conlang Tag Posts Index

Design Contest: The Voice of the Kitar

This is the very first rough sketch of the Kitar. The antler and the rounded shape is what I wanted to capture here Over the past few weeks, I've been developing

The Hurka — A Thummok Hearth Home

The Thummok kin prefer compact, practical homes that show warmth, craftsmanship, and resilience. They create intimate dwellings where everything has a practical

Making the spiced hot drink: Bovro

Finally done with the concept art of a new word added in the lexicon. I think snow dwellers need something to warm them up hence this spiced drink I call Bovro inspired

Design a Nivukti Scout Sled – 1 HIVE each for My 2 Favorite Sketches!

Hey Drawaday community I could use a little help with a worldbuilding project. So I thought I would host this drawing contest. I'm looking for concept sketches of

How Mugri finally came together

Finding a name for this young Borival and finalizingb thevlook actually took way longer than I expected. I went through many name options but none of them felt right

Periods of the day

Deep slumber of the young scouts tuck in their cozy cabin-like abode, the binary moon and the fleeting embers provide that soft warm light to keep them safe and

Gear Check: Defining Guvru’s Harvesting Kit

I finalized the look of Guvru from the Thummok kin and completed her basic tools and clothes to better define her character. She is an agile smaller creature perfect

Snow related vocabulary

The nivukti conlang lexicon is slowly beefing up with new and old words. As it thickens I need to have a proper and efficient way to keep a record and that is by

Sketched a new Borival character

It is already three days that had passed and I am a little late to write a post update about my personal worldbuilding project. I want to keep a steady streak to

Drawing the celestial canopy: Skyrme

skyrme /ˈskyr.me/ n. ​Etymology: Borrowed from the forest folks to describe the wooded borderlands. ​Definition: The celestial canopy; the vault of the night sky

Sana's Visual Redesign: Finding Her Kin

I am finished with the visual redesign of Sana, it is probably the most noticeable because she changed into a different kin. She was originally sketched with features

Project Log #9 — The First Four Kin

From left to right: Sana a Tselo, LohummTi a Koggu, Varrumah a Shuvok, Myrrku a baby Shuvok, Guvru a Thummok I've expanded the Nivukti lexicon with four kin which

Designing a new character: Guvru (WIP)

This is an almost done look of the new character that I intend to add to the Nivukti world Name: Guvru Species: Thummok Description: The tunnel hunter. Denser and

The new baby character: Myrrku

I am finally done designing the first draft of a new character that I added to the fold so LohummTi Varrumah and Sana would be happier here is.... Myrrku Pronunciation:

The essential eating implements : Huzka

Putting it all together, this is LohummTi carrying his huzka or eating kit huzka /ˈhuz.ka/ n. Definitions A personal eating kit which consists the vessels and implements

The wooden spoon: Glikka

glikka /ˈɡlik.ka/ n. Etymology: Borrowed from the forest folks. Adopted from the glifka. Over generations of rapid speech among Nivukti scouts, the soft /f/ assimilated

The wooden bowl : Hymru

hymru /ˈhəm.ru/ n. Etymology: Native Nivukti. Retains its old, un-eroded form. Definition: A shallow, rectangular trencher carved from dense hardwood or could be

Making the wooden cup : Bokka

bokka /ˈbok.ka/ n. Etymology: Borrowed from the forest folks word bokkin. Which is a carved wood-knot. As Nivukti speakers integrated the word into their everyday

The Directions Updated on the Kluyll

This is how the directions would sit on that lens called Kluyll. They will be etched into the star iron material although this is just a rough sketch The middle

The Directions

Currently thinking, conceptualizing my version of the directions like what would I call north or south in my world for the Nivukti? I am considering the moon the