Jamin
@bpnjohnson.bsky.social
Lingufacturer. Mead-maker. DIYer. Decolonizer. Fountain pen enthusiast. Thwacker of uncooperative technology. Purveyor of bespoke languages. Kjipuktuk, Mi'kma'ki. /ʤəˈmɪn/ he/him 🇨🇦
#Lexember 12: gasǣjo ‘mara-movacu’
Mīþeni þa gasǣjo inkwam, aula intǣknins in ǣjugins afþfaugun wraþ.
‘Du-ke la mara-movacu le pitre-kweme, pa ka-vidatu go-pano gale vigre-lave.’
‘As the tide came in, all of the evidence was washed away forever.’
Mīþeni þa gasǣjo inkwam, aula intǣknins in ǣjugins afþfaugun wraþ.
‘Du-ke la mara-movacu le pitre-kweme, pa ka-vidatu go-pano gale vigre-lave.’
‘As the tide came in, all of the evidence was washed away forever.’
December 13, 2025 at 6:14 PM
#Lexember 12: gasǣjo ‘mara-movacu’
Mīþeni þa gasǣjo inkwam, aula intǣknins in ǣjugins afþfaugun wraþ.
‘Du-ke la mara-movacu le pitre-kweme, pa ka-vidatu go-pano gale vigre-lave.’
‘As the tide came in, all of the evidence was washed away forever.’
Mīþeni þa gasǣjo inkwam, aula intǣknins in ǣjugins afþfaugun wraþ.
‘Du-ke la mara-movacu le pitre-kweme, pa ka-vidatu go-pano gale vigre-lave.’
‘As the tide came in, all of the evidence was washed away forever.’
Lexember 11: foráftumist ‘bi-kinsa’
‘penultimate, next-to-last’
So skīva foráftumista napole ist so wonilikiste.
‘Partu bi-kinsa fo pizu se dengosista.’
The penultimate slice of pizza is the most delicious.
‘penultimate, next-to-last’
So skīva foráftumista napole ist so wonilikiste.
‘Partu bi-kinsa fo pizu se dengosista.’
The penultimate slice of pizza is the most delicious.
December 12, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Lexember 11: foráftumist ‘bi-kinsa’
‘penultimate, next-to-last’
So skīva foráftumista napole ist so wonilikiste.
‘Partu bi-kinsa fo pizu se dengosista.’
The penultimate slice of pizza is the most delicious.
‘penultimate, next-to-last’
So skīva foráftumista napole ist so wonilikiste.
‘Partu bi-kinsa fo pizu se dengosista.’
The penultimate slice of pizza is the most delicious.
Great cider! My favourite was a pie-flavoured one that I don't think they make anymore. I wish I could get it here in Canada.
December 11, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Great cider! My favourite was a pie-flavoured one that I don't think they make anymore. I wish I could get it here in Canada.
So gawálua foráftumista wroðis europiškis gitiþ gastívniþ, eki gastívne grējutungiška ist frumale.
‘La me-koldatu bi-kinsa de logo yevropica ga da-kante, be da-kantatu grijica se gina.’
‘The penultimate syllable of a Europic word is stressed, but Valthungian stress is initial.’
‘La me-koldatu bi-kinsa de logo yevropica ga da-kante, be da-kantatu grijica se gina.’
‘The penultimate syllable of a Europic word is stressed, but Valthungian stress is initial.’
December 11, 2025 at 4:16 PM
So gawálua foráftumista wroðis europiškis gitiþ gastívniþ, eki gastívne grējutungiška ist frumale.
‘La me-koldatu bi-kinsa de logo yevropica ga da-kante, be da-kantatu grijica se gina.’
‘The penultimate syllable of a Europic word is stressed, but Valthungian stress is initial.’
‘La me-koldatu bi-kinsa de logo yevropica ga da-kante, be da-kantatu grijica se gina.’
‘The penultimate syllable of a Europic word is stressed, but Valthungian stress is initial.’
Lexember 10: gastívne ~ gastívnin ‘da-kante ~ da-kantatu’
(Phonology) ‘stress, accent(uate), emphasi(s/ze)’
(Phonology) ‘stress, accent(uate), emphasi(s/ze)’
December 11, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Lexember 10: gastívne ~ gastívnin ‘da-kante ~ da-kantatu’
(Phonology) ‘stress, accent(uate), emphasi(s/ze)’
(Phonology) ‘stress, accent(uate), emphasi(s/ze)’
Lexember 09: þrǣfra ‘tcaplu’
‘heron’
Hwa wistu þīm þrǣfra inþam ražnalago stǣþ iži þīnans guiðafišknas itiþ?
