Last updated 29 January 2023

Lexember 2021

In 2020, I worked on Soleisu.

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kala /ka.la/ n. language

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lü /ly/ n. fish

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tolko /tol.ko/ n. moon

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yene /je.ne/ n. sun

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hali /ha.li/ n. star

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selio /se.li.o/ n. water

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palha /pal.ha/ n. fire

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mailke /mail.ke/ n. dirt, earth

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kannai /kan.nai/ n. person

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narai /na.rai/ n. thought

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laati /la.a.ti/ n. memory

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lunta /lun.ta/ n. secret

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se /se/ prn. 1SG (I, me)

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anali /a.na.li/ v. to shine

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katnei /kat.nei/ v. to see

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itali /i.ta.li/ v. to speak

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satoi /sa.toi/ v. to read

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salkai /sal.kai/ v. to walk

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matni /mat.ni/ v. to think

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selini /se.li.ni/ v. to flow (water)

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soleisu /so.lei.su/ n. river

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silu /si.lu/ n. mountain

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kesli /kes.li/ v. to sing

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ika /i.ka/ n. house

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soi /soi/ n. food

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nome /no.me/ adj. black

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nimu /ni.mu/ n. cloud

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ensi /en.si/ n. tree

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piya /pi.ja/ n. sky

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tiku /ti.ku/ n. light

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osei /o.sei/ adj. bright

Lexember 2020

In 2020, I worked on Sänirtäm.

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meidurha /ˈmeidurˌhɑ/ n. inam. – asteroid. From meiyan “outer space” + durha “rock, stone”.

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ulera /ˈuleˌrɑ/ n. inam. – thing, object, noun (inanimate only)

ulerax /ˈuleˌrɑx/ n. anim. – thing, object, noun (animate only)

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dänna /ˈdʑænnə/ v. – to be moved (physically)

dännu /ˈdʑænnu/ v. – to move (physically)

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dännusen /ˈdʑænnuˌɕeɲ/ n. anim. – an action, a movement, a verb. From dännu “to move” + sen, a suffix that creates nouns.

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savnitäm /ˈsɑuɲiˌtɕæm/ n. anim. – conlang. From savniyu “to build” + täm “language”.

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munna /ˈmunnə/ n. inam. – a descriptor, a modifier, an adjective

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tumdäkkur /ˈtumdʑækˌkur/ n. anim. – bear. From tum “great, big” + däkru “to hunt”.

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yuluh /ˈjulux/ n. anim. – animal

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hanem /ˈhɑɲem/ n. anim. – blood

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vihki /ˈʋiçci/ – n. inam. – metal

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dävvihki /ˈdʑæʋʋiçˌci/ – n. inam. – mercury. From dännu “to move” + vihki “metal”.

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kavvihki /ˈkɑuʋiçˌci/ n. inam. – cinnabar. From kavara “crystal” + dävvihki “mercury”.

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buras /ˈburæɕ/ n. anim. – fish

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Durhavandes /ˈdurhəˌwɑndʑeɕ/ n. anim. – Mercury (rock planet)

Urtevandes /ˈurtɕeˌwɑndʑeɕ/ n. anim. – Venus (gold planet)

Hanavandes /ˈhɑnəˌwɑndʑeɕ/ n. anim. – Mars (red planet)

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Ittevandes /ˈittɕeˌwɑndʑeɕ/ n. anim. – Uranus (pale blue planet)

Itsurevandes /ˈitsuˌrewɑndʑeɕ/ n. anim. – Neptune (deep blue planet)

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tai /ˈtɑi/ n. inam. – ring, circle, halo

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Taivandes /ˈtɑiwənˌdʑeɕ/ n. anim. – Saturn (ring planet)

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emeris /ˈemeˌriɕ/ n. anim. – a monarch (king/queen)

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Emerivandes /ˈemeˌriwɑndʑeɕ/ n. anim. – Jupiter (king planet)

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gälen /ˈɟæleɲ/ n. anim. – nail, claw

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aran /ˈɑrən/ n. anim. – mouth

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kurim /ˈkurim/ n. anim. – hair, fur

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ivosa /ˈiwoˌsɑ/ n. inam. – bone

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rissa /ˈriɕɕə/ n. inam. – color

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rissatu /ˈriɕɕəˌtu/ adj. – colorful

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vin /ˈʋiɲ/ det. – every, all

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girna /ˈɟirnə/ v. – to shimmer, glisten, glimmer

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horra /ˈhorrə/ v. – to glow

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soru /ˈsoru/ v. – to tell the truth

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kässoru /ˈcæɕɕoˌru/ v. – to actively lie, tell an untruth

kässora /ˈcæɕɕoˌrɑ/ v. – to unknowingly lie

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täs(a) /ˈtɕæɕ/ adj. – new

Lexember 2019

In 2019, I worked on Sänirtäm.

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kera [ˈce.rə] n. inam. paper

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verna [ˈʋer.nə] n. inam. feather, quill, pen

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surtovnas [ˈsur.tou.ˌnɑs] n. anim. ink. From sur “black” and tovnas “water”.

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ketro [ˈcetɕ.ro] n. inam. block, brick, any blocky rectangular-shaped object. Combined with yesterday’s word, we have surtovnas ketro, which means “ink stick”.

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rivvada [ˈriw.wə.ˌdɑ] n. inam. (1) clay, (2) tablet, (3) any thin rectangular object

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kerrada [ˈcer.rə.ˌdɑ] n. inam. book. From kera “paper” and rivvada “tablet”.

