Conlangery 139: Ainu (natlang)

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https://media.blubrry.com/conlangery/content.blubrry.com/conlangery/Conlangery139.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS | MoreChristophe Grandsire-Koevoets joins us to talk to us about Ainu, a minority language of northern Japan. Top of Show Greeting: Bwángxùd by alr2569 (Translation Notes) Links and Resources: Japan’s new policy on the Ainu is misleading A Topical Dictionary of Conversational Ainu Bugaeva, A. (2004). Grammar… Read more »

Conlangery #132: Coptic (natlang)

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https://media.blubrry.com/conlangery/content.blubrry.com/conlangery/Conlangery132.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS | MoreThis episode, we discuss Coptic, the last descendant of thousands of years of Ancient Egyptian, now spoken mainly as a liturgical language in Coptic Christian churches in Egypt. Top of Show Greeting: Nalathis Special Mention: Go watch Conlanging: The Art of Crafting Tongues! Links and Resources:… Read more »

Conlangery #126: Hoocąk (natlang)

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https://media.blubrry.com/conlangery/content.blubrry.com/conlangery/Conlangery126.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS | MoreToday we bring on Cecil Garvin to talk about Hoocąk a Siouan language still spoken in Wisconsin and on the Winnebago Reservation in Nebraska. Top of Show Greeting: Ulazradũn

Conlangery #124: Old Irish (natlang)

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https://media.blubrry.com/conlangery/content.blubrry.com/conlangery/Conlangery124.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS | MoreWe welcome Matt Boutilier on to talk about Old Irish, from the destruction of verb roots due to initial stress, to how you can incorporate initial mutations into a language. Special mention: George recommends the show Cleverman. Nothing to do with this episode, it’s just good…. Read more »

Conlangery #105: Navajo/Diné (natlang)

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https://media.blubrry.com/conlangery/content.blubrry.com/conlangery/Conlangery105.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS | MoreToday it’s just George and William talking about the wonders of Navajo. Mostly William talking, as he knows more about it. Top of show Greeting: Yanem Links and Resources: Wikipedia The Navajo Language (best resource on the Internet) The Derivation of Meaning in the Navajo Verb… Read more »

Conlangery #98: Menya (natlang)

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https://media.blubrry.com/conlangery/content.blubrry.com/conlangery/Conlangery98.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS | MoreWe talk about a Papua New Guinea language called Menya. Follow along here.       —

Conlangery #93: Basque/Euskara (natlang)

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https://media.blubrry.com/conlangery/content.blubrry.com/conlangery/Conlangery93.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS | MoreToday, William is gone, but we have Christophe Grandsire-Koevets on as a special guest to discuss one of his favorite natlang inspirations, Basque. Top of Show Greeting: Palethian Links and Resources: Theories on Basque’s origins (Spanish) Grammar of Basque Some useful charts and such (French) Another grammar… Read more »

Conlangery #88: Ancient Greek (natlang)

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https://media.blubrry.com/conlangery/content.blubrry.com/conlangery/Conlangery88.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS | MoreThis week, we are going to focus on a language you’ve probably heard us talk about quite a bit in passing: Ancient Greek.  Learn how it is the oddball of European languages. Top of Show Greeting: Pali (natlang) Special Mention: Linguistics MOOC Links and Resources: Tables… Read more »