I agree with your thoughts on it. It was my first conlang and I honestly didn't like it that much, so I tried fixing stuff up by making new wolflandic. However, I canceled it and made a language called new Ianish, where I made the alphabet more compact and better. I also made the grammar less similar to English. I have been getting used to IPA lately. Im not a master at IPA, but I know a good amount of it. Have a nice day!
@Ian Foster @Conlang Critic: I've misunderstood something, but maybe you'd be interested in that: Suppost there were Wargs, derived from extinct Hemicyonidæ. What would ðeir language look like?
Just a small tipp: I too am currently working on a language for wolf-people, but even if their mouth and vocal tract evolved to be more suited to speech featuring consonants, if their snouts are at least a little like those of wolves, they won't be able to pronounce any form of bilabial/labiodental plosives and fricatives
Wolf howls actually do sound like a language of some sort, that could be interesting to build a language from. To my ear, it sounds like a regular howl is initiated by a rising tone from low to high pitch, followed by a series of "notes" of high, medium, and low pitch, initiated by either smooth or harsh transitions (this can be shown with volume changes when the same note is repeated), then trailing off at the end with a smooth drop in pitch and volume. There's also the "aggressive howl" and "puppy howl," which both seem to have a range of only two "notes," I guess this could be a primitive form of the language? There does seem to be a glottal component, but I say it's just the expressiveness of the wolf's voice, and not a phonemic thing. I also doubt that barking or growling would be involved, that would be like if our language had words that incorporated the sound of laughing or screaming.
Next, invent a language for a species of aliens that have no noses (so they can't say "m" or "n" or "ng"), but make up for it by having 4 mouths (so they can make up to 4 sounds at the same time)!
I love that you did a viewer's language! If I ever decide to con a lang for some fantasy book it's cool to know there is a place I might be able to find help :) It's not something I'd ever considered for more than two seconds, but this series makes it sound pretty interesting and both more approachable and difficult than I imagined
Why not incorporate the object instead of the subject? Like: Xeoalloqunuqanga xeohundewiqtiovahucaxa I think this is also more common in natural polysynthetic languages, since the object is linked more closely to the verb than the subject.
@@bezbezzebbyson788 nah that's not true, I don't think any known language incorporates subjects, objects are much more closely linked to the verb phrase on a semantic and pragmatic level. Where did you get your information from?
@@trafo60 I think there is an example of Coptic about subject incorp. in Hasplemath's paper on words in Coptic. Not really related to the ergativity claim by me tho I just thought it would be possible in some ergative languages since in them agent-transitive phrase is replacable by an intransitive verb. Ergative languages don't have subjects in the traditional sense "S and A treated the same"
@@bezbezzebbyson788 Okay, I did some further research and found this: "If a language incorporates N's of only one semantic case, they will be patients of transitive Vs-whether the language is basically of the ergative, accusative, or agent/patient type. [...] If a language incorporates only two types of arguments, they will be patients of transitive and intransitive Vs-again, regardless of the basic case structure of the language. The majority of incorporating languages follow this pattern. Many languages additionally incorporate instruments and/or locations..." (Marianne Mithun, 1984: The evolution of noun incorporation, in: Language 60 (4)) So it seems like languages incorporate patients, and sometimes instruments or locations, but never agents; and that this is independent of the alignment system of the language. Of course, it makes sense in this context to speak of semantic roles (agent, patient, experiencer etc.) rather than syntactic roles (subject, object), since the terms "subject" and "object" are very fuzzy anyways.
3:31 Why are a completely borrowed vocab and a completely original one necessarily better than a mix? A lot of the vocab of English is a mix of a Germanic substrate and borrowings from Norman French.
If you're using the "quick brown fox" sentence, I think you want to use present tense, since that's the version that contains all 26 letters in the English alphabet.
Interesting: In Latin "vocabor" means "I will be called". "voca-" ist the stem for "call", "-b-" is the affix for future and "-or" is the suffix for first person singular in passive.
Hey, just as a note - the pangram is "the quick brown fox jumpS over the lazy dog". If the fox jumpED, there's no S in the phrase, which defeats the point! I see this mistake all the time, but I just thought I should let you know.
