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The Irish-influenced Arabic variety spoken in our Basque Country; written in the Latin alphabet. Its speakers are predominantly Catholic.
'''Rwbmwdqwg''' /ɾə˥mə˨˩˨ʔə˧˩̤/ is a tritonal root language, conceived by [[User:IlL]].
 
"Maltese but with Irish (and secondarily French) instead of Italian" --- the only Irtan Semlang that evolved naturally under Celtic influence (Crannish doesn't really count), and the only Irtan Semitic language written in the Latin script
 
== Phonology ==
== Phonology ==
Aquitanian Arabic has an almost complete set of emphatic-nonemphatic pairs:
* vowels: {{angbr|''w oo''}} /ə ã/
* consonants: {{angbr|''q m k r''}} /ʔ m k ɾ/
* tones: {{angbr|''-b -x -s -t -j -v -g -d -z -l''}} /˥ ˧ ˩ ˨˩ˀ ˥˧ ˨˦ ˧˩̤ ˨˩˨ ˧˦˧ ˧˩/


B '''b''' '''G''' '''g''' '''D''' '''d''' '''h''' W '''w''' '''Z''' '''z''' T '''t''' '''Γ''' '''γ''' K '''k''' '''X''' x L '''l''' M '''m''' N '''n''' '''S''' '''s''' F '''f''' P p '''R''' '''š''' (bold = inherited)
== Morphology ==
Most Rwbmwdqwg roots are tritonal. Some roots in the qwT<sub>1</sub>mwT<sub>2</sub>kwT<sub>3</sub> verb stem:
* ''qw'''l'''mw'''b'''kw'''j''''' = to preside
* ''qw'''b'''mw'''d'''kw'''g''''' = to speak
* ''qw'''x'''mw'''b'''kw'''b''''' = to hear
* ''qw'''t'''mw'''g'''kw'''d''''' = to see
* ''qw'''b'''mw'''x'''kw'''s''''' = to eat
* ''qw'''z'''mw'''x'''kw'''v''''' = to drink


Clusters may not follow bwb sws in native words or with Irish words put into Arabic patterns. Irish broad and slender consonants are borrowed as emphatic and nonemphatic consonants, respectively.
Only a few roots are bitonal, such as ''qwxkwj'' 'to be' and ''qwskws'' 'to go'.
 
=== Nouns ===
has a similar vowel inventory to Irish, with short /u/ (retained from Classical Arabic) realized as [y] after nonemphatic consonants and with more vowels from lost ayin
The plural marker is ''-qoob'': ''pwbkwx'' 'bird', ''pwbkwxqoob'' 'birds'.
 
=== Verbs ===
a i u á é ý/í ó ú əj əw aj aw ea oa ia ua
{| class="wikitable"
 
|+ Infinitive: ''qwlmwlrwd'' 'to sleep'
== Morphology ==
|-
should extract consonantal roots from Irish words
! Person !! Non-past !! Past
== Syntax ==
|-
Irish/Gàidhlig relex; VSO and verbnouns whose poessessors are direct objects
! 1sg
|| ''qoolmwlrwd'' || ''qwlkwlqoodqoox''
|-
! 2sg
|| ''koolmwlrwd'' || ''qwlkwlqoodkwt''
|-
! 3sg
|| ''roolmwlrwd'' || ''qwlkwlqood''
|-
! 1pl
|| ''qoolmwlrood'' || ''qwlkwlqoodqoov''
|-
! 2pl
|| ''koolmwlrood'' || ''qwlkwlqoodkoov''
|-
! 3pl
|| ''roolmwlrood'' || ''qwlkwlqoodmooj''
|-
! Participle
|colspan=2| ''moolmwlrwd''
|-
! Infinitive
|colspan=2| ''qwlmwlrwd''
|}
[[Category:Conlangs]]

Latest revision as of 16:41, 2 March 2024

Rwbmwdqwg /ɾə˥mə˨˩˨ʔə˧˩̤/ is a tritonal root language, conceived by User:IlL.

Phonology

  • vowels: ⟨w oo⟩ /ə ã/
  • consonants: ⟨q m k r⟩ /ʔ m k ɾ/
  • tones: ⟨-b -x -s -t -j -v -g -d -z -l⟩ /˥ ˧ ˩ ˨˩ˀ ˥˧ ˨˦ ˧˩̤ ˨˩˨ ˧˦˧ ˧˩/

Morphology

Most Rwbmwdqwg roots are tritonal. Some roots in the qwT1mwT2kwT3 verb stem:

  • qwlmwbkwj = to preside
  • qwbmwdkwg = to speak
  • qwxmwbkwb = to hear
  • qwtmwgkwd = to see
  • qwbmwxkws = to eat
  • qwzmwxkwv = to drink

Only a few roots are bitonal, such as qwxkwj 'to be' and qwskws 'to go'.

Nouns

The plural marker is -qoob: pwbkwx 'bird', pwbkwxqoob 'birds'.

Verbs

Infinitive: qwlmwlrwd 'to sleep'
Person Non-past Past
1sg qoolmwlrwd qwlkwlqoodqoox
2sg koolmwlrwd qwlkwlqoodkwt
3sg roolmwlrwd qwlkwlqood
1pl qoolmwlrood qwlkwlqoodqoov
2pl koolmwlrood qwlkwlqoodkoov
3pl roolmwlrood qwlkwlqoodmooj
Participle moolmwlrwd
Infinitive qwlmwlrwd
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