<p>Lovecraft probably didn't think about grammar, and we certainly don't have enough material to reconstruct one. Could also be like Sindarin, where Tolkien wrote much, but never released any specification of the language. Quote from the threat you linked: "To my knowledge, we only have the transcription in the Latin alphabet" (comment from Sparksbet).</p>

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2018-08-15T20:18:14.643Z
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Cecilia
<p>The accepted translation of Lovecraft's "Cthulhu fhtagn" seems to be "Cthulhu dreams".</p>

<p>How would one conjugate "fhtagn" to get the word derivations "dream", "dreamer", "dreaming".</p>

<p><a href="https://conlang.stackexchange.com/questions/371/what-is-rlyehian-based-on">This answer</a> had a helpful link for translations, but not much in the way of deriving conjugates.</p>

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fyi, not all derivations are conjugations; suggest you look up the latter word.
Anton Sherwood
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Conjugate seemed to be the closest descriptive word I could find to describe this word derivation when I posted this. If there's a more accurate word, please share.
George C
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How to conjugate "fhtagn" in R'lyehian?
# How to conjugate "fhtagn" in R'lyehian?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-08-15)

The accepted translation of Lovecraft's "Cthulhu fhtagn" seems to be "Cthulhu dreams".

How would one conjugate "fhtagn" to get the word derivations "dream", "dreamer", "dreaming".

[This answer](https://conlang.stackexchange.com/questions/371/what-is-rlyehian-based-on) had a helpful link for translations, but not much in the way of deriving conjugates.

**Tags:** grammar, rlyehian
> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: fyi, not all derivations are conjugations; suggest you look up the latter word.  
> **username_0**: Conjugate seemed to be the closest descriptive word I could find to describe this word derivation when I posted this. If there's a more accurate word, please share.  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2018-08-15. Score: 5

Lovecraft probably didn't think about grammar, and we certainly don't have enough material to reconstruct one. Could also be like Sindarin, where Tolkien wrote much, but never released any specification of the language. Quote from the threat you linked: "To my knowledge, we only have the transcription in the Latin alphabet" (comment from Sparksbet).


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