My Guess - not everyone understands the IPA who create languages, it requires a certain amount of exposure to multiple languages for many people interpret, which is why they don't use it. I know when I sit down to create things for a fictional work I don't always know all the details of the concepts of language development. Not everyone in the world is JRR Tolkein, M.A.R.Barker or a linguistics student (and some of us out here are not actually fluent in another language beyond that which we have as our native language). I remember the fun struggles trying to read letters from a friend that was Norwegian translated into "Phonetic English" or the effort to pick out the meaning of a paragraph in German from my wife's cousin. I watch your videos and a number of other ones to begin to learn the concepts in the IPA and how they might applied but I still get lost at times because of all the weird symbols being applied to a Latin/English Alphabet, especially since they aren't necessarily historically where they came from (like the Tilde and its differences from medieval texts to modern that had very little to do with pronunciation and everything to do with saving space and ink on vellum or parchment).
I means there's no reason not to know the ipa if you're a conlanger. There's no shame in not knowing the ipa, but if you make a Phonology defined without the ipa it can be annoying to others who want to know what your language sounds like.
It's probably related to the biases people pick up from knowing a language already, since most sounds in the IPA are pretty easy to replicate if you see someone doing them, even for a small child.
At first I doubted that there were even 32 in existence, but looking into it, I think there actually could be, and if you stretch the definition of "alveolar stop" a little bit then it might even be workable. I think this would be a good language for a non human creature.
I haven't posted Äneleu anywhere, excepting a site called ConWorkShop, but I think that you need an account to view it. Here's the link: conworkshop.info/view_language.php?l=ANE
If I'm honest with you, I think your method of criticism is a little condescending. I think a better way to speak, is in an instructive tone, rather than destructive. Instead of asking in an incredulous tone if this is really what he wanted, you could suggest that his phonology is still quite confusing and could make more sense if you [insert changes to be made]. Yes, I did just critique your criticism of a fictional piece of artwork haha.
@@Fif0l He uses the same tone for every review of a conlang he doesn't like (which is most of them) and not everyone is so resistant to criticism (I'm certainly not, please don't critique this comment)
This language looks like a creole between Eskimo languages and Germanic languages, especially the phonology, having Eskimo sounds like /q/, but having the Dental fricatives, and written with þ (thorn). The structure is the exact same when you break down words as Germanic languages. No hate, I think it's pretty cool, I just wanted to point this out
Nozomi Tsuji created a Hangul based alphabet for English so that native English speakers can write it easily! Vowels:a,ya,e,ye,o,yo,u,yu,i Consonants:b,t,d,k,g,s,ts,f,dz,m,n,ng(null),w,r,h Consonant symmetry(mirrored): b/f d/t g/k ts/dz m/n w/r s/h
pippo pappo Make your tongue to take the position and form for l. Then blow. Repeat for months. He's said it's easy, but I disagree, I tried for months before being able to do so. Even when my native language happens to have the corresponding affricate.
Hit I came up with a conlang idea I'd love you to review/ help me develop Is called Bünga and consists of 1200 words or so taken from all kinds of languages and made unrecognisable through a lot of phonological changes. It's kind of an artlang, but i haven't found a label that fits well enough. Its purpose is to make it equally difficult for everyone to learn. If you give me your e-mail via DM, I'll give you acess to watch it and tell me your opinion. Thanks!
lol. didn't you start this series for interlangs? taking requests you end up doing mostly artlangs, right? (havent seen too many, but it seems to be the natural trend)
orthographies are manmade, so they don't need to make sense. however, spoken (and signed) language is innate to humans, and so is biological. In other words, spoken language has more rules.
really, my r'oyya language's word for the quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog is qafalzaqalutuRaRngakiqadipatu which litterally means like the-positive-cat-like-animal-lived-to-get-up-over-the-negative-dog , my language lacks adjectives so that's why it is a single word fal and di just show anything that's positive or negative ,and ther'ere actually no number just words for large quantity and small quantity ,r'oyya also has a pretty weird way of expressing basic ideas like reading is looking into a book and to be is to live . also please make this episode [but you can choose not to make because the language is not already done and i might change it ,but i'm quite sattisfied with it ][i'm nine years old] please don't be dissapointed with it because it has quite a large consonant inventory.don't forget that it's polysynthetic.