‘Kwa tu le save ke tcaplu ste no la gyarda-laku ke-kwaru mandjo-ke na ta randja-picu ya?’
‘Did you know that there is a heron standing in your pond eating your goldfish?’
‘heron’
Hwa wistu þīm þrǣfra inþam ražnalago stǣþ iži þīnans guiðafišknas itiþ?
‘Kwa tu le save ke tcaplu ste no la gyarda-laku ke-kwaru mandjo-ke na ta randja-picu ya?’
‘Did you know that there is a heron standing in your pond eating your goldfish?’
December 10, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Lexember 09: þrǣfra ‘tcaplu’
‘heron’
Hwa wistu þīm þrǣfra inþam ražnalago stǣþ iži þīnans guiðafišknas itiþ?
‘Kwa tu le save ke tcaplu ste no la gyarda-laku ke-kwaru mandjo-ke na ta randja-picu ya?’
‘Did you know that there is a heron standing in your pond eating your goldfish?’
‘heron’
Hwa wistu þīm þrǣfra inþam ražnalago stǣþ iži þīnans guiðafišknas itiþ?
‘Kwa tu le save ke tcaplu ste no la gyarda-laku ke-kwaru mandjo-ke na ta randja-picu ya?’
‘Did you know that there is a heron standing in your pond eating your goldfish?’
Lexember 08: basiþnang ‘djamu’
‘jam, jelly, marmalade, preserves’
Hwa þik feša ankua ǣða basiþnang panþam þlǣva þīnin?
‘Kwa tu ba ple na nwa brumblu dwa djamu pi-vi ta klebru?’
‘Would you like some butter or jam on your bread?’
‘jam, jelly, marmalade, preserves’
Hwa þik feša ankua ǣða basiþnang panþam þlǣva þīnin?
‘Kwa tu ba ple na nwa brumblu dwa djamu pi-vi ta klebru?’
‘Would you like some butter or jam on your bread?’
December 9, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Lexember 08: basiþnang ‘djamu’
‘jam, jelly, marmalade, preserves’
Hwa þik feša ankua ǣða basiþnang panþam þlǣva þīnin?
‘Kwa tu ba ple na nwa brumblu dwa djamu pi-vi ta klebru?’
‘Would you like some butter or jam on your bread?’
‘jam, jelly, marmalade, preserves’
Hwa þik feša ankua ǣða basiþnang panþam þlǣva þīnin?
‘Kwa tu ba ple na nwa brumblu dwa djamu pi-vi ta klebru?’
‘Would you like some butter or jam on your bread?’
Lexember 07: þnītna ‘vi-toke’
‘to abut’
Sa graðiwangis iža þnǣt þan Vauðo Lǭðna, þeri þe drewgis drevnaþ.
‘Raya gyardu vi-toke na Silvoglu, ke-kwavo dwergu-ya labre.’
‘Their yard abutted the Great Forest where the dwarves toil.’
‘to abut’
Sa graðiwangis iža þnǣt þan Vauðo Lǭðna, þeri þe drewgis drevnaþ.
‘Raya gyardu vi-toke na Silvoglu, ke-kwavo dwergu-ya labre.’
‘Their yard abutted the Great Forest where the dwarves toil.’
December 8, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Lexember 07: þnītna ‘vi-toke’
‘to abut’
Sa graðiwangis iža þnǣt þan Vauðo Lǭðna, þeri þe drewgis drevnaþ.
‘Raya gyardu vi-toke na Silvoglu, ke-kwavo dwergu-ya labre.’
‘Their yard abutted the Great Forest where the dwarves toil.’
‘to abut’
Sa graðiwangis iža þnǣt þan Vauðo Lǭðna, þeri þe drewgis drevnaþ.
‘Raya gyardu vi-toke na Silvoglu, ke-kwavo dwergu-ya labre.’
‘Their yard abutted the Great Forest where the dwarves toil.’
(“anþam [þižis gatuns] þlankin” = “bi [de tretu] tranku” = “on the [of-the-street] side”)
December 7, 2025 at 5:48 PM
(“anþam [þižis gatuns] þlankin” = “bi [de tretu] tranku” = “on the [of-the-street] side”)
Marku brutaca: Frazuklu jadriva grijica pe ki sta-de no dra frazuklu kwavo-loga, laca-mo tci-la-pi.
Usage note: Genitive phrases in Valthungian can nest themselves in the middle of other prepositional phrases, as above.
Usage note: Genitive phrases in Valthungian can nest themselves in the middle of other prepositional phrases, as above.
