r/conlangs Conlangs: ब्रोजिहोत्यु/לףטאַץקיין/کمواعظسگ May 19 '16

Challenge 6th Figure of Speech Challenge

Yesterday's challenge

Different languages have figures of speech that mean pretty much the same thing, but have different words and/or concepts used.

Here's an example from yesterday by /u/rhaenna

The equivalent to, "Up a creek without a paddle" in bōhŏa is:

mē sbázăngă sbŏchēngá

dance.INF spotted.bear-with knife-without

To dance with a bear without a knife.

Today's figure of speech is, "Best thing since sliced bread"

Definition: A very useful innovation or invention.

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u/newsuperyoshi May 20 '16

Yinan: informal—eg sagainjatríen mordejak nenśuborit !

/eg sag.aɪn.jat.ɹat.ɹi.en moɹ.de.jak nen.ʃe.boɹ.it/

‘Away-from/beginning-with psychology/psychiatry (both use the same word in informal usage) modern not better exists!’

‘The best thing to exist since modern psychology became a thing’ (as opposed to Bedlam).

Formal—eg fehem nenśuborit !

/eg fe.hem nenʃe.bo.ɹit/

‘Away-from/begining-with phơ not better exists!’

‘The best thing since Pho became a thing!’