Brehvan

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Brehvan is a quasi-gaelic language created in 2012 by Andrew D Wood.

It is written in the Roman Alphabet, consisting of 9 vowels and 19 consonants

A Á B C Ć D Dd E F G H I Í J K L M N Ň O P R T U Ú W Z

pronunciation of vowels and unusual letters

A - as in hat

Á - as in thaw

C - /s/ as in Saw

Ć - /tS/ as in Church

Dd - th as in their

E - as in pet.

H - Silences any consonant is comes after, eg. Macir is to come, but, Machir is to see.

I - pit

Í - feet

J - y, ay in young

Ň - Ng as in Thing

U - ur as in turn

Ú - pronounced like oar

W - boot


=Sample sentence

I thought my house was on fire, but luckily, it wasn't.

Dda merlach domhidda mwndd, ú'r, arddaňosfedd, mwnddu!

(to be continued)