Well, the weekend is over and it is back to work......yuk. My weekend pretty much sucked because I had the flu and I was miserable from Friday evening until now (Although I still don't feel 100%) I spent most of the weekend driving around trying to help my mom find a new dining room table....which we didn't. But I guess that is better then sitting at home doing nothing. I saw my grandma twice, once on saturday and once on Sunday. Saturday she was weak and sort of pissed off, My sister didn't help by ordering her around and my poor mom was on the verge. On the verge of what? At this point even I don't know. Sunday was better, I tried to explain to her what the situation was (i.e. Hospice, Insurance, yada yada yada.) and she seemed to understand. After that I felt that we needed to do something to get us out of our rutt, so we went to the store and bought all of the ingrediants to make a good turkey dinner. It was fun cooking with my sister and mom. I think it helped us take our minds of what was going on in our lives. We also played rummy and I LOST big time. Mom kicked all of our asses!
Today I got a phone call from my best friend (she lives in Ohio). Her grandmother is in the same boat as my grandma (she has heart problems and was recently moved from her home to Hospice.) We talked for awhile until I started to cry and then I told her that I did't want to talk about it anymore this morning. She agreed and we talked about the weather in Ohio, our jobs and other non-sad sort of things. She really is a great friend. I don't know what I'd do without her.
I just noticed how long this post is so I think I will signoff, so as they say in Namaran:
Dabor Den!! (Good Day!)
Monday, October 16, 2006
Friday, October 13, 2006
Namaran Grammar-Book?
Well sort of. I used the layout and examples of LERNU.com's Consise Grammar and mirrored it into my own language Namaran. I like it. And since Namaran is based somewhat on Esperanto, I think it helped. I still need to add more stuff but so far so good! Here it is! Tell me what you think.
Well that's all for now....I probally won't post on the weekends but I will "see" y'all Monday!
Oh and here is "Happy Columbus Day" in Namaran. (Any day I get to take off of work is a good day!)
Srek Kolumbus Den!
Well that's all for now....I probally won't post on the weekends but I will "see" y'all Monday!
Oh and here is "Happy Columbus Day" in Namaran. (Any day I get to take off of work is a good day!)
Srek Kolumbus Den!
Wednesday, October 11, 2006
My Grandmother
I got bad/good news today about my Grandma. Anyways here is a little back story....
My grandma had a massive stroke about a a year ago. It robbed her of her ability to speak and the use of her arm. She can no longer effectively communicate and she can no longer paint and draw (Something she was really good at and loved to do). Since the stroke she has been in and out of rehab and does not seem to be getting better. Around the beginning of last month she got sick and was diagnosed with congestive heart failure (an enlarged heart due to fluid build-up). She is dying.
Of the few words she can say clearly, she questions why this happened to her, what did she do to deserve this, she questions God. So do I.
My grandma wants to go home and the good news is that they (the insurance company and doctors) will let her. Hospice came and evaluated her today and accepted her into their "program" (for lack of a better word). The bad thing is that they basically believe she has only six months left and thereefor she met their criteria.
I don't know how to deal with this information. What do I do? What do I say? How will my mom cope? How will I cope? I know that my grandma is scared but how can I comfort her? THese questions swirl around my mind all day.....I wish I had someone to talk to.
My grandma had a massive stroke about a a year ago. It robbed her of her ability to speak and the use of her arm. She can no longer effectively communicate and she can no longer paint and draw (Something she was really good at and loved to do). Since the stroke she has been in and out of rehab and does not seem to be getting better. Around the beginning of last month she got sick and was diagnosed with congestive heart failure (an enlarged heart due to fluid build-up). She is dying.
Of the few words she can say clearly, she questions why this happened to her, what did she do to deserve this, she questions God. So do I.
My grandma wants to go home and the good news is that they (the insurance company and doctors) will let her. Hospice came and evaluated her today and accepted her into their "program" (for lack of a better word). The bad thing is that they basically believe she has only six months left and thereefor she met their criteria.
I don't know how to deal with this information. What do I do? What do I say? How will my mom cope? How will I cope? I know that my grandma is scared but how can I comfort her? THese questions swirl around my mind all day.....I wish I had someone to talk to.
Tuesday, October 10, 2006
Namaran
Namaran Phonology (in X-SAMPA for easy reading and understanding.):
Letter X-SAMPA Example (Sorry about the alignment, If you have any questions just post a comment and I'll try to answer it.)
