Morphology
It should be noted that the 2 morphologies that involve 2 words (-t d- -> -d d- and -d/t y- -> ch-) are applied whenever that pattern appears in sentences and therefore, is possible at a moments notice.
| emphatic mutations |
- sC- -> shC- emphatic
- d- -> z-> emphatic
- word + -ee -> -ay emphatic
- word(most meaningful part) + -o -> noun dimiunitive emphatic
- word + -y -> adjective diminunitive emphatic
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| GAE to Melungeon |
- -tion -> -shin
- -cence -> -sints
- -ium -> um
- -ment -> -men
- -ight / -ide -> -ite
- -ide -> -ie
- -al -> -(s)us
- -ious -> -ers
- -ful/-able -> -ubble
- negation im-/in-/un- -> on-/in-
- -wise -> -weys
- adverbs of time/place -> -s
- -wards -> -erds
- -ness -> -tyur
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| Phonetic |
- hire /aer/ or hour /our/ -> harr /ahuhr/
- dV -> jV
- initial/medial (-)th- -> omitted
- w- -> omitted
- -VtV- -> -VdV-
- -d -> -t
- -C(t/d) -> -C
- -l(C) -> -h(C)
- -sk -> -s
- -t d- -> -d d-
- -d/t + y- -> ch- (except in -ture -> -tyur)
- unstressed medial schwa OR -er- -> omitted
- initial schwa -> omitted
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| grammatical |
- word + -sum -> (producing) adj
- word + -ish/-luk -> adj
- noun/verb + -men -> (resultant) noun
- fuh + adj -> semi-explicit adverb
- be- + adj and/or adj + -fy -> causitive verb
- a'- + verb + -in'un -> agent noun
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| phrasal |
- word + mannuh -> abstract quality noun
- de idy er + adjective -> abstract idea noun
- de ac er + verb -> abstract verbal noun
- de fashun er + word -> abstract condition noun
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Mutations
Here are the mutations, based on scotch gaelic, which impart an aspect-like meaning onto their nouns. When appended to the end of their word, an additional -o is usually added, ie sun -> sunizzo.
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