Tag: Kharulian

shegyíbyim [ʃeˈɟi.bʲəm], the word for a reed pen. In Old Kharulian this referred to the tools used by early Muipidan scribes to carve characters into clay. As writing technology improved,… Read more »

falyopwíkat [ɸə.lʲoˈpˠi.kət], meaning “river valley”. This is a late loan from Muipidan flophïyk’ïdo, itself a mangled reduplication of flo “green”. When loaning words from Muipidan, the Kharulians would include the… Read more »

ryirok [ɹ̠ʲə.ˈrɔk], the ancient word for a scholar. Kharul had a reputation for producing scholars, which it achieved because of its invention of papyrus and the alphabet, and the resulting… Read more »

Every year, conlangers celebrate December by creating a new word each day and posting it on social media. Last year, I created words for Muipidan; this year, I’ll be fleshing… Read more »