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*Vowels: ''a e i o u'' /a e i o u/, vowel reduction to /ə/ common | *Vowels: ''a e i o u'' /a e i o u/, vowel reduction to /ə/ common | ||
==Grammar== | |||
the grammar should be modelled after colloquial welsh | the grammar should be modelled after colloquial welsh | ||
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:/to me ə 'wasəɣ 'nerəh 'hanukə/ | :/to me ə 'wasəɣ 'nerəh 'hanukə/ | ||
:''I'm lighting Hanukkah candles.'' (or ''I light Hanukkah candles'') | :''I'm lighting Hanukkah candles.'' (or ''I light Hanukkah candles'') | ||
===Nouns=== | |||
Nouns have no grammatical case. | Nouns have no grammatical case. | ||
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Plural nouns: ''nah'' /nə(h)/ (the ''h'' is only pronounced before a vowel) | Plural nouns: ''nah'' /nə(h)/ (the ''h'' is only pronounced before a vowel) | ||
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pronouns: me tu e i šin šibh iad | |||
*''mo bhrother'' /mo vrohəɾ/ 'my brother'; ''m'ather'' /mahəɾ/ 'my father' | *''mo bhrother'' /mo vrohəɾ/ 'my brother'; ''m'ather'' /mahəɾ/ 'my father' | ||
*''do bhrother'' /do vrohəɾ/ 'thy brother'; ''d'ather'' /dahəɾ/ 'thy father' | *''do bhrother'' /do vrohəɾ/ 'thy brother'; ''d'ather'' /dahəɾ/ 'thy father' | ||