Verse:Irta/Judajsr

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Irta/Judajsr

• Irta/Judajsr/Lexicon

Verse talk:

Izeweg (אידעוועק [i'zeweg]) is the traditional Northern European Jewish ("Tsarfati") vernacular in Irta. It's (essentially) a Brythonic Celtic language and a descendant of Old Galoyseg. It's a possible answer to the question "What would a Jewish Celtic language look like?"

In-universe English name?

Essentially a Judeo-Breton~Welsh

Writing

Consonants

Default native spelling

Abstract c g ch gh ng כּ ק כ ג נק

Abstract t d th dh n תּ ט ת ד נ

Abstract p b ph bh m פּ בּ פ ב מ

j r l ll w s š h 2 י ר ל לּ וו ס ש ה א

Mutations

The new consonant is prefixed in front of the mutated word with a hyphen: אי נתּ-תּוֹרה i Nhøră 'in the Torah'.

Mutations

Same as in Welsh but

• g post vocalically mutates to c'h
• no m > v
• ll but no rh
• t spirant mutates to s

Hebrew reading

/2 b v g γ d δ h w z H T j k x l m n s 3 p f S q r š t θ/ = [(none)~2 p= v g x t= δ~z h w δ~z h t= j kh x l m n s (none)~2 ph f ts= k= r š th s]

TibH /i e E a O o u ŠN HP HS HQ/ = [i ej~aj e a o ø u a a e o]

L dagesh > Welsh ll. Some pronounce sin as ll.

In Hebraeo-Izeweg, stress is penultimate (as in native Izeweg).

Grammar

Indef article אין/איל/איר, def article אַן/אַל/אַר (same distribution as in Breton)