Wiþ þat said, I would say þat I like Romanian more þan I like Arabic, but not as much as I like Vietnamese, making it þe #46 best language reviewed so far See you in þe next episode, where I'll be reviewing Norwegian
Anarchy and Gardening that depends completely of the tribe and region that you’re in I know of places in Alaska were you will assaulted or shot for using the word Eskimo as well as regions were literally no cares and some were the call the native members call themselves Eskimos (not even in a joking manner at times) but overall I would avoid the use of it during face to face interactions. however since it’s hard anyone in North America that doesn’t have a direct connection with native languages or cultures to recognize any of the separate languages, let alone for anyone outside of the North America, it’s usually easier and more useful for a linguist or conlangers to say Eskimo cause it gets the message across to those who don’t know anything else about those cultures languages
@@aidenjones3014 "easier and more useful" does not mean "okay to do". in fact, recently jan misali has (in a different thread) said that it wasn't a good thing to do.
Great video, but I gotta let you know "Eskimo" or "The People Who Eat Raw Meat" is a slur. A better word is Inuit "People," with Inuk meaning "Person."
That etymology is a myth. "Eskimo" actually derives from the Innu-aimun word ayas̆kimew meaning "a person who laces a snowshoe". The raw meat etymology is entirely discredited. Many people dislike the term anyway so if you still want to discourage its use that's fine but please don't spread false etymologies. Although do note that "Inuit" is not an exact synonym of "Eskimo". The term Eskimo also includes the Yupik peoples who are closely related to the Inuit but still distinct from them.
yeah. I was unaware at the time and just went with that name for the language family because that's what wikipedia calls it. not caring enough about things like that was the biggest problem with early conlang critic, and something I've made an active effort to avoid in my more recent videos
1. "Inuits" isn't a word. The singular is Inuk, the plural is Inuit. 2. Not all Eskimos are Inuit. There's also the Yup'ik and Sugpiat. Same with languages - not at Eskimo languages are Inuit languages. 3. Eskimo is the name for the language family. 4. Eskimo is only considered a slur in Canada. I'm from Alaska, and here it's considered a completely fine term for the Iñupiat, Yup'ik, and Sugpiaq people groups.
oh no i would never be able to speak this language! i have a lateral lisp and there are way too many fricatives in that phonology!! my "s" and "x" sounds are either aspirated or lateralized and i'd never survive if those were completely separate allophones oh no!
Please don’t say “Esk*mo.” It’s a derogatory term. Edit: Just saw that you acknowledged this in the comments already and responded appropriately, thanks.
Eskimo is a slur btw. Inuit would be the correct term for the people, and Inuktitut, Inuvialuktun and Innuinnaqtun are the names for the languages (that I've heard off).
advice !?????? where the heck is your conlang punk? you know what they say about people in glass houses? you should really ask someone from a glass house what do do with stones.
I agree with your thoughts on it. It was my first conlang and I honestly didn't like it that much, so I tried fixing stuff up by making new wolflandic. However, I canceled it and made a language called new Ianish, where I made the alphabet more compact and better. I also made the grammar less similar to English. I have been getting used to IPA lately. Im not a master at IPA, but I know a good amount of it. Have a nice day!
@Ian Foster @Conlang Critic: I've misunderstood something, but maybe you'd be interested in that:
Suppost there were Wargs, derived from extinct Hemicyonidæ.
What would ðeir language look like?
Hi
You haven’t worked on it. Or so I think...
🤔
Just a small tipp:
I too am currently working on a language for wolf-people, but even if their mouth and vocal tract evolved to be more suited to speech featuring consonants, if their snouts are at least a little like those of wolves, they won't be able to pronounce any form of bilabial/labiodental plosives and fricatives
I was expecting an actual language for wolves, with all the phonemes being wolf sounds :(
Wolf howls actually do sound like a language of some sort, that could be interesting to build a language from. To my ear, it sounds like a regular howl is initiated by a rising tone from low to high pitch, followed by a series of "notes" of high, medium, and low pitch, initiated by either smooth or harsh transitions (this can be shown with volume changes when the same note is repeated), then trailing off at the end with a smooth drop in pitch and volume. There's also the "aggressive howl" and "puppy howl," which both seem to have a range of only two "notes," I guess this could be a primitive form of the language? There does seem to be a glottal component, but I say it's just the expressiveness of the wolf's voice, and not a phonemic thing. I also doubt that barking or growling would be involved, that would be like if our language had words that incorporated the sound of laughing or screaming.
