Re: new lang

Hey too,

First of all: I am newbie (see separate posting) on the list, so
please be patient with me.

Onwards to the Sephas:

From your phonology, I think this language can produce rather
pleasing words (I think that /x/ and /G/ can be rather pleasing as
well, and the Welsh "ll" has fascinated me ever since I discovered
its existence.) With slight changes in
the orthography (like w for /u/) it would look even more Welsh,
although I might say that Welsh orthography is sometimes a bit odd.
And it might be assumed that the "f" is missing from the unvoiced fricatives
because it was lost.

The case  systems hints at an interesting history, just compare the
case endings for paucal forms and for normal forms, and the Ablaut in
the paucal forms. Is it an Ablaut?

I think it is very interesting to give preeminence to feminine as it
suggests that women hold most of the power in the society. Just a
thought. And a second one: Probably, the number of pronouns in the
3rd person could be cut down, especially, if there weren't three
genders in former times. But of course, it is plausible to have three
pronouns anyway.

Then, I have some more questions:
How is the imperative formed? With the subjunctive? Something else?
Is the 'common' gender ("sa") in the singular used for neutral
pronouns or for groups that are both male and female, like "The
police, they are coming!" - many languages  use the singular here.
(Die Polizei, sie kommt: In German, it is singular and feminine).

It's probably a bit unfair to post so many questions for a young
language at once, but I am really curious. And then, I think that
Aidan has presented a language with a lot of history encapsulated and
that is - of course - also a very interesting aspect.

Christian.
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