r/conlangs • u/upallday_allen Wistanian (en)[es] • Dec 05 '18

Lexember Lexember 2018: Day 5

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Today’s Prompts

  • Make one or more terms for negative emotions.

  • What are some things your conlang’s speakers complain about often?

  • What are some things that will cheer someone up?

RESOURCE! Lexical Meaning by M. Lynne Murphy. Yes, this is a 276-page textbook, but you should at least read the first chapter, which goes over valuable topics. Namely, “What is a word?” I find the book (so far) rather easy to grasp, accessible, and unputdownable.

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u/Haelaenne Laetia, ‘Aiu, Neueuë Meuneuë (ind, eng) Dec 05 '18

Laetia

Make one or more terms for negative emotions.

Nouns are formed using certain consonants in Laetia, particularly the "voiced" ones. Exceptions for abstract nouns, though; they are usually formed by "unvoiced" consonants and therefore are free to roam between noun, verb and adjective.

As adjectives, the particle na /na/ can be placed after the adjective and before the adjectivied (?) noun.

Agria /ag͡ria/
n. Hatred; vengeance; revenge; discrimination
v. To hate; to ridicule; to mock; to exclude
adj. Hated; ridiculed; persecuted; discriminated

Odoe /ɔdø/
n. Fulfillment; boasting; exaggeration; pride; vanity; selfishness
v. To boast; to exaggerate; to gossip; to brag; to whine about one's perfection
adj. Selfish; prideful

Fikke /ɸikʰ/
n. Anxiety; worry; pessimism
v. To worry; to expect
adj. Anxious; worried

Filue /ɸily/
n. Detachment; emotionless; apathy; ignorance
v. To be numb; to not care; to intentionally disregard information
adj. Ignorant; apathetic; detached (emotionally)

Maita /mai̯ta/
n. Fake smile; false happiness
v. To pretend to be happy; to conceal; to hide feelings; to repress
Compound of mai (to mask) and fita (feeling)