Doidhesh

Doidhesh (native: Doidhesh/Dœðesc /ˈdœʏðɛʃ/) is an Anglic language descended from Old English.

Doidhesh
Doidhesh sweazh Dœðesc swjec
Pronunciation	[ˈdœʏðɛʃ ʃwɛʃ]
Created by	Shariifka
Language family	Indo-European Germanic West Germanic Anglo-Frisian Anglic Doidhesh
Early forms	Proto-Indo-European Proto-Germanic Old English

Introduction

Etymology

From Old English þēodisċ "vernacular language" < Proto-Germanic *þiudiskaz "of the people" < *þeudō "people" + -iskaz "-ish".

Synchronically analyzable as doit/dœt "people" + -esh/-esc "-ish".

Orthography

Two Latin-based orthograpies are used:

1. Eagelstaiv/Jegelstæf ("English letter(s)"): Based on Middle English orthography.
2. Deanstaiv/Djenstæf ("Danish letter(s)"): Based on Old Norse Latin orthography.

This article will use both orthographies separated by a slash (/).

Consonants

Comparison of Doidhesh orthographies - Consonants

IPA	Eagelstaiv	Djenstæf
m	m	m
p	p; pp¹	p; pp¹
b	b	b
f	f; v²	f; ff¹
v	v	v
n	n	n
t	t; tt¹	t; tt¹
d	d	d
θ	th; dh²	þ; þþ¹
ð	dh	ð
s	s; z²	s; ss¹
z	z	z
r	r	r
l	l	l
tʃ	tch; t³	tc; tj; t_j⁴
dʒ	j; d³	dj; d_j⁴
ʃ	sh; zh²; s³	c; cc¹; sj; ssj¹; s_j⁴; s⁵
ʒ	zh; z³	zj; cz⁶
ɲ	ny; n³	nj; n_j⁴
c	k³	kj
ɟ	g³	gj
ç	h³	hj
j	y; ∅³	j
ʎ	l³	lj
ŋ	n⁷	n⁷
k	k	k
ɡ	g	g
x	h⁸; ch; gh²	h; hh¹
w	w; ∅⁹	w

Notes:

¹ Word-finally when it does not lenite.

² Word-finally when it lenites.

³ Before ea and eo (even if there is intervening -w- in the case of coronal consonants).

⁴ When separated with -w-.

⁵ Before tj.

⁶ When lenited from -c.

⁷ Before velar consonants.

⁸ Word-initially.

⁹ Before oa.

Vowels

Comparison of Doidhesh orthographies - Vowels

IPA	Eagelstaiv	Djenstæf
ɑ	a	a
æ	ä	ä
aʊ	au	á
aɪ	ai	æ
ɛ	e	e
eɪ	ei	é
jɛ; ɛ¹	ea	je
ɪ	i	i
i	ij	í
ɔ	o	o
oʊ	ou	ó
wɔ	oa	wo
ʊ	u	u
u	uu	ú
œ	ö	ö
øʏ	oi	œ
jœ; œ¹	eo	jö
ʏ	ü	y
y	eu	ý

Notes:

¹ When previous consonant is palatalized.