where is nosä

nosä = where (adverb) (some things Google found for similar word "nosa": a very common term; NOSA is an acronym for Newport Ocean Sailing Association of California; NOSA stands for NOAA Observing System Architecture; NOSA is an acronym for Nordic Society for Aerosol Research; NOSA stands for Northern Outlaw Sprint Association which promotes sprint car racing in the upper Midwest; NOSA stands for National Oil Shale Association; NOSA stands for The North Saanich Dog Obedience Training Club in Canada; "nosa" means "ours" in Galician which is a language of northwestern Spain; a last name; a place in Malawi)

Word derivation for "where" (static) :
Basque = non, Finnish = missä
Miresua = nosä

This posting isn't asking where one could find nosä, it's telling you my Miresua conlang word for "where" is "nosä".

This word is more limited in its usage than the English word where. This is a so-called static version of "where" as opposed to a "where to" or a "where from". It would be used to pose the question, "Where are you?"

This Miresua conlang word has been changed. The word for where is now nonäs.

city is huarki

huarki = city (noun) (some things Google found for "huarki": a rare term; misspelling of hauraki which is notably The Hauraki Gulf of the North Island of New Zealand; a user name; may mean something in Old Norse)

Word derivation for "city" :
Basque = hiri, Finnish = kaupunki
Miresua = huarki

This is a new Miresua conlang word, not a revised word. It ends in "i" like both the Basque and Finnish words. At six letters, it's the average length of my source words.

Usually I update this blog every four days, but sometimes that just doesn't work out. I slipped to six days here.

This Miresua conlang word has been changed. The word for city is now haurki.

sword is mezaka (revisited)

mezaka = sword (noun) (some things Google found for "mezaka": an uncommon to rare term; a city in Iraq; a last name that can be Latvian; So Che Da Mezaka Asman Wee (So long as there is the earth and the heavens) was the anthem of the Afghan Republic from 1973 to 1978 ("mezaka (or mdzéka) seems to mean "earth" in Pashto when transliterated); name of an EverQuest II character)

Word derivation for "sword" :
Basque = ezpata, Finnish = miekka
Miresua = mezaka

I'm redoing this word. My previous Miresua word for sword, kiteza, was an alphabetic scramble. I believe that my new word, mezaka, is a more interesting mix of the Basque and Finnish words.

This Miresua word has been changed. The word for sword is now mekata.

small is nitxi (revisited)

nitxi = small (adjective) (some things Google found for "nitxi": an uncommon to rare term; user names, notably blogger El Nitxi who is seems to be from Spain; an unusual last name; possibly a Basque name; Nitxi Records of Brazil)

Word derivation for "small" :
Basque = txiki, Finnish = pieni
Miresua = nitxi

My previous Miresua conlang word for "small" was "txeni". My new word has two "i"s, as do the Basque and Finnish words. I'm shifting the "tx" consonant combination, which comes from the Basque word, into the middle of the word to mix up the letters more. In Miresua, as in Basque, "tx" is pronounced as "ch". This word would be pronounced as "NEECHEE".

bell is kolna

kolna = bell (noun) (some things Google found for "kolna": an uncommon term; a last name, notably Jan z Kolna (also known as Johannes Scolvus and John of Kolno) a semi-legendary Polish sailor sailing for Denmark who allegedly reached America before Columbus in 1476; "The Kolna Conflict" is a story by Julie Peters; Kolna Ltd. of Norfolk in the UK sells marquees, tents and floor; means "all of us" in Arabic (transliterated); name of a city in the Czech Republic)

Word derivation for "bell" :
Basque = kanpai, Finnish = kello
Miresua = kolna

This word, kolna, is for the actual thing that is rung, not the sound made by it. My Miresua word starts with a K because both the Basque and the Finnish words start with a K.

This Miresua conlang word has been changed. The word for bell is now kenpo.

mountain is nuodi (revisited)

nuodi = mountain (noun) (some things Google found for "nuodi": an uncommon term; Guangzhou Nuodi Audio Co., Ltd and Nuodi Audio (Loxi&Sound) Tech Co.,Ltd of China; Langfang Nuodi Non-excavation Technology Reaseach and Development Center of China; user names)

Word derivation for "mountain" :
Basque = mendi, Finnish = vuori
Miresua = nuodi

Finnish has an abundance of vowel combinations, more than I use in my Miresua conlang. To help make up for that, I'm now allowing the UO vowel combination in Miresua. It'll be pronounced like WO.

