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Dillon D. W. J. Hartwig @biskyriznu.bsky.social · 14h

Whoops *nem-

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Dillon D. W. J. Hartwig @biskyriznu.bsky.social · 19h

Day 51:
هݣه [hugəh]
juice

From Proto-Artonian howgoh < Proto-Mish sowgos < PIE *sewg-

Dillon D. W. J. Hartwig @biskyriznu.bsky.social · Aug 30

Time to kick off my silly yearly event September (from Sept(ember) + (Lex)ember; like Lexember but for 4 months instead of 1)

#conlang #lexember

The Conlang Phonologies Discord decided on this year's themes, but on the off chance anyone else here does these with me feel free to ignore them:

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Dillon D. W. J. Hartwig @biskyriznu.bsky.social · 19h

#Conlang Year day 295:

N/A

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Dillon D. W. J. Hartwig @biskyriznu.bsky.social · 19h

Today's four:

shrimp
flute
jax (a kind of double flute)
to play (instrument), to perform

#neography

Dillon D. W. J. Hartwig @biskyriznu.bsky.social · 23h

Today's four:

(Linguifex is fucked again so can't look up the Soc'ul' & Knrawi wordforms)

squirrel
louse
poison dart frog
sea cow, sirenian

#neography

Dillon D. W. J. Hartwig @biskyriznu.bsky.social · 1d

Day 50:
يمه [ɟəməh]
dry patch, grassless spot

From Proto-Artonian nemoh < Proto-Mish nemos "place of sacrifice" < PIE *mem-

Dillon D. W. J. Hartwig @biskyriznu.bsky.social · Aug 30

Time to kick off my silly yearly event September (from Sept(ember) + (Lex)ember; like Lexember but for 4 months instead of 1)

#conlang #lexember

The Conlang Phonologies Discord decided on this year's themes, but on the off chance anyone else here does these with me feel free to ignore them:

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Dillon D. W. J. Hartwig @biskyriznu.bsky.social · 1d

#Conlang Year day 294:

See previous days ~ N/A

Reposted by Dillon D. W. J. Hartwig

David J. Peterson @dedalvs.bsky.social · 2d

Very cool resource created by Keras Saryan today to augment @quothalinguist.bsky.social's #GramBank #conlang resource. If you upload your GramBank spreadsheet to this site it will compare it to natlangs in the GramBank database to gauge their similarity!

keras-saryan.shinyapps.io/grambank-com...

Grambank Comparator – Keras Saryan

keras-saryan.shinyapps.io

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Bird @hatulimyafim.bsky.social · 2d

I learned an important Azerbaijani distinction today:

1. Televizora çox baxmayın (don't watch too much TV)
2. Çox televizora baxmayın (don't watch too many TVs)

It's so subtle in a way that I love about language.

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Edward Hasbrouck @edwardhasbrouck.bsky.social · 8d

Here's more on what's happening and what it means: papersplease.org/wp/2025/10/1...

CBP changes procedures for airline passengers with “X” passports – Papers, Please!

CBP regulations require would-be airline passengers to identify as “M” or F”. These regulations were never changed, even when CBP was accepting “X” gender markers.

papersplease.org

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Dillon D. W. J. Hartwig @biskyriznu.bsky.social · 2d

#Conlang Year day 293:

See previous days

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Dillon D. W. J. Hartwig @biskyriznu.bsky.social · 2d

Day 49:
جمه [d͡ʒəməh]
pet

From Proto-Artonian demoh < Proto-Mish demos < PIE *demh₂-

Dillon D. W. J. Hartwig @biskyriznu.bsky.social · Aug 30

Time to kick off my silly yearly event September (from Sept(ember) + (Lex)ember; like Lexember but for 4 months instead of 1)

#conlang #lexember

The Conlang Phonologies Discord decided on this year's themes, but on the off chance anyone else here does these with me feel free to ignore them:

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Dillon D. W. J. Hartwig @biskyriznu.bsky.social · 2d

Today's four:

axle, axis (Soc'ul' vatxrad, Knrawi racrat)
slave (Soc'ul' riu, Knrawi mmais)
mirror (Soc'ul' pfuice, Knrawi fucci)
honeycomb (Soc'ul' ūsla / tuñu, Knrawi fugí)

