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'''Aoid''' (''aoidlíumh'' [[Help:IPA|[ˈiːdʲlʲĩw̃]]]) is an [[~~Esperanto~~|Esperanto-derived]] language influenced by the phonology of [[w:Irish language|Irish Gaelic]].

'''Aoid''' (''aoidlíumh'' [[Help:IPA|[ˈiːdʲlʲĩw̃]]]) is an [[w:Esperantido|Esperanto-derived]] language influenced by the phonology of [[w:Irish language|Irish Gaelic]]. It is spoken primarily by members of the Céas na hAoidean; because of this, speakers of Aoid and members of the Céas are both (confusingly) called '''''aoidean''''', (Aoid pronunciation: [[Help:IPA|[ˈiːdʲən]]]) singular of ''aoid'' "child".

Aoid is the liturgical language of the Céas na hAoidean new religious movement, founded by Fí Deám in 65-Knees. The extent of the use of Aoid before the founding of the Céas is unclear; the general consensus is that the language developed from various groups of Esperantists, retroactively called the ''Fáirlean'', who settled on the bank of the [[w:Sanzu River|Sanzu River]]; after drinking the water of the Sanzu, they contracted [[w:Amnesia|viral amnesia]] which also garbled their speech, leading them to develop their unique Esperanto-derived language.

==Phonology==

===Consonants===

Aoid has 19 consonant phonemes (''sonáintean''). These consonants are split into two categories; the "strong" (''díoch'') consonants and "lean" (''sbhaelte'') or [[w:Palatalization|palatalised]] consonants (cf. Irish [[w:Irish phonology#Consonants|broad and slender]] consonants).

{| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;"

! rowspan=2 colspan=2 | !! colspan=2 | Labial !! colspan=2 | Coronal !! colspan=2 | Dorsal

|-

! strong !! lean !! strong !! lean !! strong !! lean

|-

! colspan=2 | Nasal

| m || mʲ || n || ɲ || ŋ || (ŋʲ)

|-

! rowspan=2 | Stop

! voiceless

| p || pʲ || t || tʲ || k || kʲ

|-

! voiced

| b || bʲ || d || dʲ || g || gʲ~dʒ

|-

! rowspan=2 | Fricative

! voiceless

| f || fʲ || s || ʃ || x || ç

|-

! voiced

| rowspan=2 | ʋ || vʲ || (z) || || ||

|-

! rowspan=2 | Approximant

! central

| || ɾ || ɾʲ || ||

|-

! lateral

| || || l || lʲ || ||

|}

/z/ only appears phonemically in a couple words, such as '''''Z'''ámóftach'' "[[w:Zamenhof Day|Zamenhof Day]]", as well as as an [[#Elition|elition]] of /d/; as an elition of /d/, it can sometimes be pronounced as [[w:Voiced dental fricative|voiced dental fricative]] /ð/, especially among older and/or secular speakers. /ŋʲ/ appears as a nasal assimilative allophone before lean dorsal stops, i.e. /kʲ, gʲ~dʒ/, though the status of this allophone is controversial as some have described the phone as closer to a palatal nasal /ɲ/.

The pronunciation of /ʋ vʲ/ is variable. In common speech, /ʋ/ can be pronounced as [[w:Labial-velar consonant|labial-velar]] /w/, especially around rounded vowels.{{efn|cf. ''nia'''ubh''''' [ˈɲiəw] "boys"}}

===Vowels===

Aoid has seven pure vowel phonemes, called the ''fídealat'' (lit. "faithfuls, laypeople"), shown below in the table. Five of the ''fídealat'', /a ɛ i ɔ u/, can also be lengthened, and are also nasalised before nasal consonants; these five are called the ''fáistean''. (lit. "priests") The other non-''fáistean'' vowels, /ə/ and /ɪ/, are unstressed allophones of /a ɛ ɔ u/ and /i/ respectively.

{| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;"

! !! colspan=2 | Front !! Central !! Back

|-

! Close

| i || ɪ || || u

|-

! Mid

| colspan=2 | ɛ || ə || ɔ

|-

! Open

| colspan=2 | || a ||

|}

Stressed /u/, especially word-initally, is often pronounced more centrally as [ʊ], such as in '''''ui'''nd'' [ˈʊɲdʲ] "dog".

