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|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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'''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) === | === 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) | ''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) | ||
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''ae'' /a:e:/, ''aei'' /a:ei/, | ''ae'' /a:e:/, ''aei'' /a:ei/, | ||
''ao'' /a:o:/, ''aoi'' /a:oi/, ''eo'' /e:o:/, ''eoi'' /e:oi/ | ''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 == | ||
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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'') |
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