#chromasalternian
> altern1an has 39 characters and uses a RTL alphabet. remember t0 pay cl0se attent10n t0 s0me 0f the characters s0 that way y0u d0n't m1x them up, espec1ally the v0wels, eject1ves, and cl1cks. a s1ngle mark can ent1rely change the letter. #chr0masaltern1an
> mak1ng a p1nned because th0se ex1st! hell000, chr0ma av1dæ here, they/them. what 1t says 0n the t1n, muse 0f l1ght wander1ng the mult1verse and ch1ttr s1te m0d. 1 can ver1fy y0u 1f y0u'd l1ke. b1rd-w1nged l1ngu1st, the tag #chr0masaltern1an c0mp1les a l0t 0f my rec0rds! 1f y0u ever see me talk1ng 1n s0meth1ng y0u d0n't understand 1mmed1ately, 1t's pr0bably altern1an. n0t here f0r /maj0r/ p0l1t1cs but w1ll engage 1n c0nversat10n and debate regard1ng them, as s0me0ne 0n the l0west end 0f the hem0spectrum. 1 d0 bl0ck l1berally based 0n pers0nal c0mf0rt, d0 n0t c0me at me f0r 1t. 1 d0 n0t bl0ck based ...Read more
> rem1nder 1f s0me0ne's say1ng "hn" 0r "hnnnnn" that's just them say1ng "hm" 1n western altern1an due t0 any cases 0f "m" be1ng replaced by "n" and that mak1ng fun 0f 1t w1ll n0rmally just p1ss them 0ff #chr0masaltern1an
(( brief note: i did talk about a slur pronoun for alternian and i think it's the only one i ever will use (NOT on this site or in public) due to it actively undergoing reclamation and therefore a decent chunk of characters proudly using it! that's all just wanna clarify that bit :] i have been putting off translating any slurs as much as i possibly can )) #chromasalternian
> l1ngu1st1csp0st1ng h0urs, xe 1s the quest10n part1cle but can als0 just be used 0n 1ts 0wn t0 express c0nfus10n. 1t can techn1cally be used f0r any wh0/what/when/where/why/h0w 1nqu1ry, but c0ntext can cause m1s1nterpretat10ns 1f 1t's the 0nly w0rd used. very g00d f0r express1ng bafflement qu1ckly! als0, y0u'll 0nly see 1t as a suff1x, and never at the start 0r end 0f a phrase regard1ng 1ts usage as a quest10n part1cle :] #chr0masaltern1an
> fun l1ngu1st1cs t1db1t: "yatsha" as a w0rd means "1 kn0w" 0r "1 understand" 0r expresses the speaker's pr0cess1ng 0f s0meth1ng. 1t stemmed fr0m "yat sha" ("1 kn0w") be1ng tw0 w0rds 1n1t1ally but be1ng used t0gether s0 frequently that 1t eventually turned 1nt0 0ne. add1ng a "xö" negates 1t, mak1ng "yatsh0xö" mean "1 d0n't kn0w" 0r "1 d0n't understand" #chr0masaltern1an
> 1 br1ng a very /1mp0rtant/ rem1nder t0 th0se learn1ng altern1an. use the quest10n part1cles. we d0 n0t den0te quest10ns thr0ugh t0ne l1ke h0w engl1sh d0es. "xe" marks that the sentence 1s a quest10n! use 1t! and keep an eye 0ut f0r 1f 1t's aff1xed t0 anyth1ng else. #chr0masaltern1an
> l1ngu1st1csp0st1ng t1me. rem1nder y0u can tell s0me0ne's general l0cat10n based 0n the1r altern1an d1alect due t0 the eastern and western s1des 0f the gl0be us1ng d1fferent c0ns0nants. eastern altern1an uses g and m, wh1le western altern1an replaces them w1th j and n. see "řämur" (east) vs "řänur" (west) #chr0masaltern1an
> f0r the cur10us, any letter w1th a c0mma 0r curve bel0w 1t 1s a cl1ck c0ns0nant, and wh1le 1t techn1cally can be replaced w1th the letter 1tself, 1'd h1ghly rec0mmend us1ng the cl1cks. ä and ö are æ and œ used f0r w0rds that are n0t pr0per n0uns. #chr0masaltern1an
> chr0ma's handy dandy altern1an pr0n0uns gu1de! as a br1ef d1scla1mer, "ža" and "za" are used as reflex1ve markers (th1nk the "self" part 0f "myself") s0 1 w1ll n0t be 1nclud1ng the reflex1ve pr0n0un f0rms. just kn0w every th1rd-pers0n pr0n0un exclud1ng the equals uses "za" and all the rest use "ža" yat - f1rst-pers0n (1/me) vä - sec0nd-pers0n p0s1t1ve (y0u) ve - sec0nd-pers0n p0ssess1ve (y0ur) vö - sec0nd-pers0n negat1ve (y0u) vyä - 1nclus1ve "every0ne" (1nclud1ng y0u) vyö - exclus1ve "every0ne" (exclud1ng y0u) and n0w f0r th1rd pers0n pr0n0un hell. ap0l0g1es t0 any humans, altern1an d0es...Read more
> (( OOC; 0kay zer0 clue 1f p0st1ng 00c 1s even all0wed, and as such th1s w1ll be my 0nly 00c p0st, but 1 d1d wanna br1efly d1scla1mer that 1 d1d 1n fact c0nlang altern1an, all the stuff y0u w1ll see me p0st ab0ut 1t 1s fully 0r1g1nal and made by me :] 1 d0n't m1nd answer1ng spec1f1c quest10ns at chr0mad0esstuff 0n m0st s0c1als, 1f any0ne's cur10us. thanks y'all!! )) #OOC #chr0masaltern1an
> "chr0ma why are y0u talk1ng l1ke pe0ple d0n't kn0w altern1an th1s 1s a tr0ll-centr1c webs1te" there are st1ll humans and 0ther 1nd1v1duals 0n here. anyways "kazha" 1s a pass1ve/neutral greet1ng and "k0zh0" 1s a h0st1le greet1ng. and eļa 1s just a br1ef hell0 (but als0 means "w1sh" 0r "h0pe") #chr0masaltern1an
> w1ll never n0t be enterta1ned at h1ghbl00d vs l0wbl00d d1alects c0nstantly seem1ng t0 be try1ng t0 f1ght 0ne an0ther. 1 swear y0u see 0ne hb d1alect pr10r1t1ze caste markers and pr0n0un usage and then a lb d1alect pr0ceeds t0 dr0p every pr0n0un except f0r the l0wbl00d 0ne. 1t's fasc1nat1ng 1'm watch1ng l1ngu1st1c wars be waged #chr0masaltern1an
> br1ef n0te 1 have t0 say 1t's we1rd that there's tw0 d1fferent ways t0 wr1te tw0 0f the v0wels based 0n 1f they're 1n a pr0per n0un 0r n0t. als0 1'm n0t expla1n1ng the cl1ck c0ns0nants unt1l 1 have pr0per 1pa access 0r s0me0ne asks ab0ut 1t because they're a mess t0 try t0 expla1n t0 any n0n-tr0lls #chr0masaltern1an
> n0te t0 self ramble ab0ut l1ngu1st1cs 1n a g1ant p0st later. and als0 c01n a hashtag. 1'm d01ng that n0w #chr0masaltern1an