Trây

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Trây /trɑj/ (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

p t c ' /p t k ʔ/ (unaspirated)

b đ /b d/ (implosive)

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 /r L/

-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/

ay ây ăy oi ôi au âu ău eu êu

Grammar

Auxiliaries

Tense auxiliaries

I thou he she it we (exc.) we (inc.) you (pl.) they
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 ...