The CBB

Well, there we go! Your reconstructions do look pretty tight after looking over them again. Thanks! [:D] I think this couple of paragraphs should describe the changes I've made to my reconstruction. Write-up under the spoiler. I've completely restructured the x-branch based on the similarity betwee...

Yes, that's me! I go by Aero on chat. I've tweaked my reconstruction a bit in light of qwed's two new words. The changes are mainly concerned with development of *ṭr (and mutual relationships between languages that maintain one of [t θ]) and words whose first consonant is [ŋ]. A full write-up will b...

Rainbow?

My reconstruction of the proto-word is *ñhaṭràgin /ŋ̊at̪ɾɤgin/, where the first syllable of the reconstructed word is a minor syllable. The write-up on the reconstruction is quite long so I've placed it under a spoiler. The points of interest in my reconstruction are the reflex of *ñh /ŋ̊/, the evol...

Friedebarth wrote:Totally off-topic to the actual thread, but I can't resist pointing out that

idov wrote:Ling Veda

in Hindi/Sanskrit (लिंग वेद) would mean "penis veda".

Oh my.

Pot meet kettle.

Basically, Birdlang used to cheat in guessing the language by googling the text and now he's proposing that anyone who cheats loses their turn.

I love this. [+1] :con: Ardelian Nkéxtvak rek tronaxkəkıs Nıra: – Ena vakrə šeta – Pera móser – Koy aríntoxkə xato – Xet marıxár setáxa – Kıtı – Ena ntıxayənır xkópošana Mexítke: – Tovínok vakrə stéve prıtrə·ye. – Tartólvaxk nekor sıtravon 2×2 cm. – Tarsatsok rákok·əlı móser aríntoxkə·ye nekor sıtos...

Torch passed to cedh.

The torch is going to be passed tomorrow.

I totally forgot about this, but I'll have the torch passed by Monday/Tuesday.

Yeah, your turn!

The latter.

I did not. I just made that language name up. No you didn't, it's in fact Diacriticese! Your move! On a serious note, Is it spoken in India? If so, is it Mizo? ...it is spoken in India as well, but it isn't Mizo. Is it Khasi? (I don't think it is, it doesn't have any extra letters other than ï and ...

opipik wrote:Southern Kukish?

No.

qwed117 wrote:Is it not spoken in Myanmar?

It is spoken there.

It is Kuki-Chin-Naga then.

opipik wrote:Kuki-Chin-Naga?

You mean this?

Zythros Jubi wrote:A member of Rung languages?

No.

qwed117 wrote:Tibeto-Burman?

Of course.

Zythros Jubi wrote:Spoken in South Asia? Does it have a native orthography?

It's spoken in South Asia, and it has a Latin orthography.

qwed117 wrote:Is it Burmo-Qiangic?

No.

Adarain wrote:North America?

No.

Zythros Jubi wrote:Sino-Tibetan?

Yes, I think.

qwed117 wrote:hmm. Nilo-Saharan? (If not, is it in Africa?)

Well, it isn't spoken in Africa.

shimobaatar wrote:Is it spoken in Central America?

Not at all.

sangi39 wrote:

Click wrote:If Dravidian, Brahui?

And there, you go! It's Brahui Click's turn

Tuhmùy làw ʔathloʔnaak. ʔamaʔ ʔańzuʔlpìi. Sayàapaa-niʔ làwtlawpaa zuriitbuuʔin ʔańzuʔlpìi.

Good luck!