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==Introduction==

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<poem>
nouns are given in def sg and def pl forms (Bhadhagha gib)
big: go qhéith
small: go chun
long: go mheal
short: go laomh
wide: go raoi
narrow: go cuachar
thick: go scúil
thin: go h-ádh
woman: an fháixe, na bhfáixe
man: an beathra, na mbeathra
child: an stíotha, na stíotha
mother: an feadhan-fháixe?
father: an feadhan-beathra?
na bhfeadhan-fháixe, na bhfeadhan-beathra
wife: an sleith-fháixe
husband: an sleith-beathra
na dhsleith-fháixe, na dhsleith-beathra
fish: an déimhe, na dhéimhe
bird: an chuar, na cuar
(all these are from the bhadhagha gib)
dog: an lior, na lior
louse: an h-úmha, na n-úmha
snake: an bhfaos, na fhaos
worm: an ghean, na ngean
tree: an daodha, na dhaodha
forest: an ríne, na ríne
stick: an cuath, na chuath
fruit: an thamha, na dtamha
seed: an páile, na páile
leaf: an fhuix, na bhfuix
root: an dhóife, na dhóife
bark should be an cilear / na cilear
flower: an qeógh, na qheógh
grass: an rúiche, na rúiche
rope: an mbuad, na bhuad
skin: an geabh, na gheabh
meat: an ceith, na gceith
blood: an dhséabha, na dhséabha
bone: an reist, na reist
fat: an xuile, na xuile
egg: an qé, na qhé *hmoob intensifies*
horn: an n-aire, na h-aire
tail: an h-aoi, na h-aoi
feather: an gcoít, na choít
hair: an núcha, na núcha
head: an snith, na snith
ear: an dtiocha, na tiocha
eye: an fhéir, na bhféir
nose: an gaoine, na ngaoine
mouth: an cnuile, na chnuile
tooth: an iacha, na h-iacha
tongue: an bhlaoighne? 😀
fingernail: an sciofa, na sciofa
foot: an reithe, na reithe
leg: an ndeocha reith, na dheocha reith
knee: an xionn reith, na dhxionn reith
hand: flúin
an bhflúin, na fhlúin
arm: an ndeocha bhflúin, na dheocha bhflúin
elbow: an ndeocha bhflúin, na dheocha bhflúin
sorry
elbow: an xionn bhflúin, na dhxionn bhflúin
wing: an ceamh, na gceamh
belly: an táile, na tháile
guts: an nquinneach, na quinneach
neck: an xaoiphe, na xaoiphe
back: an mbíola, na bíola
breast: an dhsrachta, na srachta
heart: an luicheamh, na luicheamh
liver: an steóiseamh, na steóiseamh
sorry
an steóiseamh, na dhsteóiseamh
go neábha 'to drink'
go séic 'to eat'
go xumhadh 'to bite'
go scéimh 'to suck'
go fiara 'to spit, to eject'
go fiara an néitheasach 'to vomit'
go fíoxa 'to blow'
go stúimhe 'to breathe'
go sraoth 'to laugh'
go bhfeirthe 'to see'
go dtiodh 'to hear'
go xeólaigh 'to know'
go bhrainne 'to think'

ni fhiorad = now, from an fhiorad / na fiorad 'moment'

einnbhí = envy

ciúr, céiq, cear, ceann, céidh, céibh, ceanna?
present
without the c they're past tense
lionúr, líq, lear, leann, lionóidh, lionóibh, leanna = future

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An Bhlaoighne is inspired by Irish though the aesthetic is turning out more like Proto-Indo-European.

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==Phonology==

Phonology of An Bhlaoighne:
a e i o u á é í ó ú /ä e̞~ɛ i o̞~ɔ u a: ɛ: i: o: u:/ + far too many diphthongs to even count!

b c d f g h l m n ŋ p q r s t x
/b k d̪ f g h l̪ m n̪ ŋ p tɬ ɹ s t̪ ɬ/

The letters bcdfgpqstx can participate in two mutations. In addition, m can be aspirated.