==Notes==

[[Category:Aoid]] [[Category:Languages]] [[Category:Conlangs]]

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 | created = 2025
 | fam1 = [[Esperanto]]
+| setting = ''Yuchi's Second Coming''
 | notice = ipa
 | script1 = Latn
 }}
-'''Aoid''' (''aoidlíumh'' [[Help:IPA|[ˈiːdʲlʲĩw̃]]]) is an [[Esperanto|Esperanto-derived]] language influenced by the phonology of [[w:Irish language|Irish Gaelic]].
+'''Aoid''' (''aoidlíumh'' [[Help:IPA|[ˈiːdʲlʲĩw̃]]]) is an [[w:Esperantido|Esperanto-derived]] language influenced by the phonology of [[w:Irish language|Irish Gaelic]]. It is spoken primarily by members of the Céas na hAoidean; because of this, speakers of Aoid and members of the Céas are both (confusingly) called '''''aoidean''''', (<small>Aoid pronunciation:</small> [[Help:IPA|[ˈiːdʲən]]]) singular of ''aoid'' "child".
+Aoid is the liturgical language of the Céas na hAoidean new religious movement, founded by Fí Deám in 65-Knees. The extent of the use of Aoid before the founding of the Céas is unclear; the general consensus is that the language developed from various groups of Esperantists, retroactively called the ''Fáirlean'', who settled on the bank of the [[w:Sanzu River|Sanzu River]]; after drinking the water of the Sanzu, they contracted [[w:Amnesia|viral amnesia]] which also garbled their speech, leading them to develop their unique Esperanto-derived language.
+==Phonology==
+===Consonants===
+Aoid has 19 consonant phonemes (''sonáintean''). These consonants are split into two categories; the "strong" (''díoch'') consonants and "lean" (''sbhaelte'') or [[w:Palatalization|palatalised]] consonants (cf. Irish [[w:Irish phonology#Consonants|broad and slender]] consonants).
+{| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;"
+! rowspan=2 colspan=2 | !! colspan=2 | Labial !! colspan=2 | Coronal !! colspan=2 | Dorsal
+|-
+! strong !! lean !! strong !! lean !! strong !! lean
+|-
+! colspan=2 | Nasal
+| m || mʲ || n || ɲ || ŋ || (ŋʲ)
+|-
+! rowspan=2 | Stop
+! <small>voiceless</small>
+| p || pʲ || t || tʲ || k || kʲ
+|-
+! <small>voiced</small>
+| b || bʲ || d || dʲ || g || gʲ~dʒ
+|-
+! rowspan=2 | Fricative
+! <small>voiceless</small>
+| f || fʲ || s || ʃ || x || ç
+|-
+! <small>voiced</small>
+| rowspan=2 | ʋ || vʲ || (z) || || ||
+|-
+! rowspan=2 | Approximant
+! <small>central</small>
+| || ɾ || ɾʲ || ||
+|-
+! <small>lateral</small>
+| || || l || lʲ || ||
+|}
+/z/ only appears phonemically in a couple words, such as '''''Z'''ámóftach'' "[[w:Zamenhof Day|Zamenhof Day]]", as well as as an [[#Elition|elition]] of /d/; as an elition of /d/, it can sometimes be pronounced as [[w:Voiced dental fricative|voiced dental fricative]] /ð/, especially among older and/or secular speakers. /ŋʲ/ appears as a nasal assimilative allophone before lean dorsal stops, i.e. /kʲ, gʲ~dʒ/, though the status of this allophone is controversial as some have described the phone as closer to a palatal nasal /ɲ/.
+The pronunciation of /ʋ vʲ/ is variable. In common speech, /ʋ/ can be pronounced as [[w:Labial-velar consonant|labial-velar]] /w/, especially around rounded vowels.{{efn|cf. ''nia'''ubh'''''  [ˈɲiəw] "boys"}}
+===Vowels===
+Aoid has seven pure vowel phonemes, called the ''fídealat'' (lit. "faithfuls, laypeople"), shown below in the table. Five of the ''fídealat'', /a ɛ i ɔ u/, can also be lengthened, and are also nasalised before nasal consonants; these five are called the ''fáistean''. (lit. "priests") The other non-''fáistean'' vowels, /ə/ and /ɪ/, are unstressed allophones of /a ɛ ɔ u/ and /i/ respectively.
+{| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;"
+! !! colspan=2 | Front !! Central !! Back
+|-
+! Close
+| i || ɪ || || u
+|-
+! Mid
+| colspan=2 | ɛ || ə || ɔ
+|-
+! Open
+| colspan=2 | || a ||
+|}
+Stressed /u/, especially word-initally, is often pronounced more centrally as [ʊ], such as in '''''ui'''nd'' [ˈʊɲdʲ] "dog".
+==Notes==
+<references group="lower-alpha"/>
 [[Category:Aoid]] [[Category:Languages]] [[Category:Conlangs]]