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ηGethavage 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. | |||
'''Gethavage''' just means "the way we speak": | '''Gethavage''' just means "the way we speak": | ||
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'''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]. | ||
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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''. | ||
Revision as of 12:00, 18 July 2008
ηGethavage 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. 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 soálget
most of which should be obvious with a little thought.
Note rήsiget. Gethavage (hereinafter abbreviated to Gt) has an additional vowel η indicating ɘ.
