Trây

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Trây /tʀɑj/ (natively prits Trây; Windermere: brits Dray) is a Vietnamese- and Old High German-inspired descendant of Classical Windermere; it is in a dialect continuum with Modern Windermere. It is official in the Venh Trây province of Wen Dămea.

p-, t- > b-, đ-; b, d > p, t

y, w > d, v

HGCS on final consonants: -p -t -k -f -th -ch > -f -tz -kh -p -t -c

e, o, ea, oa > e, o, iê, uô

i, u, ie, ua > ê, ô, i, u

ü, üe > y, y

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

svâc = mouth

scăy = forest

sci = star

prith > prêch 'autumn'

hălsieth > hozich 'warmth'

Phonology

Consonants

m n ng /m n ŋ/

p t c ' /p t k ʔ/ (unaspirated)

b đ /ɓ ɗ/

ph th kh /f θ χ/

v d g /v ð ɣ/

z s x (as in Basque)

tz ts tx (as in Basque)

r l /ʀ~ɐ ɴ̆~ɴ/

Chain shift: -l > -ng > -nh?

-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 y ɔ o u/

iê uô /iə uə/

ai ây ăi oy ôy au âu ău eu êu

y is merged with i in some dialects.

Grammar

Auxiliaries

Tense auxiliaries

I thou he she it we (exc.) we (inc.) you (pl.) they
mo (present) mor mos mon moz mot mots mop moi mam
khiê (past) khiêr khiês khiên khiêz khiêt khiêts khiêp khiêi khiêm
pe (future) per pes penh pez pech pets pep păy pem

Emphatic auxiliaries: mor ri, mos sen, mon in ...

Sample text

UDHR, Article 1

TODO: This is just Modern Wdm with Trây sound changes

Khiêm tsor crot ăxiêng plum te thyr mêz hongtlâz tez imsên. Mâm hakh răphânhy dâz hongpăthên tez hongslit'â, te mot pđar thunuô sâm tăze phituôn măciêp năthâ mêz xăgor châsrap.

/χiəm tsɔɐ̯ kʁɔts əʃiəŋ pɴum tɛ θyɐ̯ mes .../