Conlang Conversation Thread [2010–2019]

[Tuslaven Kukristo]

Ĉu vi parolas Esperanton?
Do ya'll speak Esperanto?

[Egerius]

Ĉu vi parolas Esperanton?
Do ya'll speak Esperanto?

Certamente non faulo l'Esperanto, porcá pozo faulare ena mía lingua Romança.
Surely I don't speak Esperanto, because I can speak in my own Romance language.

[clawgrip]

Swa uang taiyng borm huoo.
I cannot speak that language.

[gestaltist]

Nnih halueh llaf. Nnih hakkueh nnih zueh foi kkue nnih lilueh Haharttah liloif.
1SG salute-1SG 2PL. 1SG want-1SG 1SG be.more-1SG strong when 1SG speak-1SG PL\Hallti\DEF language.

I salute you. I want to be better at speaking Hallti.

[Lao Kou]

Ĉu vi parolas Esperanton?
Do ya'll speak Esperanto?

Fí la, gü sí la sauraun höimöl sho, ba ngamath swö ktausef, arkfö sí la sauraun raunga'u ba rhal jebeth.
1SG-NOM.NEG AUX.PRES, CONJ 1SG-NOM AUX.PRES 3SG-INSTR speak-DISC PTCL, PTCL, say "regrettably"-ADV be.willing, but 1SG-NOM AUX.PRES 3SG-INSTR occasional-ADV PTCL read try
I wouldn't say I speak it, but I try to read it from time to time.

[zyma]

Certamente non faulo l'Esperanto, porcá pozo faulare ena mía lingua Romança.
Surely I don't speak Esperanto, because I can speak in my own Romance language.

Project Ypsilon:

Huŋən van Romlangeuŋ peukkue?
huŋ-ən van Romlang-euŋ peukk-ue
4.LAY-NOM.SGPRN MASS "Romance Language"-ACC.I speak-POT.INT
One can only speak a single Romance language?

Tamał dhoaggop takkamə… tamən Romlangeuŋ siřuatteu Esperantoqust?
tam-ał dhoagg-op takk-amə tam-ən Romlang-euŋ siř-uatteu Esperanto-ust
2s.LAY-INTR.SGPRN small-ADV wait-IMP 2s.LAY-NOM.SGPRN "Romance Language"-ACC.I refer_to-SJV.INT "Esperanto"-DAT.U
Hold on a minute… would you consider Esperanto a Romlang?

Zšēnən gǧł̣dant etəres zšēnop siřattei ia gǧł̣dūv.
zšēn-ən gǧł̣d-ant etəres=zšēn-op siř-attei=ia gǧł̣d-ūv
1s.LAY-NOM.SGPRN 3s.LAY-ACC.SGPRN NEG=1s.LAY-ADV refer_to-SJV=NEG 3s.LAY-DAT.SGPRN
I personally wouldn't.

[masako]

Hold on a minute… would you consider Esperanto a Romlang?
I personally wouldn't.

Ma multe de radis en Esperanto es de linguas romanicas.
But many roots in Esperanto are from Romance languages.

Ma ancora, lo ave multe cualias de otra linguas.
However, it has many features of other languages.

[Lambuzhao]

Sabir (MLF)

Mi non poudir ablar per Esperonto.
I can't speak Esperonto.

Ma mi poudir capir poco se mi sentir.
But I can understand a little if I hear {it}.

Grazia per Mazi.
Thanks to Muzzy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCJt_Advj-A

Posh Esperanto Dinner
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5swk95Fg1fM

[gestaltist]

Nnih lilueh Ispiransu ppa. Nnih puttih tah spiti cahattuf mulu roif tah rar satah nunnah cahattuf rar nnih puttih satah.
1SG speak-1SG Esperanto be.false. 1SG understand-1SG it because PL-word many be.in-7G it such.that 3PL.7G be.similar.to-7G PL-word such.that 1SG understand-1SG 3PL.7G

I don’t speak Esperanto. I understand it because a lot of words are similar to words I know.

Sorry for somewhat primitive utterances - Hallti is in its infancy and I lack words and grammar constructs for some concepts.

[Egerius]

Huŋən van Romlangeuŋ peukkue?
huŋ-ən van Romlang-euŋ peukk-ue
4.LAY-NOM.SGPRN MASS "Romance Language"-ACC.I speak-POT.INT
One can only speak a single Romance language?

Tamał dhoaggop takkamə… tamən Romlangeuŋ siřuatteu Esperantoqust?
tam-ał dhoagg-op takk-amə tam-ən Romlang-euŋ siř-uatteu Esperanto-ust
2s.LAY-INTR.SGPRN small-ADV wait-IMP 2s.LAY-NOM.SGPRN "Romance Language"-ACC.I refer_to-SJV.INT "Esperanto"-DAT.U
Hold on a minute… would you consider Esperanto a Romlang?

Lo importante és que has una lingua che és veramente tua. Non devis apprendére un' altra lingua artifizále se has una pròpria.
Important is that you have your very own language. You don't need to learn another conlang if you have your own.