December 7, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Marku brutaca: Frazuklu jadriva grijica pe ki sta-de no dra frazuklu kwavo-loga, laca-mo tci-la-pi.
Usage note: Genitive phrases in Valthungian can nest themselves in the middle of other prepositional phrases, as above.
Usage note: Genitive phrases in Valthungian can nest themselves in the middle of other prepositional phrases, as above.
#Lexember 06: wiðureþs ‘flotri-la’
‘opposite, facing’
Sī stōþ forðam byǧistaða anþam þižis gatuns þlankin wiðureðin.
‘Ru le stante va vendaryu bi tranku flotri-la de tretu.’
She was standing in front of the store on the opposite side of the street.
‘opposite, facing’
Sī stōþ forðam byǧistaða anþam þižis gatuns þlankin wiðureðin.
‘Ru le stante va vendaryu bi tranku flotri-la de tretu.’
She was standing in front of the store on the opposite side of the street.
December 7, 2025 at 5:48 PM
#Lexember 06: wiðureþs ‘flotri-la’
‘opposite, facing’
Sī stōþ forðam byǧistaða anþam þižis gatuns þlankin wiðureðin.
‘Ru le stante va vendaryu bi tranku flotri-la de tretu.’
She was standing in front of the store on the opposite side of the street.
‘opposite, facing’
Sī stōþ forðam byǧistaða anþam þižis gatuns þlankin wiðureðin.
‘Ru le stante va vendaryu bi tranku flotri-la de tretu.’
She was standing in front of the store on the opposite side of the street.
‘Unaware of our host’s lethal fruit allergy, we brought a gift of jam.’
December 6, 2025 at 8:34 AM
‘Unaware of our host’s lethal fruit allergy, we brought a gift of jam.’
Lexember 05: čenio (ks) ‘vista-ganu’
‘hostess gift, a gift you bring when invited to someone’s home’
Unfregitnaþs þižis unstris wreðus akranunhéuðins rēčins, brātum wīs swā čenio basiþnang.
‘Ne-saventa bo fruta-lergitu prikla de maya hospu, muya le yite-de na djamu ke-kwo vista-ganu.’
‘hostess gift, a gift you bring when invited to someone’s home’
Unfregitnaþs þižis unstris wreðus akranunhéuðins rēčins, brātum wīs swā čenio basiþnang.
‘Ne-saventa bo fruta-lergitu prikla de maya hospu, muya le yite-de na djamu ke-kwo vista-ganu.’
December 6, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Lexember 05: čenio (ks) ‘vista-ganu’
‘hostess gift, a gift you bring when invited to someone’s home’
Unfregitnaþs þižis unstris wreðus akranunhéuðins rēčins, brātum wīs swā čenio basiþnang.
‘Ne-saventa bo fruta-lergitu prikla de maya hospu, muya le yite-de na djamu ke-kwo vista-ganu.’
‘hostess gift, a gift you bring when invited to someone’s home’
Unfregitnaþs þižis unstris wreðus akranunhéuðins rēčins, brātum wīs swā čenio basiþnang.
‘Ne-saventa bo fruta-lergitu prikla de maya hospu, muya le yite-de na djamu ke-kwo vista-ganu.’
I've got to get caught up on these! Whenever I see you post one, I'm not in a place to watch... Maybe I can binge a few this weekend.
December 5, 2025 at 8:38 PM
I've got to get caught up on these! Whenever I see you post one, I'm not in a place to watch... Maybe I can binge a few this weekend.
Lexember 04: afþlástus (ks) ‘so-plenatu’
‘delivery, shipment’
Ik bīða hǣčiro afþlásto anšúnalin forðan ǣkrunan mīnan.
‘Mu spete ko tupla-so-plenatu jukla we ma skevru.’
‘I am waiting for a special delivery of hats for my squirrel.’
‘delivery, shipment’
Ik bīða hǣčiro afþlásto anšúnalin forðan ǣkrunan mīnan.
‘Mu spete ko tupla-so-plenatu jukla we ma skevru.’
‘I am waiting for a special delivery of hats for my squirrel.’
December 5, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Lexember 04: afþlástus (ks) ‘so-plenatu’
‘delivery, shipment’
Ik bīða hǣčiro afþlásto anšúnalin forðan ǣkrunan mīnan.
‘Mu spete ko tupla-so-plenatu jukla we ma skevru.’
‘I am waiting for a special delivery of hats for my squirrel.’
‘delivery, shipment’
Ik bīða hǣčiro afþlásto anšúnalin forðan ǣkrunan mīnan.
‘Mu spete ko tupla-so-plenatu jukla we ma skevru.’
‘I am waiting for a special delivery of hats for my squirrel.’
