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Introduction

An Bhlaoighne is inspired by Irish though the aesthetic is turning out more like Proto-Indo-European.

Phonology

Phonology of An Bhlaoighne: a e i o u á é í ó ú /ä e̞~ɛ i o̞~ɔ u a: ɛ: i: o: u:/ + far too many diphthongs to even count!

b c d f g h l m n ŋ p q r s t x /b k d̪ f g h l̪ m n̪ ŋ p tɬ ɹ s t̪ ɬ/

The letters bcdfgpqstx can participate in two mutations. In addition, m can be aspirated.

Aspiration: bh ch dh fh gh mh ph qh sh th xh /bʰ kʰ d̪ʰ fʰ gʰ mʰ pʰ tɬʰ sʰ t̪ʰ ɬʰ/

Prenasalization: mb gc nd bhf ŋg _ mp nq dhs dt dhx /ᵐb ᵑk ⁿd̪ bʰf ᵑg ᵐp ⁿtɬ dʰs ⁿt̪ dʰɬ/

Morphology

Article

Both the definite and indefinite articles are 'an' in the singular, 'na' in the plural.

Gender and declensions

The An Bhlaoighne nominal system has three genders and three declensions.

First declension masculine: indef. sg. aspiration; indef. pl. prenasalization; def. sg. no mutation; def. pl. no mutation

First declension feminine: indef. sg. prenasalization; indef. pl. aspiration; def. sg. aspiration; def. pl. prenasalization

First declension neuter: indef. sg. no mutation; indef. pl. no mutation; def. sg. prenasalization; def. pl. aspiration

Second declension masculine: indef. sg. aspiration; indef. pl. aspiration; def. sg. no mutation; def. pl. prenasalization

Second declension feminine: indef. sg. prenasalization; indef. pl. no mutation; def. sg. aspiration; def. pl. aspiration

Second declension neuter: indef. sg. no mutation; indef. pl. prenasalization; def. sg. prenasalization; def. pl. no mutation

Third declension masculine: indef. sg. aspiration; indef. pl. no mutation; def. sg. no mutation; def. pl. aspiration

Third declension feminine: indef. sg. prenasalization; indef. pl. prenasalization; def. sg. aspiration; def. pl. no mutation

Third declension neuter: indef. sg. no mutation; indef. pl. aspiration; def. sg. prenasalization; def. pl. prenasalization

Examples: 'man' - second decl. masculine 'a man' - 'an bheathra' 'men' - 'na bheathra' 'the man' - 'an beathra' 'the men' - 'na mbeathra'

'table' - first decl. masculine 'a table' - 'an chealim' 'tables' - 'na gcealim' 'the table' - 'an cealim' 'the tables' - 'na cealim'

'language' - first decl. feminine 'a language' - 'an mblaoighne' 'languages' - 'na bhlaoighne' 'the language' - 'an bhlaoighne' 'the languages' - 'na mblaoighne'

'honor' - third decl. neuter 'an honor' - 'an fiodenn' 'honors' - 'na fhiodenn' 'the honor' - 'an bhfiodenn' 'the honors' - 'na bhfiodenn'

'house' - second decl. neuter 'a house' - 'an páirín' 'houses' - 'na bpáirín' 'the house' - 'an bpáirín' 'the houses' - 'na páirín'

(Nouns beginning with 'm' can only be 2nd decl masc, 2nd dec fem, 3rd decl masc or 1st decl fem)

There's also a 'grab bag' class of nouns that begin with consonants that can't be mutated. The gender of a noun in this class is determined solely by meaning, and there is no way to differentiate between its definite and indefinite form.

Tenses

present: ceis, cean (with the article) past: éadh, éan (with the article) future: liobh, lian (with the article) aorist ("timeless"): fo, fon

• Fon cealim go bhfóina. /fon kealim go bʰfo:jna/ 'The table is white'
• Cean beathra go dhxeathar. /kean beatʰra go dʰɬeatʰar/ 'The man is walking'
• Cean bheathra go mblaoigh. /kean bʰeatʰra go ᵐblaojgʰ/ 'A man is speaking'

(go+prenasalization literally means 'in')

Prepositions fusing with 'an'

• 'in': go + an = ni, go + na = in
• 'with': ro + an = ca, ro + na = ac
• 'to': eis + an = sa, eis + na = as
• 'like': qe + an = xa, qe + na = ax

Numerals

• 0 = dírabh /di:rabʰ/
• 1 = óis /o:js/
• 2 = réix /re:jɬ/
• 3 = daobhe /daobʰe/
• 4 = fuín /fwi:n/
• 5 = seamh /seamʰ/
• 6 = taca /taka/
• 7 = óista n-óis /o:jsta no:js/
• 8 = óista réix /o:jsta re:jɬ/
• 9 = óista ndaobhe /o:jsta ⁿdaobʰe/
• 10 = óista bhfuín /o:jsta bʰfwi:n/
• 11 = óista dhseamh /o:jsta dʰseamʰ/
• 12 = réixta /re:jɬta/
• 18 = daobheta /daobʰeta/ or daobhta /daobʰta/
• 24 = fuínta /fwi:nta/
• 30 = seamhta /seamʰta/
• 36 = gról /gro:l/
• 37 = gról d'óis /gro:l do:js/
• 38 = gról da réix /gro:l da re:jɬ/

...

• 72 = réix gról

...

• 1295 = seamhta dhseamh gról da seamhta dhseamh
• 1296 = quiche /tɬujkʰe/