Re: An Aelya translation

--- Dan Jones <feuchard@...> wrote:
>
> I read this aloud, it sounds *very* Celtic. I really
> like the sound of
> Aelya.
   Thanks! I'm glad someone besides me thinks it
sounds Celtic - I was afraid I was imagining it out of
desperation!

>
> Where did you derive this from? The ending -ta?
   Yes indeedy! You get 10 points.


> What were the Quenya forms you derived these from?
   Keep in mind that pronouns are among the weirdest
when it comes to obeying the sound changes that the
other words do - at least, that is my impression.
here's the origins:

          Subj         Obj/Gen
1sg       -nye           iny-
2         -cce           icc-
3sgm      so             analogy with above
3sgf      se              "
3sgc      sa              "
1pl       -mme           imm-
3pl       -nte           int-/analogy

  I've taken some license with the forms, obviously.

> Did you discard the
> polite/informal distinction?
    Yes, and also the inclisive vs. exclusive forms.

> Why no 2pl pronoun?
    Because it didn't seem necessary. When I'm talking
to people, if I say "you", you know if I mean you (sg)
or all you guys (pl). If there is some confusion,
_ch'eilh_ is used, literally, you all. I took a clue
from Texan english...

 Do
> you inflect verbs by
> person as well?
   Yes, in the simple tenses (all the verbs were
progressive in my translation). An example or two:

mad 'to eat'
       Pres         Past         Fut
1sg    madan        mandan       maundon
2      madach       mandach      maundoch
3sg    madas        mandas       maundos
1pl    madam        mandam       maundom
3pl    madadh       mandadh      maundodh

tol 'to come'
1sg    tolan        tolhan       tolhon
2      tolach       tolhach      tolhoch
3sg    tolas        tolhas       tolhos
1pl    tolam        tolham       tolhom
3pl    toladh       tolhadh      tolhodh

> > Note that ar causes lenition (A. shulad /Sul@d/),
> and
> > the imperative particle causes soft mutation (A.
> > maogad /meg@d/). Also note the common use of
> > personalised prepositions (nean, nas, dhoro).
>
> Love these names!!! Especially shulad.
   Shulad derives from Q. súl 'breath', and lit. means
breathing. Maogad comes from Q. maica 'soft' and means
softening.

      Aidan


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