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ges [ˈɟeɕ] n. anim. word

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parnas [ˈpɑr.nəs] n. anim. story

I also created geskerrada “dictionary”, from ges + kerrada (literally "word book").

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täm [ˈtɕæm] n. anim. language. Finally, the täm part of sänirtäm has a meaning! Maybe tomorrow I’ll figure out what sänir means.

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sänir [ˈɕæ.ɲir] n. anim. a single flame, such as that produced by a candle. From sän "fire" + ir "diminutive suffix"

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kivah [ˈci.wəx] n. anim. an epic, a narrative poem

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moranas [ˈmo.rə.ˌnɑs] n. anim. hero, protagonist of a kivah

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litaras [ˈli.tə.ˌrɑs] n. anim. motive, incentive, driving force

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dernäm [ˈdʑer.ɲæm] n. anim. a poem

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kissä [ˈciɕ.ɕæ] n. inam. page of a book

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rayah [ˈrɑ.jəx] n. anim. any art, including writing, drawing, painting, sculpture, calligraphy, martial arts, and philosophy

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eviträ [ˈe.ʋitɕ.ˌræ] n. inam. marble (limestone)

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niro [ˈɲi.ro] n. inam. a vase, especially a decorated one

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liran [ˈli.rən] n. anim. a color of the visible light spectrum

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yanus [ˈjɑ.nus] n. anim. paint

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tuvan [ˈtuwən] or [ˈtuən] n. anim. a star, particularly a sun that is known to have planets orbiting it

hinnas [ˈçiɲɲas] n. anim. a star in the night sky

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tän [ˈtɕæn] adj. white (color)

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ittän [ˈittɕæn] adj. light-colored, pale

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itsur [ˈit.sur] adj. dark-colored

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even [ˈeʋeɲ] adj. sky blue

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kel [ˈcel] adj. the shades of yellow found in nature

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pet [ˈpetɕ] adj. the green color of living plants

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peren [ˈpereɲ] adj. any unnatural bright green color, especially neon green

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akara [ˈakəˌrɑ] n. inam. silver (element, metal)

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urte [ˈurtɕe] n. inam. gold (element, metal)

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mirin [ˈmi.riɲ] n. anim. year

Lexember 2018

This Lexember, I worked on Rennukat - the conlang I created for The Land of Two Moons.

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iro [ˈi.ro] v. to exist physically

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syven [ˈsy.vɛn] n. star

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syvekerru [ˈsy.ve.ˌkɛr.ru] n. galaxy (star-cloud)

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rennudiren [ˈrɛn.nu.ˌdi.rɛn] n. an impact crater caused by the former moon Ellinen

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lerucha [le.ˈru.tʃa] n. theocracy. A loanword from Ciniáne leruggeá [le.rud.dʒe.ˈɑː] “God republic”

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hasra [ˈhas.ra] n. desert

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varasynne [ˈva.ra.ˌsʏn.ne] n. taijitu. From vara “dark” + synne “light”.

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maita [ˈmaɪ.ta] n. magic.

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nahtaryklun [ˈnah.ta.ˌrʏk.lʊn] n. spirit weapon. From nahta “soul” + ryklun “weapon”.

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Akoisusei [ˈa.koɪ.ˌsu.seɪ] n. The Goddess of Mercy. From akoi “behold” + susei “mercy”.

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dyhtail [ˈdʏh.taɪl] n. deity

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soiny [ˈsoɪ.ny] n. pigeon

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aven [ˈa.vɛn] n. crossroad. Sai Avenit “The Crossroads” is a city in the Western District of Tsurennupaiva.

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chanda [ˈtʃan.da] n. serendipity. Chanda is the name of the current Avatar of Akoisusei (The Goddess of Mercy).

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Sairren [ˈsaɪr.rɛn] n. One of the moons that orbits the planet Talassa.

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Veitlen [ˈveɪt.lɛn] n. One of the moons that orbits the planet Talassa. Also the name of one of the protagonists of The Land of Two Moons.

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koissa [ˈkoɪs.sa] n. avatar

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meinara [meɪ.ˈna.ra] n. planet

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tsyra [ˈtsy.ra] n. diamond

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narzyll [ˈnar.sʏl] n. beryl. This is an old loanword that’s kept its spelling.

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hallionhiljon [hal.ˈli.ɔn.ˌhɪl.jon] n. solstice. From hallion “sun” + hiljo “stand still”. The final -n exists solely because hallionhiljo sounded too awkward.

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mortjara [mɔr.ˈtʃa.ra] n. sapphire. From mor “deep blue” + tjara “gem”.

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kanetjara [ˈka.ne.ˌtʃa.ra] n. ruby. From kane “red” + tjara “gem”.

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sherir [ˈʃe.rɪr] n. quartz. A loanword from an old, lost language.

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diren sherir [ˈdi.rɛn ˈʃe.rɪr] n. stishovite. From diren “crater” + sherir “quartz”.

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aritehde [ˈa.ri.ˌtɛh.de] n. silver. From ariana “silver color” + tehde “metal”.

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haturra tehde [ha.ˈtu.ra ˈtɛh.de] n. gold. From hatuura “gold color” + tehde “metal”.

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artemaren tehde [ˈar.te.ˌma.rɛn ˈtɛh.de] n. bismuth. From artemaren “rainbow” + tehde “metal”.

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natarika [ˈna.ta.ˌri.ka] n. demon.

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vuhta [ˈvʊh.ta] n. ghost

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manavah [ma.ˈna.vah] n. human