Aspiration:
bh ch dh fh gh mh ph qh sh th xh
/bʰ kʰ d̪ʰ fʰ gʰ mʰ pʰ tɬʰ sʰ t̪ʰ ɬʰ/

Prenasalization:
mb gc nd bhf ŋg _ mp nq dhs dt dhx
/ᵐb ᵑk ⁿd̪ bʰf ᵑg ᵐp ⁿtɬ dʰs ⁿt̪ dʰɬ/

===Sindarin analog===
<poem>
ai -> e
ái -> ä́ -> ia
ao -> å -> o
ea -> ia
ei -> e
eo -> ö́ -> io
aoi, eoi -> í
eo -> o
ia -> ie
io -> io
oi -> e
ua -> uo
uai -> í

éa -> é
eá -> á
eó -> ó
eói -> é
éi -> ei
ío -> io
iú -> ǘ -> iu
iúi -> í
ói -> é
oí -> í
úi, uí -> í

prepositions

to: eis -> sós, smedh, san, es
from: chois éinn go na -> hios, hiomedh, hion, hion
in: ni -> nis, nimedh, nin, nin
away from: ni amhaidh na -> aus, aumedh, aun, aun
with: ro -> ros, romedh, ron, ron
without: go ríste na -> rís, rímedh, rín, rín
like: qe -> qes, qemedh, qen, qen
unlike: xa aghabh na -> xás, xámedh, xán, xán

passive: go leath
causative: go dhaimh
reflexive: go dhsinn
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===Prosody===
====Stress====
====Intonation====

===Phonotactics===
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===Morphophonology===

==Morphology==
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===Article===
Both the definite and indefinite articles are 'an' in the singular, 'na' in the plural.
===Gender and declensions===

The An Bhlaoighne nominal system has three genders and three declensions.

First declension masculine:
indef. sg. aspiration; indef. pl. prenasalization; def. sg. no mutation; def. pl. no mutation

First declension feminine:
indef. sg. prenasalization; indef. pl. aspiration; def. sg. aspiration; def. pl. prenasalization

First declension neuter:
indef. sg. no mutation; indef. pl. no mutation; def. sg. prenasalization; def. pl. aspiration

Second declension masculine:
indef. sg. aspiration; indef. pl. aspiration; def. sg. no mutation; def. pl. prenasalization

Second declension feminine:
indef. sg. prenasalization; indef. pl. no mutation; def. sg. aspiration; def. pl. aspiration

Second declension neuter:
indef. sg. no mutation; indef. pl. prenasalization; def. sg. prenasalization; def. pl. no mutation

Third declension masculine:
indef. sg. aspiration; indef. pl. no mutation; def. sg. no mutation; def. pl. aspiration

Third declension feminine:
indef. sg. prenasalization; indef. pl. prenasalization; def. sg. aspiration; def. pl. no mutation

Third declension neuter:
indef. sg. no mutation; indef. pl. aspiration; def. sg. prenasalization; def. pl. prenasalization

Examples:

{| class="wikitable " style=" text-align: center;"
! colspan="3" | ''bheathra'' 'man' - 2nd decl. masc.
|-
! style="width: 90px;" | 
! style="width: 100px;" | Singular
!  style="width: 100px;" | Plural
|-
! Indefinite
| ''an bheathra'' || ''na bheathra''
|-
! Definite
| ''an beathra'' || ''na mbeathra''
|}

{| class="wikitable " style=" text-align: center;"
! colspan="3" | ''chealim'' 'table' - 1st decl. masc.
|-
! style="width: 90px;" | 
! style="width: 100px;" | Singular
!  style="width: 100px;" | Plural
|-
! Indefinite
| ''an chealim'' || ''na gcealim''
|-
! Definite
| ''an cealim'' || ''na cealim''
|}

