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	Eomentesa is one of three modern dialects of '''[[Braereth]]''', spoken primarily by witches. (The other dialects are '''[[Tenibvreth (dialect)\|Tenibvreth]]''' and '''[[Merineth (dialect)\|Merineth]]'''.)		Eomentesa is one of three modern dialects of '''[[Braereth]]''', spoken primarily by witches. (The other dialects are '''[[Tenibvreth (dialect)\|Tenibvreth]]''' and '''[[Merineth (dialect)\|Merineth]]'''.)

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[[Category: Languages]]
[[Category: Conlangs]]
[[Category: Artlangs]]
[[Category: A posteriori]]
[[Category: Indo-European languages]]
[[Category: Romance languages]]
[[Category: Braereth]]{{Braereth/nav}}
Eomentesa is one of three modern dialects of '''[[Braereth]]''', spoken primarily by witches. (The other dialects are '''[[Tenibvreth (dialect)|Tenibvreth]]''' and '''[[Merineth (dialect)|Merineth]]'''.)

The phonology is similar to Spanish or Catalan, marked by vowel lowering and unpacking of the palatal series from '''[[Braereth|Classical Braereth]]'''.

==Phonology==

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|width=75| '''Consonants'''
!width=75| Labial
!width=75| Dental
!width=75| Alveolar
!width=75| Palatal
!width=75| Velar
|width=12 rowspan=8|  
|width=75| '''Vowels'''
!width=75| Front
!width=75| Back
|-
! style="text-align: right;"| Plosive
| p · b
|colspan=2| t · d
|  
| k · ɡ
! style="text-align: right;"| High
| i, iː
| u, uː
|-
! style="text-align: right;"| Affricate
|  
|  
| ʦ · ʣ
| ʧ · ʤ
|  
! style="text-align: right;"| Mid
| e̞, e̞ː
| o̞
|-
! style="text-align: right;"| Fricative
| f · v
| θ · [ð]
| s · z
| ç, ʃ · ʒ
|  
! style="text-align: right;"| Low
| colspan=2| a
|-
! style="text-align: right;"| Nasal
| m
|colspan=2| n
|  
| ŋ
| '''Diphthongs'''
! To Front
! To Back
|-
! style="text-align: right;"| Lateral
|  
|colspan=2| l
|  
|  
! style="text-align: right;"| Mid
|  
| eu̯
|-
! style="text-align: right;"| Trill
|  
|  
| r [ɾ]
|  
|  
! style="text-align: right;"| Low
|  
| au̯
|}

* Characters in square brackets are allophones; they are not phonemic. 
* Characters in parentheses only occur in borrowings.