#neography

Dillon D. W. J. Hartwig @biskyriznu.bsky.social · 3d

Today's four:

to tune an instrument (Soc'ul' cálhi / t'esci, Knrawi cuarkí)
to point, to aim (Soc'ul' uc'ziax, Knrawi csjmik)
den, burrow (Soc'ul' caié, Knrawi cuph)
mine (Soc'ul' reuicupf, Knrawi riuícuph)

#neography

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Erika’s (Too) Online @erikas.online · 3d

Someone needs to wear an inflatable t-rex costume and hold a sign saying “sic semper tyrranis,” yw 🦖

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Dillon D. W. J. Hartwig @biskyriznu.bsky.social · 3d

Day 48:
دف [daf]
expense, expenses

From Proto-Artonian dāf < Proto-Mish dāps < PIE *deh₂p-

Dillon D. W. J. Hartwig @biskyriznu.bsky.social · 4d

Day 47:
بظط [bərˤat]
waste

From Proto-Artonian bar͈ā < Proto-Mish barrā

Dillon D. W. J. Hartwig @biskyriznu.bsky.social · Aug 30

Time to kick off my silly yearly event September (from Sept(ember) + (Lex)ember; like Lexember but for 4 months instead of 1)

#conlang #lexember

The Conlang Phonologies Discord decided on this year's themes, but on the off chance anyone else here does these with me feel free to ignore them:

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Dillon D. W. J. Hartwig @biskyriznu.bsky.social · 3d

#Conlang Year day 292:

Not sure what exactly to do with this prompt

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Dillon D. W. J. Hartwig @biskyriznu.bsky.social · 4d

#Conlang Year day 291:

See yesterday

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Dillon D. W. J. Hartwig @biskyriznu.bsky.social · 4d

Day 47:
بظط [bərˤat]
waste

From Proto-Artonian bar͈ā < Proto-Mish barrā

Dillon D. W. J. Hartwig @biskyriznu.bsky.social · Aug 30

Time to kick off my silly yearly event September (from Sept(ember) + (Lex)ember; like Lexember but for 4 months instead of 1)

#conlang #lexember

The Conlang Phonologies Discord decided on this year's themes, but on the off chance anyone else here does these with me feel free to ignore them:

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Dillon D. W. J. Hartwig @biskyriznu.bsky.social · 4d

Today's four:

mask (Soc'ul' emyā, Knrawi aáragu)
capuchin monkey (Soc'ul' siha, Knrawi ziaa)
hallucinogenic mushroom (Soc'ul' eiba, Knrawi aima)
to rake (Soc'ul' eíco, Knrawi aiíqi)

#neography

Reposted by Dillon D. W. J. Hartwig

Iroise Tracy @wavesofwords.bsky.social · 5d

If you plan on going to any protests, please, please, PLEASE implement some personal digital security protocols beforehand and encourage others to do the same.

I recommend these checklists (next few posts in thread):

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Margot/Marty @martymango0.bsky.social · 5d

Somebody explain to me why, on October 16th, I cannot find a pack of orange-colored Oreos anywhere (we checked multiple stores) but I *can* - if I was so inclined - purchase CHRISTMAS PACKAGED ones

Make it make sense

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knight 🏳️‍⚧️ 👮🏻‍♂️💏👨🏻‍🚒 @onlythosethings.bsky.social · 5d

We all need to get weirder, more nonsensical and fluid, and hornier, in response to the moralistic, rigid, fascistic, traditional backslide were trapped in.

Tal B. Lavin @swordsjew.bsky.social · 5d

i think we should bring dadaism back as a response to The Horrors. it made sense during world war one

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Oregon 🕎🎲 @oregonthedm.bsky.social · 5d

"there is two types of dnd players:

1- theatre kids

2- those who are unaware/in denial about being theatre kids "

" 3 - war gamers"

"Those are theater kids but evil"

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Dillon D. W. J. Hartwig @biskyriznu.bsky.social · 5d

#Conlang Year day 290:

Here's a classic short text translated:

"Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life"

drive.google.com/file/d/1HYGe...

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