30 November 2010

aunt is izäti (revisited)

izätiizäti = aunt (noun) (some things Google found for "izati": an uncommon term; Izati (or Izzati) is a unusual feminine first name that can be Malaysian; Izati is a rare last name; user names)

Word derivation for "aunt" :
Basque = izeba, Finnish = täti
Miresua = izäti

My previous Miresua conlang word for "aunt" was "ibetä". I decided to use the Z from the Basque word.

26 November 2010

grandmother is imaosa (revisited)

imaosaimaosa = grandmother (noun) (some things Google found for "imaosa": a rare term; user names; a Star Wars related character first name; somewhat similarly named Emarosa is a six-member post-hardcore band from Kentucky)

Word derivation for "grandmother" :
Basque = amona, Finnish = isoäiti
Miresua = imaosa

This change is because I changed the word for big. My previous word for grandmother was imaoni. This word is a compound of mother (ima) + big (osa).

24 November 2010

grandfather is isaosa (revisited)

isaosaisaosa = grandfather (noun) (some things Google found for "isaosa": a rare term: Isaosa S.A. de C.V. is a fertilizer company in Mexico; user names)

Word derivation for "grandfather" :
Basque = aitona, Finnish = isoisä
Miresua = isaosa

This change is because I changed the word for big (see previous post). My previous word for grandfather was isaoni. This word is nearly a compound of father (isai) + big (osa).

22 November 2010

big is osa (revisited)

osaosa = big (adjective) (some things Google found for "osa"; a very common term; OSA is an acronym for Optical Society of America; OSA is an acronym for Obstructive Sleep Apnea; Osa Peninsula in Costa Rica; a last name; an uncommon first name which can be feminine; means "axis" in Czech; means "part, role" in Finnish and Estonian; means "wasp (insect)" in Polish, Serbo-Croatian, Slovak and Slovene; conjuations of the verb "to dare" in French, Spanish and Italian; means "she-bear" in Spanish; means "to smell, to reek" in Swedish; name of cities in Nigeria, South Korea, Russia and Italy)

Word derivation for "big" :
Basque = handi, Finnish = iso
Miresua = osa

My previous word for "big" was "oni". I changed the word because I need "oni" to be a verb conjugation instead - my first modification for that reason. The new word is merely an OK alphabetic mix, but it works great for making the compounds words for grandmother and grandfather

18 November 2010

are (they are) is orva (revisited)

orvaorva = are (verb "to be"/"to exist" - they are - 3rd person plural) (some things Google found for "orva"; an uncommon term; Orva shoes and Orva Hosiery Stores in New York; an unusual feminine first name; a rare last name; ORVA is an acronym for The Oregon Virtual Academy; ORVA is an acronym for Ouachita River Valley Association of Arkansas and Louisiana; means "apple" in Quenya; name of a town in Wisconsin)

Word derivation for "are" (they are) (to exist) :
Basque = dira, Finnish = ovat
Miresua = orva

My previous Miresua word for "are (they are)" was "odva". My new word is somewhat less odd.

There is one conjugation of this verb (to be/to exist) in the present tense that remains the same, that isn't being revised. The word for "is (he/she/it is)" is "oda".

14 November 2010

are (you all are) is ozete (revisited)

ozeteozete = are (verb "to be"/"to exist" - you (all) are - 2nd person plural) (some things Google found for "ozete"; an uncommon term; an unusual last name; Ozete EP by tech-house or deep house artist Gene; similarly named Ozette is a town and a lake in Washington State)

Word derivation for "are" (you all are) (to exist) :
Basque = zarete, Finnish = olette
Miresua = ozete

My previous word for "are (you all are)" was "ozelte". I shortened the word by one letter.

10 November 2010

are (we are) is orame (revisited)

orameorame = are (verb "to be"/"to exist" - we are - 1st person plural) (some things Google found for "orame"; an uncommon term; name of a bay colored stud stallion; in Star Wars Universe name of a Duros female worker at the Ossus Jedi Praxeum; user names; similarly named Orâmé Inc is a skin care product company; an uncommon last name; an unusual feminine first name)

Word derivation for "are" (we are) (to exist) :
Basque = gara, Finnish = olemme
Miresua = orame

My previous word for "we are" was "ogame", which I never quite liked.

06 November 2010

are (you are) is otza (revisited)

otzaotza = are (verb "to be"/"to exist" - you are - 2nd person singular) (some things Google found for "otza": an uncommon term; an unusual last name; user names; Grehi Otza, which is a transliteration meaning "Sins of the Father" in Russian, is an album by death metal band Nunslaughter; Otza Macharia SA is a Spanish metal products company)

Word derivation for "are" (you (singular) are) (to exist) :
Basque = zara, Finnish = olet
Miresua = otza

My previous word for "(you) are" was "ozat". Same letters, different order.

02 November 2010

am (I am) is oin (revisited)

oinoin = am (verb "to be"/"to exist" - I am - 1st person singular) (some things Google found for "oin"; a very common term; OIN is an acronym for Open Invention Network; Oin-Oin is a simpleton character of Swiss folklore; Óin is a dwarf of Norse mythology and is the name of a couple dwarves in J.R.R. Tolkien's writings; means "foot" in Basque; a plural form of the noun "oka" meaning "thorns" in Finnish; Oin (or Oin-dong) is the name of a city in South Korea; name of a town in Galicia)

Word derivation for "am" or "I am" (to exist) :
Basque = nais, Finnish = olen
Miresua = oin

My previous Miresua conlang word for "am" was "onin". I decided to shorten this word by dropping an n. Usually I avoid choosing words that have meanings in both Basque and Finnish.

This post starts a series of revisions of conjugations of an important verb. Yes, I have been working on verbs.