Our final #Lexember word is the game name itself! Sovála got its name from Engála, our #conlang for rabbits, and is the name of the lake in their region. The name means "Great Heart". <3
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Our #Lexember word for today comes from Sarkezhe, our #conlang for cats: "yikwi" means "blood water" and refers to the magical water-based substance that gives all our Sovála characters their abilities (including their ability to speak!).
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For the final three days of #Lexember, we are focusing on some key vocabulary for the name of the game, Sovála. Today's word is "amùghù", which means "battle" in Haughòf (our #conlang for dogs). A subtitle for Sovála is "The Battle of the Blood Water"!
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We're wrapping up our week's focus on actions characters can take in the Sovála game with "shäs", which means "to sneak" in Loh Akish, our #conlang for foxes!
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Our #Lexember word for today comes from Nulisü, our #conlang for beavers. The verb "dhãdhã" means "to build", something our Sovála beavers are very good at!
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Our #Lexember word for today is "uaghḅae", which means "to attack" in Haughòf, our #conlang for dogs. The word is a compound of the verbs meaning "to scratch" and "to bite".
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Our #Lexember word for today is "khi", which means "to cast a spell" and comes from Sarkezhe, our #conlang for cats. The cats are perhaps the most magical of the animals in Sovála, so it's a fitting word to come from their language!
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Our #Lexember word for today is one of my favorites! "Zhálá" means "to sing" in Wokuthízhű (our #conlang for mice). When multiple mice are singing, it comes out as "zhálálá", which delights me to no end.
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Our #Lexember word for today is "tshiet", which means "to defend" in Tpaalha, our #conlang for opossums. This word comes from an older root meaning "to push away", and this opossum stands ready to push attackers away with a decorative shield!
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It's a new #Lexember week and new vocab focus for our Sovála-related words! This week focuses on types of actions characters can take in the game, starting with "ahe" ("to hop") in Engála, our #conlang for rabbits.
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For our last Sovála weapon word for this week of #Lexember, "minkhüm" means "bow" in Loh Akish, our #conlang for foxes. It consists pf the verb root meaning "to pull" and a nominal derivation indicating a patientive object—a bow is a "pull thing".
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The compound is actually “hammer tooth”… Whoops!
Our #Lexember word for today comes from Nulisü, our #conlang for beavers. The weapon of choice for this warrior is a "thakipak", or an axe. The word is an old compound coming from "tooth hammer"!
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Our #Lexember word for today is "gankò", which means "club" in Haughòf, our #conlang for dogs. When drawing these warriors, I chose to put a baseball bat in their hands as their club of choice—a nod to my dad who is a baseball coach and dog person through and through.
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Our #Lexember word for today is a weapon often featured with our magic-using cats in Sovála: "ikhtezhe" means "staff" in Sarkezhe.
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Today's #Lexember word is "popo" ("drum"), which comes from Wokuthízhű, our #conlang for mice. This little mouse bard is one of my favorite characters in all of Sovála!
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Our #Lexember word for the day is "dzhaak", which means "shield" and comes from Tpaalha, our #conlang for opossums!
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It's a new #Lexember week, so we're starting over with Engála, our #conlang for rabbits (the first #LangTime language!). This week's words focus on weapons characters use in Sovála. Today's word is "membédza", which means "guitar", and is the weapon of choice for this bunny bard!
Our #Lexember word for today comes from Loh Akish, a #conlang for foxes. "Kfässir" means "trapper" and is an agentive form of a verb. Foxes, being as clever and stealthy as they are, are excellent at laying traps and sneaking around the Sovála game board!
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Our #Lexember word for today is "mhawuk", which means "master builder" in Nulisü, our #conlang for beavers. It's a compound that literally means "square paw".
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Our #Lexember word for the day is "khvùkhte", which means "solider" in Haughòf, our #conlang for dogs. This noun is an agentive form of a compound verb that incorporates "stand" and "growl". These dog soldiers are formidable when they're standing and growling in your path!
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Our #Lexember word for today comes from Sarkezhe, our #conlang for cats. "Saytsmo" is the word for "pyromancer", which is based on the root meaning "to flow". Magic flows from the toe beans of these amazing cats!
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Our #Lexember word for today is "wotáma", which means "driver" in Wokuthízhű, our #conlang for mice. The mice are well known for their tank-operating abilities, making them formidable opponents!
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The #Lexember word for today comes from Tpaalha, our #conlang for opossums: "źiek" refers to an umbramancer. The word is an augmentative form of the noun "relic" and references the fact that these umbramancers use relics in their magic.
It's week 2 of #Lexember, and today we are circling back to Engála (our #conlang for rabbits) and featuring one of the classes of characters in the #Sovála board game: "kimbáda" means "sharpshooter" and comes from a compound that literally translates as "steady paw".
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Our #Lexember word for today comes from Loh Akish, our #conlang for foxes! The word "kish" (which is incorporated into the language name) means "fox".
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Our #Lexember word for today comes from Nulisü, our #conlang for beavers! "Sale" is the word for a beaver, which is a nod to the name of David's favorite childhood stuffie (also a beaver). These characters are the best carpenters of Sovála!