I mean, after I finish(if I finish) my cat/crow (auxillary?) language I'll start on a canid language for my world building project.
aaaaáááwoooooòòò
(2:20) Vowels: /i u~ɯ ɪ o ɛ ʌ æ ɑ/
jan Misali readning: /i ɯ ɪ ɔ ɛ ʌ æ ɑ̃
/
At least that's what it sounds like to me, and he did it really well.
Lad I need to work more on my conlang and make videos on it and you just motivated me.
me too
How's that going btw?
@Dr.Cemong So? I keep getting comments on 4-year-old videos. How long ago it was does not matter.
sometimes its just time to binge watch all of conlang critic again
Same
real
omg too true
I like including highlights in the pronunciation. It was much easier to follow.
Why would you have free-standing prepositions in a polysynthetic language??
La Jutubisto
Yeah, the verb should be freestanding.
Maybe some weird stab at an subject/object type structure?
I think it implies Wolflandic is undergoing isolation. Might explain the weirdness of what’s attached to the verb.
Next, invent a language for a species of aliens that have no noses (so they can't say "m" or "n" or "ng"), but make up for it by having 4 mouths (so they can make up to 4 sounds at the same time)!
see seraphim
@@rz2374 what a monster of a language that is
Or two heads to give you Kay(f)bop(t) but worse!
How about 8? (Heard of gbegbe? Yeah like that...)
my race of aliens has no noses or lips, so they can't say m, n, p, b, etc.
I love that you did a viewer's language! If I ever decide to con a lang for some fantasy book it's cool to know there is a place I might be able to find help :) It's not something I'd ever considered for more than two seconds, but this series makes it sound pretty interesting and both more approachable and difficult than I imagined
since ian is a sort of uncommon name, misali saying "hi, ian!" freaked me out for some reason
Why not incorporate the object instead of the subject? Like:
Xeoalloqunuqanga xeohundewiqtiovahucaxa
I think this is also more common in natural polysynthetic languages, since the object is linked more closely to the verb than the subject.
Natural if nominative. In Ergative languages the agent of a transitive has a stronger relation to the verb.
@@bezbezzebbyson788 nah that's not true, I don't think any known language incorporates subjects, objects are much more closely linked to the verb phrase on a semantic and pragmatic level. Where did you get your information from?
@@trafo60 I think there is an example of Coptic about subject incorp. in Hasplemath's paper on words in Coptic. Not really related to the ergativity claim by me tho I just thought it would be possible in some ergative languages since in them agent-transitive phrase is replacable by an intransitive verb. Ergative languages don't have subjects in the traditional sense "S and A treated the same"
@@bezbezzebbyson788 Okay, I did some further research and found this:
"If a language incorporates N's of only one
semantic case, they will be patients of transitive Vs-whether the language
is basically of the ergative, accusative, or agent/patient type. [...] If a language incorporates only two types of
arguments, they will be patients of transitive and intransitive Vs-again, regardless
of the basic case structure of the language. The majority of incorporating
languages follow this pattern. Many languages additionally incorporate
instruments and/or locations..." (Marianne Mithun, 1984: The evolution of noun incorporation, in: Language 60 (4))
So it seems like languages incorporate patients, and sometimes instruments or locations, but never agents; and that this is independent of the alignment system of the language. Of course, it makes sense in this context to speak of semantic roles (agent, patient, experiencer etc.) rather than syntactic roles (subject, object), since the terms "subject" and "object" are very fuzzy anyways.
@@trafo60 yes subject and object are only well defined for nominative languages. Coptic has instances of incorporating agents.
3:31 Why are a completely borrowed vocab and a completely original one necessarily better than a mix? A lot of the vocab of English is a mix of a Germanic substrate and borrowings from Norman French.
If your conworld is set on the real world, feel free to borrow a word from natlang. Otherwise, no borrowing from natlang
If you're using the "quick brown fox" sentence, I think you want to use present tense, since that's the version that contains all 26 letters in the English alphabet.
Alternatively you could also pluralize "dogs".
I'm gonna ask my language when it gets more developed. However, thank you for teaching me to use the IPA, that should make everything easier.
