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/
Prosody
Stress
Intonation
Phonotactics
Morphophonology
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 no bhfóina. 'The table is white' /fon kealim no bʰfo:jna/ Cean beathra no dhxeathar. 'The man is walking' /kean beatʰra no dʰɬeatʰar/ Cean bheathra no mblaoigh. 'A man is speaking' /kean bʰeatʰra no ᵐblaojgʰ/ ('no'+prenasalization literally means 'in')
Prepositions fusing with 'an'
'in': no + an = ni, no + na = in 'with': ro + an = ca, ro + na = ac 'to': eis + an = sa, eis + na = as 'like': qe + an = xa, qe + na = ax
Syntax
Constituent order
Noun phrase
Verb phrase
Sentence phrase
Dependent clauses
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 nóis /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 = qaoiche /tɬaojkʰe/