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Raamaniyaan Grand Master Plan
Vowels #_, C_C _C*{i,i:} _C*{u,u:} _#
a, a:, au /&/(a) e o -e
e, ae /(j)&/((y)a) e o -
o /&/(a) e o -
i e e i -
u o u u -
e:, i:, oe i i i -
u: u u u -
Consonants #_ V_V _C _r/l _#
k k g kh /x/ kh g
qu kh kh
k _{i,e} ch /tS/ z ch
qu _{i,e} k g
sc _{i,e} sh /S/ sh sh
x (cs) sh sh sh sh
g g gh /G/ gh gh
g _{i,e} j /dZ/ z j/z
gn, mn, gm, nn ny /J/ ny
t t d s s d
d d y z z y
nt nd nd
s h h s h h
p p b f f (b)
b, v b v v b/v v
m m m m m -
Geminate vowels are treated as if initial.
liV, leV > yV
tiV, teV > sV
diV, deV > zV
niV, neV, miV, meV > nyV
riV, reV > zhV /Z/
ll > y
-cul-, -gul- > ly > y
viC > guC
-Cicum# > Ci#
>-ellum > -oy > ey
vo > u
Note that my Romano-Persian lang has undergone another name change!
I decided that the substitution of the Greek ending -AEUS was
after all unrealistic, so I changed it to Raamaniyaan, short for
_Baaz-i-Raamaniyaan_ < VÓCEM ILLÍ RÓMÁNIC-, with the plural ending
-aan ultimately derived from -ÓNES.
It will be seen that the consonant changes are essentially an
outline of the changes between Old and Middle Persian with an
occasional Old Iranian or Romance feature rearing its head.
They are of course subject to future refinement.
As for the vowel changes I'm not yet fully satisfied with
them. In particular /u/ will still be far too rare.
Examples:
*cancerum > kharang
*carminem > karmeny
*illi > i
*nominem > naany, naam
adjutare > azutaar
adoculare > ayoyaar
adorare > ayaaraar
agnellum > anyey
agrestem > aghrast
ausare > aahaar
auscultare > aaskoldaar
avicellum > egizey, egiz
caballam > kavaye
caballarius > kavayezh
caballus > kavey
caelum > chol
capitem > kebed
cingulum > cheny
coemeterium > chimadizh
cum secum > cohig
ecco illum > aki
equam > yakhe
equum > yokh
fragmentum > faranyand
fraxinum > fareshen
frigus > ferigh
frontem > farand
fugam > fughe
genitum > jened
genuculum > joney
germanum > jarmaan 'brother'
gustare > gostaar
gustatum habere > g. ajere > gostadir
gyrare > jeraar
habitatio > avidaas
hariolum > azhol
harpacem > arbaz
homo > aam
iaspidem > jaspi
ictum > ekht, yekht
ignorare > nyaraar
illac > yaa
illum *altrum > yalsar
illum, illam > i
illuminare > yonyaar
incontrare > gansaraar
litigare > litiyaar
loco > lag
modiolus > mazol
montem > mand
mortalis > mardel
mortalitatem > mardeldad, maldedad
mortuus > mard
movere > mu'ir
muccare > mokaar
nasum > naah
nausea > naahye
neque unum > nakyun
nescius > nosh
nigellus > nezey
noctem > nakht, nasht
nodus > naay
non > na
nonne > dany
novellum > navey
novem > nav
nullus > nuy
nupta > noft
obdurare > avduraar
omnes > any 'all, every'
operare > afraar
operatio > afraas
oppilare > epelaar
orcus > org 'enemy'
ossum > os
ostiolum > ashtol 'mouth'
ostium > asht 'door'
paganus > paghon 'stranger'
partum > pard
pascere > pashir
patrem > pasar
pavimentum > paimand 'earth'
pectum > pokht
pullium > poy
retia > rise
rhonchizare > rangizaar
rodicare > royizaar
rufus > ruf
rugire > ruzir
salicem > helez
salvus > holov
sapere > habir
sensum > hohn
spina > isfin
tantus > tond
tenebras > tanamre
tenere > tanir 'have, own'
tessera > tasare
tignum > teny
totus > taad 'whole'
ventus > bond
vocem > baaz
volatilis > uledel
volvitare > ulvedaar
vomicare > umigaar
vulturius > ulduzh
/BP 8^)
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B.Philip Jonsson mailto:melrochX@hidden.email (delete X)
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