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The final Okoki word for #Lexember is “ẽtu” (“to gather”), from *insu. High vowels lower before nasal codas, fricatives fortify after nasals, and nasal codas drop out, leaving behind a nasal vowel (*insu > ensu > entu > ẽtu). “Ko odapo’ina ẽtudonu.” (“The squirrel gathered treasures.”) #conlang

The Okoki word for #Lexember 30 is “‘u” [ʔu] (“to perch, to stand”), from *ʔux. It occurs with the non-past and third-person singular suffixes in the sentence “Khuu tãna ga ‘uanu” (“An owl perches on a branch”). #conlang Video: youtu.be/hcCSlf9oY4I?...

only now can Okoki call itself a language in earnest 🦉

Today’s Okoki #Lexember word is “tã” (“branch”), which comes from *tam. An example sentence is “Khuu tãna ga ‘uanu” (“An owl perches on a branch”). #conlang Video: youtu.be/3-k3Twpb7RU?...

The Okoki word for #Lexember 28 is “khuu” (“owl”), which is very much an onomatopoeic word. “Khuu tãna ga ‘uanu” means “An owl perches on a branch.” #conlang

The Okoki word for #Lexember 27 is the verb “su’u” (“to crack open”), as in the sentence “Tii isana su’udonu” (“A young squirrel cracked open an acorn”). #conlang Video: youtu.be/VAkYlIrRtB0?...

Today’s Okoki #Lexember word is “isa” (“acorn”), from *iksa. In the sentence “Tii isana su’udonu” (“A young squirrel cracked open an acorn”), “isa” occurs with the suffix “-na,” marking it as an object. #conlang Video: youtu.be/k9Z0CrJV0kk?...

The Okoki word for #Lexember 25 is “tii” (“young squirrel”), which comes from *tig. When non-nasal voiced codas were deleted, the vowel was compensatorily lengthened. “Tii isana su’udonu” means “A young squirrel cracked open an acorn.” #conlang

The Okoki word for #Lexember 24 is “mahu” (“to dig”), as in the sentence “Osanu mahuara” (“The animals are digging”). This particular sentence was my favorite to say from all the sentences for this month. It rolls off the tongue quite nicely! #conlang Video: youtu.be/vrkQL6EjF6c?...

Today’s Okoki #Lexember word is “anu” (“animal”), which is the source for the third-person singular nominative pronoun “nu” and also the 3sg subject-agreement suffix that occurs with verbs (“-(a)nu”). “Osanu mahuara” means “Animals are digging.” #conlang Video: youtu.be/SO1FGoHDMHk?...

The Okoki #Lexember word is “ãpa” (“to grab”), coming from the proto-form *amsa. Fricatives assimilated after nasal consonants and then fortified to a stop, so *amsa > *amfa > *ampa; then the nasal coda was lost, resulting in “ãpa.” “Oraba lõna ãpadora” means “The hawks grabbed moss.” #conlang

Today’s Okoki #Lexember word is “lõ” (“moss”), which comes from the proto-form *lun. “Oraba lõna ãpadora” means “The hawks grabbed moss.” #conlang Video of this post: youtu.be/a7PrQiglhLg?...

The Okoki word for #Lexember 20 is “raba” (“hawk”), as in the sentence “Oraba lõna ãpadora” (“The hawks grabbed moss”). #conlang The video of this entry is in our Lexember playlist on YouTube: youtu.be/WLHKa4vbTYE?...

Today’s Okoki #Lexember word is “dogi” (“to hide”), which completes the sentence “Lia arẽna ga dogidonu” (“A deer hid in the bush”). #conlang

The Okoki word for #Lexember 18 is “arẽ” (“bush”), which comes from the proto-form *aɾim. In the sentence “Lia arẽna ga dogidonu” (“A deer hid in the bush”), “arẽ” is in its accusative form, functioning as the object of the postposition “ga”. #conlang

Today’s Okoki #Lexember word is “lia” (“deer”), as in the sentence “Lia arẽna ga dogidonu” (“A deer hid in the bush”). #conlang

The Okoki word for #Lexember 16 is “khara,” which is the third-person plural form of the copular verb indicating a temporary state, coming from the verb *ʔux “to stand.” This verb completes the sentence “O’i bẽtuna ga khara” (“The babies are in the nest”). #conlang

Today’s Okoki #Lexember word is “ga,” a general locative postposition whose meaning depends on context. “O’i bẽtuna ga khara” is translated as “The babies slept in the nest” ( it would be odd for babies to sleep near but not in a nest). "Ga" ultimately comes from *gala “to touch.” #conlang

