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'''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''. | '''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. | '''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]. | 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 '''η''' indicating ''ɘ''. | 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. | |||
[[Category: Conlangs]] | |||
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.
