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supremedalek925

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In Topic: I've created an alien language

11 January 2014 - 12:14 PM

I just thought I'd share that I finished that picture.

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There are going to be a lot of character portraits as well as 3D models for the playable races.

In Topic: I've created an alien language

09 January 2014 - 03:56 PM

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This is what (I think) it Should be now if I don't have any more bugs.

 

And as a bonus, here's some in progress concept art of one of the alien species that I've been working on.   (Not the species this this language is for)

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In Topic: I've created an alien language

09 January 2014 - 03:40 PM

I'm horrified about how much time you have.

I planned out most of this during the 10+ hour ride back to my uni.

 

Also another thing to note, there was a bug in my symbol generating code so the first image isn't completely accurate but that's fixed now.

In Topic: I've created an alien language

09 January 2014 - 02:36 PM

Hey, everyone! Me again.  I thought that I would post some of the original notes I made for writing this language so you can see the way I kind of thought it could work.  Maybe some of you could even help me improve it somewhat.  

 

Verb endings:

 

I:      Ka

You:     Et

You formal:     Etov

They:     Ovet

We:     Etka

 

Nouns:

 

I:     Ke

You:     Et

You Formal:     Kov

They:     Koves

We:     Ket

 

Verbs:

 

To be / to have:     Seter

 

Masculine sing:     Seto

Feminine sing:       Setos

Masculine plur:     Setov

Feminine plur:       Setovs

 

To speak/ to tell:     Reketer

 

Masculine sing:     Reketo

Female sing:        Reketos

Masculine plur:   Reketov

Feminine plur:     Reketovs

 

To fight:     Kasetöd

 

Masculine sing:    Kaseto

Feminine sing:     Kasetos

Masculine plur:    Kasetov

Feminine plur:     Kasetovs

 

To have to/need to:     Taret

 

Masculine sing:   Tareto

Feminine sing:     Taretos

Masculine plur:   Taretov

Feminine plur:     Taretovs

 

 

Common expressions:

 

And you?     Ov-et?

Is that correct?     Ove Kata?

Are you..?     Res-et

Will you...?     Resov-et

Did you...?     Reso-et

How many?     Rovo

 

Special expressions:

 

Not/false/negative:     Ko

And:     Ret

But:     Öde

 

 

Special characters:

 

A full stop is a simple, small square.

A question ends with a unique symbol.

Dashes are used to link related parts of speech.

 

 

Nouns:

 

Human:     Kokeseta

Language:     Kesov

Roman alphabet:     Kokesov

Planet:   Kerta

Friend/ally:   Etasovet

War:   Karöd

Love:   Kedâ

Spouse:  Kedâsovet

Warrior:  kartake

Spaceship: Fareta

Weapon:   Zetar

Currency:   Kadru

Profession:  Rogedâ

 

Adjectives:          (Plural ends with ov)

 

Happy:   Taret

Angry:     Takeret

Tired:     Tarovet

Attractive:     Ketotas

Brave:     Oves

Strong:      Tarka

Loving:     OvretkaVerb endings:

 

I:      Ka

You:     Et

You formal:     Etov

They:     Ovet

We:     Etka

 

Nouns:

 

I:     Ke

You:     Et

You Formal:     Kov

They:     Koves

We:     Ket

 

Verbs:

 

To be / to have:     Seter

 

Masculine sing:     Seto

Feminine sing:       Setos

Masculine plur:     Setov

Feminine plur:       Setovs

 

To speak/ to tell:     Reketer

 

Masculine sing:     Reketo

Female sing:        Reketos

Masculine plur:   Reketov

Feminine plur:     Reketovs

 

To fight:     Kasetöd

 

Masculine sing:    Kaseto

Feminine sing:     Kasetos

Masculine plur:    Kasetov

Feminine plur:     Kasetovs

 

To have to/need to:     Taret

 

Masculine sing:   Tareto

Feminine sing:     Taretos

Masculine plur:   Taretov

Feminine plur:     Taretovs

 

 

Common expressions:

 

And you?     Ov-et?

Is that correct?     Ove Kata?

Are you..?     Res-et

Will you...?     Resov-et

Did you...?     Reso-et

How many?     Rovo

 

Special expressions:

 

Not/false/negative:     Ko

And:     Ret

But:     Öde

 

 

Special characters:

 

A full stop is a simple, small square.

A question ends with a unique symbol.

Dashes are used to link related parts of speech.

 

 

Nouns:

 

Human:     Kokeseta

Language:     Kesov

Roman alphabet:     Kokesov

Planet:   Kerta

Friend/ally:   Etasovet

War:   Karöd

Love:   Kedâ

Spouse:  Kedâsovet

Warrior:  kartake

Spaceship: Fareta

Weapon:   Zetar

Currency:   Kadru

Profession:  Rogedâ

 

Adjectives:          (Plural ends with ov)

 

Happy:   Taret

Angry:     Takeret

Tired:     Tarovet

Attractive:     Ketotas

Brave:     Oves

Strong:      Tarka

Loving:     Ovretka

In Topic: I've created an alien language

09 January 2014 - 02:15 PM

I'm kind of curious why the verb 'to be' is conjugated in the last two but 'are' and 'am' are the same.

 

It is definitely an interesting concept and it is very believable (reminds me vaguely of Klingon) though since this will be in a video game the thing you have to be careful of is that it doesn't become to frustrating, as not everyone who is playing a game wants to spend their time double translating.

 

Keep in mind I'm not saying it is something you shouldn't do, just that you'll have to maintain a good balance in order to make it work.

 

I've got a list of congugations right now and I'm still working out how the linguistics will all work, so that is definitely something I am being careful of.  As for the frustration level in the game, there are several things I am doing to combat that.  One is making the dialogue fairly simple and keeping the dictionary as small as possible.  The other thing is that the game is a D&D style game like Neverwinter Nights and Outlast, so if the player is intelligent enough to learn this particular language, they will be able to read it in English.  The third thing is that the symbol language will only appear in books which serve no purpose but to add to the lore of the universe.  When speaking to inhabitants of this race, you see the Romanji, which is of course faster to translate.  I hope all of this will cut down on the frustration level and make the lore in the game as deep as the player wants it to be for their own play style.