Jan addressing Ian
Next episode you reviewed kpop?
[kpop]
Kpop with hats
@@DoctorDeath147 loona?🕴
kbop, BIG difference
@@DoctorDeath147 kpop with hates
Interesting: In Latin "vocabor" means "I will be called". "voca-" ist the stem for "call", "-b-" is the affix for future and "-or" is the suffix for first person singular in passive.
@Ng John As I said, yes - I mispelled it as "Latine".
Hey, just as a note - the pangram is "the quick brown fox jumpS over the lazy dog". If the fox jumpED, there's no S in the phrase, which defeats the point! I see this mistake all the time, but I just thought I should let you know.
Finally! I've been waiting for this
yes! new episode! been waitin' for this.
My Guess - not everyone understands the IPA who create languages, it requires a certain amount of exposure to multiple languages for many people interpret, which is why they don't use it.
I know when I sit down to create things for a fictional work I don't always know all the details of the concepts of language development. Not everyone in the world is JRR Tolkein, M.A.R.Barker or a linguistics student (and some of us out here are not actually fluent in another language beyond that which we have as our native language).
I remember the fun struggles trying to read letters from a friend that was Norwegian translated into "Phonetic English" or the effort to pick out the meaning of a paragraph in German from my wife's cousin.
I watch your videos and a number of other ones to begin to learn the concepts in the IPA and how they might applied but I still get lost at times because of all the weird symbols being applied to a Latin/English Alphabet, especially since they aren't necessarily historically where they came from (like the Tilde and its differences from medieval texts to modern that had very little to do with pronunciation and everything to do with saving space and ink on vellum or parchment).
I means there's no reason not to know the ipa if you're a conlanger. There's no shame in not knowing the ipa, but if you make a Phonology defined without the ipa it can be annoying to others who want to know what your language sounds like.
Memorizing the symbols of the IPA is not as important as learning the phonetic concepts behind it.
It's probably related to the biases people pick up from knowing a language already, since most sounds in the IPA are pretty easy to replicate if you see someone doing them, even for a small child.
I thought it was for wolves, making a lot of criticism moot.
The conlang I am working on right now has 32 alveolar stops. Is that too many?
At first I doubted that there were even 32 in existence, but looking into it, I think there actually could be, and if you stretch the definition of "alveolar stop" a little bit then it might even be workable. I think this would be a good language for a non human creature.
im still working on nuha. but i cant figure out any more words
Definitely the weirdest episode of Conlang Critic yet, not sure why there's no rating for this one.
I'm working on a conlang and I'll inform you when it's more fleshed out
Could you make a video talking about Äneleu (one of my most "complete" conlangs)?
send me a link and I'll update the Big List.
Can I ask you something?
Could I send you a file via Email or something like that?
it should be posted publically.
I haven't posted Äneleu anywhere, excepting a site called ConWorkShop, but I think that you need an account to view it.
Here's the link: conworkshop.info/view_language.php?l=ANE
guess that'll work.
just updated the Big List.
I'm gonna get you to rate my conlang when I finish it.
U failed
So did you Finnish?
@@themobiusfunction Norway he did
If I'm honest with you, I think your method of criticism is a little condescending. I think a better way to speak, is in an instructive tone, rather than destructive. Instead of asking in an incredulous tone if this is really what he wanted, you could suggest that his phonology is still quite confusing and could make more sense if you [insert changes to be made].
Yes, I did just critique your criticism of a fictional piece of artwork haha.
You could say you are being a... METACRITIC
(idk why I put it in all caps but whatever)
Since the author of the language didn't mind the tone, your criticism of the criticism seems unnecessary.
@@Fif0l Conlang critic critic critic
@@Fif0l He uses the same tone for every review of a conlang he doesn't like (which is most of them) and not everyone is so resistant to criticism (I'm certainly not, please don't critique this comment)
@@rickelvi Conlang critic critic critic critic
How do you translate "JQ Schwartz flung DV Pike my box" into old Wolflandic?
This language looks like a creole between Eskimo languages and Germanic languages, especially the phonology, having Eskimo sounds like /q/, but having the Dental fricatives, and written with þ (thorn). The structure is the exact same when you break down words as Germanic languages. No hate, I think it's pretty cool, I just wanted to point this out
New Conlang Show:
YOUR CONLANG SUCKS!
jk. like wolflandic anyways.
