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tryta, apple

Okay, I’m finally doing that word of the day. This week’s theme is fruits!

feula, orange

A friend asked me to post a badass post. So, here it is, all 112 chemical elements translated into Confederationese:

1. Hidrogena, Hydrogen (H)
2. Heliuma, Helium (He)
3. Liþiuma, Lithium (Li)
4. Beriliuma, Beryllium (Be)
5. Borona, Boron (B)
6. Karbona, Carbon (C)
7. Nitrogena, Nitrogen (N)
8. Oxigena, Oxygen (O)
9. Florina, Fluorine (F)
10. Neona, Neon (Ne)
11. Natriuma, Sodium (Na)
12. Magnesiuma, Magnesium (Mg)
13. Aluminiuma, Aluminum (Al)
14. Silikona, Silicon (Si)
15. Fosfora, Phosphorus (P)
16. Ŝeuca, Sulfur (S)
17. Klorina, Chlorine (Cl)
18. Argona, Argon (Ar)
19. Kaliuma, Potassium (K)
20. Kalsiuma, Calcium (Ca)
21. Skandiuma, Scandium (Sc)
22. Titaniuma, Titanium (Ti)
23. Vanadiuma, Vanadium (V)
24. Kromiuma, Chromium (Cr)
25. Manganesa, Manganese (Mn)
26. Roĉa, Iron (Fe)
27. Kobalta, Cobalt (Co)
28. Nikela, Nickel (Ni)
29. Vaira, Copper (Cu)
30. Zinka, Zinc (Zn)
31. Galiuma, Gallium (Ga)
32. Germaniuma, Germanium (Ge)
33. Arsenika, Arsenic (As)
34. Seleniuma, Selenium (Se)
35. Bromina, Bromine (Br)
36. Kriptona, Krypton (Kr)
37. Rubidiuma, Rubidium (Rb)
38. Ystrontiuma, Strontium (Sr)
39. Itriuma, Yttrium (Y)
40. Zirkoniuma, Zirconium (Zr)
41. Niobiuma, Niobium (Nb)
42. Molibdena, Molybdenum (Mo)
43. Teknetiuma, Technetium (Tc)
44. Ruþeniuma, Ruthenium (Ru)
45. Rodiuma, Rhodium (Rh)
46. Paladiuma, Palladium (Pd)
47. Ẑoma, Silver (Ag)
48. Kadmiuma, Cadmium (Cd)
49. Indiuma, Indium (In)
50. Myneŝa, Tin (Sn)
51. Antimona, Antimony (Sb)
52. Teluriuma, Tellurium (Te)
53. Iodina, Iodine (I)
54. Xenona, Xenon (Xe)
55. Sesiuma, Cesium (Cs)
56. Bariuma, Barium (Ba)
57. Lanþana, Lanthanum (La)
58. Seriuma, Cerium (Ce)
59. Praseodimiuma, Praseodymium (Pr)
60. Neodimiuma, Neodymium (Nd)
61. Promeþiuma, Promethium (Pm)
62. Samariuma, Samarium (Sm)
63. Europiuma, Europium (Eu)
64. Gadoliniuma, Gadolinium (Gd)
65. Terbiuma, Terbium (Tb)
66. Disprosiuma, Dysprosium (Dy)
67. Holmiuma, Holmium (Ho)
68. Erbiuma, Erbium (Er)
69. Þuliuma, Thulium (Tm)
70. Iterbiuma, Ytterbium (Yb)
71. Lutetiuma, Lutetium (Lu)
72. Hafniuma, Hafnium (Hf)
73. Tantala, Tantalum (Ta)
74. Wolframa, Tungsten (W)
75. Reniuma, Rhenium (Re)
76. Osmiuma, Osmium (Os)
77. Iridiuma, Iridium (Ir)
78. Platina, Platinum (Pt)
79. Trauma, Gold (Au)
80. Numica, Mercury (Hg)
81. Þaliuma, Thallium (Tl)
82. Geĉa, Lead (Pb)
83. Bismuþa, Bismuth (Bi)
84. Poloniuma, Polonium (Po)
85. Astatina, Astatine (At)
86. Radona, Radon (Rn)
87. Franciuma, Francium (Fr)
88. Radiuma, Radium (Ra)
89. Aktiniuma, Actinium (Ac)
90. Þoriuma, Thorium (Th)
91. Protaktiniuma, Protactinium (Pa)
92. Uraniuma, Uranium (U)
93. Neptuniuma, Neptunium (Np)
94. Plutoniuma, Plutonium (Pu)
95. Amerikiuma, Americium (Am)
96. Kuriuma, Curium (Cm)
97. Berkeliuma, Berkelium (Bk)
98. Kaliforniuma, Californium (Cf)
99. Einsteiniuma, Einsteinium (Es)
100. Fermiuma, Fermium (Fm)
101. Mendeleviuma, Mendelevium (Md)
102. Nobeliuma, Nobelium (No)
103. Laurenciuma, Lawrencium (Lr)
104. Ruþerfordiuma, Rutherfordium (Rf)
105. Dubniuma, Dubnium (Db)
106. Siborgiuma, Seaborgium (Sg)
107. Boriuma, Bohrium (Bh)
108. Hasiuma, Hassium (Hs)
109. Meitneriuma, Meitnerium (Mt)
110. Darmistatiuma, Darmstadtium (Ds)
111. Rontygeniuma, Roentgenium (Rg)
112. Kopernikiuma, Copernicium (Cn)

The elements ŝeuca, sulfur; roĉa, iron; vaira, copper; ẑoma, silver; myneŝa, tin; trauma, gold; numica, mercury; and geĉa, lead have “native” words in Confederationese. The elements natriuma, sodium and kaliuma, potassium take their forms from Latin natrium and kalium (this is why their chemical symbols are Na and K). Similiarly, wolframa, tungsten takes its form from German Wolfram (the word tungsten is actually from Swedish).

Okay, as some of you have pointed out, I haven’t been doing those word of the day posts. I decided to make a few orthographic changes to Confederationese (this included adding a new letter), so it wasn’t quite ready yet. Hey, conlanging is serious business.

I took the flag from the previous post and used the colors from the Satchian flag, except the purple stripe is a bit darker. It’s not all that different than the Satchian flag. Sometimes you have to stick with what works.

This is the same flag with the colors flipped.

A while back, I made a post about the flag of the Terran Empire, so this flag might look familiar. It’s a nice flag, but it’s a bit militaristic. Militaristic, is that even a word? Yes, it is! It’s too militaristic for a conlang flag, but it’s fitting for the Confederation. Since the Confederation—or what would become the Confederation—was established as a military alliance, the flag is quite fitting. I do love the black-white-red tricolor, but I’m afraid it’s just too much like the flag of the German Empire, especially with the cross.

This flag is based on the flag of Liechtenstein. Of course, the crown has been replaced with the ring of six stars.

The Satchian flag didn’t represent a country. I used it to represent the Satchian language. Confederationese is the language of a country, albeit a pretend one. Since the Confederation is an alliance of six planets, I decided the flag should have six stars. This flag is based on the “Stars and Bars” of the CSA, except the stars are gold rather than white. This flag is nice, but I’m afraid it’s too Confederate.