Re: A use for "aizh" ...

Christian Thalmann wrote:
>
>--- In conlang@y..., Andreas Johansson <and_yo@H...> wrote:
>
>
> > So, why not a translation exercise:
> >
> > _Ez laist aizh dair ai anév dadair_ "The been beautiful language is now
>more
> > beautiful"
>
>|Mo    xynae       golme                 u    tra   galme      tize.|
>/mO    zy"na:      "gOlmM                     tra   "galm@     ti:Z/
>be:3e  language:d  be_beautiful:PST:PTC  PRE  more  beautiful  now
>
>"The having-been beautiful language is more beautiful now."
Couple questions:

What does "PRE" mean, and is it correct that the word _u_ is unpronounced?
Is the different pronunciations of the final -e's in _golme_ and _galme_
conditioned by the words' stressed vowels, or is it just a case of ambiguous
spelling?

                                                  Andreas

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