I mean it may seem weird to mix made up words with borrowed words but I love doing that because I like it
Why did Ian delete all of his conlang videos? I swear they were still up like 2 weeks ago.
Harmony yeah
Dear New Favorite Channel,
Please review my favorite conlang, Wenja, from Far Cry Primal.
Look in the caucasus, they have so many sounds
I like constant and vowel heavy conlangs. Idk why.
Jakl myrszeque sperche nam Tosperante?
(Can you review Tosperante?)
Nozomi Tsuji created a Hangul based alphabet for English so that native English speakers can write it easily!
Vowels:a,ya,e,ye,o,yo,u,yu,i
Consonants:b,t,d,k,g,s,ts,f,dz,m,n,ng(null),w,r,h
Consonant symmetry(mirrored):
b/f d/t g/k ts/dz m/n w/r s/h
where's the conlanging api?
we need more jokelangs
Sorry but...how do you pronounce the lateral fricative?
pippo pappo Make your tongue to take the position and form for l. Then blow. Repeat for months.
He's said it's easy, but I disagree, I tried for months before being able to do so. Even when my native language happens to have the corresponding affricate.
To me it's kind of like [hl].
Tbh, it *sounds* just like /çl/.
when is said " wolf icelandic" on it that might be combined so, / ð / means / d h /
Hit I came up with a conlang idea I'd love you to review/ help me develop Is called Bünga and consists of 1200 words or so taken from all kinds of languages and made unrecognisable through a lot of phonological changes.
It's kind of an artlang, but i haven't found a label that fits well enough. Its purpose is to make it equally difficult for everyone to learn. If you give me your e-mail via DM, I'll give you acess to watch it and tell me your opinion. Thanks!
Yeah!!!! YEAHHHHH!!!!
1:58 BUT THAT'S FIVE
It sounds like Icelandic a little
lol. didn't you start this series for interlangs? taking requests you end up doing mostly artlangs, right? (havent seen too many, but it seems to be the natural trend)
Hardonian next!
1:00 my mans talking minecraft spider
interlingua!!!!!!
just updated the Big List.
How many letters is too many I’m making a conlang with 58 letters
NOOOOOOO what happened to the rating system?😢
I really hate when someone's orthography is designed just to look cool and they make absolutely no attempts to try to have it make sense
Lewis Johnson languages, especially conlangs, are expressions of art. orthographies can be made look cool just as phonologies can be made sound good
orthographies are manmade, so they don't need to make sense. however, spoken (and signed) language is innate to humans, and so is biological. In other words, spoken language has more rules.
Lewis Johnson I really don’t see how this is an example of that
yeeeeeeaaaaaaah boooooooiiiiiiiiii
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How am I supposed to teach this to my dog?
(...isn't "eskimo" an ethnic slur?)
yeah. I used the term on this video because it's what wikipedia uses to refer to the language family, but that wasn't a good thing to do
jan Misali It's not a slur, though it's also not the preferred term by most. In this context I think it's fine
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j a n m i s a l i can u make conlang critic some more i made language that could named: *t ö t g i r s k* that look like add line from up
they should use this in rangers apprentice for the sea wolves.
really, my r'oyya language's word for the quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog is qafalzaqalutuRaRngakiqadipatu which litterally means like the-positive-cat-like-animal-lived-to-get-up-over-the-negative-dog , my language lacks adjectives so that's why it is a single word fal and di just show anything that's positive or negative ,and ther'ere actually no number just words for large quantity and small quantity ,r'oyya also has a pretty weird way of expressing basic ideas like reading is looking into a book and to be is to live . also please make this episode [but you can choose not to make because the language is not already done and i might change it ,but i'm quite sattisfied with it ][i'm nine years old] please don't be dissapointed with it because it has quite a large consonant inventory.don't forget that it's polysynthetic.
Ich liebe nicht die Furry, aber das ist gut 😂
ich denke nicht, dass Foster eine Furry ist haha
(I hope that's right; I haven't taken German in like three years)
HBMmaster Ich bin auch ein amerikanischer, also keine Probleme. Continuez avec les travaux bons ! Vi estas bona multe !
I actually am one. LOL
* le bon travail (without avec) ;)
Trent Vert ču via espeantan I think that's how you say it lol just started
You should have mentioned that the IPA makes things easier for conlanging.