===Spelling Reform===
While Eomentesa is traditionally spelled as classical [[Braereth]], a recent spelling reform based on the current phonology of the language is used by many speakers, and renders it quite distinct. A few differences of notes:
* Palatal ⟨j⟩ is not used. It is elided entirely after obstruents, or changes to ⟨i⟩ after sonorants.
** '''''[[Contionary: nuictje#Braereth|nuictje]]''''' → '''''[[Contionary: nútx#Eomentesa|nútx]]''''' ‘night’
** '''''[[Contionary: anju#Braereth|anju]]''''' → '''''[[Contionary: anio#Eomentesa|anio]]''''' ‘year’
* ⟨bv⟩ is written as ⟨v⟩.
** '''''[[Contionary: aubvru#Braereth|aubvru]]''''' → '''''[[Contionary: aovro#Eomentesa|aovro]]''''' ‘tree’
* ⟨ou⟩ is written as ⟨o⟩ (sometimes as ⟨u⟩ when it has the value /u/).
** '''''[[Contionary: foucu#Braereth|foucu]]''''' → '''''[[Contionary: foco#Eomentesa|foco]]''''' ‘fire’
* ⟨cj⟩, ⟨ctj⟩, ⟨c⟩ before ⟨i⟩ or ⟨e⟩, and ⟨tj⟩ are written as ⟨x⟩ when initial and ⟨tx⟩ otherwise.
** '''''[[Contionary: acelju#Braereth|acelju]]''''' → '''''[[Contionary: atxelio#Eomentesa|atxelio]]''''' ‘bird’
** '''''[[Contionary: centrau#Braereth|centrau]]''''' → '''''[[Contionary: xentrao#Eomentesa|xentrau]]''''' ‘central’
* ⟨gj⟩, ⟨g⟩ before ⟨i⟩ or ⟨e⟩, and ⟨dj⟩ are written as ⟨j⟩ when initial and ⟨dj⟩ otherwise.
** '''''[[Contionary: gindrau#Braereth|gindrau]]''''' → '''''[[Contionary: jindrao#Eomentesa|jindrao]]''''' ‘general’
** '''''[[Contionary: pungere#Braereth|pungere]]''''' → '''''[[Contionary: pundjer#Eomentesa|pundjer]]''''' ‘to stab’
* ⟨tz⟩ is written as ⟨s⟩ when initial, ⟨dz⟩ when voiced, and remains ⟨tz⟩ when unvoiced.
** '''''[[Contionary: tzince#Braereth|tzince]]''''' → '''''[[Contionary: sintx#Eomentesa|sintx]]''''' ‘five’
** '''''[[Contionary: pitzitu#Braereth|pitzitu]]''''' → '''''[[Contionary: pedzito#Eomentesa|pedzito]]''''' ‘small’
* ⟨ei⟩ is normally written as ⟨e⟩, or ⟨é⟩ when long.
** '''''[[Contionary: reigu#Braereth|reigu]]''''' → '''''[[Contionary: rego#Eomentesa|rego]]''''' ‘king’
** '''''[[Contionary: beistja#Braereth|beistja]]''''' → '''''[[Contionary: béxa#Eomentesa|béxa]]''''' ‘animal’
* Some instances of ⟨u⟩ and most instances of ⟨ou⟩ are written as ⟨o⟩, and ⟨o⟩ is always used word-finally in place of ⟨u⟩.
** '''''[[Contionary: uricla#Braereth|uricla]]''''' → '''''[[Contionary: oricla#Eomentesa|oricla]]''''' ‘ear’
** '''''[[Contionary: ouvu#Braereth|ouvu]]''''' → '''''[[Contionary: ovo#Eomentesa|ovo]]''''' ‘egg’
* Some instances of ⟨i⟩ are written as ⟨e⟩.
