahit, a'assisii tuunassit igaaš.
Regarding the fish, their names scattered through the ocean silently like black clouds of octopus ink, and floated away on the currents.
At'uveq uyuliigalakamiišutlii, a'ilaninrharaa astl'ii a'sakumbai, a'atatlii, a'ngiyuutšatlii intinngannisii ana intuutiyangusii uutlii ana ii'skalisa ana skaa'nutlisa ilaiyaq.
Now there were none to unname, and I felt close to them when I saw them swimming, and flying, and running, and crawling across my path, or over my skin or hunting me at night or walking beside me during the day.
At'raraa ninrhuntipai nuutaš iluuligang kutiyaangayuuntlungit aasili, nintlii nuutaš intiisung a'ilutiisung yahatiisungit uinilip'ia.
Now I felt much closer to them than when their names made an invisible barrier between us, so close my fear and their fear became the same fear.
Uiliinariit aria' raranninga, aatitš'ikunni ana ngiitšintlii, ngatantluviniik, a'tuutiyang, a' sakung, a'oqoqang, aatagutšikunni ngaranni a'nkunni, poqquhinga.
Many of us felt the change in the air, the desire to feel or caress one another’s scales, and skin, and feathers, and fur, the desire to taste one another’s blood and flesh, to keep each other warm.
Niit uiliinarik tiisungit at'amayat'aapia, ska' skala' laaqegalaisaakin, a'yahaš giil' giilalaat.
This change was now all one with the fear, the hunter cannot be told from the hunted, a so too, the eater from the eaten.
Nga asaitanng uutšaap ningaš, lurutunig nayulaaq ayaak at'asakitšagahiisa yaašagaaš.
This was more or less what I had wanted, it was more powerful than I had expected but I couldn’t now make an exception for myself in good faith.
Ayoqanni nu'mbitšaap atinaš, ata' šiita a'ara,
I resolutely put aside anxiety, went to Adam, and said,
"nigati ngaat inkitš'uutšiurhapia nngunngaag haqaš ayaak yaa'iinnataarha."
“You and your father gave this to me, it has been very useful but it doesn’t fit me well anymore.”
Laakitš'ing iinhak’iitš'uunntšatlig a'qqusaš a'uinuuš nooqagaa, a'imišiiyayoqquugaa. Ušaqigapaš, šaavilaaq, a'ariš ataš,
It is difficult to give back something given and not seem peevish and ungrateful, and I didn’t want to leave him this impression of me. He wasn’t paying attention, as it happened, and said only,
"iimbaambinoq niit, yanuunig?"
“Set it down over there, okay?”
hak'šavaapia šasulaaq.
And went back to what he had been doing.
Iiššaavvaiilaa aratlii šašatlariiri, ayaak ngii'ušayutaat'aasa.
I had done what I did because talk was getting us no where, but I was still disappointed.
Yuukaaravvupoqava, ahišaap iinušiaq tiniilariiš a'arusili.
I had been prepared to defend myself, and thought when he noticed he might be hurt and would want to talk.
Taniš kussuna a'huutš'ia, ayaak šaaqiiš a'ušitagaagaa.
I busied myself a bit, and waited about, but he continued what he was doing and heeded nothing else.
Atšiyara,
Finally I said,
"muum, laata, hašaq, ušaya liiuintšaak hakivaliig."
Well, goodbye, dear, I hope the key reappears.”
Šaaqiiš a’ariš haniiriiš,
He was working and said, without looking about,
“Yaag, giilitiaq?”
It is good, when are we eating?”
“Matigaa.” Ara,
“I don’t know.” I said,
“At’tšiup…” tutš’ia a’atsili
“I am going now with…” I paused and then said,
“tšiutšiingaa.” Asatsili.
“I am leaving with them.” And went out.
Haqaš, yaa’ušišaap ataš atlivalintšatl’ahitšiga.
Truly, I had just noticed how difficult it would have been to explain myself
Arat’agisa yahatuu, imanni nuutl’aat, iapaat, arapaat, uiitš’ip’aat ši’inngaš paššanišaap tinngannissii ngiirinnitaangaa hurahandanagiisii agilušanniip’ia kanašit’aalasasii.
I cannot chatter like I used to, my words must be slow, must be new, must be singular, must be tentative as my steps along the path between the dark-armed tall dancers motionless against the winter shining.
