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'''Classical Windermere''' (native name: ''brits Dămè'' /brits dəˈmeə/; [[Skellan]]: ''a brits Dymée Yfẃr'' /ə prits təˈmɛi əˈfur/ or /ə prits təˈme əˈfur/ 'Noble Windermere') was a standardized variety of Windermere spoken in the [[Verse:Tricin/Wen Dămea|Imperial Windermere]] territories (''Wen | '''Classical Windermere''' (native name: ''brits Dămè'' /brits dəˈmeə/; [[Skellan]]: ''a brits Dymée Yfẃr'' /ə prits təˈmɛi əˈfur/ or /ə prits təˈme əˈfur/ 'Noble Windermere') was a standardized variety of Windermere spoken in the [[Verse:Tricin/Wen Dămea|Imperial Windermere]] territories (''Wen Dămè''), based on the language of Windermere texts from ca. fT 0-500. A classical language of Talma, it lent many words to other Talman languages. A related language [[Tseezh]] was used in other parts of the Windermere Empire, and as a result Windermere borrowed many Tseezh words. | ||
==Phonology== | ==Phonology== | ||
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Classical Windermere had breathy voiced vowels '''à è ì ò ù ǜ''' /aʱ eʱ iʱ oʱ uʱ yʱ/ which became '''ä ea ie oa ua üe''' in Middle Windermere. | Classical Windermere had breathy voiced vowels '''à è ì ò ù ǜ''' /aʱ eʱ iʱ oʱ uʱ yʱ/ which became '''ä ea ie oa ua üe''' in Middle Windermere. | ||
Classical Windermere had more vowel contrasts in preinitial syllables: it had two reduced vowels, '''ă''' /ə/ and '''i''' /ɪ/, which merged to '''ă''' in | Classical Windermere had more vowel contrasts in preinitial syllables: it had two reduced vowels, '''ă''' /ə/ and '''i''' /ɪ/, which merged to '''ă''' in Modern Windermere. This contrast is retained in [[Pradiul]] as palatalization. | ||
==Morphophonology== | ==Morphophonology== | ||
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Classical Windermere also used breathy voice ablaut to denote tools: ''snar'' (capture) -> ''snàr'' (trap, snare) which survives in Modern Windermere as ''snär''. | Classical Windermere also used breathy voice ablaut to denote tools: ''snar'' (capture) -> ''snàr'' (trap, snare) which survives in Modern Windermere as ''snär''. | ||
==Sample texts== | |||
==="The Round Table", from the ''Imthumăytil''=== | |||
''Doan ngith, dur id tach chäth mi mogor lăytheath. Embiets Păda Brăwied: "Mea ra łănam dunse?" Roac ăngnung imchäth nătha, enwăsma doan: "Müeșrüch te-stiw: tsin tach mognas, șrüch te-stiw thräf, șrüch te-chloas chustiw..." Łop embiets Păda Brăwied: "Ǎna mea ra moach, srüe hădean do croth nătha?" Emcă'aw id chäth ăfăyfay, "Op călu, Păda: șa-bang tsor tăy'uac paleac, sach făbeang imtăy'ua nătha ya-croth nătha fi!"'' | |||
====Gloss==== | |||
''Doan ngith, dur id tach chäth mi mogor lăytheath. Embiets Păda Brăwied: "Mea ra łănam dunse?"'' | |||
one time, sit NOM six child in circle VN.discuss. PFV-ask Master B.: "many what 2PL here?" | |||
Once, six children were in a round table. Master Brăwied asked them: "How many of you are here?" | |||
''Mi-ăngnung imchäth nătha, emrătsal doan: "Müeșrüch te-stiw: tsin tach mognas, șrüch te-stiw thräf, șrüch te-chloas chustiw..."'' | |||
in-PROG-count PL-child other PFV-call one: 63 because six individual, 15 pair, 20 group_of_3 | |||
While the others were still counting, one child replied: "Sixty-three: 6 individuals, 15 teams of two, 20 teams of 3, ..." | |||
''Łop embiets Păda Brăwied: "Ǎna mea ra moach, srüe hădean do croth nătha?"'' | |||
then PFV-ask Master B.: "then many what be_at, if enter one person other" | |||
Now Master Brăwied asked: "Well then, how many people will be there if another person enters?" | |||
''Emcă'aw id chäth ăfăyfay, "Op călu, Păda: șa-bang tsor tăy'ua paleac, sach făbeang imtăy'ua nătha ya-croth nătha fi!"'' | |||
PFV-answer NOM child nonchalantly "here, clear Master to-us all team previous, as_well_as <REFL>form PL-team other with-person other that" | |||
The child nonchalantly responded: "It is plain, Master: here we have all of the old teams, as well as another set of teams with the new person!" | |||
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