** '''''[[Contionary: cintu#Braereth|cintu]]''''' → '''''[[Contionary: xinto#Eomentesa|xinto]]''''' ‘hundred’
** '''''[[Contionary: midju#Braereth|midju]]''''' → '''''[[Contionary: medjo#Eomentesa|medjo]]''''' ‘half’
* Some instances of ⟨e⟩ or ⟨i⟩ are written as ⟨a⟩.
** '''''[[Contionary: ecquix#Braereth|ecquix]]''''' → '''''[[Contionary: acquì#Eomentesa|acquì]]''''' ‘here’
** '''''[[Contionary: mengjare#Braereth|mengjare]]''''' → '''''[[Contionary: mandjar#Eomentesa|mandjar]]''''' ‘to eat’
* ⟨qh⟩ is elided when initial; it is writte as ⟨h⟩ otherwise.
** '''''[[Contionary: qheru#Braereth|qheru]]''''' → '''''[[Contionary: ero#Eomentesa|ero]]''''' ‘deer, hart’
** '''''[[Contionary: aqhma#Braereth|aqhma]]''''' → '''''[[Contionary: ahma#Eomentesa|ahma]]''''' ‘life force’
* Final ⟨e⟩ is elided.
** '''''[[Contionary: ridere#Braereth|ridere]]''''' → '''''[[Contionary: rider#Eomentesa|rider]]''''' ‘to laugh’
** '''''[[Contionary: infante#Braereth|infante]]''''' → '''''[[Contionary: infant#Eomentesa|infant]]''''' ‘child’
* Final ⟨nje⟩ or ⟨gne⟩ becomes ⟨ng⟩.
** '''''[[Contionary: cjanje#Braereth|cjanje]]''''' → '''''[[Contionary: xang#Eomentesa|xang]]''''' ‘dog’
** '''''[[Contionary: seigne#Braereth|seigne]]''''' → '''''[[Contionary: séng#Eomentesa|séng]]''''' ‘dog’
* Final ⟨au⟩ and ⟨aou⟩ are written as ⟨ao⟩.
** '''''[[Contionary: saou#Braereth|saou]]''''' → '''''[[Contionary: sao#Eomentesa|sao]]''''' ‘salt’
** '''''[[Contionary: centrau#Braereth|centrau]]''''' → '''''[[Contionary: xentrao#Eomentesa|xentrao]]''''' ‘central’
* Final ⟨eu⟩ and ⟨eou⟩ are written as ⟨eo⟩.
** '''''[[Contionary: beou#Braereth|beou]]''''' → '''''[[Contionary: beo#Eomentesa|beo]]''''' ‘beautiful’
** '''''[[Contionary: ribveu#Braereth|ribveu]]''''' → '''''[[Contionary: riveo#Eomentesa|riveo]]''''' ‘level’
* The stress-indicator ⟨x⟩ is written as a grave accent (e.g. ⟨à⟩).
** '''''[[Contionary: iljax#Braereth|iljax]]''''' → '''''[[Contionary: alià#Eomentesa|alià]]''''' ‘there’
* Vowels become long and are marked with an acute accent before former ⟨ct⟩ clusters and in certain other environments.
** '''''[[Contionary: deice#Braereth|deice]]''''' → '''''[[Contionary: dítx#Eomentesa|dítx]]''''' ‘ten’
** '''''[[Contionary: uictjou#Braereth|uictjou]]''''' → '''''[[Contionary: útxo#Eomentesa|útxo]]''''' ‘eight’
* ⟨e⟩ or ⟨i⟩ are inserted into consonant clusters which have become unpronounceable according to the phonotactics of the Eomentesa dialect.
** '''''[[Contionary: vrisu#Braereth|vrisu]]''''' → '''''[[Contionary: verizo#Eomentesa|verizo]]''''' ‘twisted’