What if you reviewed real languages
Imagine him reviewing French
“Overall, I’d give Polish a solid 8/10, it really makes you FEEL Polish.”
Wiþ þat said, I would say þat I like Romanian more þan I like Arabic, but not as much as I like Vietnamese, making it þe #46 best language reviewed so far
See you in þe next episode, where I'll be reviewing Norwegian
@@etruscanetwork if you're gonna bring back thorn then don't be cowardly. differentiate between voiced and unvoiced with ð
If you’re Greenlandic and a werewolf do you speak Wolflandic?
Just so you know Eskimo is a slur. They prefer to be called Inuit.
Anarchy and Gardening that depends completely of the tribe and region that you’re in I know of places in Alaska were you will assaulted or shot for using the word Eskimo as well as regions were literally no cares and some were the call the native members call themselves Eskimos (not even in a joking manner at times) but overall I would avoid the use of it during face to face interactions. however since it’s hard anyone in North America that doesn’t have a direct connection with native languages or cultures to recognize any of the separate languages, let alone for anyone outside of the North America, it’s usually easier and more useful for a linguist or conlangers to say Eskimo cause it gets the message across to those who don’t know anything else about those cultures languages
@@aidenjones3014 there's a difference though. 'Eskimo' refers to both Yupik and Inuit.
@@aidenjones3014 "easier and more useful" does not mean "okay to do". in fact, recently jan misali has (in a different thread) said that it wasn't a good thing to do.
How do you say "your tail's in the way" in this language? Would you hear this in the bedroom between to lovers with tails?
Great video, but I gotta let you know "Eskimo" or "The People Who Eat Raw Meat" is a slur. A better word is Inuit "People," with Inuk meaning "Person."
That etymology is a myth. "Eskimo" actually derives from the Innu-aimun word ayas̆kimew meaning "a person who laces a snowshoe". The raw meat etymology is entirely discredited. Many people dislike the term anyway so if you still want to discourage its use that's fine but please don't spread false etymologies.
Although do note that "Inuit" is not an exact synonym of "Eskimo". The term Eskimo also includes the Yupik peoples who are closely related to the Inuit but still distinct from them.
I can't tell the difference from the soft d and soft t either.
Am I the only one who thinks he sounds like Onision? Lol.
I wanna learn one of the really simple ones
Isn't eskimo a slur?
yeah. I was unaware at the time and just went with that name for the language family because that's what wikipedia calls it. not caring enough about things like that was the biggest problem with early conlang critic, and something I've made an active effort to avoid in my more recent videos
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Just a note, eksimo is an outdated slur, you should use Inuit instead. It's the word inuits use to refer to themselves.
1. "Inuits" isn't a word. The singular is Inuk, the plural is Inuit.
2. Not all Eskimos are Inuit. There's also the Yup'ik and Sugpiat. Same with languages - not at Eskimo languages are Inuit languages.
3. Eskimo is the name for the language family.
4. Eskimo is only considered a slur in Canada. I'm from Alaska, and here it's considered a completely fine term for the Iñupiat, Yup'ik, and Sugpiaq people groups.
WOLFLANDIC (IT WAS BECAUSE OF SPELLING CHECK)IS HARD
Ah yes. A review about a poly-synthetic artlang should be mostly about phonology
oh no i would never be able to speak this language! i have a lateral lisp and there are way too many fricatives in that phonology!! my "s" and "x" sounds are either aspirated or lateralized and i'd never survive if those were completely separate allophones oh no!
Wolf Landon is hard
yes he is
I'm not familiar with Conlag past these vids but just wanted to say that Esk*mo is widely considered a slur these days. Love your stuff though x3
Eskimo
1:48 Slur moment
Disgusting
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Please don’t say “Esk*mo.” It’s a derogatory term. Edit: Just saw that you acknowledged this in the comments already and responded appropriately, thanks.
To pronounce light T & light d say da ta
Eskimo is a slur btw. Inuit would be the correct term for the people, and Inuktitut, Inuvialuktun and Innuinnaqtun are the names for the languages (that I've heard off).
advice !?????? where the heck is your conlang punk? you know what they say about people in glass houses? you should really ask someone from a glass house what do do with stones.