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| '''Humpback Whelsh''' (''Mór fîl'' /mor˨˥ vil˦˥˩/) is a minority language in [[Verse:Bjeheond|Bjeheond]], spoken in the region of Humpback Wales. It's a tonal language with a Welsh aesthetic. | | '''Humpback Whelsh''' (''Mór vîl'' /mor˨˥ vil˦˥˩/) is a minority language in [[Verse:Bjeheond|Bjeheond]], spoken in the region of Humpback Wales. It's a tonal language with a [[Gussnish]] aesthetic. |
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| ==Phonology== | | ==Phonology== |
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| Humpback Whelsh uses these consonants:
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| ! Labial
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| ! Dental
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| ! Alveolar
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| ! Postalveolar
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| ! Palatal
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| ! rowspan="2" | Nasal
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| ! <small>voiceless</small>
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| | '''mh''' /m̥/
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| | '''nh''' /n̥/
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| | '''ngh''' /ŋ̊/
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| | '''m''' /m/
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| | '''n''' /n/
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| | '''ng''' /ŋ/
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| | '''ngw''' /ŋʷ/
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| ! <small>aspirated</small>
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| | '''p''' /pʰ/
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| | '''b''' /p/
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| ! <small>voiceless</small>
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| | '''ff, ph''' /f/
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| | '''th''' /θ/
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| | '''s''' /s/
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| | '''si''' /ʃ/
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| | '''ch''' /χ/
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| | '''chw''' /xʷ/
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| | '''h''' /h/
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| | '''f''' /v/
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| | '''dd''' /ð/
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| | '''r''' /r/
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| ! <small>voiceless</small>
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| | '''ll''' /l̥~ɬ/
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| | '''l''' /l/
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| Unlike in Welsh, the consonants written '''mh nh ngh''' are true voiceless nasals.
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| ====Finals====
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| Humpback Whelsh allows these finals: -b, -d, -g, -m, -n, -ng, -l and -r. The first three are unreleased stops /-p̚ -t̚ -k̚/.
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| ===Vowels===
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| | '''i''' /i/ || '''y''' /ɨ/ || '''w''' /w/
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| | '''e''' /e/ || (ə) || '''o''' /o/
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| | '''wy''' /ʊi/
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| | '''iw''' /ɪu/, '''yw''' /ɨu/
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| | '''ei''' /əi/, '''oe''' /ɔi/
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| The schwa /ə/ is written '''y''' and shows up in unstressed words.
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| ===Mutations=== | | ===Mutations=== |
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| Humpback Whelsh uses three kinds of initial consonant mutations for derivational purposes: the soft (''chweul teb mỳng''), the nasal (''chweul teb nhẁd'') and the aspirate (''chweul teb sŷr'') mutations.
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| ! Consonant !! b !! d !! g !! gw !! p !! t !! c !! ll !! rh !! m
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| | Soft || f || dd || Ø || w || b || d || g || l || r || f
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| | Nasal || m || n || ng || ngw || mh || nh || ngh || ll || rh || m
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| | Aspirate || b || d || g || gw || ph || th || ch || ll || rh || m
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| ==Morphology== | | ==Morphology== |
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Y dudalen honno'n Gymraeg
Llyn gweim dô fyn Mór fîl (This page in Humpback Whelsh)
Humpback Whelsh (Mór vîl /mor˨˥ vil˦˥˩/) is a minority language in Bjeheond, spoken in the region of Humpback Wales. It's a tonal language with a Gussnish aesthetic.
Phonology
Tones
Humpback Whelsh has four contrastive tones: level, rising, falling and peaking.
| Tone
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Example
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Notes
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| Level |
llyr (blow) |
/ɬɨr˧/ |
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| Rising |
séng (place) |
/seŋ˨˥/ |
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| Falling |
chà (assist) |
/xa˨˩/ |
May be slightly creaky voiced.
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| Peaking |
rhêud (pebble) |
/r̥eɨt̚˦˥˩/ |
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Mutations
Morphology
Classifiers
Syntax
Numbers
0. ngéud
1. ỳd
2. cêng
3. rhâw
4. nod
5. thẁy
6. lleb
7. sèun
8. fen
9. llawr
10. hwr
11. chwàed
12. góed
144. máe
1728. ddẃyl
1728^2. óng