====Orthographic and Phonemic Mapping====

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
!width=50| Orth.
!width=50| Phn.
!width=150| Example
!width=100| IPA
!width=100| Classical
! Environment/Notes
|-
|style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 18pt; vertical-align: text-top;"| x̀
| [ˈ]
| '''''[[Contionary: alià#Eomentesa|alià]]''''' ‘there’
| [a.liˈa]
| '''''[[Contionary: iljax#Braereth|iljax]]'''''
|align="left"|A grave accent is used to indicate stress.
|-
|style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 18pt; vertical-align: text-top;"| a
| [a]
| '''''[[Contionary: ath#Eomentesa|ath]]''''' ‘to’
| [aθ]
| '''''[[Contionary: ath#Braereth|ath]]'''''
|
|-
|style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 18pt; vertical-align: text-top;"| ao
| [au̯]
| '''''[[Contionary: aovro#Eomentesa|aovro]]''''' ‘tree’
| [ˈau.vro̞]
| '''''[[Contionary: aubvru#Braereth|aubvru]]'''''
|
|-
|style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 18pt; vertical-align: text-top;"| ao
| [a.o̞]
| '''''[[Contionary: sao#Eomentesa|sao]]''''' ‘salt’
| [sa.o̞]
| '''''[[Contionary: saou#Braereth|saou]]'''''
|align="left"| /___# (“When word-final.”)
|-
|style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 18pt; vertical-align: text-top;"| b
| [b]
| '''''[[Contionary: baclo#Eomentesa|baclo]]''''' ‘stick’
| [ˈba.klo̞]
| '''''[[Contionary: baclu#Braereth|baclu]]'''''
|
|-
|style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 18pt; vertical-align: text-top;"| c
| [k]
| '''''[[Contionary: coro#Eomentesa|coro]]''''' ‘heart’
| [ˈko̞.ro̞]
| '''''[[Contionary: couru#Braereth|couru]]'''''
|
|-
|style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 18pt; vertical-align: text-top;"| d
| [d]
| '''''[[Contionary: dent#Eomentesa|dent]]''''' ‘tooth’
| [de̞nt]
| '''''[[Contionary: dente#Braereth|dente]]'''''
|
|-
|style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 18pt; vertical-align: text-top;"| d
| [ð]
| '''''[[Contionary: xaodo#Eomentesa|xaodo]]''''' ‘hot’
| [ʃau̯.ðo̞]
| '''''[[Contionary: cjaudu#Braereth|cjaudu]]'''''
|align="left"| /V___V (“When between vowels.”)
|-
|style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 18pt; vertical-align: text-top;"| dj
| [ʤ]
| '''''[[Contionary: tradjer#Eomentesa|tradjer]]''''' ‘to pull’
| [tɾaˈʤe̞r]
| '''''[[Contionary: tragere#Braereth|tragere]]'''''
|
|-
|style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 18pt; vertical-align: text-top;"| dz
| [ʣ]
| '''''[[Contionary: pedzito#Eomentesa|pedzito]]''''' ‘small’
| [pe̞ˈʣi.to̞]
| '''''[[Contionary: pitzitu#Braereth|pitzitu]]'''''
|
|-
|style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 18pt; vertical-align: text-top;"| e
| [e̞]
| '''''[[Contionary: estelia#Eomentesa|estelia]]''''' ‘star’
| [e̞ˈste̞.li.a]
| '''''[[Contionary: estelja#Braereth|estelja]]'''''
|
|-
|style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 18pt; vertical-align: text-top;"| é
| [e̞ː]
| '''''[[Contionary: fétx#Eomentesa|fétx]]''''' ‘done’
| [fe̞ːʧ]
| '''''[[Contionary: faectje#Braereth|faectje]]'''''
|
|-
|style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 18pt; vertical-align: text-top;"| eo
| [e̞u̯]
| '''''[[Contionary: seova#Eomentesa|seova]]''''' ‘forest’
| [ˈse̞u̯.va]
| '''''[[Contionary: seuva#Braereth|seuva]]'''''
|
|-
|style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 18pt; vertical-align: text-top;"| eo
| [e̞.o̞]
| '''''[[Contionary: beo#Eomentesa|beo]]''''' ‘beautiful’
| [ˈbe̞.o̞]
| '''''[[Contionary: beou#Braereth|beou]]'''''
|align="left"| /___# (“When word-final.”)
|-
|style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 18pt; vertical-align: text-top;"| f
| [f]
| '''''[[Contionary: folia#Eomentesa|folia]]''''' ‘leaf’
| [ˈfo̞.li.a]
| '''''[[Contionary: folja#Braereth|folja]]'''''
|
|-
|style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 18pt; vertical-align: text-top;"| g
| [ɡ]
| '''''[[Contionary: grosto#Eomentesa|grosto]]''''' ‘thick’
| [ˈɡro̞s.to̞]
| '''''[[Contionary: grostu#Braereth|grostu]]'''''
|
|-
|style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 18pt; vertical-align: text-top;"| h
| [ç]
| '''''[[Contionary: ahma#Eomentesa|ahma]]''''' ‘life force’
| [ˈaç.ma]
| '''''[[Contionary: aqhma#Braereth|aqhma]]'''''
|
|-
|style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 18pt; vertical-align: text-top;"| i
| [i]
| '''''[[Contionary: ilis#Eomentesa|ilis]]''''' ‘they’
| [ˈi.lis]
| '''''[[Contionary: iljis#Braereth|iljis]]'''''
|
|-
|style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 18pt; vertical-align: text-top;"| í
| [iː]
| '''''[[Contionary: dítx#Eomentesa|dítx]]''''' ‘ten’
| [ˈdiːʧ]
| '''''[[Contionary: deice#Braereth|deice]]'''''
|
|-
|style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 18pt; vertical-align: text-top;"| j
| [ʒ]
