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
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 y ɔ o u/
iê uô /iə uə/
ai ây ăi oy ôy au âu ău eu êu
y is merged with i in some dialects.
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 ...
Sample text
TODO: This is just Modern Wdm with Trây sound changes
Khiêm tsor crotz ăxiêng plum te thêr mêz hongtlâz tes imsên. Mâm hakh răphânhy dâz hongpăthên tes hongslitz'â, te mot pđar thunuô sâm tăse phituôn măciêp năthâ mis xăgor châsrap.