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Vuyamu - Oligosynthetic Language

ya k1attack, 13 Machi 2010

Ujumbe: 23

Lugha: English

k1attack (Wasifu wa mtumiaji) 13 Machi 2010 10:20:06 alasiri

Greyshades, I think the word "to", meaning "nothing" should be replaced by "tawo" (thing-no). Also, "yo", meaning "want", should be replaced by cabupeye (doing-feeling-good-thinking) which basically means "would like" or "I'd feel good if I (e.g.) was eating right now." meaning "I want to eat". Kind of like how "would" is formed: capoye (doing-possibility-thinking: would). "Should" should be "papu" (state-truth:correctness) because true and correct have the same meaning. "papi" (state-goodness) doesn't make sense. "yu" could be used for "to have to" or "must" or "to need to" e.g. "I (must/have to/need to) go."

k1attack (Wasifu wa mtumiaji) 13 Machi 2010 10:21:56 alasiri

How do you say "different" and "become" (It's becoming dark, hot, different) in Vuyamu?

Greyshades (Wasifu wa mtumiaji) 14 Machi 2010 6:00:39 alasiri

If we keep combining things, it's gonna turn into Puna shoko.gif

Become could be "xapa" (rendering-being) and different could be "wofe" (not-sameness).

What would replace the roots that we get rid of?

k1attack (Wasifu wa mtumiaji) 14 Machi 2010 6:03:48 alasiri

Greyshades:If we keep combining things, it's gonna turn into Puna shoko.gif

Become could be "xapa" (rendering-being) and different could be "wofe" (not-sameness).

What would replace the roots that we get rid of?
In that case "to change" (transitive) should be "xawofe" (make something not-same).

k1attack (Wasifu wa mtumiaji) 15 Machi 2010 9:12:32 asubuhi

"Become" is "xepa" (start-being) and "to change" is either "xawofe" (render-different) or "xepawofe" (become-different).
"Xo" (undergoing) is followed by passive verbs.

k1attack (Wasifu wa mtumiaji) 15 Machi 2010 9:17:23 asubuhi

Let's count! If "ma" (each), "yo" (want), "to" (nothing) and "xu" (changing) are gone, that must mean that there are now 95 words and there are 5 spaces. I think "to" should be used as the proper noun marker because it's in the noun group.

k1attack (Wasifu wa mtumiaji) 15 Machi 2010 9:20:57 asubuhi

And I think I might create a Vuyamu page on Wikispaces.
And I already made it, check it out!

jan aleksan (Wasifu wa mtumiaji) 15 Machi 2010 12:43:40 alasiri

I didn't understand the usefulness and the logic behind mume (which).

ceigered (Wasifu wa mtumiaji) 15 Machi 2010 1:22:55 alasiri

jan aleksan:I didn't understand the usefulness and the logic behind mume (which).
While it appears to be the equivalent of "tiu-cxi-tiu" I think it's actually the same as saying "tiu cxi, kiu ....". I wouldna have a clue though.

Roberto12 (Wasifu wa mtumiaji) 15 Machi 2010 1:53:06 alasiri

Such languages are very interesting...

...but what are the names of the 100+ chemical elements, for example?

I guess they'll be of the form "chemical element one" (hydrogen), "chemical element two" (helium), etc. These are a bit long winded but okay, but what would molecules like methane and ammonia be called? The number of syllables will be unavoidably enormous!

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