Trây
Trây /tʀɑj/ (natively prits Trây; Windermere: brits Dray) is a Vietnamese- and German-inspired descendant of Classical Windermere; it is in a dialect continuum with Modern Windermere. It is official in the Venh Trây province of Wen Dămea.
p-, t- > b-, đ-; b, d > p, t
y, w > d, v
HGCS on final consonants
Take inspiration from German dialects
e, o, ea, oa > e, o, iê, uô
i, u, ie, ua > ê, ô, i, u
ü, üe > y, y
Numbers: tuôn, râtz, stêu, smac, myts, đâc, puôt, seb, luôi, thâp, zădau, sryc
svâc = mouth
scăy = forest
sci = star
prith > prêch 'autumn'
hălsieth > hozich 'warmth'
Phonology
"Nontonal Vietnamese"?
Consonants
m n ng /m n ŋ/
p t c ' /p t k ʔ/ (unaspirated)
b đ /ɓ ɗ/
ph th kh /f θ x/
v d g /v ð ɣ/
z s x (as in Basque)
tz ts tx (as in Basque)
r l /ʀ~ɐ ɴ̆~ɴ/
-l > -ng > -nh?
-n > -nh after i, y, ê, e, a
-t > -ch after i, y, ê, e, a
Vowels
ă a â e ê i/y o ô u /ə æ ɑ ɛ e i ɔ o u/
iê uô /iə uə/
ai ây ăi oy ôy au âu ău eu êu
Grammar
Auxiliaries
Tense auxiliaries
I | thou | he | she | it | we (exc.) | we (inc.) | you (pl.) | they | |
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mo (present) | mor | mos | mon | moz | mot | mots | mop | moi | mam |
khiê (past) | khiêr | khiês | khiên | khiêz | khiêt | khiêts | khiêp | khiêi | khiêm |
pe (future) | per | pes | penh | pez | pech | pets | pep | păy | pem |
Emphatic auxiliaries: mor ri, mos sen, mon in ...