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*Voicing [C̥VC̬VC̥]: due the influence of vocalic weight, consonants between vowels are voiced while initial and final consonants are voiceless | *Voicing [C̥VC̬VC̥]: due the influence of vocalic weight, consonants between vowels are voiced while initial and final consonants are voiceless | ||
*Lenition: due the displeasure of mimesis, if two bordering syllables/syllable portions possess the same consonant, the consonant of the weakest syllable (portion) disappears.<br> | *Lenition: due the displeasure of mimesis, if two bordering syllables/syllable portions possess the same consonant, the consonant of the weakest syllable (portion) disappears.<br> | ||
EX: Adamic ''vāl'' "person" and ''vār'' "people" become ''alf'' and ''elbi'' respectively in the Bright Tongue [''alf'' instead of ''*falf''].<br> | EX: Adamic ''vāl'' "person" and ''vār'' "people" become ''alf, alber'' and ''elbi'' respectively in the Bright Tongue [''alf'' instead of ''*falf''].<br> | ||
*Assimilation: | *Assimilation: | ||
*Harmony: [a > e > i] or [i > e > a]<br> | *Harmony: [a > e > i] or [i > e > a]<br> | ||
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r/l + n = -rn [extension of n]<br> | r/l + n = -rn [extension of n]<br> | ||
*/s/ and /d/ can only happen before /a/, and if the opposite were to happen, the nucleus would be dropped. | */s/ and /d/ can only happen before /a/, and if the opposite were to happen, the nucleus would be dropped. | ||
EX: The hypothetical '' | EX: The hypothetical ''iridin'' becomes ''eren'' | ||
*Due the tendence of final consonants to be easily lost, only consonant clusters and sonorants are allowed as final codas. Also, final /m/ and /n/ disappear as the precedent vowel is nasalized. | *Due the tendence of final consonants to be easily lost, only consonant clusters and sonorants are allowed as final codas. Also, final /m/ and /n/ disappear as the precedent vowel is nasalized. | ||
This bright tongue calls those processes ''car'' and ''fabel'' | |||
alba "people" [alf, elbi] | |||
arda "things" [arc, irida] | |||
alma "high faculties" [a, elmi] | |||
arna "emotions, sensations" [an, erni] | |||
amba "time" [amf, embi] | |||
alba "people" [ | anda "space" [anc, inida] | ||
arda "things" [ | |||
alma "high faculties" [ | |||
arna "emotions, sensations" [ | |||
amba "time" [ | |||
anda "space" [ | |||
- | - | ||
endar "land", | endar "land", arni "lands" | ||
embal | embal "celestial body", ambeli... | ||
o | |||
NA > ni [0], nae [1] | NA > ni [0], nae [1] | ||
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ARNA | ARNA | ||
aia aio | |||
nao aocar i | |||
nua valár | |||
ni erec alber | |||
fla | |||
alf | |||
*analytic | *analytic | ||
* | *one article | ||
*no declension | *no declension | ||
*context and syntax play important role | *context and syntax play important role | ||
ni arc alber | |||
ni erec alber =/= ni erec er alf | |||
ni irida alber | |||
mi irida elbi | |||
er alf, alber | |||
er enc, endar | |||
er ec, edar | |||
mer endar | |||
ird | |||
iru er | |||
ni, mi | |||
ec, fe | |||
al, ar | |||
mi irida ilmini ec | |||
iridin | |||
elbi | |||
ci | |||
alber | |||
Adamic verb | Adamic verb | ||
rā > ar | |||
arú > erec | arú > erec | ||
ārú > irida | ārú > irida | ||
ar ereC iriCV | |||
nua sit, askút | nua sit, askút | ||
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-h-c-l- > indili | -h-c-l- > indili | ||
hácal > andal | hácal > andal | ||