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| Ao ao, Au au
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| class="IPA" | au̯
| class="IPA" | au̯
| These digraphs are pronounced alike.  Their distribution is governed by etymological considerations, in that '''ao''' is found where there was {{SC|al}} in Latin, and '''au''' elsewhere. Note ''estao'', which is from {{sc|stabulum}} and has a derivative ''estaulair''!
| These digraphs are pronounced alike.  Their distribution is partly governed by etymological criteria, in that '''ao''' is found where there was {{SC|al}} or {{SC|ol}} in Latin, and '''au''' where there was {{SC|au}} or {{SC|a}}β in Vulgar Latin, but the main criterion is whether related forms with i-affection have '''eo''' or '''eu'''. These criteria are of course related, in that the i-affected form of original {{SC|al}} or {{SC|ol}} was originally {{SC|el}}, which became '''eo''', while the i-affected form of original {{SC|au}} or {{SC|a}}β was '''eu'''.
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Revision as of 01:14, 9 October 2007

Rhodrese
Rhodray
Spoken in: Burgundy (Borgonze)
Conworld: possibly Lucus
Total speakers: several million
Genealogical classification: Indo-European
Italic
Romance
Gallo-Romance
Rhodrese (Rhodray)
Basic word order: SVO
Morphological type: inflecting
Morphosyntactic alignment: accusative
Writing system:
Created by:
BPJ 2007
Approximate outline of Borgonze superimposed on OTL modern France. The borders certainly need to be adjusted to correspond to natural boundaries.

Alphabet and pronunciation

Digraphs which appear bold in the left column below are considered separate letters of the alphabet.

Letter Pronunciation
A a a
Ai ai, Ay ay ai̯ The only difference between ai and ay is that theoretically final ai is unstressed while final ay is stressed. In practice final ai occurs mostly in unstressed monosyllabic particles like mai.
Ao ao, Au au au̯ These digraphs are pronounced alike. Their distribution is partly governed by etymological criteria, in that ao is found where there was al or ol in Latin, and au where there was au or aβ in Vulgar Latin, but the main criterion is whether related forms with i-affection have eo or eu. These criteria are of course related, in that the i-affected form of original al or ol was originally el, which became eo, while the i-affected form of original au or aβ was eu.
B b b Pronounced [p] at the end of a word.
C c k, s Pronounced [s] before e, i and y and [k] elsewhere.

The older 'soft' pronunciation of c was [ts]. This pronunciation is preserved in some dialects, and some purists think that it ought to still be the standard pronunciation. Other dialects have [θ] as the soft pronunciation of c, and those speakers may use that pronunciation when speaking standard Rhodrese.[1]

Ch ch k Note that the Rhodrese pronunciation of ch differs from the French but agrees with the Italian.
Ç ç s This is the traditional spelling for the 'soft' pronunciation of c in other positions than before e, i and y. The above remarks about the 'soft' pronunciation of c apply equally to ç. Some dialects often have ç before a where the corresponding French word has ch, e.g. çaod, standard Rhodrese caod, Fr. chaud; ciar, standard Rhodrese chiar, Fr. cher.
D d d, ð Pronounced [t] at the end of a word, [ð] after a vowel or r inside a word and [d] elsewhere, including at the beginning of a word. Some speakers have [θ] for d after a vowel at the end of a word.

To pronounce d after a vowel as [z] or zero is considered sub-standard. Some speakers whose dialects have these pronunciations use a hard [d] in all word-internal positions.

dg ʤ
E e e, ɛ
Eu eu y
Eo eo eu̯, ɛu̯
F f f
G g g, ɣ, ʤ
Gh gh g, ɣ
H h Ø
I i
Ia ia ja
Ie ie
Io io iu̯
J j ʤ
K k k
L l l
Gl gl ʎ
Ll ll ɺ̢
M m m
N n
Gn gn ɲ
O o o, ɔ
P p p
Q q k
R r r, ɾ
rr r
S s s, z
Sc sc sk, ʃ
Sç, sç ʃ
ss s
T t t
Tx tx ʧ
U u
Ua ua wa
Ue ue ø
Uo uo wo
V v v
W w v, w
X x ks, gz
Y y j, i
Yo yo jo, jɔ, iu̯
Z z z