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@acancello

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@thearcaneaxiom

So start making a bunch of words for basic concrete concepts, then bonus points if you can ground those concepts in what is important to the locals where the language originated. After that, combine these concepts in all sorts of ways, again in the manner that would be important to the locals. Then you can add a hint of chaos,…

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@rae

It’s labeled as ‘Ue’ in the picture. ‘Oo’ might be more accurate, but ‘ue’ can make the sane sound. (Think of the word ‘due,’ fore example.)

@jonas

Where’s the ‘oo’ sound(s)?

@thearcaneaxiom

Looking back, I only found two occurrences of ‘Th’ and both were unvoiced. I’m not sure if that’s a coincidence or a rule of the linguistics that I just noticed. I’ll have to look at my list of names and see if there are any voiced ‘th’s.

@thearcaneaxiom

Also, maybe consider having a different number system, or base? You don’t have to, this is a simple prejudice of mine. I just find base 10 boring. Unless their is a unique reason for it.

And don’t worry, I most definitely will have planets with different number systems! I really like number symbolism, so I’ll be playing aroun…[Read more]

@thearcaneaxiom

So you’ve already got a lot of words down, so that’s really cool! Quick question, how is ‘Th’ meant to be pronounced? Is it voiced, like ‘that’ or unvoiced, like ‘math’?

I’d have to look back over all my words so far, but I know that the name ‘Thulac” has it unvoiced. I’m guessing it varies depending on the word, like in English.
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@thearcaneaxiom

True. It’s hard to try to argue about the accuracy of the Bible with someone, because most likely neither of you have the time or knowledge to look into translational things and stuff like that.

Btw, this is the naming convention for the runes. Consonants are pronounced as [consonant]ah. So the c rune is pronounced ‘Cah.’ Vowels are pronounced as written. (The ‘a’ rune is pronounced like the a in apple if that wasn’t clear.) The ‘y’ rune is called ‘ee.’

@jonas

Oh, I didn’t see the ‘uh’ words, and I thought that the ones above the sounds corresponded to the sound below.

@highscribeofaetherium

The one that says ‘Uh’ above it. Bottom left.

@jonas

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Just for the record I knew that was what you were writing.

Which one is the ‘Uh’?

And no, @highscribeofaetherium, this will not let you decode the runic inscriptions I’ve been drawing, because I’ve made changes since then.

@everyone

I created a system of runes to use for this conlang.

There are twenty-seven Arvendin runes. Eight are vowels, eighteen are consonants, and one (the ‘Y’ rune) can be either. Unlike in English, each one only makes a single sound (except the ‘Y’ rune, which makes ‘y’ sound as a consonant and an ‘ee’ sound as a vowel), so I have separate…[Read more]

@thearcaneaxiom

Right, and many simply discredit the “I Am” because John is regarded as the least reliable book, but there’s many indirect claims to His divinity throughout the other books. Like others calling Him God, and He doesn’t contradict them, and even commends them.

The problem is that for people who don’t consider the Bible entirely…[Read more]

@thearcaneaxiom

I do find Lewis’s Trilemma to be logically convincing though (many just say that Christ didn’t claim to be the Son of God in response though, so it becomes a historical problem).

It bothers me so much that people say that, because if you understand the culture and tradition of the time and the language being used, it becomes obv…[Read more]

These are my thoughts in this topic in general.

I’m not sure that God’s existence can be proven purely by logic. I haven’t thought too much about this, but I think that it requires a combination of General Revelation and Special Revelation. (If you aren’t familiar with those terms, General Revelation refers to how God reveals Himself through…[Read more]

And multiple all-powerful beings can’t exist, because they contradict each other.