Gloob

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Gloob /glub/ is a language inspired by English and the Hmong RPA.

Todo

spoob /spub/ - facetious, free

taiv spoob /teɪv spub/ - xenharmonic music

noob /nub/ - seed; noob

to pos (house near) = neighborhood; neighbor

Meej Dhiaj Ib Lab Gloob (Anthem of Gloobland)

Meej Dhiaj Ib Lab Gloob
/midʒ ðaɪdʒ ɪb læb glub/

Rij gleb loog nais,
/ɹɪdʒ glɛb lug neɪs/
Troob haj lawm brais,
/tɹub hædʒ lɔm breɪs/
Feej throm awj saug,
/fidʒ θɹɒm ɔdʒ soʊg/
Ib lab spim Gloob nais
/ɪb læb spɪm glub neɪs/

Phonology

Initials

Gloob initials are the same as English, with /ð/ spelled dh.

Vowels

  • a: /æ/ TRAP
  • e: /ɛ/ DRESS
  • i: /ɪ/ KIT
  • o: /ɒ/ LOT
  • u: /ʌ/ STRUT
  • w: /ʊ/ FOOT (as in Welsh)
  • ee: /i/ FLEECE
  • oo: /u/ GOOSE
  • ai: /eɪ/ FACE
  • au: /oʊ/ GOAT (as in Anglicized French)
  • aw: /ɔ/ THOUGHT
  • ia: /aɪ/ PRICE
  • ua: /aʊ/ MOUTH
  • aa: /ɑ/ PALM
  • ww: /ɚ~ɔɪ/ NURSE/ CHOICE

Finals

/b ∅ s dʒ v m g d l/ -b -∅ -s -j -v -m -g -d -l

Phonotactics

Syllables are of the form initial + vowel + final. The vast majority of morphemes are monosyllabic.