Re: Name of Valdyan: Ilaini

Hi,

--- Irina Rempt <irina@...> wrote:
> I've finally figured out what the Valdyans call
> their language:
> Ilaini "the languages", a collective plural form,
> analogous to _arli_
> "the realities" meaning "the world, the universe".
Do you mean that Valdyas is the name that "we" use in
English, but that the Valdyan civilization calls its
own language Ilaini?  Or does Ilaini refer to the
entire collection of regional dialects that I think
you mention on your webpage?

> I'll change it in the relay lineup :-) (not on my
> webpage yet,
> though; there's a major update in the works and I
> don't want to make
> little changes right now).
I love your webpage, so please let us know when it's
ready. :-)

> In spite of the spelling with -ai-, it's pronounced
> [i'lani]. The
> -ai- is only to show that this is an /a/ that keeps
> stress in any
> position.
Interesting, as I'd tend to view -ai- of Ilaini as
[aj] or even [e].  So, you use -ai- to indicate
irregular stress on /a/ - is that right?  Or is it
that whenever -ai- appears, then you must change
normal stress to align with the -ai-?

>@Valdyan words *ending* in -ain have [aj],
> but whenever
> there's something after it (like an inflectional
> ending) it reverts to [a].
So, you might write "Thai" (phonetically) as _tain_?
And, you might write "lot" (phonetically) as _laint_?
Is that right, or am I totally off?

Matt33

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