developing a non-human conlang: ą̂ą́ryâm
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Developinga Non-Human Conlang:
The Example of C’ąąr YâmAlex “f0rm0r ” Hailman
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C’ąąr Yâm: The Speech of Daws
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Design PrinciplesAnatomical Accuracy
Human Approximability
Human-like grammatical structure
How much are you willing to handwave?
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Phonology
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“Alveolar” ridge?
Hard palate
Choana
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Consonants Rostral Palatal Palatal Lateral
Choanal
Plosive c [c] q [q]
Nasal m [m] n [ɴ]
Trill r [r]
Fricative x y [ç ʝ] l (ʎ) h [ħ]
Affricate cx [cç]
Click c’ [!] t’ (ǁ) q’ [ǂ]
Nasal Click nc’ [ᵑǃ] nt’ [ᵑǁ] nq’ [ŋǂ]
Vowels
Close i [ɨ]
Mid e [ɛ ~ ɐ]
Open a [a]
Closing ae [ae]
Opening ia [ia]
Tone High Low Rising Falling Falling-rising High falling-rising
Rising-falling
Twice falling
IPA ˦ ˨ � � � � � �˩
Orthography á à ǎ â áǎ âá ǎà ââ
Vowel qualities IPA Orthography
Plain [a] a
Nasalized [ã] ą
Creaky [ã a] ạ
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Vocabulary
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Vocabularyqẹẹ - n. mommy, daddy
reflects corvid baby talk
yąę - v. acc. swallow water, a liquid; look up, point upwards; yąę yąę: to drink
iterative reflects avian drinking style
rê - adj. ultraviolet, the colour of some flowers including dandelions; some things we perceive as dark-coloured, including blueberries, obsidian; etc.
reflects avian colour vision
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Grammar
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GrammarMonosyllables
Reduplication
Whatever makes sense
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Some sources I’ve usedZiswilder and Farner, 1972. Avian Biology. Volumes II and V.
Hyman, 1942. Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy.
Koenig et al., 2016. Avian Anatomy: Textbook and Colour Atlas. Second Edition.
https://en.wikivet.net/Avian_Respiration_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology
http://www.poultrymed.com/Atlas-of-Avian-Anatomy-and-Histopathology
http://www.corvidresearch.blog
https://www.researchgate.net/post/What_natural_objects_and_organisms_are_strong_reflectors_of_ultraviolet_light
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/331895384_Contrasted_Speciation_of_Iron_In_Obsidian_and_Tektites_a_Spectroscopic_Study
Art by Joseph Westgate and Aditi Sharma
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Special ThanksThe Conlang Discord Network (CDN)
The Crows of Ann Arbor, Michigan