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Hi, as this mail-list is a bit abandoned nowadays, I send you some basic rules to create words in Aingeljã from their Spanish version. Here we go: * -CIÓN => -CJÕ. POSICIÓN => POSICJÕ (position). * -CIA => -ZA. VALENCIA => VALENZA (Valencia, Spanish city); CODICIABLE => CODIZABEL (desiderable). * -AVO, -EVO, -IVO, -OVO => -AU, -EU, -IU, -OU. YUGOSLAVO => JUGOSLAU (Yugoslavian); NUEVO => NOU (new); ADJETIVO => AJETIU (adjective). This sometimes happens with other endings: MANCHEGO => MANCHEU (from La Mancha, Spanish region); GALLEGO => GALEU (Galician). * An L before consonant usually changes into U: CÁLIDO = CAUDE (warm), ALGUNO = AUCU~ (some); ALMA => AUMA (soul). * The ending N's in words like MANO (hand), CAMINO (way), DESAYUNO (breakfast), IMPLICACIÓN (implifcation), etc, are lost, but the vowels retain a nasal tilde: MÃ, CHAMI~, DISAIXÕ, IMPLICACJÕ, etc. Their plural is formed addind -NS (masculine) or -NAS (femenine): MÃNAS, CHAMI~NS, DISAIXÕNS, IMPLICACJÕNAS. * -DAD and other words ending in -AD, -ED, -UD lose their ending D, but retain a grave tilde (`). UNIVERSIDAD => UNIVERSITÀ (university), LIBERTAD => LLUWERTÀ (liberty), MERCED => MERÇÈ (favour, mercy), VIRTUD => VIRTÙ (virtue). Their plural is formed adding -TAS: UNIVERSITÀTAS, LLUWERTÀTAS, MERÇÈTAS, VIRTÙTAS (they retain the tilde). * -CT- => -T-. ACTOR => ATOR (actor); OCHO => OTE (eight). * -PT- => -IT-. SIETE => SEIT (seven); ACEPTAR => ACEITRE (to accept); NEPTUNO => NEITU~ (Neptune). * -GN- => -IN-. MAGNÉTICO => MAINETIC (magnetic). * -AJE, -EJE, -OJE, -UJE, and in general all the syllables with the sound /x/ => -AIX, -EIX, -OIX, -UIX, respectively. Ex: LENGUAJE => LANGAIX (language), ÁGIL => AIXIL (agile), AGUJA => ACUIXA (needle), BAJO => BAIX (under), HOJA => FOIXA (leave), LIGERO => LEIXER (light). This sometimes happens with other endings: RUSIA => RUIXJA (Russia), FRESA => FREIXA (strawberry), JUEZ => JUDJEIX (judge), NIEVE => NJEIX (snow), from Latin Nominative NIX), CROACIA => CRWAIXJA (Croatia), CÁDIX => CAIX (Cadix, Spanish city). * Soundless consonants which became sound in Spanish are retained. Ex: AGUJA => ACUIXA (needle); CODO => COT (elbow); CUBRIR => COPRÂRE (to cover); TOLEDO => TOLET (Toledo, Spanish city). * In some Spanish hiatuses, a new D between vowels appears: CREER => CREDRE (to beleave, and also to create); CAÍDA => CADUTA (fall). * Diminutive -ITO, -ITA are -ELL, -ELLA: LLUVIA => PLUGGA (rain); CHUBASCO/LLOVIZNA => PLUGGELLA (rain shower). * TRANS- => TRAS-. TRANSPORTE => TRASPORT (transport). * IN- => UN- (Germanic influence). IMPOSIBLE => UMPOSIBEL (impossible). * -BLE => -BEL. INVISIBLE => UNVIDABEL (invisible), from VIDRE = VER (to see). Also: DIABLO => DJABEL (devil). * -BS- => -S-. ABSOLUTO => ASOLUT (absolute). * Many intervocalic V disappear and become W or U. CLAVAR => CLAURE (to nail), EVA => EWA (Eve, female name), VIVIR => VJURE (to live), UVA => UWA (grape). Sometimes also with B: BEBER => BEURE (to drink). * -IZAR => -IÇRE. GENERALIZAR => GGENERALIÇRE (to generalize). The same for many verbs ending in -ZAR, -CER, -CIR, etc. NACER => NAÇRE (to be born), COCER => COÇRE (to cook, to boil), PRODUCIR => PRODUÇRE (to produce), ABRAZAR => IMBRAÇRE (to embrace, to hug). * Initial L usually becomes palatal, especially if Catalan does the same: LÉRIDA => LLERDA (Lérida, Spanish city in Catalonia), LENGUA => LLINGWA (tongue), LUGO => LLUC (Lugo, Spanish city), LECHE => LLAT (milk), LIBRE => LLUR (free). * -ICO, -ICA => -IC, -ICA. MECÁNICO => MECANIC (mechanic), BRITÁNICO => BRITANIC (British), BÉLGICA => BELGGICA (Belgium). * Initial G sometimes become palatal (GG), and sometimes is velar plosive sound: GENIO => GGENN (genius), ALEMANIA => GGERMANNA (Germany), GUIPÚZCOA => GIPUSQWA (Guipúzcoa, Spanish city), GEMELO => GEMELL (twin). * Hiatus ÍA often loses its accent and becomes the diphthong JA: HUNGRÍA => HONGRJA (Hungary), ALMERÍA => ALMERJA (Almería, Spanish city), TURQUÍA => TURCJA (Turkey). That's all. Any questions or suggestions?? Adio. Ángel. A pagga doul'Aingeljã - La página del Angeliano - Angelian's Homepage http://es.geocities.com/aingelja