selsimicu (selsi + micu, lit. "word smarts") is a semi-naturalistic alien conlang which is intended to tie in to a worldbuilding project of mine :3 in universe, selsimicu is the world language of the selsians (seelsijan), a communal alien race [fig. 1], as well as being spoken by the majority of jazrajoto [fig. 2] through trade.
make the language "alien" through semantic quirks, NOT grammatical or phonological.
characterize the aliens through their language, and the language through the aliens
make it adaptable to human use by putting yourself in the shoes of the aliens (for story purposes)
not making it particularly "naturalistic" (this language is just a passion project and frankly making protolangs scares me)
HOW'S IT GOING?
well, you can see for yourself! if the following interests you enough, you can come join the selsimicu discord server, where we talk about (or in) the creatures and their language! also check out the grammar document, updated whenever me or the group has a good idea :P
have any questions? let me know!
this thread will contain translations, discussions and just whatever i feel like sharing with you all! thank you and ñosaiko! zax za'o nitsan!
ñoi! it's been a bit. hope everyone's doing well! happy new year, if you use the gregorian calendar
selsimicu's still going strong! here's some recent updates:
THE SEMANTIC SPACE DICTIONARY
i am currently working on a selsimicu semantic space dictionary for specific words and their derivations! if you're in the discord server, you can access these through the leisun eswoka bot (otherwise known as kose kata). the current ones written are:
ruzipa - find with "ruzipa", "ruzip", "ruzipaxe" & "ruzipoka"
jofoñ - find with "jofoñ", "jofon", "jōfojan" & "jofoka", as well as a toki pona taso versions of this same entry that describes all three only using toki pona (add "tp" to the end)
aikae - find with "aikae"
more coming soon...
MAJNKRAF PULA UM SELSIMICU
this is a project i've been attempting since the first ever version of selsimicu (for the record, this is technically version 3), but there will be a selsimicu minecraft translation! it is currently in production at about 30% completion, if i had to guess. it's definitely going to be a long project, but it's helped greatly with the "characterizing the aliens with their language". how would they see this? how would they see that? it's a wonderful thought experiment, and i've had lots of fun just booting up minecraft and playing it with the resource pack on. i'll be glad to let you all experience that too once it's done!! which will not be soon, minecraft has A LOT of things to translate. but that's what we're here for :3
MISCELLANEOUS
i've made a lot of smaller things for and around this project, so here's a bunch of them all at once!
here's a selsian (outward) anatomy diagram. also available in toki pona!
(don't tell anyone, but there's also a secret third one if you join the discord server ;3)
my strawpage now has a section about selsimicu at the bottom! featuring most of the necessary links and example phrases never before seen (because i came up with them on the spot) !!! go check it out. mayhaps send me stuff if you wish :3 ask me about the language even! i'd be happy to answer! https://silviautism.straw.page/
that's all i've got for right now, so see you all! asa oto zax sua'uzi!