My previous word for mountain was neuri. That word unfortunately made me think of the English word "neurotic", which is not something I would want to associate with a mountain. My new word is similar to the word "node", which I think is preferable.

This Miresua conlang word has been revised. The word for mountain is now mordi.

horse is veldan (revisited)

veldan = horse (noun) (animal) (some things Google found for "veldan"; an uncommon to rare term; Veldan Lightfoot is a NPC character on World of Warcraft; Veldan is god of Earth on online RPG Ashen Empires; user names; a female warrior character in fantasy book The Heart of Myrial by Maggie Furey; a last name; a place in Iran)

Word derivation for "horse" :
Basque = zaldi, Finnish = hevonen
Miresua = veldan

I think it's interesting that similar word "veld" means "field" in Dutch and Afrikaans.

This Miresua conlang word has been changed. The word for horse is now zaven.

ugly is rutsa

rutsa = ugly (adjective) (some things Google found for "rutsa": an uncommon to rare term; a last name which can be from Nagaland; user names; Akharekha Na-Rutsa (It Is You We Pursue) is a book by Rabbi Yuval Sherlo; RUTSA stands for Red Uruguaya de Televisión S.A. of Montevideo, Uruguay; a Hebrew feminine first name)

Word derivation for "ugly" :
Basque = itsusi, Finnish = ruma
Miresua = rutsa

My definition of "rutsa" as "ugly" in Miresua is not intended to be a comment on anyone or anything named Rutsa. I mean no disrespect to anyone with this name. I'm merely defining a word in my made-up conlang language, and languages unfortunately need some unflattering words.

This Miresua conlang word has been changed. The word for "ugly" is now "irutsa".

sun is urzeni (revisited)

urzeni = sun (noun) (some things Google found for "urzeni": an uncommon to rare term; a masculine first name that can be Brazilian; several user names from Turkey, may mean something in Turkish)

Word derivation for "sun" :
Basque = eguzki, Finnish = aurinko
Miresua = urzeni

For this revision I just swapped a letter around. My previous word for "sun" was "zureni". Since both the Basque and Finnish words start with vowels, I'd like my Miresua word to start with a vowel too, although that isn't an absolute rule. Also, putting two consonants in a row better resembles the letter pattern in the Basque and Finnish words.

If you think "urzeni" is an odd word for "sun", take a look at the Finnish and Basque words. In Lhaesine, my totally made-up conlang, my word for "sun" is "zere", which is much simpler.

This Miresua conlang word has been changed. The word for "sun" is now "ugenki".

water is uvi (revisited)

uvi = water (noun) (some things Google found for "uvi": a common term; UVI stands for University of the Virgin Islands; UVI stands for Ultaviolet Imager; UVI stands for Ultraviolet Index; UVI Workstation stands for Universal Software Instrument which is used for computer sound production; a feminine first name; a last name)

Word derivation for "water" :
Basque = ur, Finnish = vesi
Miresua = uvi

I read someone say that conlangs should try to keep it simple. That's making more sense to me. After some consideration, I've revised my Miresua word for "water" to "uvi". Previously my word for "water" was "ivru". As a bonus, my new word is exactly the average length of the Basque and Finnish words.

copper is kepra (revisited)

kepra = copper (metal) (noun) (some things Google found for "kepra": an uncommon term; a misspelling of "Keppra" which is a medicine to treat epilepsy; Kepra Industries is a guar gum powder exporter in India; DJ Kepra is a Disc Jockey in Baltimore; user name; a last name; gaming characters; Kepra Software of Australia)

Word derivation for "copper" :
Basque = kobre, Finnish = kupari
Miresua = kepra

My previous word for copper was keburi. I decided to shorten the word, make it a bit simpler. Also I'm taking the opportunity to use the "p" which is letter I don't use often in Miresua.

.This Miresua conlang word has been changed. The word for copper is now kopri.

sea is isema

isema = sea (noun) (some things Google found for "isema": an uncommon term; user names; a last name; ISEMA is an academic ISE journal at Carelton University in Canada; ISEMA stands for In-process Software Engineering Measurement and Analysis; ISEMA stands for International Society of Electromagnetic Aquametry; ISEMA stands for Institut Supérieur d’Enseignement au Management Agroalimentaire in France)

Word derivation for "sea" :
Basque = itsaso, Finnish = meri
Miresua = isema

The Finnish word seems to resemble the Latin word for sea which is mare.

This Miresua conlang word has been changed. The word for sea is now isame.