lĭrë’us [lɪ.re.ʔʊs] (n.) dolphin, lit. wave-dancer
from Middle Thirian lĭrëdĕmuts of same meaning (ts is affricate)
A tumblog on the constructed world & languages of yours truly (Jay). All content on this blog belongs to me, unless stated otherwise (or reblogged).
Current projects: High Thirian (conlang), the kingdom of Thir in my unnamed conworld.
Personal blog is alas-mypetticoats.
A few tips: "Thir" is pronounced [θiɹ]. Don't know IPA? "th" as "math", "i" as "feet", and "r" as in the standard American "r".
This has been an ongoing project for some years now, having at its origin a crudely sketched map and some tentative story ideas. Though I still plan on writing said story, it is first and foremost an exercise in conworlding. For the moment, anyhow.
Enjoy, and welcome to my mind.
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High Thirian Word of the Day
Con… zoology?: On Fantasy Worlds, Dragons, & Mammoths
One of the broader aspects in developing a conworld is giving its biomes some life. The existence of dragons was at the root of the concept for this world. But one of the things I take great pleasure in is developing realistic structures in a fantasy world. So my mind immediately turns towards serious considerations: What do the dragons eat? How do they reproduce? Where are they situated in the food web? How could I taxonomically classify dragons? Are they reptiles? Mammals? Neither? What about their skeletal structure?
All important considerations, and perhaps a post about how I went about answering those questions (not all of which are satisfactorily answered even now) will be written in the future. But by considering that, I also had to think about the other animals in this world of mine. Thus: conzoology.
High Thirian Word of the Day
skämun: [skɑ.mʊn] (n.) war mammoth, a mammoth that has been tamed and trained for battle
from Middle Thirian skämuntskï, compound of skä ‘war’ and muntaskï generic word for ‘mammoth’.
So there’s a whole tribe of deer that have TUSKS?
Damn, nature, you cool.
But seriously. TUSKS. LONG POINTY CANINES.
Am so tempted to give my Thirian elk/caribou/moose tusks now.
OMG. Carnivorous moose. Can you imagine? We would be so doomed.
(Am assembling a collection of animals that I will need to translate into High Thirian.)
And I’ve figured out the distinction between elk, caribou, and moose. And red deer. Goodness. Knew there was a difference, didn’t know what it was.
… I should really make a separate Tumblr for my conworlding/conlanging babbles. To keep it tidy and keep from pestering those of my followers who are uninterested.And its done! Welcome aboard, me hearties.There’s actually a group of Red Deer on a Scottish island that kill and eat baby birds in order to stave off calcium deficits. :D
Legit? That is EXCELLENT. xD
Carnivorous cervids. *snickers*
Well, okay, omnivorous, technically, but details.
So there’s a whole tribe of deer that have TUSKS?
Damn, nature, you cool.
But seriously. TUSKS. LONG POINTY CANINES.
Am so tempted to give my Thirian elk/caribou/moose tusks now.
OMG. Carnivorous moose. Can you imagine? We would be so doomed.
(Am assembling a collection of animals that I will need to translate into High Thirian.)
And I’ve figured out the distinction between elk, caribou, and moose. And red deer. Goodness. Knew there was a difference, didn’t know what it was.
… I should really make a separate Tumblr for my conworlding/conlanging babbles. To keep it tidy and keep from pestering those of my followers who are uninterested. And its done! Welcome aboard, me hearties.
Suka’kinenkenik: Suga’ganenga Township
Developments in High Thirian and the religions of Thir.