Aa A father
Áá Ai ice
Bb b bat
Dd d dog
Ee* E met
Éé Ei say
Ff f fig
Gg g go
Ii i feet
Jj Z vision
Kk k kite
Ll l life
Mm m mat
Nn n net
Oo O hotel
Pp p pat
Rr r\ red
Ss s sat
Shsh S ship
Tt t top
Vv v value
Zz z zero
*Pronounced like ay in say when at the beginning and/or end of any given word.
Phonological Constraints:
Namaran syllables are (C)(C)V(C)
Any consonant can begin a syllable. The permitted initial consonant clusters are:
- s + any voiceless plosive, nasal, liquid (sp, st, sk, sm, sn, sl, and sr)
- plosive or fricative + liquid (pr, pl, br, bl, tr, tl, dr, dl, kr, kl, gr, gl, fr, fl, vr, vl, sr, sl, zr, zl, shr, shl, jr, jl)
- Any nasal + r (mr, nr)The permissible final consonants are any plosive, nasal, liquid and voiced fricative (p, b, t, d, k, g, m, n, r, l, v, z, and j)
Stress
Namaran words are lightly stressed on the final syllable. However the stress may be so light that it is barely discerned by non-native speakers or may not be recognized at all.
Elision
In Namaran, elision refers to the suppression of a final unstressed vowel immediately before another word beginning with a vowel. The term also refers to the orthographic convention by which the deletion of a vowel is reflected in writing, and indicated with an apostrophe. This most often occurs between adjectives, nouns and adverbs.
Letter X-SAMPA Example (Sorry about the alignment, If you have any questions just post a comment and I'll try to answer it.)
Aa A father
Áá Ai ice
Bb b bat
Dd d dog
Ee* E met
Éé Ei say
Ff f fig
Gg g go
Ii i feet
Jj Z vision
Kk k kite
Ll l life
Mm m mat
Nn n net
Oo O hotel
Pp p pat
Rr r\ red
Ss s sat
Shsh S ship
Tt t top
Vv v value
Zz z zero
*Pronounced like ay in say when at the beginning and/or end of any given word.
Phonological Constraints:
Namaran syllables are (C)(C)V(C)
Any consonant can begin a syllable. The permitted initial consonant clusters are:
- s + any voiceless plosive, nasal, liquid (sp, st, sk, sm, sn, sl, and sr)
- plosive or fricative + liquid (pr, pl, br, bl, tr, tl, dr, dl, kr, kl, gr, gl, fr, fl, vr, vl, sr, sl, zr, zl, shr, shl, jr, jl)
- Any nasal + r (mr, nr)The permissible final consonants are any plosive, nasal, liquid and voiced fricative (p, b, t, d, k, g, m, n, r, l, v, z, and j)
Stress
Namaran words are lightly stressed on the final syllable. However the stress may be so light that it is barely discerned by non-native speakers or may not be recognized at all.
Elision
In Namaran, elision refers to the suppression of a final unstressed vowel immediately before another word beginning with a vowel. The term also refers to the orthographic convention by which the deletion of a vowel is reflected in writing, and indicated with an apostrophe. This most often occurs between adjectives, nouns and adverbs.
Ah...my first post. Let's see, how about a little information about myself....
My name is not Kezren, (and no I will not tell you my real name) I am 28 years old, just got my my Master's degree in Business Management and I love creating Languages, worlds and writing systems...strange I know. I own a 8yr old terrier mix dog named Daisey and hope to one day to own horses, right now I can't afford to. Well that's it for me, lets talk about Namaran.
My main conlang is called Namaran and is set in my conworld of Namar. Namaran is an IndoEuropean language based largly on German, Macedonian, Italian and Esperanto. The language is coming along nicely (at least to me) and I have most of my grammar and phonological rules solidified. Now I just have to work on the lexicon (I think that is the right word) and build my vocabulary.
The script is based on Arabic and Braille. I'll have some examples later, as I am not near my scanner or my notes. More to come later....I hope to enjoy future conversations with those with similar interests.
My name is not Kezren, (and no I will not tell you my real name) I am 28 years old, just got my my Master's degree in Business Management and I love creating Languages, worlds and writing systems...strange I know. I own a 8yr old terrier mix dog named Daisey and hope to one day to own horses, right now I can't afford to. Well that's it for me, lets talk about Namaran.
My main conlang is called Namaran and is set in my conworld of Namar. Namaran is an IndoEuropean language based largly on German, Macedonian, Italian and Esperanto. The language is coming along nicely (at least to me) and I have most of my grammar and phonological rules solidified. Now I just have to work on the lexicon (I think that is the right word) and build my vocabulary.
The script is based on Arabic and Braille. I'll have some examples later, as I am not near my scanner or my notes. More to come later....I hope to enjoy future conversations with those with similar interests.
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