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Dinosaur of the Day: Ichthyovenator laosensis by...

Sat, 18 May 2013 07:45:23 -0500

Dinosaur of the Day: Ichthyovenator laosensis by ~dustdevil

Ichthyovenator laosensis
Family: Spinosauridae
Location: Laos
Time: Early Cretaceous
Size (length): 7.5-9m (24-29ft)

raggosketch: Something special for Theropod Thursday, a speed...

Sat, 18 May 2013 06:54:51 -0500

Something special for Theropod Thursday, a speed paint of a Carnotaurus instead of a basic sketch.

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realmonstrosities: phoboskitty: i call...

Sat, 18 May 2013 06:53:16 -0500

realmonstrosities:

phoboskitty:

i call this series Hericium Cathedral… this was taken in the woods outside of Ottawa Ontario, its one of my fave mushrooms and one of my fave pics i have taken over the years, its neighbour was also a pretty big mushroom maybe someone can give me an idea of what it is?

That’s fabulous! It’s like a natural cabinet of curiosities.

cyberneticsarenow: 2033 by *Dream-traveler

Sat, 18 May 2013 06:50:32 -0500

cyberneticsarenow:

2033 by *Dream-traveler

time-for-maps: Map of Iron Kingdoms. [1574 × 2076]

Sat, 18 May 2013 06:50:15 -0500

time-for-maps:

Map of Iron Kingdoms. [1574 × 2076]

gifcraft: Evolutionary arms race from Futurama

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:22:19 -0500

gifcraft:

Evolutionary arms race from Futurama

wilburwhateley: Domenico Gnoli

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:53:17 -0500

wilburwhateley:

Domenico Gnoli

Monster of the Day: rainbow rat by ~V4m2c4

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:15:28 -0500

Monster of the Day: rainbow rat by ~V4m2c4

aziggle: Stalker by *BrenochAdams

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:39:00 -0500

aziggle:

Stalker by *BrenochAdams

Photo

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:24:05 -0500

Worldbuild Wednesday #19 is up over at our webserial development...

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:33:53 -0500

Worldbuild Wednesday #19 is up over at our webserial development blog. And it’s only a couple days late this time, too!

westquarry:

Worldbuilding Wednesday #19: Let’s Build Our First Conlang! (Part Eight)

(For the next few editions of Worldbuilding Wednesday, we’re going through the steps in creating a fictional language. You’re welcome to join me!)

Part One: Introduction

Part Two: Consonants

Part Three: Vowels

Part Four: Allophones 1

Part Five: Phonotactics

Part Six: Orthography

Part Seven: Lexicon 1

Conlang Resource Links

Phonological Inventories of the Real World

Today we’re continuing work on the Lexicon, and I have the first hundred or so words to share with you. I’m starting with the word list at the back of the LCK. Let’s take a look:

1. First Words

Numbers

one - bẽt [bẽt]
two - qupi [cɯ•pi]
three - lupẽg [lɯ•pẽg]
four - ƀalt / bbalt [ɓalt]
five - gẽ [gẽ]

Colors

black - ƀulig / bbulig [ɓɯ•lig]
white - pelpa [pel•pa]
red - han [ʔan]
yellow - tupe [tɯ•pe]

Oppositions

good - piqa [pi•ca]
bad - dẽk [dẽk]
new - lunh [lɯnʔ]
old - ƀidan / bbidan [ɓi•dan]
warm - jenj [ɟenɟ]
cold - hunkã [ʔɯn•kã]
dry - hah [ʔaʔ]
wet - geblin [geb•lin]
sharp - ɉubu / jjubu [ʄɯ•bɯ]
dull - ditbabub [dit•ba•bɯb]
near - jilld [ɟiʎd]
far - putdi [pɯt•di]
big - beldãnđ [bel•dãnɗ]
small - meg [meg]
long - bẽtag [bẽ•tag]
short - ɉallg / jjallg [ʄaʎg]
wide - bẽnt [bent]
narrow -ɲijan [ɲi•ɟan]
thick - mahmemh [maʔ•memʔ]
thin - ɉiŋ / jjiŋ [ʄiŋ]
fat - dãlgin [dãl•gin]
heavy - dulg [dɯlg]
left - memn [memn]
right - ɉãǥ / jjãgg [ʄãɠ[
few - pel [pel]
many - qallm [caʎm]
some - tã
all - judi [ɟɯ•di]
right - pepit [pe•pit]
wrong - beŋdkil [beŋd•kil]
dirty - kigabetje [ki•ga•bet•ɟi]
clean - bamtulk [bam•tɯlk]

