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The Astrallic orthography is highly etymological, to the point where words that have more than three syllables in writing have only one syllable in speech, or where letters that are written are not pronounced in spoken language. The orthography is largely Goidelic, whilst the actual pronunciation is more Bryttonic. | |||
==Traditional spelling== | |||
In official situations and by a majority of writers, the traditional spelling is the preferred spelling. This spelling is highly etymological and often represents aspects of the language that have not been present in spoken language for at least 300 years, e.g. the former tonal system and odd offglides. Other words have been shortened throughout the years, but are still written as they were 300 years ago. | |||
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! Astrallic !! Pronunciation !! English | |||
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| ''Béauifhdheachde'' || [bʲaʊ̯d] || "Life" | |||
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| ''Póirfheaoir'' || [pɔɐ̯ɽ] || "Purple" | |||
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| ''Dáidhcheauibheanseaochteachdheaillteachd'' || [da:ˈxʊʃəltɤɣd] || "Unconstitutionality" | |||
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==Slwbhan spelling== | |||
This situation has called for spelling reforms, which has created the Slwbhan spelling system. | |||
==Grammar== | ==Grammar== | ||