Verse:Mwail/Gloob

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Mwail/Gloob

• Mwail/Gloob/Lexicon

Verse talk:

Gloob
Gloob shog
Pronunciation	[/glʊ˥ ʃo̤˧/]
Created by	Praimhín
Setting	Verse:Mwail
Language family	Keric Gloob

Gloob (English: /glʊb/ gloob; natively: Gloob shog /glʊ˥ ʃo̤˧/, 'Gloob language') is a tonal language inspired by Hmong and English. It is the official language of (insert Gloob name), a country located in our Scotland.

Meej Dhiaj Ib Lab Gloob (Anthem of Gloobland)

Meej Dhiaj Ib Lab Gloob
/mi˧ʔ˥ ðaɪ˧ʔ˥ ɪ˥ læ˥ glu˥/

Rij gleb loog nais,
/ɹɪ˧ʔ˥ glɛ˥ lṳ˧ neɪ˨˦/
Troob haj lawm brais,
/ʈʰu˥ hæ˧ʔ˥ lɔ˨ breɪ˨˦/
Feej throm awj saug,
/fi˧ʔ˥ θɹɒ˨ ɔ˧ʔ˥ soʊ̤˧/
Ib lab spim Gloob nais
/ɪ˥ læ˥ spɪ˨ glu˥ neɪ˨˦/

Phonology

Initials

Similar to Schlaub initials

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

what about adding <e> at the end of a word? that should change the vowel too, e.g. globe /gləʊ˥/

Tones

Mwail/Gloob has 9 tones.

Orthography	Tone	Example	Suggested approximation
∅	mid level (33) / high checked (5)		Vietnamese ngang / checked sắc
-m	low falling (21) / low checked (1)		Vietnamese huyền / checked nặng
-b	high level (55)		Cantonese tone 1
-d	dipping (313)		Hanoi Vietnamese hỏi
-v	peaking (353)
-g	breathy mid level (33 + breathy)
-s	rising (24)		Hanoi Vietnamese non-checked sắc
-j	broken rising (3ˀ5)		Hanoi Vietnamese ngã
-l	broken falling (5ˀ3)