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Zidhgebzhail - With all numbers in the masculine. 1 - oed - ['oʊd] 2 - saingyt -['saɪŋət] 3 - benvyk - ['bɛnvək] 4 - rrougyk - ['rugək] 5 - jiptyk - ['jɪptək] 6 - maalyk - ['mɑlək] 7 - gwethyk - ['gwɛθək] 8 - ziezyk - ['zizək] 9 - dautyk - ['daʊtək] 10 - sonyk - ['sɒnək] Eleven would be 'oedsonyk' ,...

Zidhgebzhail

Elements in [square brackets] could be omitted in the vernacular.

aza-zhah[ar]Ainoipsysa
az-Ø-a-zha-h[ar]-Ø-Ai-n-oi-ps-ys-a
woman-ABS-SG.F-PTCP-PASSIVE-PRS-see-SIMPLE-NEG-ABILITY-ABS.ADJ-SG.F
Cannot-be-seen woman.

:con: Zidhgebzhail - Pleasingly, the Zidhgebzhailicised form of Jennifer - 'Zhenfa' becomes the almost-English 'Zhenefa' in the accusative case (the penultimate /f/ mutates to an /m/ due to its proximity to the /f/ in the case ending, then elides because it follows another nasal). It is possible tha...

I speak a dialect in which 'us' is replaced with 'we' in most cases ("Are you watching films with we?"), and even we would use 'us' at all times in the example given.

I'd never noticed that before; it's weird.

:eng: 1) John didn't hit Mary, David did. 2) John didn't hit Mary, he kissed her. 3) John didn't hit Mary, he hit Susan. :con: Zidhgebzhail - Elements in [square brackets] would be omitted in the vernacular. Tripartite morphosyntax allows for extensive dropping of constituents.. 1) Merrefja Dzhonil ...

Many thanks, Xonen.

I'm pretty sure that there are a few Latin speakers on the board, so this is the only place that I can think of to ask a question that's been bugging me for weeks. A local madman with a propensity for telling hilariously absurd lies claims that he has devised a Latin phrase 'Omnia sane ratio omnibus...

Hi. I'd say that the most likely result of the scenario you outline as being the death of all involved before the next generation is raised to maturity. But that's no fun, so to actually answer your question: Scenario 1: Redevelopment within one generation. I don't see this as being very likely at a...

:eng: At seven o'clock, my plane leaves for New York. :con: Zidhgebzhail sendinwaeth-penvyks, logvaz-vae Aalkjaim-Deshys bIz sendin-waeth-penv-y-k-s, logvaz-Ø-v-ae Aalk-jaim-Desh-y-s b-I-z hour-ESSIVE.SG.M three-ABS-PL.M-ADJ, ship-ABS.SG.M-1-GEN.SG.M Aalk-ALLATIVE.SG.M-new-ABS.SG.M-ADJ FUT-go-INCEPT...

:eng: - Changing the vocab, as is my custom. I was made to eat the food by the man who saw me. :con: Zidhgebzhail - Uses switch referents. oz h[oz]il vef gAin-hyn hefil nentef zung gEntan-iv. oz-Ø h-[oz]il v-ef g-Ai-n-hyn h-efil nent-ef z-ung g-Enta-n-iv man-ABS.SG.M SWITCH_REFERENT-[ABS_HUMAN]>ERG ...

:eng: (Changing 'to sell' to 'to eat'). The food that we were going to eat cannot be eaten because our cook is gone. :con: Zidhgebzhail nent h[eb]ef zvilk gEntanotsh-hyn [by] har-Entanoips hong nentoz-zvaek upjom lIn-hyn. nent-Ø h[eb]ef z-v-il-k g-Enta-n-o-tsh-hyn [b-y] Ø-Enta-n-oi-ps h-ong nent-oz-...

I don't know whether this is what you're looking for, but my (N.E. England) dialect has a series of unusual non-stressed ACC/DAT and GEN personal pronouns that can often be difficult for 'outsiders' to understand in a way that I think goes beyond prestige. I should point out that the dialect has a r...

How do your natlangs/conlangs deal with them? Feel free to play fast-and-loose with the vocabulary if you like (it's only fair given my track-record). :eng: 1) The man eats. 2) The woman is seen. 3) The man eats the food. 4) The food is seen by the woman. :con: Zidhgebzhail - Transitivity marked on ...

:eng: 1) He works like a slave. 2) He works as a slave. :con: Zidhgebzhail - Usually doesn't make the distinction between the English 'as' and 'like' in this situation, but there are workarounds available. 1a) zy kjaupunzhozoeng Augh. z-y kjaupunzh-oz-oeng Ø-Au-gh 3-ABS.SG.M hard_labour-man-ESSIVE.S...

:eng: I've changed the vocab again, mostly for the usual reasons and to show how verb transitivity and gender affects switch-referents. I've also been indulgent and come up with a Zidhgebzhail name. 1) The man who went to the shop saw the woman. 2) Delieda, who ate the food, went with him. 3) The ma...

:eng: 1) I have an animal (it's in my hand/it's available to me). 2) I have a head (inalienable). 3) I have a vehicle (alienable). :con: - Zidhgebzhail 1) vil kielef Aen v-il kiel-ef Ø-Ae-n 1-ERG.SG.M animal-ACC.SG.M PRS-hold-SIMPLE I hold animal. 2) bons h[a]ji-vae bons-Ø ha-hi-v-ae head-ABS.SG.M C...

... Does it have all the inflection the corresponding verbal copula has. Tense-wise, yes, although it can't be negated as elegantly. ... 'copula' does not need to be a verb... That's reassuring to know, since both of Zidhgebzhail's copulae are most definitely not verbs (verbs have obligatory aspect...

Fair enough, I'll play. The other night, I dreamed that I was trapped in some sort of school building that was apparently a utopia, but in fact secretly run by a cabal of fascists. In order to escape, I had to feign being in a coma due to a sugar overdose (because that's a thing in my mind, apparent...

Is it used with other verbs in relative clauses? Like "The man I saw yesterday"? If not, I'd analyze it as a suppletive form of the copula for a Relative Mood, and gloss it as COP . REL . It's not used in forming relative clauses; in fact, I started using it in order to remove the need fo...

Hopefully, you're more interested in the grammar than the vocab and precise cases, since I don't have the vocab and I'm having trouble with 'under'. But anyway, to answer your question using a variation on my standard test-clause: :eng: 1) The woman is in the shop. 2) The woman in the shop spoke. 3)...