User:Ceige/Läten

Sound Changes

  • vu and vo become u and o
  • ve merges with o in some cases
  • ē may become á > å? Or ĕ? Hmmm...
  • Basic i-umlauts are applied
  • Occasional irregular vowel breaking applies too (e.g. est > ja; cf. potential ĕ/ē > å).

Examples

  • volō > *voleō >
  • voli- >
  • øli > öle
  • ulijV- > ylli > ylli [yč]
  • valja~valia (> vella)
  • manducare > mandiga- >
  • manniga > mænniga >
  • mänga
  • mænnja
  • mãsja > meisa

Grammar

Verbs

  • -VtV + habere > täve. Mänga täve (often pronounced tä or tö).
  • -Vre + habere > räve? ravijas > rås? (impersonal future?)

Potential spinoff changes

  • ŏ and ă merge, ā becomes å

Etyma

  • *vōleō > vólio > öl(l)e