A left-to-right constructed block script, Polaran, reading "cho"
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Polaran for Day 31, WATER:
cho [t͡ʃə] - "water"
From PP tsúke. A surprisingly controversial origin word, all things considered
A left-to-right constructed block script, Polaran, reading "tsóíkasító"
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Polaran for Day 30, ICE & COOLTH:
tsóíkasító ['t͡sɔɪ.ka.si.to] - "refrigerator; icebox; freezer"
From Tsinesnassan tsi`oikasit`o, "oh thank goodness, it stays cold."
A left-to-right constructed block script, Polaran, reading "dzálkóí pkú"
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Polaran for Day 29, MINERAL DYES:
dzálkóí pkú ['d͡zæl.kɔɪ pku] - "Prussian blue; [Fe4[Fe(CN)6]"
Translates to "shocking blue" or "startling blue." The name actually comes from the accidental creation when a dyer was trying to create a red dye!
A left-to-right constructed block script, Polaran, reading "súnglé"
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Polaran for Day 28, PLANT DYES
súnglé ['suŋ.gleɪ] - "greenthread dye; orange"
Abbreviation of Shubawothir 'súngléór súthen,' "greenthread dye." Popular as a dye and as a drink throughout Polara, though the drink is known as chúnro!
A left-to-right constructed block script, Polaran, reading "pórwósó"
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Polaran for Day 27, ANIMAL DYES
pórwósó ['poɹ.wo.so] - "carmine dye; carmine red"
Another borrowing from the textile-rich Shubawothir! This is an abbreviation of Shubawothir 'pórwósór súthen,' "cochineal dye"
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Polaran for Day 26, EGGS:
wízhó ['wi.ʒo] - 'egg (fertilized)'
wogaú [wɔ.'gaʊ] - 'egg (food)'
Usually these refer to dragons' eggs; see Day 24, MEAT, for context. It also might refer to other animals' eggs
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A left-to-right constructed block script, Polaran, reading "dúbo"
A left-to-right constructed block script, Polaran, reading "wúsrífa"
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Polaran for Day 25, MILK & CHEESE:
dúbo ['du.bə] - "milk; specifically, cow's milk"
wúsrífa ['wus.ri.fə] - "cheese"
Mammals are plentiful enough to be domesticated in Polara, though wúsrífa's Tsisnaschan origin suggests it was invented further south.
A left-to-right constructed block script, Polaran, reading "graúbl"
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Polaran for Day 24, MEAT:
graúbl ['graʊb.(ə)l] - "dragon meat"
Birds don't exist in the world of Polara, so there is no such thing as poultry there; filling that biological niche is a clade of functionally similar animals we would recognize as dragons
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... So I noticed a typo in the original and it was gonna BUG ME FOREVER
A left-to-right constructed block script, Polaran, reading "pezaí"
A left-to-right constructed block script, Polaran, reading "Pezóíhílík"
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Polaran for Day 23, FUNGI:
pezaí [pɛ.'zaɪ] - "mushroom"
One of the days of the Polaran week, Pezóíhílík, is named for mushrooms. They were certainly important to Polarans' ancestors, but whether their interest was medicinal or culinary remains unknown
A left-to-right constructed block script, Polaran, reading "laú"
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Polaran for Day 22, GRAINS
laú [laʊ] - "corn"
We all know that Corn Is Grass thanks to RiffTrax, but today's prompt didn't mention corn in its list of grains, which--it's gotta be a grain, right? It's in breakfast cereal! And polenta! CORNBREAD?!
A left-to-right constructed block script, Polaran, reading "ga labládz, ga path, ga bí blaún-ló shpú"
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Ga labládz, ga path, ga bí blaún-ló shpú - "Boil them, mash them, stick 'em in a stew"
A left-to-right constructed block script, Polaran, reading "nodzaúch"
A left-to-right constructed block script, Polaran, reading "tkaún"
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Correction to Polaran for Day 18, NUTS & LEGUMES!
nodzaúch [nɔ.'d͡zaʊt͡ʃ] - "bean"
tkaún [tkaʊn] - "nut"
Okay, THIS time I didn't mix up the words! Fixed it!
A left-to-right constructed block script, Polaran, reading "glaúm"
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Polaran for Day 20, TUBERS:
glaúm [gɛ.'laʊm] - "potato"
Imagine my shock when I realized I DIDN'T have this word in Polaran yet! Potatoes are a staple! They're great! Boil 'em, mash 'em, stick 'em in a stew! Even Tolkien had 'em in his world!
A printed right-to-left block script, Rredŕa, reading "drombash"
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OMG, OMG, OMG, please permit me to launch us into SPACE and go with Rredŕa for Day 20, GREENS!
drombash [drɔm.'baʃ] - "salad; leafy vegetables"
Colloquially, 'drombash' is used to mean something like "bullshit," as in an unhelpful nonsense offer
A left-to-right constructed block script, Polaran, reading "ózhvúmbló"
A left-to-right constructed block script, Polaran, reading "dómbú-ór ósís"
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Polaran for Day 19's STIMULANTS:
ózhvúmbló ['oʒ.vum.blo] - "Queen's Dawn tea"
dómbú-ór ósís - "Queen's Dawn tea"
A tea made from a leaf in the southern highlands, with a mild stimulating effect
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Polaran for Day 17, FRUIT
blaúch ['blaʊt͡ʃ] - "fruit"
I don't know why, I just like that the word for "fruit" sounds like you're making a sound of disgust.