Today’s #Lexember #Valyrian glyph is pikagon “to follow”. It’s a useful glyph, as it’s contained in the word piktys “sycophant”. I could one to know and pull out every so often. #conlang #language #hotd #houseofthedragon #asoiaf #got #gameofthrones #orthography #highvalyrian

The Okoki #Lexember word for today is “bẽtu” (“nest”), specifically a drey nest built with twigs and leaves in a tree (rather than a cavity nest built on or close to the ground). “O’i bẽtuna ga khara” means “The babies are in the nest.” #conlang

The Okoki word for #Lexember 13th is “‘i” (“baby, pup”), which is pronounced [ʔi] with an initial glottal stop. An example sentence is “O’i bẽtuna ga khara” (“The babies are in the nest”). #conlang

I keep forgetting to share the video links here, but we are also doing daily #Lexember videos for Okoki, our #conlang for squirrels! youtu.be/iWP8_uBI6hs?...

Today’s Okoki #Lexember word is “yẽ” (“to curl up, to get cozy”). It’s what a squirrel does when they wrap themselves into a ball and bury their nose in their tail. In the sentence “Owẽ yenara,” the final “n” reappears before the suffixes “-a” (non-past) and “-ra” (third-person plural). #conlang

Today’s Okoki #Lexember entry is “wẽ” (“mouse”), which comes from the root *wim. High vowels lowered before nasal codas, and then the nasal coda was lost, leaving a nasal vowel behind. An example sentence is “Owẽ yenara” (“The mice curl up”). #conlang

The Okoki word for #Lexember 10th is “behi” (“to drop”). “Fari po’ina behianu” (“A rabbit drops a seed”) is one of my favorite sentences to say because of the vowel flow in the non-past 3sg suffixes (“behi-a-nu”)—the stress is on the first syllable of this four-syllable verb. #conlang

Today’s Okoki #Lexember word is “po’i” (“seed”), as in the sentence “Fari po’ina behianu” (“The rabbit drops a seed”). One of the sound changes in Okoki is the loss of diphthongs, such as “pauʔi” becoming “po’i.” #conlang

The Okoki #Lexember word for today is “fari” (“rabbit”), as in the example sentence “Fari po’ina behianu” (“The rabbit drops a seed”). #conlang

Today's Okoki #Lexember word is “a’i” (“to chase”), coming from the root *aʔip. In “Aki fiina a’ipanu” (“A fox chases a leaf”), the final “p” re-emerges when followed by the suffix “-a” (non-past tense), which is then followed by the suffix “-nu” (third-person singular subject). #conlang

Today’s #Lexember word is “fii” (“leaf”). When voiced codas were lost in Okoki, the vowel lengthened, so *fil became “fii.” In the sentence “Aki fiina a’ipanu” (“A fox chases a leaf”), “fii” occurs with the object-marking suffix “-na.” #conlang

Today’s #Lexember entry introduces a new example sentence to work with: “Aki fiina a’ipanu” (“A fox chases a leaf”). The subject of that sentence is “aki,” which means “fox.” Okoki is an SOV language, and subjects are unmarked. #conlang

Our #Lexember video for today's word, "aaba"! youtu.be/mNo4kuAtHgM?...

Today’s Okoki #Lexember entry is “aaba” (“to hover, to float”), a verb often used to describe the flight of butterflies, hummingbirds, and bees (e.g. "Su aabadonu"). Many inflected Okoki verbs co-occur with suffixes like “-do” (past tense) and “-nu” (third-person singular subject). #conlang

Today’s Okoki #Lexember word is “su” (“bee”), as in “Su aabadonu” (“A bee hovered”). I often create "bee" early on when I #conlang in honor of my sister, who has an affinity for them. This word is slightly onomatopoeic in its proto-form *suk.

The Okoki word for #Lexember 2nd is “ilã” (“to run, to scamper”). Okoki lost coda consonants, resulting in features like nasal vowels (*ilam > “ilã”). In the sentence, “Ko ilamanu” (“The squirrel scampers”), the nasal vowel disappears because the [m] re-emerges with the inflectional suffix. #conlang

We are also doing little #Lexember videos! #conlang www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RzO...

This #Lexember we are introducing Okoki, a #conlang Jessie created while writing her textbook. Okoki is a language for squirrel speakers, and very appropriately, the first entry is “ko,” which means “squirrel” and comes from the proto-form *kau. “Ko ilamanu” means “The squirrel scampers.”