{| class="wikitable " style=" text-align: center;"
! colspan="3" | ''mblaoighne'' 'language' - 1st decl. fem.
|-
! style="width: 90px;" | 
! style="width: 100px;" | Singular
!  style="width: 100px;" | Plural
|-
! Indefinite
| ''an mblaoighne'' || ''na bhlaoighne''
|-
! Definite
| ''an bhlaoighne'' || ''na mblaoighne''
|}

{| class="wikitable " style=" text-align: center;"
! colspan="3" | ''fiodenn'' 'honor' - 3rd decl. neut.
|-
! style="width: 90px;" | 
! style="width: 100px;" | Singular
!  style="width: 100px;" | Plural
|-
! Indefinite
| ''an fiodenn'' || ''na fhiodenn''
|-
! Definite
| ''an bhfiodenn'' || ''na bhfiodenn''
|}

{| class="wikitable " style=" text-align: center;"
! colspan="3" | ''páirín'' 'house' - 2nd decl. neut.
|-
! style="width: 90px;" | 
! style="width: 100px;" | Singular
!  style="width: 100px;" | Plural
|-
! Indefinite
| ''an páirín'' || ''na bpáirín''
|-
! Definite
| ''an bpáirín'' || ''na páirín''
|}

(Nouns beginning with 'm' can only be 2nd decl masc, 2nd dec fem, 3rd decl masc or 1st decl fem)

There's also a 'grab bag' class of nouns that begin with consonants that can't be mutated. The gender of a noun in this class is determined solely by meaning, and there is no way to differentiate between its definite and indefinite form.

===Tenses===
present: ceis, cean (with the article)
past: éadh, éan (with the article)
future: liobh, lian (with the article)
aorist ("timeless"): fo, fon

*''Fon cealim go bhfóina.'' /fon kealim go bʰfo:jna/ 'The table is white' 
*''Cean beathra go dhxeathar.'' /kean beatʰra go dʰɬeatʰar/ 'The man is walking'
*''Cean bheathra go mblaoigh.'' /kean bʰeatʰra go ᵐblaojgʰ/ 'A man is speaking'
(''go''+prenasalization literally means 'in')
===Prepositions fusing with 'an'===

*'in': ''go'' + ''an'' = ''ni'', ''go'' + ''na'' = ''in''
*'with': ''ro'' + ''an'' = ''ca'', ''ro'' + ''na'' = ''ac''
*'to': ''eis'' + ''an'' = ''sa'', ''eis'' + ''na'' = ''as''
*'like': ''qe'' + ''an'' = ''xa'', ''qe'' + ''na'' = ''ax''


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==Numerals==

*0 = ''dírabh'' /di:rabʰ/
*1 = ''óis'' /o:js/
*2 = ''réix'' /re:jɬ/
*3 = ''daobhe'' /daobʰe/
*4 = ''fuín'' /fwi:n/
*5 = ''seamh'' /seamʰ/
*6 = ''taca'' /taka/
*7 = ''óista n-óis'' /o:jsta no:js/
*8 = ''óista réix'' /o:jsta re:jɬ/
*9 = ''óista ndaobhe'' /o:jsta ⁿdaobʰe/
*10 = ''óista bhfuín'' /o:jsta bʰfwi:n/
*11 = ''óista dhseamh'' /o:jsta dʰseamʰ/
*12 = ''réixta'' /re:jɬta/
*18 = ''daobheta'' /daobʰeta/ or ''daobhta'' /daobʰta/
*24 = ''fuínta'' /fwi:nta/
*30 = ''seamhta'' /seamʰta/
*36 = ''gról'' /gro:l/
*37 = ''gról d'óis'' /gro:l do:js/
*38 = ''gról da réix'' /gro:l da re:jɬ/
...
*72 = ''réix gról''
...
*1295 = ''seamhta dhseamh gról da seamhta dhseamh''
*1296 = ''quiche'' /tɬujkʰe/

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