User blog:Aschiffer186/Proto-Lang Challenge

Introduction

Hello, in this challenge the goal is to create an a priori proto-language for a family of your choice. You must also make a list of sound changes to another language in that family (but you do not need to create that other language). The winner of course is the person who makes the most original, most creative, and most well developed language (well developness is important). There were be a required text, which will be announced on the date of the contest

Rules

-The language may not have been started before the contest

-The language must be entirely a priori 


 * This means no loan words from another language

-Phonology, Orthography, and Grammar must be listed on the site

-The language must have a lexicon and a translation


 * The translation must be the required text or something approved by me.


 * Translation must have IPA and gloss.

-There must be a list of sound changes to one other language


 * That other language does not need to be completed other than the sound changes

-There will be one other rule to be announced the day of the challenge.

-Tag entries with the Proto-Lang Challenge tag.

Dates

The challenge starts at 12:00:00 EST on 12/7/2015 and ends 11:59:59 EST on 2/1/2016

There are two parts to the challenge (to be announced on the start day), the first one must be completed by 1/1/2016.

Juding

The judging shall be done by the community, even if you did not enter the challenge. Each person shall have 3 votes including one downvote. You may not downvote another language for the sole reason of downvoting it, that vote will be invalidated and you wil NOT get another vote.