Tag: Nómàk’óla
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Nómàk’óla Numbers
I spent quite a bit of time figuring out numbers and how they work in Nómàk’óla (i.e. NisseLang). The nisse have a base-5 counting system. As a general practice, they count on one five-fingered hand (to keep the other hand free!), and as they count, they raise a finger. When they hit five, they put…
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NisseLang Gets a Name!
During today’s very fruitful conlanging session, I gave NisseLang a language name! The language name is Nómàk’óla, which means “voice of the Northern Lights” and connects with the nisse lore that they come from the Northern Lights. The speakers refer to each other as nísse, which comes from an old compound meaning “guardian” (they view…