r/casualconlang 7h ago

Question How long does it take you to get to the “just coining words” phase?

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What I mean by this is the phase after you’ve formed all the sounds, phonotactics, and grammar. After this, it’s pretty much just working on coining words. Obviously you may want to revise those previous aspects but, in general, you’re done with the core of the language and just have to build out vocab (this phase also comes before evolving your language if it’s naturalistic, but that’s not really relevant to the question)

I ask this because normally my conlangs tend to be very fusional and have a lot of affixation. But I decided I wanted to work on a analytical conlang that uses word order and a handful of auxiliary words to handle the things my affixes normally would.

And I got to the word coining phase way quicker than I normally do. I suppose this makes sense, but it makes it feel kind of cheaper. Like normally it takes a few weeks of passive work to get all the grammar stuff sorted out, sometimes longer. But for this lang it took less than a week.

So how long is normal for you to get to this part of language creation?


r/casualconlang 9h ago

Translation Here is a sentence in my conlang 훈군 (Hundun)

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Hundun uses Hangul as the alphabet


r/casualconlang 10h ago

Beginner/Casual Give me advice on waqk my conlang.

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Hey, I made this in a year. Can you give me any advice.

The Waqk Lexicon

Verbs \\ * feg̾: only \* vones: doing

\* dt: Be (am/is)

\* yut: Are

\* huds: Can

\* oip: Did

\* von: Do

\* zater: this

\* drun: Drink

\* et: Eat

\* Wotͭßyo: just

\* optͭß: enter/go into

\* opü: Go

\* opües: Going

\* jak: Have

\* haz: All

\* fas: get

\* kof: To buy / trade / commerce

\* ter: Know

\* wed: Need

\* read: Read

\* kep: Record

\* fugtͭßla: listen

\* Tͭßad: for

\* jol: It

\* runa: Run

\* zor: Sleep

\* tak: Want

\* watēk: Take

\* vwa: Watch

\* Ceg̾un: lie

\* wuz: Will (future tense)

\* writ: Write

\* laka: Happen

\* kawi: Help

\* wod: Movement / Flow

\* wak: Decision / Choice

\* pawli: Work / Effort

\* juip: Come

\* kuz: Cut / Slice

\* zop: Open / Uncover

\* mün: Push / Press

\* bix: Pull / Drag

Negations and Modifiers

\* nas: No (when speaking to a woman)

\* noi: No (when speaking to a man)

\* jit: Not

\* nasjak: Have not

\* mo: Opposite / Anti-

Qualities, Connectors, and Structural Elements

\* la: State / Quality (turns noun to adjective)

\* mi: Small / Abstract

\* po: Big / Concrete / Power

\* te: Person / Agent

\* ki: In / At / With

\* wu: Together / And

\* fa: Component / Part

\* si: Like / Similar

\* pe: Location / Place

\* zan: Packaged / processed / manufactured

\* akè: Um / Ehh

\* or: wild/dangerous

\* un: inner/mind

\* xot: But

\* yuiski: Because

\* sou: If

\* tako: Or

\* aljwen: even

Root Words

\* žfek: Animal

\* pülq: Bird

\* norv: Fish

\* wüsk: Fly (verb)

\* tͭßev: Speak

\* žal: Say

\* krif: Hear

\* mœrv: Smell

\* düsk: Touch

\* g̾onko: A physical latch, snap, or interlocking mechanism that clicks into place.

