Considering synonyms, related words, and borrowing is important in language creation.
Creating unique words and exploring grammatical derivations add depth to constructed languages.
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ConLangers creating one word a day during December
During December, many ConLangers participated in an event where they created one word in their ConLang every day. The participants were encouraged to share their daily words publicly on the internet. The podcast highlighted and discussed various interesting words created by ConLangers during the event.
Telescope and the concept of borrowing
One participant created the word 'koppoyamtuki' meaning telescope. What made it interesting was the note that more modern telescopes are called 'telegope', which is a borrowing from English. This highlights the importance of considering synonyms, related words, and borrowing in language creation.
Interesting word creations and grammatical derivations
The podcast highlighted several unique word creations. One example was the word 'snooga', meaning a dandruff flake, derived from the words 'sniff' and 'dandruff'. Another example was 'quagilada', meaning the feeling of dread between knowing you messed up and the anger from the person you wronged. The episode also discussed interesting grammatical derivations, such as the word 'nahgary', which has punctual meanings (bring, fetch, deliver) and derivative meanings (collect, accumulate, supply).
This episode, George highlights a few words from last year’s #Lexember event. Words: ihar kopoyamtuki snūgā kwägilärä naagari hintul chyubīne tneban fri
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