BONUS:
nónaúj ['no.naʊd͡ʒ] - "berry"
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A left-to-right constructed block script, Polaran, reading "lúsúm"
A left-to-right constructed block script, Polaran, reading "kesóts"
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Polaran for Day 16's prompt, TIMBER:
lúsúm ['lu.sum] - "timber; wood for building"
From PP lusúm, "grove; woods"
BONUS:
kesóts [kɛ.'sot͡s] - "lodgepole pine"
from PP ukchót, "tent pole"
A left-to-right constructed block script, Polaran, reading "paíwúts"
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paíwúts ['paɪ.wut͡s] - "ivory"
From Hu*itp (4)pai*ut swu (4)qaǂoq, "walrus tooth." Ivory is primarily acquired through trade with northern Seafolk
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For mermaids, it's
(3)kahu* - "bone (living)," or
(4)kahu* - "bone (dead; material)"
The numbers indicate pitch contours that in turn indicate noun class. 3 is the "dry, inanimate" class; 4 is the "wet, inanimate" class
Fairy alphabet of circles, curves, and dots, in a light-blue ink, reading, "ete"
Fairy alphabet of circles, curves, and dots, in a tan ink, reading, "etem"
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Fairylang for Day 14, BONE:
ete ['ɛ.te] - "bone (specific to fairies)"
Fairy bones are made of xylem and thus resemble wood; for animal (or human) bones a fairy would use:
etem ['ɛ.tɛm]
A left-to-right constructed block script, Polaran, reading "tehsó"
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tehsó [tɛh.'so] - "horn; handle"
From PP téhsó, "horn." This falls under the T.H.S. root, which seems to be associated with bighorn sheep. Their horns were used for many purposes through history; hence the second definition, "handle"!
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I'm also working on a mermaid language, and from that:
(4)q*u'uik - "pearl"
The number at the beginning indicates the pitch pattern for the word, which in turn indicates the noun class. Pitch Pattern 4 (low-mid-high) is the "wet, inanimate" class
Fairy alphabet of circles, curves, and dots reading, "premiuraw"
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We're going to the Forbidden Forest today with Fairylang for Day 12: ORGANIC GEMS:
premiuraw ['prɛ.mi.u.rau̯] - "amber"
From premi, "hard; solid," and uraw, "blood; fairy blood; mothertree sap"
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Also doing Fairylang, because I would never hear the end of it from the fairies if I left them out
kilipreme [ki.li.'prɛ.me] - "crystal"
Also a compound of the words for "sparkly" and "stone," as a matter of fact!
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A left-to-right constructed block script, Polaran, reading "skechíshó"
A left-to-right constructed block script, Polaran, reading "tslwudzlósh"
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Polaran for Day 11's prompt, INORGANIC GEMS!
skechíshó [skɛ.'t͡ʃi.ʃo] - "crystal; gemstone; jewel
From PP eskúts "sparkly" + chíko, "stone."
BONUS:
tslwudzlósh [t͡slwʊd͡z.'loʃ] - "ruby"
From the Jubilation Lake dialect, echlú "red" + ujlóz "cut gem"
A left-to-right constructed block script, Polaran, reading "shrekjílzó"
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Polaran for Day 10's prompt, SEMI-PRECIOUS GEMS:
shrekjílzó [ʃrek.'d͡ʒil.zo] - "agate"
From PP eshrúk, "layered," and jílzo, "(uncut) gemstone."
A very important semiprecious stone to Polarans!
A left-to-right constructed block script, Polaran, reading "tsúthú"
A left-to-right constructed block script, Polaran, reading "tséthó"
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Polaran for Day 9, SALT:
tsúthú ['t͡su.θu] - "salt"
In PP, tsufú is a collective noun. The word for "a grain of salt" is tséfó, leading to Polaran tséthó
A left-to-right constructed block script, Polaran, reading "tsúshú"
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Polaran for Day 8's prompt, STONE:
tsúshú ['t͡su.ʃu] - "stone"
From PP chukú, "collection of stone." This is a collective noun - meaning it does not require an article before it - for the material
A left-to-right constructed block script, Polaran, reading "tsúshpóí"
A left-to-right constructed block script, Polaran, reading "seschúshpóí"
A left-to-right constructed block script, Polaran, reading "jróígtsúshpóí"
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Polaran for Day 7's prompt, AGGREGATE:
tsúshpóí ['t͡suʃ.pɔɪ] - "aggregate; gravel; sand"
From the PP word tsushúp, "sand"
Bonus words:
seschúshpóí - "sand" (PP "fine" + "sand")
jróígtsúshpóí - "gravel" (PP "rough" + "sand)
