Trây

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Trây /trɑj/ is a Vietnamese- and German-inspired descendant of Classical Windermere. It is official in the Talman nation Venh Trây.

p-, t- > b-, đ-; b, d > p, t

y, w > d, v

HGCS on final consonants

e, o, ea, oa > e, o, iê, uô

i, u, ie, ua > ê, ô, i, u

ü, üe > y, y

Numbers: tuôn, râtz, stêu, smac, myts, đâc, puôt, seb, luôi, thâp, zădau, sryc

svâc = mouth

scăy = forest

sci = star

prith > prêch 'autumn'

hălsieth > hozich 'warmth'

Phonology

"Nontonal Vietnamese"?

Consonants

m n ng

p t c ' /p t k ʔ/ (unaspirated)

b đ /b d/ (implosive)

ph th kh /f θ x/

v d g /v ð ɣ/

z s x (as in Basque)

tz ts tx (as in Basque)

r l /r L/

-n > -nh after i, y, ê, e, a

-t > -ch after i, y, ê, e, a

Vowels

ă a â e ê i/y o ô u /ə æ ɑ ɛ e i ɔ o u/

iê uô /iə uə/

ay ây ăy oi ôi au âu ău eu êu

Grammar

Auxiliaries

Tense auxiliaries

I thou he she it we (exc.) we (inc.) you (pl.) they
present mor mos mon moz mot mots mop mong mam
past khiêr khiês khiên khiêz khiêt khiêts khiêp khiêng khiêm
future per pes pen pez pet pets pep peng pem

Emphatic auxiliaries: mor rie, moł łen, mon in ...