Et subre la natura del'Esperanto, só de accordo con Masako.
And about the nature of Esperanto, I agree with Masako.

[zyma]

Ma multe de radis en Esperanto es de linguas romanicas.
But many roots in Esperanto are from Romance languages.

Project Ypsilon:

Gǧł̣dał gied etəres našionsuom ia Latinumən.
gǧł̣d-ał gied=etəres=naš-ions-uom=ia Latin-umən
3s.LAY-INTR.SGPRN PST=NEG=birth-IND-PASS=NEG "Latin"-ABL.I
Yes, but it isn't descended from Latin.

(At least not in the way French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, other Romance natlangs, and even some conlangs are. I don't want to argue about this, and I can certainly understand why some people would consider Esperanto a Romance language, but this is just my point of view. I'm actually not sure masako was even saying that Esperanto was a Romance language, but rather just stating a few facts about it relevant to the question. But I could be wrong about that.)

[Imralu]

Posh Esperanto Dinner
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5swk95Fg1fM

Ha kue mauisi xuuo i azo?
Q cause cringe NOM.3s.DEF.INAN-DIST ACC.3s.ANIM.NSPC other
Ĉu tio hontigis iun alion?
ĉu tio hont-ig-is iu-n ali-a-n
Q that shame-CAUS-PST someone-ACC other-ADJ-ACC
Did that make anyone else cringe?

Ahe mue nu xi esibaranto.
yes able NOM.1s.ICS ACC.3s.INAN.DEF Esperanto
Jes, mi povas paroli esperanton.
jes | mi pov-as parol-i esperant-o-n
yes | 1s be.able-PRS speak-INF Esperanto-NOUN-ACC
Yes, I can speak Esperanto.

[Khemehekis]

Ham as "Ĉu vi parolas Esperante", isnaloshas.
that PRS "Ĉu vi parolas Esperante" 1sg-assume-PRS
Isn't it, "Ĉu vi parolas Esperante"?

[Lambuzhao]

Ha kue mauisi xuuo i azo?
Q cause cringe NOM.3s.DEF.INAN-DIST ACC.3s.ANIM.NSPC other
Ĉu tio hontigis iun alion?
ĉu tio hont-ig-is iu-n ali-a-n
Q that shame-CAUS-PST someone-ACC other-ADJ-ACC
Did that make anyone else cringe?

[Znex]

Mi ŝatas lan Mazin, sed mi pensas ke ĝi estas iomete rapida.
I like Mazi, but I think it's a bit fast.

[masako]

Me no gusta Esperanto perce lo es min natural ca otra linguas romanica.
I don't like Esperanto because it is less natural than other romlangs.

[Znex]

Mi samopinias. Malgraŭe, ĝi estas interesa.
I agree. Nevertheless, it's interesting.

[Imralu]

Ham as "Ĉu vi parolas Esperante", isnaloshas.
that PRS "Ĉu vi parolas Esperante" 1sg-assume-PRS
Isn't it, "Ĉu vi parolas Esperante"?

Ambaŭ ĝustas
ambaŭ ĝust-as
both correct-PRES
Both are correct.

Ĉu vi parolas esperanton?
ĉu vi parol-as esperant-o-n
Q 2 speak-PRES Esperanto-NOUN-ACC
Do you speak Esperanto?

Ĉu vi parolas esperante?
ĉu vi parol-as esperant-e
Q 2 speak-PRES Esperanto-ADV
Do you speak in Esperanto? / Do you speak Esperantically?

[Dormouse559]

(At least not in the way French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, other Romance natlangs, and even some conlangs are. I don't want to argue about this, and I can certainly understand why some people would consider Esperanto a Romance language, but this is just my point of view. I'm actually not sure masako was even saying that Esperanto was a Romance language, but rather just stating a few facts about it relevant to the question. But I could be wrong about that.)

D'abitudi, gzo definisc ne romleimb com ne conleimb regolair-mient derivaid delli latìn.
[dabɪˈtoːɾɪ ˈdʑɔ dɛfɪˈnesk nə ʁɔmˈlem ˈkɔm nə kɔnˈlem ʁɛgɔˈlæːɪ̯ɾ ˈmind‿dɛɾɪˈvæːɪ̯t ˈdɛllɪ laˈteːn]
Usually, I define a romlang as a conlang that is regularly derived from Latin.

L'esperanto nen ès regolair-mient derivad delli latìn, pair gzo di ca nen ès na romlemba.
[lɛspɛɾanˈtɔ nə‿ˈnas ʁɛgɔˈlæːɪ̯ɾ ˈmind‿dɛɾɪˈvaːt ˈdɛllɪ laˈteːn ˈpæːɪ̯ɾ ˈdʑɔ ˈde ka nə‿ˈnas na ʁomˈlɛmba]
Esperanto isn't regularly derived from Latin, so I say it isn't a romlang.

[clawgrip]

Aacheung aa sgah'utjaa jart charng Lahton daak bo. Chmuismekpang keun peaktrok sbiat ing lognom ayt?
But really, it does come primarily from Latin, right? Why is regularity so important?