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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. 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. | ||
Revision as of 12:06, 18 July 2008
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 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.
