Tag: Language

To begin with, I'd like to thank ConWorkShop for their daily themes. They are a great aid in creating words, whether you choose to follow, subvert, or ignore them. It's always easier to create if you have something to react to. In total I created 66 words for  Rireinutire in connection with the ConWorkShop Lexember… Continue reading Lexember 2023 and Me →

Better to go out with a bang than a whimper. The final ConWorkshop daily theme of Lexember 2023 is celebrations. The typical way of forming a well-wishing phrase in Rireinutire is sumu 'auspicious' followed by the cause of the wishes in vocative case. There is nothing preventing one from running it all together as one… Continue reading Lexember 31 (2023) →

You could say that this story grew in the telling. Today's theme from ConWorkShop is No theme!. I had been worrying about the word 'angiosperm' for a while. How would the Rireinukave describe plants that protect their seeds in some kind of booth or cover? Today I settled on 'covered-seed-plant' as the word. And the… Continue reading Lexember 30 (2023) →

This is just off the top of my head, you understand, basically I'm just winging it today. Today's ConWorkShop theme is things on your head. Most of the obvious words already exist in Rireinutire, including ñape, the ring pad you wear on top of your head to cushion your skull from heavy loads. But not… Continue reading Lexember 29 (2023) →

I'll drink to that! Today's theme from ConWorkShop is wine, beer and spirits. The favourite tipple of Rireinukave is kiyu, a beverage brewed from rai, the staple grain of Rireinu that is not entirely unlike rice. So kiyu is somewhat like rice wine. Kiyu is also distilled to make ponu, a highly potent spirit. Another beverage… Continue reading Lexember 28 (2023) →

Now here's a real wake-up call. Today's ConWorkShop theme is verbs and nouns that can wake you up. A 'kick up the arse' is usually employed to wake up somebody who is asleep on her feet, but it would definitely fall within the parametres of the prompt. 'Cold feet' can wake you up when placed… Continue reading Lexember 27 (2023) →

Come walk with me, let us reason together. Today's theme from ConWorkShop is wondering and wandering. The Rireinukave are very keen on physical activity, so it stands to reason they would enjoy long walks in the forest with heavy packs. And indeed trekking holidays are quite popular. But for some reason, I didn't have proper… Continue reading Lexember 26 (2023) →

Today I'm going straight to the point. The ConWorkShop theme for the day is pointy objects. No time for further spit and polish, I'm afraid. [orevomu] kaki ivuñi añero yakave sakimu vomuraka suvoñi vohirihakuurope añekave:kid-skewer.NOM which.REL popular dish.NOM be-PRS-HSY that-ACC skewer-ful roast-PPP goat-meat-cube-EXESS cook-PRS-HSY ||Orevomu is a popular dish made of a skewer of roasted… Continue reading Lexember 25 (2023) →

Outta sight, man! After contemplating their Visualization of the Cosmic All, the eagle-eyed visionaries of ConWorkShop have seen it wise to reveal that today's theme is eyes, optics, and sight. What marvels might we see? At least an ophthalmology hospital ought to be architecturally pleasing, as it is literally a site for sore eyes. And… Continue reading Lexember 24 (2023) →

Rome wasn't built in a day. Rather, it took centuries. You could say that infrastructure was the Roman occupation par excellence. Therefore I think it was entirely appropriate to invoke the ancient Romans when today's theme from ConWorkShop is infrastructure. And what are the most famous infrastructure works of the ancient Romans? Roads and aqueducts.… Continue reading Lexember 23 (2023) →