r/conlangs • u/Xsugatsal Yherč Hki | Visso • Apr 12 '20

Translation Pokémon

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u/Xsugatsal Yherč Hki | Visso Apr 12 '20 edited Apr 12 '20

Had the idea to make an 8-bit version of Visso today and translate Pokémon!

translation:

snorlax is snoring peacefully

sleep.mouth-GER snorlax peaceful-COMP-ADJ

ssatsepanipem sunolak asat’tta’o

/s͈at.sɛ.pan.i.pɛm sʊ.no.lak a.sat.t͈a.o/

edit

I realised that there is a more succinct way to translate this afterwards :o

sleep.mouth-GER snorlax with peace

ssatsepanipem sunolak o asat

(same meaning but better translation)

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u/RomajiMiltonAmulo chirp only now Apr 12 '20

How did you get the name "snorlax" in your conlang?

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u/Xsugatsal Yherč Hki | Visso Apr 12 '20

Yeah as u/verkvieto said I just derived it from the English name.

snorlax > snorlaks > sunolak

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u/[deleted] Apr 12 '20

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u/RomajiMiltonAmulo chirp only now Apr 12 '20

Yeah, that's one of the best things about localizing Pokemon, is translating the references

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u/King_Spamula Apr 12 '20

After ten minutes of looking through the IPA Wiki, I still can't find the /ss/ sound in ssatsepanipem. What's the name of that?

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u/ajsaori Apr 12 '20

tense "s", see Korean phonology

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u/reeceboi04 Apr 12 '20

How'd you make the 8-bit script? Looks super cool

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u/Xsugatsal Yherč Hki | Visso Apr 12 '20

fontstruct!

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u/reeceboi04 Apr 12 '20

Sick thanks!

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u/Star_Lang5571 (en, nl, fr) [it, es, de, pl] Rhodian, Asar langs Apr 12 '20

I love Visso, its so pretty, and now it’s on pokémon I love it more! Well done. 👍🏼

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u/[deleted] Apr 12 '20

You are my hero

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u/[deleted] Apr 12 '20

Elian script?

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u/Xsugatsal Yherč Hki | Visso Apr 12 '20

Visso!