#conlang#constructed language#translation#conscript#constructed script#artlang#anni#arhanngi#conlanging#quote#I finally finished writing it out#now I just need to record it and sync a color change to it so you can follow along
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How many Conlangs have you created to this day?
How does the process go when you try to create a new one? (In general)
What kind of resources do you use when creating conlangs? (e.g./ a language whose grammar you take as an example, or taking inspirations from ancient Egyptian, pronunciation-wise)
Five for my fantasy world (though only one is extensively being worked on a decade later), and one for the Sakuverse.
It depends on what the starting point is. Usually I start with a brief outline of what I want the language to sound like (including enunciation, pitch, and overall cadence), and then focus on a general sentence structure which will be expanded upon as new words and grammatical rules are created.
For example, I always start with the sentence, "I go to the city." Then, I start adding more, such as, "I went to the city" to establish how tenses work, "I want to go to the city" to figure out intent, "My father goes to the city" to understand possessives, "I want to go to a big city" to work out adjectives, and so on. As the sentences become more functional, it changes to dissecting the smaller rules like conjunctions, participles, etc.
3. Not gonna lie, I just wing it. I would listen to languages I know nothing about to get a feel of its rhythm or pronunciation, and then I would implement what I want to use and go from there.
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Starting to wrap up the writing system on my new language. Hope I can share what I have (relatively) soon! For now here's a sneak peak
#conlang#constructed language#conscript#constructed script#artlang#neography#orthography#writing system#i forgot how much work making a writing system is#very happy w how this is turning out
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Common Greetings in the Kishite Language: Important Phrases for Travel
It's been awhile since I did a worldbuilding post (Hopefully there won't be too many typos in this one.)
This is entirely unprompted but this is mostly just an excuse for me to share some of the conlang stuff I've been working on
I copied a list of important phrases for travelling in Greece but of course instead of translating them into Greek I have translated them into the Language of Kishetal, Kishite. For those of you who may be unfamiliar to my WIP, is the primary setting of the first book. Kishite is a loose cultural region on the eastern edge of the Green Sea. For more info about the Kishite Language click here.
See Below: A Cultural Map of Kishetal, and the Kishite Syllabary
Note that these only account for mainland dialects of Kishite. Colonies and settlements in places like Makora are considerably different.
Hello (Formal): Dasuda (DAH soo DAH)
Hello (Informal): Dusa (DOO sah)
Hi/Hey (Very Informal): Du (DOO)
Dasuda should be used when talking to those of a higher societal rank than yourself, elders, and for groups of people. Dasuda and by extension the other two words, Dusa and Du, come from a shortening of the phrase, Irun dasu uk da(a)b (EE roon DAH soo ook dahb), which literally means "Good things for you" which is itself a shortened version of Gipikoni janu ch(i)un irun dasu uk da(ab) (Gee pee KOH nee JAH noo choon EE roon DAH soo ook dahb)meaning "May the gods send good things for you." Well these two longer greetings are largely unnecessary, using them can be seen as a sign of respect.
Nice to meet you/Good to meet you: Ga dasu kugiwaz da(a)b (GAH DAH soo KOO gee wahz dahb)/ Gadaka (informal) (Gah DAH kah)
Literally "(It) Is good meeting you" Use this phrase when meeting someone for the first time. If meeting multiple people instead say Ga dasu kugiwaz da(a)bun. In more informal situations you may be fine to simple say Dakuda (DAH koo dah. If you’re about to take off at the end of an interaction, say "Ga(a)s dasu kugiwaz da(a)b" means “(It) Was good meeting you."
How are you?: Mowa Da La?
When addressing two or more people, use the plural and say "Mowa d(a)un lan(a)as" (MOH-wah doon lah-nahs). You can also ask the much more informal "Moda" or "D(a)la/D'la" which translates to something like "Sup"
I'm well/healthy/good/happy: Wa Dasi/Daja/Dasu/Bira
Any of these are appropriate responses. You can also add, "Ash", to the end of any of these (AHsh) for “very." For example very good would be Dasu ash. Other possible responses include:
Ill/Bad : Nadu/Kosu So/so: Dakudaku Okay: Nidasu
And you? = Da?/ Al Da?
Goodbye: Datara (DAH-tah-rah)
Bye: Du (DOO) (Same as Hi)
From Dasu Taraliwash which means "Good leaving/embarking" Another common farewell for non-coastal areas is "Wi Ri al janu Ch(i)un itpali" (Wee Ree AL jah-noo CHOOn eet-pah-lee) this translates to "Be alongside the sun and the gods" when in coastal regions or speaking with a sailor replace Ch(i)un with Jabisa (Sea).
