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|name = {{PAGENAME}} | |name = {{PAGENAME}} | ||
|nativename = An Bhlaoighne Qheo | |nativename = An Bhlaoighne Qheo | ||
|pronunciation= an bʰlaojgʰne | |pronunciation= an bʰlaojgʰne !ʰeo | ||
|familycolor=constructed | |familycolor=constructed | ||
|region = | |region = | ||
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|notice=IPA | |notice=IPA | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''An Bhlaoighne Qheo''' /an bʰlaojgʰne | '''An Bhlaoighne Qheo''' /an bʰlaojgʰne !ʰeo/ | ||
'the special/holy speech', shortened as '''An Bhlaoighne''', is a conlang inspired by reading Irish orthography literally (for example: ''seamh'' /seamh/). It was originally created by [[User:Praimhín]]. | 'the special/holy speech', shortened as '''An Bhlaoighne''', is a conlang inspired by reading Irish orthography literally (for example: ''seamh'' /seamh/). It was originally created by [[User:Praimhín]]. | ||
It is also inspired by coincidences between Hebrew and Irish. | |||
==Todo== | ==Todo== | ||
-í adjectives become -íd nouns (-īd was '-ity' in my first thensarian) | -í adjectives become -íd nouns (-īd was '-ity' in my first thensarian) | ||
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* Pluractionality: marked with a prefix? | * Pluractionality: marked with a prefix? | ||
== | ==Prescriptive phonology== | ||
a e i o u á é í ó ú /ä e̞ i o̞ u ä: e̞: i: o̞: u:/ + far too many diphthongs to even count! | a e i o u á é í ó ú /ä e̞ i o̞ u ä: e̞: i: o̞: u:/ + far too many diphthongs to even count! | ||
b c d f g h l m n p q r s t x | b c d f g h l m n p q r s t x | ||
/b k d̪ f g h~ɦ l̪ m n̪ p | /b k d̪ f g h~ɦ l̪ m n̪ p ! r s t̪ {{Welsh ll}}/ | ||
''s'' may be dental or alveolar. | ''s'' may be dental or alveolar. | ||
As an orthoepic measure, a glottal stop is prescriptively added to vowel-initial words and initial prenasalized consonants: ''an mblaoighne'' [an ʔᵐblaojgʰne]. | |||
nn doesn't assimilate to a following velar whereas n does. | |||
The letters 0bcdfgpqstx can participate in two mutations. In addition, m can be aspirated. | The letters 0bcdfgpqstx can participate in two mutations. In addition, m can be aspirated. | ||
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Aspiration (often called lenition): | Aspiration (often called lenition): | ||
h bh ch dh fh gh mh ph qh sh th xh | h bh ch dh fh gh mh ph qh sh th xh | ||
/h bʰ kʰ d̪ʰ fʰ gʰ mʰ pʰ | /h bʰ kʰ d̪ʰ fʰ gʰ mʰ pʰ !ʰ sʰ t̪ʰ ɬʰ/ | ||
Prenasalization (aka eclipsis): | Prenasalization (aka eclipsis): | ||
n- mb gc nd bhf ng _ bp | n- mb gc nd bhf ng _ bp gq dhs dt dhx | ||
/n̪ ᵐb ᵑk ⁿd̪ bʰf ᵑg ᵐp | /n̪ ᵐb ᵑk ⁿd̪ bʰf ᵑg ᵐp ᵑ! dʰs ⁿt̪ dʰɬ/ | ||
Prescriptively, nouns beginning in sp st sc sm are not subject to mutation. However, descriptively they may lenite to ''sph sth sch shm''. | Prescriptively, nouns beginning in sp st sc sq sm are not subject to mutation. However, descriptively they may lenite to ''sph sth sch sqh shm''. | ||
=== Phonotactics === | === Phonotactics === | ||
Similar to literally read Irish, but ''cht'' is disallowed. | Similar to literally read Irish, but ''cht'' is disallowed. | ||
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Prescriptively, basically identical to our Czech. Stress is invariably weakly initial. | Prescriptively, basically identical to our Czech. Stress is invariably weakly initial. | ||
== Evolution == | |||
fh sh become /h 2/ initially and /v z/ otherwise | fh sh become /h 2/ initially and /v z/ otherwise | ||
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ío sounds like /iɟːo/ | ío sounds like /iɟːo/ | ||
aoi | ao aoi are often /au ɑy/ | ||
aí oí uí > Lithuanian aĩ uĩ uĩ or Vietnamese ây uy uy | aí oí uí > Lithuanian aĩ uĩ uĩ or Vietnamese ây uy uy | ||
bhf dhs | bhf dhs = /b{{tiebar}}vʱ d{{tiebar}}zʱ/ | ||
Clicks become uvulars: q qh gq > /q qʰ ɴ~ɢ/ | |||
=== Some reading tradition (in MB) === | |||
''ai'' = /ai/, ''a'' = /a:/, ''ái'' = /a::i/, ''á'' = /a:::/, ''ea'' = /ea/, ''eá'' = /ea::/, ''eái'' = /ea:i/, etc. (vowels with no fada are two morae, vowels with fada are 4 morae; a component with fada should always be longer than one without) | |||