| '''''[[Contionary: jeo#Eomentesa|jeo]]''''' ‘god’
| [ˈʒe̞.o̞]
| '''''[[Contionary: djeou#Braereth|djeou]]'''''
|
|-
|style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 18pt; vertical-align: text-top;"| l
| [l]
| '''''[[Contionary: lapid#Eomentesa|lapid]]''''' ‘stone’
| [lapid]
| '''''[[Contionary: lapide#Braereth|lapide]]'''''
|
|-
|style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 18pt; vertical-align: text-top;"| m
| [m]
| '''''[[Contionary: molir#Eomentesa|molir]]''''' ‘to die’
| [mo̞ˈlir]
| '''''[[Contionary: moulire#Braereth|moulire]]'''''
|
|-
|style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 18pt; vertical-align: text-top;"| n
| [n]
| '''''[[Contionary: naxer#Eomentesa|naxer]]''''' ‘to be born’
| [naˈʃe̞r]
| '''''[[Contionary: nascere#Braereth|nascere]]'''''
|
|-
|style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 18pt; vertical-align: text-top;"| nc
| [ŋk]
| '''''[[Contionary: jinclo#Eomentesa|jinclo]]''''' ‘knee’
| [ˈʒiŋ.klo̞]
| '''''[[Contionary: ginclu#Braereth|ginclu]]'''''
|
|-
|style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 18pt; vertical-align: text-top;"| ng
| [ŋɡ]
| '''''[[Contionary: longo#Eomentesa|longo]]''''' ‘long’
| [ˈlo̞ŋ.ɡo̞]
| '''''[[Contionary: loungu#Braereth|loungu]]'''''
|
|-
|style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 18pt; vertical-align: text-top;"| ng
| [ŋ]
| '''''[[Contionary: xang#Eomentesa|xang]]''''' ‘dog’
| [ʃaŋ]
| '''''[[Contionary: cjanje#Braereth|cjanje]]'''''
|align="left"| /___# (“When word-final.”)
|-
|style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 18pt; vertical-align: text-top;"| o
| [o̞]
| '''''[[Contionary: ovo#Eomentesa|ovo]]''''' ‘egg’
| [ˈo̞.vo̞]
| '''''[[Contionary: ouvu#Braereth|ouvu]]'''''
|
|-
|style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 18pt; vertical-align: text-top;"| p
| [p]
| '''''[[Contionary: pelio#Eomentesa|pelio]]''''' ‘hair’
| [ˈpe̞.li.o̞]
| '''''[[Contionary: pelju#Braereth|pelju]]'''''
|
|-
|style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 18pt; vertical-align: text-top;"| qu
| [ku.]
| '''''[[Contionary: aqua#Braereth|aqua]]''''' ‘water’
| [ˈaku.a]
| '''''[[Contionary: aqua#Braereth|aqua]]'''''
|align="left"| /___V (“When followed by a vowel.”)
|-
|style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 18pt; vertical-align: text-top;"| r
| [r]
| '''''[[Contionary: rider#Eomentesa|rider]]''''' ‘to laugh’
| [riˈðe̞r]
| '''''[[Contionary: ridere#Braereth|ridere]]'''''
|
|-
|style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 18pt; vertical-align: text-top;"| s
| [s]
| '''''[[Contionary: sintx#Eomentesa|sintx]]''''' ‘five’
| [sinʧ]
| '''''[[Contionary: tzince#Braereth|tzince]]'''''
|
|-
|style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 18pt; vertical-align: text-top;"| t
| [t]
| '''''[[Contionary: tuto#Eomentesa|tuto]]''''' ‘all’
| [ˈtu.to̞]
| '''''[[Contionary: tutu#Braereth|tutu]]'''''
|
|-
|style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 18pt; vertical-align: text-top;"| th
| [θ]
| '''''[[Contionary: eth#Eomentesa|eth]]''''' ‘and’
| [e̞θ]
| '''''[[Contionary: eth#Braereth|eth]]'''''
|
|-
|style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 18pt; vertical-align: text-top;"| tx
| [ʧ]
| '''''[[Contionary: frútxo#Eomentesa|frútxo]]''''' ‘fruit’
| [ˈfruːʧo̞]
| '''''[[Contionary: fruictju#Braereth|fruictju]]'''''
|
|-
|style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 18pt; vertical-align: text-top;"| tz
| [ʦ]
| '''''[[Contionary: contzer#Eomentesa|contzer]]''''' ‘to fight’
| [conˈʦer]
| '''''[[Contionary: countzere#Braereth|countzere]]'''''
|
|-
|style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 18pt; vertical-align: text-top;"| u
| [u]
| '''''[[Contionary: untx#Eomentesa|untx]]''''' ‘eleven’
| [unʧ]
| '''''[[Contionary: unce#Braereth|unce]]'''''
|
|-
|style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 18pt; vertical-align: text-top;"| ú
| [uː]
| '''''[[Contionary: útxo#Eomentesa|útxo]]''''' ‘eight’
| [ˈuːʧo̞]
| '''''[[Contionary: uictjou#Braereth|uictjou]]'''''
|
|-
|style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 18pt; vertical-align: text-top;"| v
| [v]
| '''''[[Contionary: voler#Eomentesa|voler]]''''' ‘to want’
| [vo̞ˈle̞r]
| '''''[[Contionary: voulere#Braereth|voulere]]'''''
|
|-
|style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 18pt; vertical-align: text-top;"| x
| [ʃ]
| '''''[[Contionary: xentrao#Eomentesa|xentrao]]''''' ‘central’
| [ʃe̞nˈtɾa.o̞]
| '''''[[Contionary: centrau#Braereth|centrau]]'''''
|
|-
|style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 18pt; vertical-align: text-top;"| z
| [z]
| '''''[[Contionary: espoza#Eomentesa|espoza]]''''' ‘wife’
| [e̞ˈspu.za]
| '''''[[Contionary: espousa#Braereth|espousa]]'''''
|
|}

Eomentesa (dialect) - Revision history

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