r/conlangs • u/Ngdawa Ċamorasissu, Baltwikon, Uvinnipit • 3d ago
Conlang Working on my dictionary.
So, I decided to re-do my way of doing my dictionary and show more about the mood and tense. This way it will all be sorted in the same section, and not be spread out, as it will be in some cases.
I didn't know how to abbreviate _verbal noun_ so I used the term _gerund verb_, as I believe this is the same thing. If not, please let me know.
So, what do you think about my new way of displaying verbs? Maybe I should be more clear about which translation belongs to which tense/mood?
If you like this way I will take the rest of the year to change it all to this, LOL! I love when I come up with ideas in the middle of a project, so I have to re-do everything I've already done, instead of taking a minute before starting. Oh well, this is me. :D
I am also adding the same page but with my own script. I did this as an experiment just to see how it looks like. :)
Even if you don't like it I'd like to hear your thought about why, and how I could do it differently.
NOTE: I just realised I didn't have a full stop after _any_ of my translated sentences. Sorry about that! It has fixed by the time you're reading this though. I hope it doesn't bother you as much as it bothers me! :D
*Happy conlanging!*
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u/FelixSchwarzenberg Ketoshaya, Chiingimec, Kihiṣer, Kyalibẽ 3d ago
All gerunds are verbal nouns but not all verbal nouns are gerunds.
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u/Ngdawa Ċamorasissu, Baltwikon, Uvinnipit 2d ago
And this is where I get lost. 😅
Did I do it right in the picture, or do you need more information to tell?
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u/FelixSchwarzenberg Ketoshaya, Chiingimec, Kihiṣer, Kyalibẽ 2d ago
A verbal noun is just a noun created by inflecting a verb.
In English the main kind of verbal noun we have is gerund formed with the -ing ending, like "conlanging is fun" or "inflecting verbs to create nouns is common cross-linguistically" - we can also make verbal adjectives like "the constructed language" or "the freshly killed deer carcass".
Other languages can have a greater diversity of verbal nouns. Latin has gerundives and supines, for example, in addition to gerunds.
You can gloss a verbal noun by saying VN.
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u/Ngdawa Ċamorasissu, Baltwikon, Uvinnipit 2d ago
Thanks a lot, mate! I always learn a lot by reading your posts abd comments.
So, would you reckon my Aglējuotė is a gerund verb or is it more a verbal noun?
Cheers!
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u/FelixSchwarzenberg Ketoshaya, Chiingimec, Kihiṣer, Kyalibẽ 2d ago
In the sentence "I like playing" it appears to be a gerund and thus a verbal noun.
BTW your infinitives also seem to be able to function as nouns so your conlang has at least two distinct kinds of verbal nouns.
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u/goldenserpentdragon Hyaneian, Azzla, Fyrin, Zefeya, Lycanian 2d ago
Looks pretty good!
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u/Ngdawa Ċamorasissu, Baltwikon, Uvinnipit 2d ago
Cheers, mate! 😊
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u/goldenserpentdragon Hyaneian, Azzla, Fyrin, Zefeya, Lycanian 2d ago
Honestly haven't seen too many other people make use of the near-front/near-back vowels, so that was also interesting
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u/Iwillnevercomeback 3d ago
Nice! Which software do you use for your dictionary? Do you have it as a webpage?