''ae'' /a:e:/, ''aei'' /a:ei/, | |||
''ao'' /a:o:/, ''aoi'' /a:oi/, ''eo'' /e:o:/, ''eoi'' /e:oi/ | |||
''í'' is treated as ''íi'' (because ''ío'' is /i::o/ and í is the "slender" version) | |||
róisín /ro::isi::in/ | |||
== Writing == | == Writing == | ||
An Bhlaoighne is written in the Latin alphabet in Gaelic type, called "An Uathméal Róisín", because it's the first alphabet devised for the language. In addition Dheofáid uses an | An Bhlaoighne is written in the Latin alphabet in Gaelic type, called "An Uathméal Róisín", because it's the first alphabet devised for the language. In addition Dheofáid uses an alphabet called "An Uathméal ___". | ||
==Morphology== | ==Morphology== | ||
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* áig: she | * áig: she | ||
* ár: sg they | * ár: sg they | ||
* | * annsan: this | ||
* | * annan: that, it | ||
* léil: we (exc) | * léil: we (exc) | ||
* dhéidh: we (inc) | * dhéidh: we (inc) | ||
* bhéibh: ye | * bhéibh: ye | ||
* | * annana: they | ||
==== Possessive suffixes ==== | ==== Possessive suffixes ==== | ||
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''dó, dá'' 'city': | ''dó, dá'' 'city': | ||
''dáthúr, dáthaiq, dáthar, dáthannsa, dáthann, dáthail, dáthaidh, dáthaibh, dáthanna'' | ''dáthúr, dáthaiq, dáthar, dáthannsa, dáthann, dáthail, dáthaidh, dáthaibh, dáthanna'' | ||
Emphatic pronoun suffixes are reduplicated forms similar to independent pronouns: | |||
* ''pairínearúr, pairíniqéiq, pairíneár, pairíneannsan, pairíneannan, pairíniléil, pairínidhéidh, pairínibhéibh, pairíneannana'' | |||
=== Adjectives === | === Adjectives === | ||
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*''Fon cealim go bhfóine.'' /fon kealim go bʰfo:jne/ 'The table is white' | *''Fon cealim go bhfóine.'' /fon kealim go bʰfo:jne/ 'The table is white' | ||
*''Cean beathra go | *''Cean beathra go gxeathair.'' /kean beatʰra go ŋ|eatʰajr/ 'The man is walking' | ||
*''Cean bheathra go mblaoighne.'' /kean bʰeatʰra go ᵐblaojgʰne/ 'A man is speaking' | *''Cean bheathra go mblaoighne.'' /kean bʰeatʰra go ᵐblaojgʰne/ 'A man is speaking' | ||
(''go''+prenasalization literally means 'in') | (''go''+prenasalization literally means 'in') | ||
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*'in': ''go'' (+E) + ''an'' = ''ni'', ''go'' + ''na'' = ''in'' | *'in': ''go'' (+E) + ''an'' = ''ni'', ''go'' + ''na'' = ''in'' | ||
*'at': ''bho'' (+mut), ''ra'', ''ar'' | *'at': ''bho'' (+mut), ''ra'', ''ar'' | ||
*'on': ''i'' (+L), ''i'' + ''an'' = '' | *'on': ''i'' (+L), ''i'' + ''an'' = ''ma'', ''i'' + ''na'' = ''am'' | ||
*'with (com)': ''ro'' (+ no mut) + ''an'' = ''ca'', ''ro'' + ''na'' = ''ac'' | *'with (com)': ''ro'' (+ no mut) + ''an'' = ''ca'', ''ro'' + ''na'' = ''ac'' | ||
*'to': ''eis'' (+no mut) + ''an'' = ''sa'', ''eis'' + ''na'' = ''as'' | *'to': ''eis'' (+no mut) + ''an'' = ''sa'', ''eis'' + ''na'' = ''as'' | ||
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An Bhlaoighne verbs have only 2 principal parts: the imperative and the verbal noun. Dictionaries cite the verbal noun in the form that follows the definite article ''an''. All verbal nouns are 3rd declension feminine. | An Bhlaoighne verbs have only 2 principal parts: the imperative and the verbal noun. Dictionaries cite the verbal noun in the form that follows the definite article ''an''. All verbal nouns are 3rd declension feminine. | ||
An example dictionary entry: "pól, an phólanna = to fall" | |||
''xe''+L for pluractionality, combines with go to form ''qo''+L | ''xe''+L for pluractionality, combines with go to form ''qo''+L | ||
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==Numerals== | ==Numerals== | ||
Ordinals are formed by affixing the circumfix ro-[root]-ín. (ro- does not mutate). This construction literally means "of the nth place" using the place suffix -ín. | Ordinals are formed by affixing the circumfix ro-[root]-ín. (ro- does not mutate). This construction literally means "of the nth place" using the place suffix -ín. | ||
Numerals always come before, and lenite, the noun they modify. | |||
*0 = ''dírabh'' /di:rabʰ/ (ordinal: ''ro-díraibhín'') | *0 = ''dírabh'' /di:rabʰ/ (ordinal: ''ro-díraibhín'') | ||