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| ==Introduction==
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| An Bhlaoighne is inspired by Irish though the aesthetic is turning out more like Proto-Indo-European.
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| ==Phonology==
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| Phonology of An Bhlaoighne:
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| a e i o u á é í ó ú /ä e̞~ɛ i o̞~ɔ u a: ɛ: i: o: u:/ + far too many diphthongs to even count!
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| b c d f g h l m n ŋ p q r s t x
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| /b k d̪ f g h l̪ m n̪ ŋ p tɬ ɹ s t̪ ɬ/
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| The letters bcdfgpqstx can participate in two mutations. In addition, m can be aspirated.
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| Aspiration:
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| bh ch dh fh gh mh ph qh sh th xh
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| /bʰ kʰ d̪ʰ fʰ gʰ mʰ pʰ tɬʰ sʰ t̪ʰ ɬʰ/
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| Prenasalization:
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| mb gc nd bhf ŋg _ mp nq dhs dt dhx
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| /ᵐb ᵑk ⁿd̪ bʰf ᵑg ᵐp ⁿtɬ dʰs ⁿt̪ dʰɬ/
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| ===Prosody===
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| ====Intonation====
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| ===Phonotactics===
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| ===Morphophonology===
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| ===Article===
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| Both the definite and indefinite articles are 'an' in the singular, 'na' in the plural.
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| ===Gender and declensions===
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| The An Bhlaoighne nominal system has three genders and three declensions.
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| First declension masculine:
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| indef. sg. aspiration; indef. pl. prenasalization; def. sg. no mutation; def. pl. no mutation
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| First declension feminine:
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| indef. sg. prenasalization; indef. pl. aspiration; def. sg. aspiration; def. pl. prenasalization
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| First declension neuter:
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| indef. sg. no mutation; indef. pl. no mutation; def. sg. prenasalization; def. pl. aspiration
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| Second declension masculine:
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| indef. sg. aspiration; indef. pl. aspiration; def. sg. no mutation; def. pl. prenasalization
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| Second declension feminine:
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| indef. sg. prenasalization; indef. pl. no mutation; def. sg. aspiration; def. pl. aspiration
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| Second declension neuter:
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| indef. sg. no mutation; indef. pl. prenasalization; def. sg. prenasalization; def. pl. no mutation
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| Third declension masculine:
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| indef. sg. aspiration; indef. pl. no mutation; def. sg. no mutation; def. pl. aspiration
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| Third declension feminine:
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| indef. sg. prenasalization; indef. pl. prenasalization; def. sg. aspiration; def. pl. no mutation
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| Third declension neuter:
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| indef. sg. no mutation; indef. pl. aspiration; def. sg. prenasalization; def. pl. prenasalization
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| Examples:
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| 'man' - second decl. masculine
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| 'a man' - 'an bheathra'
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| 'men' - 'na bheathra'
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| 'the man' - 'an beathra'
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| 'the men' - 'na mbeathra'
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| 'table' - first decl. masculine
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| 'a table' - 'an chealim'
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| 'tables' - 'na gcealim'
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| 'the table' - 'an cealim'
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| 'the tables' - 'na cealim'
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| 'language' - first decl. feminine
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| 'a language' - 'an mblaoighne'
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| 'languages' - 'na bhlaoighne'
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| 'the language' - 'an bhlaoighne'
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| 'the languages' - 'na mblaoighne'
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| 'honor' - third decl. neuter
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| 'an honor' - 'an fiodenn'
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| 'honors' - 'na fhiodenn'
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| 'the honor' - 'an bhfiodenn'
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| 'the honors' - 'na bhfiodenn'
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| 'house' - second decl. neuter
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| 'a house' - 'an páirín'
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| 'houses' - 'na bpáirín'
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| 'the house' - 'an bpáirín'
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| 'the houses' - 'na páirín'
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| (Nouns beginning with 'm' can only be 2nd decl masc, 2nd dec fem, 3rd decl masc or 1st decl fem)
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| There's also a 'grab bag' class of nouns that begin with consonants that can't be mutated. The gender of a noun in this class is determined solely by meaning, and there is no way to differentiate between its definite and indefinite form.
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| ===Tenses===
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| present: ceis, cean (with the article)
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| past: éadh, éan (with the article)
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| future: liobh, lian (with the article)
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| aorist ("timeless"): fo, fon
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| Fon cealim no bhfóina. 'The table is white'
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| /fon kealim no bʰfo:jna/
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| Cean beathra no dhxeathar. 'The man is walking'
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| /kean beatʰra no dʰɬeatʰar/
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| Cean bheathra no mblaoigh. 'A man is speaking'
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| /kean bʰeatʰra no ᵐblaojgʰ/
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| ('no'+prenasalization literally means 'in')
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| ===Prepositions fusing with 'an'===
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| 'in': no + an = ni, no + na = in
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| 'with': ro + an = ca, ro + na = ac
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| 'to': eis + an = sa, eis + na = as
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| 'like': qe + an = xa, qe + na = ax
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| ==Syntax==
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| ==Numerals==
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| 0 = dírabh /di:rabʰ/
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| 1 = óis /o:js/
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| 2 = réix /re:jɬ/
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| 3 = daobhe /daobʰe/
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| 4 = fuín /fwi:n/
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| 5 = seamh /seamʰ/
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| 6 = taca /taka/
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| 7 = óista nóis /o:jsta no:js/
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| 10 = óista bhfuín /o:jsta bʰfwi:n/
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| 11 = óista dhseamh /o:jsta dʰseamʰ/
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| 12 = réixta /re:jɬta/
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| 18 = daobheta /daobʰeta/ or daobhta /daobʰta/
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| 24 = fuínta /fwi:nta/
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| 30 = seamhta /seamʰta/
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| 36 = gról /gro:l/
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| 72 = réix gról
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| 1295 = seamhta dhseamh gról da seamhta dhseamh
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| 1296 = qaoiche /tɬaojkʰe/
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