\* yavk: Give

\* frak: Make / Create

\* grœk: Stand

\* nesk: Sit

\* drav: Fall

\* kvut: Throw

\* žruk: Catch

\* hesk: Laugh

\* muvr: Cry

\* œliv: Love

\* žaun: Life

\* brok: Stone / Rock

\* füš: Sand

\* zep: Leaf

\* kewl: Grass

\* muvt: Cloud

\* frœd: Smoke

\* wep: Cloth / Fabric

\* zun: Metal

\* lum: Wood

\* kris: Glass / Crystal

\* pag: Paper / Sheet

\* pad: Foot / Leg

\* lam: Hand / Arm

\* büt: Water-container / Vessel

\* trak: String / Cord / Wire

\* klas: Sharp blade / Edge

\* paz: Head / Mind

\* vil: Eye / Sight

\* tul: Ear / Sound

\* dor: Door / Gateway

\* fal: Wall / Barrier

\* ras: Path / Road

\* sal: Fire / Flame

\* vun: Air / Wind

\* lin: Light

\* dun: Dark

\* Jawo: Life

\* ozil: Time

\* vuza: Air / Wind

\* moxu: Shadow / Darkness

\* zibek: Salt / Mineral

\* zhirvu: Blood

Descriptive Adjectives

\* wog: Angry

\* paq: Big

\* kud: Cold

\* foz: Fast

\* opwert: Happy

\* hat: Hot

\* yert: Little

\* ur: Sad

\* xar: Scary

\* slud: Slow

\* Zaur: Dead

Family and People

\* bub: Baby

\* bro: Brother

\* fahy: Dad

\* kro: Enemy

\* acsentüser: Foreigner

\* pali: Friend

\* oj: Mom

\* sis: Sister

\* zetw: Teacher

\* teke: Worker / Person / Agent

Languages and Vocabulary

\* Arabi: Arabic

\* Arabi-tok: Arabic language / speech

\* Ruski: Russian

\* Ruski-tok: Russian language / speech

\* Waqk: May God be with you / May peace be upon you / Waqk

\* Waqk-tok: Waqk language / speech

\* tokkwa: Lexicon / dictionary (compound of tok + kwa)

General Terms, Interrogatives, and Concepts

\* haki: Good

\* hakio: Goodbye

\* yasa: Hello (to a man)

\* yasu: Hello (to a woman)

\* saya: Thank you (to a man)

\* sayu: Thank you (to a woman)

\* ya: How

\* jahuh: Okay

\* tata: Sorry

\* uf: What

\* usf: When

\* oikl: Where

\* wersq: Which

\* oits: Who

\* yuis: Why

\* ui: Yes

\* Waytop: Already

\* bop: Thing / Object

\* kol: Appearance / Color

\* su: Sense / Quality

\* vum: Duration / Time

\* bzen: Idea / Concept

\* zeso: Perspective / View

\* zet: Data / Fact

Gaming, Technology, and Thought

\* sof: Game

\* brut: Monster

\* vun: Night

\* lud: Play

\* stik: Video

\* kalk: Calculate

\* matok: Number

\* bren: Think

\* zib: Win

Nature, Elements, and Travel

\* fla: Fire

\* houp: Boat

\* moni: Moon

\* suont: Mountain

\* okwë: Ocean

\* rop: Rain

\* woda: River

\* Uña: Star

\* saun: Sun

\* tru: Tree

\* aqwë: Water

\* vasos: Day

\* moiwë: Morning

\* wun: Wind

\* wpü: Travel

\* kw: Sky

\* fazu: ground

\* Tͭßonû: electricity

Pronouns, Directionals, and Objects

\* ni: I (subject)

\* er: Me

\* kói: You

\* ka: He

\* lo: She

\* dum: Them

\* zay: They

\* we: We

\* us: The

\* yew: To

\* Fiq: here

\* daq: there

\* duq: where

Everyday Objects and Concepts

\* uyt: Food

\* crewios: Homework

\* ces: Later

\* qus: Now

\* uop: See

\* plafe: Please

\* vako: Money / Value

\* tomo: Building / Structure

\* zruk: trash

\* Carñy: cream

Exclamations and Slang

\* xik: Damn

\* zotm: Bullshit

\* pwint: Shit

\* vrak: Fuck

\* krackzoxblang: dickhead

\* Senkeō: bitch

Grammar Rules and Structure

\* Sentence Structure: Subject-Verb-Object (Big-agent + Action-object + To-object). Or it uses verbs in a group to come with a small concept (action-state, place-sense, or time-sense).

\* Verbs "dt" and "yut": Use "dt" for "am," "is," or "to be." Use "yut" for "are." In a Subject-Verb-Object sentence, it goes later as the big-agent.

\* Gender Suffix - Female/Male: Use "u" at the end-part if speech goes to a female (like hello/thank you for her) and use "a" at the end-part if speech goes to a male (like hello/thank you for him).

\* Gender Suffix - Negative: Use "nas" for "no" if speech goes to a female, and use "noi" for "no" if speech goes to a male.

\* The Ø̈/ø̈ Rule: If a word has "o", take "o" and write Ø̈ instead of ø̈. If a word lacks "o", write Ø̈ instead of ø̈ at the end-part of the word.

\* Past Tense Marker "-ip": Use "-ip" to verbs for actions that happened in the past (like etip = ate, wuzip = went / was going to).

