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kaenif · **Posted:** Fri 23 Apr 2010 2:42 pm

Lktimmons wrote:

Kloiten wrote:

Lktimmons wrote:

apparently based off of English. .

Not all of them. It kinda has some Asian pronuncitation in there. I have fu-ra is kinda Japanese-ish. Usually the one-syllable words kinda use Japanese pronunciation. Maybe I should have mentioned that XD

Also, I think most people who speak English pretty much say how, eve, and maid the same way. just with different accents

The Japanese(-ish) pronunciation is approximately /ɸɯ.ɽa/. The "f" is pronounced by both lips but not the lip touching the teeth. The "u" is not as rounded as in English. The "r" is a flap.

linguoboy · Joined:Sun 19 Apr 2009 9:02 am Posts:1001

Lktimmons wrote:

Also, I think most people who speak English pretty much say how, eve, and maid the same way. just with different accents

If they say them "with different accents" then they're not saying them "the same way". Maid is a good example. The vowel quality can vary from [e] (Scottish English) to [æɪ] (Australian English) to [ʌɪ] (South African English) to [aɪ] (Cockney) to [iə] (New Zealand English). That's a big spread. Some of these pronunciations you would perceive as "eh", some as "oy", some as "eye", some as "ear".

Oealu · **Posted:** Sun 02 May 2010 6:36 pm

In Oealu

My friend told me that she were in love with me. I couldn't believe him. But I have to find the truth.
Hula pasa pauǩaǯa på, "Kahika så". Nyt suoǯoǯa hå, lani kaho makauvei namela.
Hoo-la pasa pow-kya-ja paw, "kahika saw". neet swojaja haw, lani ka-hoe ma-cow-vay namela.

Kloiten · **Posted:** Sun 02 May 2010 9:25 pm

Another one. They just don't learn.

kaenif · **Posted:** Mon 03 May 2010 2:15 pm

Kloiten wrote:

Another one. They just don't learn.

http://www.angelfire.com/oealu/alphabet.html
Luckily

Kloiten · **Posted:** Tue 04 May 2010 1:39 am

I wonder if they think the people on Omniglot don't know what the heck IPA is?

Oealu · **Posted:** Tue 04 May 2010 2:13 pm

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I wonder if they think the people on Omniglot don't know what the heck IPA is?

Hula pasa pauǩaǯa på, "Kahika så". Nyt suoǯoǯa hå, lani kaho makauvei namela.
/'hu.la 'pa.sa pau'kja.dʒa pɔ ka'hi.ka sɔ//nyt suo'dʒa.dʒa hɔ 'la.ni 'ka.ho ma'kau.vei na'me.la/

Better?

Kloiten · **Posted:** Tue 04 May 2010 11:09 pm

Yes, quite, in fact. Thanks!

That's an interesting language you have there. Mind putting in a gloss?

Oealu · **Posted:** Sat 08 May 2010 1:01 am

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...gloss?

Gloss? is that like a dictionary?

sry, dont exactly know all the terms :mrgreen:

kaenif · **Posted:** Sat 08 May 2010 5:32 am

Oealu wrote:

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...gloss?

Gloss? is that like a dictionary?

sry, dont exactly know all the terms :mrgreen:

I think it's okay, I'm also a beginner on these things.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interlinear_gloss

It is something like translating a sentence morpheme by morpheme (the smallest unit of having a meaning).

我食緊飯
1SG eat-CONT rice
I'm having a meal.
(I think it's sth like this. I dunno either

)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_gl ... reviations

These abbreviations would be also useful. Here 1SG is first person singular, and CONT means continuous aspect.