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Gethavage is a work in progress - a language I have been developing mainly in my head. I shall unveil it gradually such as it now - and build from there. The approach will be practical rather than technical. | {{stub}} | ||
'''Gethavage''' | |||
'''Gethavage''' is a work in progress - a language I have been developing mainly in my head. I shall unveil it gradually such as it now - and build from there. The approach will be practical rather than technical. Howevr, Gethavage is designed to be expressive and flexible - not simple or easy. | |||
'''Gethavage''' just means "the way we speak": | '''Gethavage''' just means "the way we speak": | ||
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'''ha''' - [pl] | '''ha''' - [pl] | ||
'''va''' - [first person] | '''va''' - [first person] | ||
'''ge'' - [suffix of manner] | '''ge''' - [suffix of manner] | ||
'''g''' before '''e''', '''é''' or '''i''' is pronounced as ''gy'' (Hu) but a little softer (i.e. ''[d]y''). | |||
'''e''' is generally pron ''yɘ'' - although swallowed when final. | |||
''' | Stress is flexible in '''Gethavage''' and is usually marked by an acute. However, this is not possible with '''e''' as ''' | ||
'''é''' is in separate use. Shall resolve that. So we could say pron: [d]yɘt'hava[d]y[ɘ]. | |||
Not every word will require so much explanation from here on! | Not every word will require so much explanation from here on! | ||
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Other language names are constructed slightly differently - although consistently. Thus '''ánkoget''' (English) and | Other language names are constructed slightly differently - although consistently. Thus '''ánkoget''' (English) and | ||
'''rántiget tískiget pánget dáliget rήsiget lúsoget dániget cíget níviget héliget tήruget rápoget | '''rántiget tískiget pánget dáliget rήsiget lúsoget dániget cíget níviget héliget tήruget rápoget kήmriget''' | ||
most of which should be obvious with a little thought. | most of which should be obvious with a little thought. | ||
Note '''rήsiget'''. Gethavage (hereinafter abbreviated to Gt) has an additional vowel ''' | Note '''rήsiget'''. Gethavage (hereinafter abbreviated to Gt) has an additional vowel '''η''' indicating ''ɘ''. | ||
The ending -et is replaced by -u to express "in" whichever language: ánkogu tiskigu etc and indeed gethavágu (note accent which does not occur in the word gethavage). | |||
The ending -gu retains the soft g as in gethavage - ''because'' u is in principle a diphthong akin to iw in Welsh. Thus with unstressed o generally pronounced as u, ánkogy could be represented as Ankudew. | |||
Names of the corresponding countries are easy to project - just replace '''get''' with '''-lazη'''. Thus: | |||
'''Ánkolazη Rántilazη Tískilazη Pánelazη Dálilazη Rήsilazη Lúsolazη Dánilazη Cílazη Nívilazη Hélilazη Tήrulazη Rápolazη Kήmrilazη''' | |||
Prepositions are usually postpositions - and to start simply with the names of countries: | |||
'''-í''' - in | |||
'''-ó''' - to | |||
'''-ú''' - from | |||
whence of course '''Ankolazí Ankolazó Ankolazú''' etc. Note change of stress. | |||
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Latest revision as of 14:38, 9 February 2012
Gethavage
Gethavage is a work in progress - a language I have been developing mainly in my head. I shall unveil it gradually such as it now - and build from there. The approach will be practical rather than technical. Howevr, Gethavage is designed to be expressive and flexible - not simple or easy.
Gethavage just means "the way we speak":
get - speak ha - [pl] va - [first person] ge - [suffix of manner]
g before e, é or i is pronounced as gy (Hu) but a little softer (i.e. [d]y). e is generally pron yɘ - although swallowed when final.
Stress is flexible in Gethavage and is usually marked by an acute. However, this is not possible with e as
é is in separate use. Shall resolve that. So we could say pron: [d]yɘt'hava[d]y[ɘ].
Not every word will require so much explanation from here on!
Other language names are constructed slightly differently - although consistently. Thus ánkoget (English) and
rántiget tískiget pánget dáliget rήsiget lúsoget dániget cíget níviget héliget tήruget rápoget kήmriget
most of which should be obvious with a little thought.
Note rήsiget. Gethavage (hereinafter abbreviated to Gt) has an additional vowel η indicating ɘ.
The ending -et is replaced by -u to express "in" whichever language: ánkogu tiskigu etc and indeed gethavágu (note accent which does not occur in the word gethavage).
The ending -gu retains the soft g as in gethavage - because u is in principle a diphthong akin to iw in Welsh. Thus with unstressed o generally pronounced as u, ánkogy could be represented as Ankudew.
Names of the corresponding countries are easy to project - just replace get with -lazη. Thus:
Ánkolazη Rántilazη Tískilazη Pánelazη Dálilazη Rήsilazη Lúsolazη Dánilazη Cílazη Nívilazη Hélilazη Tήrulazη Rápolazη Kήmrilazη
Prepositions are usually postpositions - and to start simply with the names of countries:
-í - in -ó - to -ú - from
whence of course Ankolazí Ankolazó Ankolazú etc. Note change of stress.