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'''Dhannuá''' (''dhannuá bhlóar'' [[User:Chrysophylax/Sandbox/IPA_for_Dhannuá|[ˈdʱannuaː ˈbʱloaːr]]] or ''dhannuá aurónar'' [[User:Chrysophylax/Sandbox/IPA_for_Dhannuá|[ˈdʱannuaː ˈauroːnar]]]), also known as '''Aurónian''' is a [[Lúsanic languages| Lúsanic]] language, itself a branch of the Indo-European languages. It is primarily spoken in the archipelago of Aurónar. It is a continuation of [[Middle Dhannuá]], the official language used by courts during the [[Lúreian kingdom]], which in turn descends from the insular [[Old_Dhannuá#Dánair |Dánair]] dialect of [[Old Dhannuá]], spoken during the [[Lúsan Empire]].
'''Dhannuá''' (''dhannuá bhlóar'' [[User:Chrysophylax/Sandbox/IPA_for_Dhannuá|[ˈdʱannuaː ˈbʱloːar]]] or ''dhannuá aurónar'' [[User:Chrysophylax/Sandbox/IPA_for_Dhannuá|[ˈdʱannuaː ˈauroːnar]]]), also known as '''Aurónian''' is a [[Lúsanic languages| Lúsanic]] language, itself a branch of the Indo-European languages. It is primarily spoken in the archipelago of Aurónar. It is a continuation of [[Middle Dhannuá]], the official language used by courts during the [[Second Kingdom]], which in turn descends from the insular [[Old_Dhannuá#Dánair |Dānaiza]] dialect of [[Old Dhannuá]], spoken during the [[Sawelis Empire]].


{{Infobox language
{{Infobox language
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|iso3 = qdh
|iso3 = qdh
|script        = [[w:Latin script|Latin]] ([[Dhannuá alphabet]])
|script        = [[w:Latin script|Latin]] ([[Dhannuá alphabet]])
|agency        = [[Cósseneir Dhannuáor Aurónar]] (Council of The Language of Aurónar)
|agency        = [[Cósseneir Dhannuáor Aurónár]] (Council of The Language of Aurónar)
}}
}}


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==Background==
==Background==
Dhannuá was conceived in my mind when I decided to properly experiment with an Indo-European lexical and grammatical root stock. I draw inspiration from the Celtic family, the Italic and personal linguaesthetic preferences. It is an attempt to create a naturalistic, modern language of the Indo-European language family.
Dhannuá was conceived in my mind when I decided to mess around with Indo-European lexical and grammatical root stock. It is my first attempt at creating a modern Indo-European conlang and it shows, in many aspects!


==Classification==
Dhannuá (and its immediate relatives) belong to the [[wikipedia:Centum-satem isogloss|centum]] grouping of IE languages, that is, they have merged the palatal and the plain plosive series.
 
Descending from a central Proto-Indo-European dialect spoken thousands of years ago Dhannuá is the sole extant member of the Dhannic group in the [[Lúsanic languages|Lúsanic branch]] of Indo-European. Various attempts to classify it as Celtic, Italic or even as a variant of Scythian have proven unsuccessful. Having performed the merger of palatal/plain stops, Dhannuá is categorised as a centum language.
== Phonology ==
== Phonology ==
{{Main|Dhannuán phonology}}
{{Main|Dhannuán phonology}}
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a</div>
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(ɑ)</div>
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== Grammar ==
== Grammar ==
{{Main|Dhannuán grammar}}
{{Main|Dhannuán grammar}}
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Like many other Lúsanic languages Dhannúa has preserved an Indo-European synthetic-inflectional structure. Although there has been considerable change, certain words remain relatively unchanged from their theorised ancestor, such as the word for flower ''bhlór'' (reconstructed [[w:Proto-Indo-European language|'''PIE''':]]''*Bʰleh³-os'').
Dhannúa, or as it has been more recently called '''Aurónian''', has preserved an Indo-European synthetic-inflectional structure in both its nouns and in its verbs.  
 
Pronouns, nouns, adjectives, and certain numerals decline (for case, number and often gender), while verbs conjugate for person and tense. The majority of nouns can be regularly inflected for six cases, a scarce few for a seventh, and adjectives generally agree with their headwords.
 
As the grammar seems to be undergoing quite a marked change in the common vernacular, certain word forms may be exceedingly rare to encounter in spoken form. Gender agreement for adjectives appears to be simplifying to a simple animate-inanimate category.
 
===Morphology===
===Morphology===
====Noun====
====Noun====
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|they||-annad
|they||-annad
|-
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=====Past tense=====
There are several past tenses which differ in their aspect state.
'''Past I'''
The first past tense is used for events that occurred in the past without a specified end. It is formed morphologically by affixing ''-ir-'' to the naked consonantal stem and then the appropriate person endings.
{| class="wikitable
!person||suffix
|-
|I||-ira
|-
|thou||-ira
|-
|he||-iradh
|-
|we||-irim, -irin
|-
|you||-iradh
|-
|they||-irann
|-
|}
If the verb stem ends in a vowel, it is lengthened before adding ''-r-''.
{| class="wikitable
!person||''sessedh'' “to sit”
|-
|I||sesséra
|-
|thou||sesséra
|-
|he||sesséradh
|-
|we||sessérim, sessérin
|-
|you||sesséridh
|-
|they||sessérann
|-
|-
|}
|}
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# Indirect object
# Indirect object
# Direct object
# Direct object
# Subject
# Location descriptor
# Location descriptor
# Time descriptor
# Time descriptor
# Subject
'''Notes'''
'''Notes'''
* <small>1. Usually, if the verb begins with a vowel, the negation ''ne'' is procliticised onto the verb,  e.g. '''''an'''úidannad an tódh?'' 'Don't they know that?' and loses stress.</small>
* <small>1. Usually, if the verb begins with a vowel, the negation ''ne'' is procliticised onto the verb,  e.g. '''''an'''úidannad an tódh?'' 'Don't they know that?' and loses stress.</small>
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