Good morning: Darire/ Dari
Shortened from Dasu Riture (DAH-soo Ree-too-reh) (Good morning). Use this as a standard greeting up until around noon.
Good afternoon/Evening: Dayulumu/Dayu (DAH-yoo-loo-moo) (DAH-yoo)
Shortened from Dasu Yulumu (DAH-soo yoo-loo-moo)(Good Late Day)This greeting is said around late afternoon, dusk, and into the evening. This the greeting used anytime between Noon and bedtime.
Goodnight: Dadura(a)t/Dada (DAH-doo-raht)/(DAH-dah)
Shortened from Dasu Dura(a)t (DAH-soo doo-raht)( Good Darkness) Say this when bidding someone saying farewell in the evening, typically when preparing for sleep.
Thank you: Olda(a)b (Ohl-dahb)
From the verb "Oldi-" meaning To Thank and "Da(a)b" meaning You. To say "Thanks very much," just add "Dana" (Dah-nah).
Please: Pakida (pah-kee-dah)
It's polite to say Pakida (pah-kee-dah) after asking for something. It can also be used to mean "I beg your pardon?" or "Huh?" when you want someone to repeat what they said. When talking to a person of higher status add the honorific before, for example "Nin(i)jali pakida..." (Princess please...")
You're Welcome: Na (nah)
There is no specific word for thank you, rather to acknowledge gratitude you simply respond with the word for no, "Na". The higher the position/status of the person who has thanked you, the more times you should repeat Na. When thanking a king you should say "Na" no less than seven times. It is important to watch your tone when using this. It is typical to accompany "Na" with a bow or inclining of the head, while not maintaining eye contact .
My name is ...: (En) Kubit ikir wani ... (koo-beet ee-keer wah-nee)
Literally "(The) Name of mine is..." alternatively use "Ik egirwa..." (eek eh-geer-wah) (I acknowledge...)
What is your name?: Dowa wani (en) kubit da(i)r? (DOH-wah wah-nee koo-beet dahr)) /Dowa wani da(i)r/ Dowa da egirla?
Literally "what is the name of yours?" or " What do you acknowledge?"
How do I say?: Mowa akkuwa? (Moh-wah ahk-oowah)
Say this when you want to know the Kishite word for something.
Yes: Duda (Doo-DAH)
For non-verbal ways of communicating yes either incline the head forward well retaining eye-contact (not a bow or a nod) or touch the nose with either index finger. Clicking one's tongue can also be used to say yes, typically when purchasing something, though this is very informal and not appropriate when talking to someone of higher or even equal status.
No: Na (Nah)
For a non verbal form, tilt the head to the side, the more extreme the tilt the more emphatic the no. Touching the ear to the shoulder shows extreme displeasure or disinterest. Additionally a sharp hiss between the teeth can also be used as an informal way of showing disinterest.
Excuse me/sorry: Akdi (Ahk-dee)
Say this to get a person's attention, ask to pass by, or apologize if you've bumped into someone or otherwise inconvenienced them.
Oops: Wu! (Woo)
Typically used playfully, the sort of thing you say after you make a silly and non-harmful mistake, like dropping something or tripping. Use in cases where no apology is needed.
Ouch: Atta! (Aht-tah)
How much? (Purchasing): Dowa enrila lutuki irab?/Dowa lutuki irab/ Dowa lutuki (Doh-wah enree-lah loo-too-ki ee-rahb)(Doh-wah loo-too-kee ee-rahb)(Doh-wah loo-too-kee)
Literally "What do you want in exchange for this?" or you can simply say "Dowa lutuki?" and point to what you want. You do not necessarily need to include "enrila" which means "you want" as this is typically implied.
I don't understand: Na ludakiwa (Nah Loo-dah-kii-wah)
Alternatively a palm placed flat over the left ear is a non-vocal indication that either you don't understand or you can't hear.
Help!: Pasisi! (Pah-see-see).
Cheers! : Daliwi! (Dah-lee-wee)
From "Dasu Oliwi" meaning "Good Blood" or "Health".
First longish post I've made in a bit! Hope y'all enjoy it. If there are other phrases or words that you would like the translation for, let me know! If y'all notice any mistakes or typos in this, send me a message so I can fix them! Same goes for if you have questions! I'm also just stealing the taglist from the last linguistics post I made, hope y'all don't mind.
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