Catlang

[Ossicone]

Meow.

[Pe King]

your not done. I myself will not speak this language but come on keep going. Finish a task!

• Phonology
  m n n_0 n` n`_0 J N\
  t` d` c J\ k g q G\ ?
  s_m z_m s\ z\ s` z` C j\ x G X R X\ ?\ H\ <\ h h\
  r\ r`\ j M\
  r R\
  4 r`
  K K\ K` K`\
  L\
  
  i 1 M
  @
  { 6 A
  
  i` 1` M`
  @`
  {` 6` A`
  
  Lengthened
  m: n: n_0: n`: n`_0: J: N\:
  s_m: z_m: s\: z\: s`: z`: C: j\: x: G: X: R: X\:
  r: R\:
  K: K\: K`: K`\:
  L\:
  
  i: 1: M:
  @:
  {: 6: A:
  
  i`: 1`: M`:
  @`:
  {`: 6`: A`:
  
  Tones
  _H
  _M
  _L
  _R
  _R_F
  _F
  _F_R
  _k

• Consonants (syllabe initals)
  m n ɳ ɲ ŋ
  p t ʈ c k ʔ
  s ɬ ʂ ɬ˞ ç x ħ
  ɹ l ɻ ɭ (j ɰ˞) ʕ
  (Are retroflexes really retroflexive, cerebral consonants, unlike Polish, Russian and Mandarin?)
  
  Vowels (syllabe nuclei)
  ə a ai ɑ˞ ɑɯ˞
  i ja jai jɑ˞ jɑɯ˞
  ɯ˞ ɰa ɰai ɰɑ˞ ɰɑɯ˞
  
  Tonemes
  à á à: á: â: ǎ:
  (low, high, long low, long high, falling, rising)

• [m n ɳ ɴ] m n nh ń
  [t ʈ c k q ʔ] t th c k q '
  [s ɬ ʂ ɬ˞ ç x χ ħ] s ł sh łh ç x h ħ
  [ɹ l ɻ ɭ (j ɰ˞) ʁ ʕ] r l rh lh i u g ğ
  What now?

• m n ɳ ɴ
  k q ʔ
  ɬ ɬ˞ x χ ħ
  l ɭ ʁ ʕ

It Still counts. Simply identify with your favorite with the number given to it. Voting now O_O

[Pirka]

Whether the cats use one or two paws to scratch depends on how they position their writing surface. If they put their writing material on horizontal surface, they most likely have to use one paw to scratch, using another to balance themselves and to hold the material in place (assuming it's something looseleaf like birch bark). On the other paw, if they put things onto a vertical surface (or scratch on fences and trees and couches and such), they would have to use both paws for more force.

[Pe King]

Hello, Voting, Phonology, ring a bell?

[Ear of the Sphinx]

Hello, Voting, Phonology, ring a bell?

Are we voting by PM?

[teh_Foxx0rz]

Cats usually use two paws to scratch on surfaces. I think that might have been the idea.
I like Ossicone's "script", anyway :)

[Pe King]

No, voting will just be out in the open.grumble grumble

[jseamus]

I vote "maybe" on all counts.

[Ear of the Sphinx]

I vote for 4 (consonants) and 2 (anything else).

[Pe King]

I vote "maybe" on all counts.

What good does that do?

[jseamus]

I vote "maybe" on all counts.

What good does that do?

It annoys you, just as planned. Mwahahaha!

But seriously, I vote for 5-10 consonants, preferably relying most heavily on nasals and rhotics; yes on gemination, possibly distinguishing more than two lengths; 2-3 vowel qualities, multiple lengths + r-coloring (and possibly nasalization?).

[Pirka]

Cats usually use two paws to scratch on surfaces. I think that might have been the idea.
I like Ossicone's "script", anyway :)

Well, I did say that it depends on the orientation of the writing surface. Try to forcefully scratch two parallel lines with two pencils, one in each hand, on a loose-leaf material on a horizontal surface, and you'll see what I mean.
But I like her script too. Looks boss.

EDIT #31249012840921834 (:P)

A pencil isn't the best analogy; try using fishhooks on a piece of birch bark.

Which just forces me to ask the question; loose-leaf or stationary recording surfaces?

[Pe King]

I want this to have a long happy life no abortions!

[Pe King]

breath little (I say with a calm voice) thread. I said breath damn it! LIVE!

[Ear of the Sphinx]

*nothing to say*

I can only write that "catlang" is "rot-syr'atkan" in my conlang Emmut and "kasan kien" / "kien u kasan" in Usu.

[Pirka]

PeKing: Maybe it would breathe if you could spell/use commas.

Milya: *FB-style like*

[jseamus]

If we're gonna do this, what comes next?

[Ear of the Sphinx]

Caturday?

And grammar then.

[jseamus]

ai kan haz morphologeez?

[Thakowsaizmu]

ai kan haz morphologeez?

Boo...