Lexember 28 (2024)

The angry rat-tat-tat of noisy jackhammers would distract anybody from attending to today’s theme from ConWorkShop, which is Noisy things. However, I did manage to get in some worldbuilding in discussing the categories that singing voices are classified into in Rireinu classical music. In that connection I also discovered I didn’t have a word for people singing in groups, which denied me the opportunity of preaching to the choir. Obviously this situation had to be corrected posthaste.

erareyera romasoimu nee soinamara rinita hopokave~ miña· poremiña· porekova· kova [tenomire vepamira]:
classical.music-INE sing-voice-ACC four voice-type-INE divide-INF can-PRS–HSY || bright.NOM | semi-bright.NOM | semi-dark.NOM | dark.NOM || high-SUP–ELA low-SUP–INE ||
In Rireinu classical music, singing voices can be divided in four voice types: bright, semibright, semidark, dark (from highest to lowest).

erareye /ˈeɹɑˌɹeje/ n. IN Rireinu classical music
kaureti /ˈkɑuˌɹeti/ n. IN jackhammer, pneumatic drill
kakaka /ˈkɑkɑkɑ/ interj. (onomatop.) (interj.) rat-tat-tat
kova /ˈkovɑ/ n. IN (music) kova, the lowest voice type in classical Rireinu music, somewhat like alto, contralto
porekova /ˈpoɹeˌkovɑ/ n. IN (music) porekova, the second lowest voice type in classical Rireinu music, somewhat like alto
poremiña /ˈpoɹeˌmiŋɑ/ n. IN (music) poremiña, the second highest voice type in classical Rireinu music, somewhat like mezzo soprano
miña /ˈmiŋɑ/ n. IN (music) miña, the highest voice type in classical Rireinu music, somewhat like soprano
soinama /ˈsoiˌnɑmɑ/ n. IN (music) voice type, singer category (eg. soprano, tenor)
soivasisa /ˈsoiˌvɑsisɑ/ n. IN noise pollution, excess noise
romasoi /ˈɹomɑˌsoi/ n. IN singing voice
yore /ˈjoɹe/ n. IN 1. choir, chorus, group of dancers and singers;
2. choir, vocal ensemble;
3. chorus, chorale, piece performed by ~;
4. round dance
yoreta /ˈjoɹetɑ/ vt. to chorus, say in unison, sing as in chorus
yorepu /ˈjoɹepu/ adj. choral, related to choir, chorus