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'''Gwythyr''' is one of my main conlangs and was created out of joy, as linguistic experiment, and also to be the main classical language for my series of Fantasy novels. Gwythyr is spoken by the dominant species of Anmarla and has | '''Gwythyr''' is one of my main conlangs and was created out of joy, as linguistic experiment, and also to be the main classical language for my series of Fantasy novels. Gwythyr is spoken by the dominant species of Anmarla and has approximately 15 million speakers. At the time of my main novel series, the language and its native speakers are extinct, however Gwythyr is used as the language of academics, state and religious ceremonies, and record/document keeping. However only the upper class can read and speak it and even then only a minority of the upper classes. The seven languages of the nine different Kingdoms during this time are all descended from Gwythyr. Gwythyr is in turn descended from Vamynouynem. | ||
This is a work of love and I ask any readers that, outside of any accidental grammatical mistakes, that they do not make any edits, however minor, without my permission and that this work is protected by copyright. Your understanding is greatly appreciated. | This is a work of love and I ask any readers that, outside of any accidental grammatical mistakes, that they do not make any edits, however minor, without my permission and that this work is protected by copyright. Your understanding is greatly appreciated. | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
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===Mutations=== | ===Mutations=== | ||
#Both Approximants and Lateral Approximants are de-voiced before nasals. | #Both Approximants and Lateral Approximants are de-voiced before nasals. | ||
#/l/ becomes /ɭ/ after vowels. | #/l/ becomes /ɭ/ after vowels. | ||
#/ɹ/ becomes /r/ before plosives. | #/ɹ/ becomes /r/ before plosives. | ||
#/h/ becomes /x/ at the end of a word. | #/h/ becomes /x/ at the end of a word. | ||
===Diphthongs=== | ===Diphthongs=== | ||
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|colspan="1"|a | |colspan="1"|a | ||
|colspan="1"| | |colspan="1"|ɑ | ||
|colspan="1"|o | |colspan="1"|o | ||
|colspan="1"|ɒ | |colspan="1"|ɒ | ||
|- | |- | ||
|colspan="1"|â | |colspan="1"|â | ||
|colspan="1"| | |colspan="1"|aː | ||
|colspan="1"|ô | |colspan="1"|ô | ||
|colspan="1"|ɵː | |colspan="1"|ɵː | ||
|- | |- | ||
|colspan="1"|á | |colspan="1"|á | ||
|colspan="1"| | |colspan="1"|æ | ||
|colspan="1"|ó | |colspan="1"|ó | ||
|colspan="1"|əʊː | |colspan="1"|əʊː | ||
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|colspan="1"|ɐɪː | |colspan="1"|ɐɪː | ||
|} | |} | ||
==Grammar and syntax== | ==Grammar and syntax== | ||
===Syntax=== | ===Syntax=== | ||
Independent Clauses are SVO, whilst Dependent and Relative Clauses are SOV. | Independent Clauses are SVO, whilst Dependent and Relative Clauses are SOV. | ||
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*'''NB''': Adjectives cannot be inflected with comparative and the Gradable sufffix at the same time. | *'''NB''': Adjectives cannot be inflected with comparative and the Gradable sufffix at the same time. | ||
==Verbs== | ==Verbs== | ||
===Aspect & Tense=== | ===Aspect & Tense=== | ||
Paradigm 1 | Paradigm 1 | ||
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| style="text-align: center"| Aedar'''wymen''' | | style="text-align: center"| Aedar'''wymen''' | ||
|} | |} | ||
==Nouns== | ==Nouns== | ||
===Case and Class=== | ===Case and Class=== | ||
In Gwythyr over time Case and Class/Gender have merged into one suffix. When Nouns take their Case and Class marker they now have a far more fusional method unlike its ancestor language Vamynouynem. | In Gwythyr over time Case and Class/Gender have merged into one suffix. When Nouns take their Case and Class marker they now have a far more fusional method unlike its ancestor language Vamynouynem. | ||
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Paradigm 1 '''The Human Noun Class''' | Paradigm 1 '''The Human Noun Class''' | ||
{| {{style|center}} | {| {{style|center}} | ||
! scope="row"| | ! scope="row"| | ||
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*'''NB''' ''Theyn'' is a weak verb due it to have a short diphthong, thus the first vowel of the diphthong is lengthened. This happens for all nouns with short diphthongs. | *'''NB''' ''Theyn'' is a weak verb due it to have a short diphthong, thus the first vowel of the diphthong is lengthened. This happens for all nouns with short diphthongs. | ||
*'''NB''' The very slight difference here between the Dat. and Part. forms of ''Theyn'' are due to ''Theyn'' itself, and with other Female Class=Based Nouns this would not occur. (I.E ''Theyn'' dropping its ''n'' in the Dat. form - this is irregular and only happens in this case with Female Nouns ending in ''n'') | |||
==Personal Pronouns== | ==Personal Pronouns== | ||
{| {{style|center}} | {| {{style|center}} | ||
! colspan="5" |'''First Person''' | ! colspan="5" |'''First Person''' | ||
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| colspan="2" |Falth (by Its) | | colspan="2" |Falth (by Its) | ||
|} | |} | ||
[[Category:Languages]][[Category:Conlangs]][[Category:A priori]] | [[Category:Languages]][[Category:Conlangs]][[Category:A priori]] | ||