Misc
smooth - tãpib [tã•pib]
straight - dimp [dimp]
other - ɉẽɲq / jjẽɲq [ʄẽɲc]

2. Nouns

Substances

earth - kipal [ki•pal]
water - diktal [dik•tal]
ice - dikki [dik•ki]
fire - hallal [ha•ʎal]
stone - kippa [kip•pa]
air - jiǥal / jiggal [ɟi•ɠal]
ashes - kiphal [ki•ʔal]
smoke - haljig [ʔal•ɟig]
dust - kiđu / kiddu [ki•ɗɯ]
salt - ɉanki / jjanki [ʄan•ki]

Time

day - ball [baʎ]
night - pađukin / paddukin [pa•ɗɯ•kin]
year - hitita [ʔi•ti•ta]

Weather

rain - dikjig [dik•ɟig]
snow - jigdikki [ɟig•dik•ki]
cloud - kubhaljiq [kɯb•ʔal•ɟig]
fog - kubhaljigdulg [kɯb•ʔal•ɟig•dɯlg]
wind - jigđull / jigddull [ɟig•ɗɯʎ]

The Sky

sky - kubpẽt [kɯb•pẽt]
sun - ball [baʎ]
moon - qitẽg [ci•tẽg]
star - pađu / paddu [pa•ɗɯ]

Geographical

mountain - bulgẽlq [bɯl•gẽlc]
woods - dubibãt [dɯ•bi•bãt]
lake - kudiƀã [kɯ•di•ɓã]
river - giɲŋi [giɲ•ŋi]
sea - hidetkudi [ʔi•det•kɯ•di]
road - bẽjẽpult [bẽ•ɟẽ•pɯlt]

Body Parts
head - dipaq [di•pac]
neck - jiŋu [ji•ŋɯ]
back - dediq [de•dic]
belly - ɉi / jji [ʄi]
hand - pit [pit]
leg - qub [cɯb]
foot - llu [ʎɯ]
skin - qingte [cing•te]

(Head)
ear - be [be]
eye - đap / ddap [ɗap]
nose - ditida [di•ti•da]
mouth - pikta [pik•ta]
hair - qituqgi [ci•tɯc•gi]
tongue - jẽbu [ɟẽ•bɯ]
tooth - pak [pak]

(Internal]

blood - himt [ʔimt]
bone - giŋj [giŋɟ]
guts - du [dɯ]
heart - batu [ba•tɯ]
liver - bẽɉɉãd / bẽjjjjãd [bẽʄ•ʄãd]
meat - ɉan / jjan [ʄan]

A few notes about the process
Most of this was a simple matter of looking at the English word and assigning to it a likely-sounding word from my random list. One of the things I’m concerned about is that nearly everything so far is a one-for-one translation; each English word has one Proto-Arolian word to match, and vice versa. (An exception being PA “ball”, which means “sun” and “day” both). Likely that will improve as the language develops more. The other thing I’m unsure about is all the cannibalizing that goes on among the elements — air “jigal” and fire “hallal” combining to form smoke “haljig” and so forth. There isn’t really an underlying methodology to it, and I’m afraid it comes out pretty stupid. I’m going to try and get some feedback on what I’ve got so far and if I hear anything of note I’ll report back to you. Sorry for being late again this week — I was gone all weekend and didn’t have a chance to work on this till tuesday.

Nothronychus graffami by ~commander-salamander Nothronychus...

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:30:31 -0500

Nothronychus graffami by ~commander-salamander

Nothronychus graffami
Family: Therizinosauridae
Location: North America
Time: Cretaceous
Size (length): 4.5-6m (15-20ft)
Size (height): 3-3.6m (10-12ft)