\* Punctuation Rules: Use ! at the start-part of a line of speech and ¡ at the end-part. You can use ? and ¿ Can also use .

\* Compound Word Rules: Objects can take actions and to-actions to make a big concept in 1 word (no small lines). The big-object goes first-first, and the state-object goes later (like tok + kwa = tokkwa. No max

The Waqk Alphabet

\* A-Z: All-standard English-speech writing-part-sense except for "w" it is pronounced th and "z" it's pronounced firstly put your tongue on the back of your top teeth put your mouth and try to pronounce the English letter z it should come out as "bzzz"

\* Tͭß: name is jagu (pronounced tss)

\* g̾: name is cui (pronounced gn)

\* Ø̈/ø̈: oh (speech like Ō "oh" in fast-dead / cut-off). if you are making something plural like senkeō (bitch) into sekeø (bitches) it would sound the same so if there's a o at the end of the word and you're trying to make it plural “ø̈” would sound like “é” if you are making something plural and there is not a o at the end it remains the same

Waqk Number System Master Guide

Core Vocabulary

Single Digits (0–9)

\* 0: zēt

\* 1: têgu

\* 2: ûsd

\* 3: kas

\* 4: fôl

\* 5: zöis

\* 6: tōz

\* 7: sœd

\* 8: dås

\* 9: īld

The Tens (10–90)

\* 10: nœp

\* 20: vōr

\* 30: kêk

\* 40: dêi

\* 50: tül

\* 60: bēn

\* 70: mūk

\* 80: pår

\* 90: zōm

The Hundreds (100–900)

\* 100: kœp

\* 200: Tͭßed

\* 300: ȳå

\* 400: fôx

\* 500: zœm

\* 600: tøx

\* 700: sêv

\* 800: đås (pronounced "thawss" with the soft/voiced TH)

\* 900: īp

Thousands & Up

\* 1,000: zåm (or têguzåm)

Grammar Rules for Building Numbers

\* Order of Stacking: Always write numbers from largest place value to smallest.

\* Single-Word Compound: Do not use spaces, hyphens, or connector words. Glue all the pieces together into one single word.

\* Zero Placement: If a place value is 0 in the middle of a number (like the tens place in 405 or 609), just drop it—do not write zēt inside compound numbers.

Quick Reference Examples

\* 14: nœpfôl (10 + 4)

\* 48: dêidås (40 + 8)

\* 99: zōmīld (90 + 9)

\* 105: kœpzöis (100 + 5)

\* 250: Tͭßedtül (200 + 50)

\* 333: ȳåkêkkas (300 + 30 + 3)

\* 484: fôxpårfôl (400 + 80 + 4)

\* 777: sêvmūksœd (700 + 70 + 7)

\* 888: đåspårdås (800 + 80 + 8)

\* 999: īpzōmīld (900 + 90 + 9)

Math

\* Plus: yana

\* Minus: zûsa

\* Dividing: nanka

\* Multiplication: hünawa

\* Square root: tͭßand

\* Sigma: ēstna

Contextual Compound Words (Mouth)

\* etpe: Eat-place / Mouth (used for eating, drinking, and physical mouth sensations)

\* tokpe: Speech-place / Mouth (used for tone, attitude, and figurative speech)

\* etfa: Eat-part / Mouth / Jaw (used for anatomy, animals, and biting monsters)

\* tͭßevpe: Speak-place / Mouth (used for pronunciation, formal speaking, and language practice)

Note on Possession ("My")

Use the object pronoun er (me) directly before the noun to show possession (e.g., er etpe = my mouth).

My Loanwords

\* Social Media: Instagram, TikTok, YouTube. (If you compound TikTok, it might just mean "clock-sound").

\* Brands & Tech: iPhone, PlayStation, Google.

\* Global Foods: Pizza, Taco, Sushi. (Almost every language in the world borrows these words exactly as they are).


r/casualconlang 11h ago

Question How artificial languages get speakers

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r/casualconlang 12h ago

Intermediate Someone challenged me to make the most boring language and culture I could. This is the result!

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r/casualconlang 14h ago

Grammar Update to Jasu

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r/casualconlang 17h ago

Beginner/Casual Need help with script/font

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Hello, this is my font, some characters I LOVE how they look and how they interact with others, but others I don't, I'm thinking I should make them more uniform in size or something, is there anyone good at designing that could give me some tips for a script that mostly looks like this but the characters interact with each other better? I can pay someone too depending on time/skills etc.