Author Archives: Pawl

Conlang Adventure and more

Ma eylan, Zìskrrmipaw Lefpom ulte Zìskrrtsawn Lefpom! Happy Spring and, for those in the Southern Hemisphere, Happy Fall! (Also Happy Now Ruz, the Persian New Year!) I’ve owed you a post for a long time, but for now just a … Continue reading

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Tsalì’u alu pum: aysäomum asawnung Additional information about “pum”

Kaltxì, ma frapo. A very belated Mipa Zìsìt Lefpom. Nìrangal oe tsirvun pivlltxe san fìzìsit sngolä’i nìltsan sìk, slä ke tsängun. At least there’s room for things to get better as the year progresses. Kezemplltxe, I have a lot of … Continue reading

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Odds and Ends

Kaltxì, ma frapo. Whether you’ve been celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Saturnalia, Festivus, or anything else, I hope this holiday season has been, and continues fo be, a healthy and happy one for you all. Before anything else, I want to … Continue reading

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Way Sarentuä Yolora’!   The Sarentu Song Wins!

I’m delighted to announce that the Sarentu Song from Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora has won Best Song in a Video Game (console & PC) at the 2024 Hollywood Music in Media Awards! The complete list of winners is here, and … Continue reading

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A little project   ’Awa tìkangkemvi ahì’i

Kaltxì, ma frapo, ulte Vospxìvosìng lefpom! Happy December! I hope that those of you who celebrated Thanksgiving had a great day with family and friends, and that you’re all doing well as we zoom into the holiday season. I’d like … Continue reading

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My Na’vigation Talk: Top Ten Pro Tips for New Conlangers

Kaltxì, ma frapo. I hope you’ve all had an appropriately fun and spooky Halloween, and that November has started out well for you. Ulte ayngeyä tìmweypeyri irayo seiyi oe nìtxan. I’ve finally replied to the comments I received on the … Continue reading

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Pxevola lì’u amip     Two dozen new words

Ma eylan, Tse, Vospxìvolaw polähem sneyä tì’i’aro, ulte leiu oe txen. 🙂  (If you don’t know the reference, try this.) We haven’t had any new vocabulary in a long time, so here are a couple dozen words I hope you’ll … Continue reading

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Fmawn atìkeftxonga’     Sad news

Ma eylan, Soaiari Uniltìrantokxä, alo amuve längu fmawn atìkeftxonga’. Ayngari txo ke li ke stilvawm, zene oe piveng san tolerkängup awngeyä eyktan sì ’eylan alu Jon Landau. It came as a terrible shock to learn that Jon Landau, Avatar’s producer … Continue reading

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Ayhapxì tokxä sì aylì’u alahe  Parts of the body . . . and more

Kaltxì nìmun, ma frapo! Our LEP (Lexical Expansion Project) team has been working overtime, and I have an impressive list of submissions, some from months ago, that I’m gradually going through. Most of the following new vocabulary items are either … Continue reading

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Krrteri    About Time

Kaltxì, ma eylan, ulte Vospxìpuk lefpom! Happy June, everyone. I hope you’re all doing well as summer (or winter, depending on where you live!) fast approaches. Among the most recent vocabulary submissions from the LEP (Lexical Expansion Project) were some … Continue reading

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