Benécian
From Almeopedia
Benécian (Benécë in Verdurian) is the language spoken by the populace in Benécia and Ešan.
The language is an intermediary step between Barakhinei and Verdurian. It is oftentimes considered a dialect of Verdurian (or Barakhinei), despite its differences.
While it contains features closely related to Barakhinei, such as the lax/tense distinction in the vowels and the palatalization of Caďinorian ct, it has other features that separate it from both: A vocabulary composed of both elements plus retention of certain old words, and a different morphological system.
Here are some features of Benécian:
- Benécian shares the vocalic system of Barakhinei: a â e ê i î o ô u û
- Caďinor ue becomes û, ui becomes î: šcûn 'handsome', lî 'loves'
- Caďinor ct has become št rather than ž: šte 'comes'
- Caďinor sc has become šc rather than š: šôkh 'duke'
- Caďinor c and g never palatalize: cêr 'male', gên 'people'
- t and d do not change before front vowels: tâna 'pot', ridir 'smile'
- The Caďinor fricative kh is retained: khûtor 'farm'
- en and er are not replaced with ë, as in Mažtane: rêncên 'meet'
- Caďinor th and ď become t and d, never ď: âd 'god'
- r is flapped, as in Curiye
- Mažtane ř is kř: křît 'pot'
- l before a stop becomes u: ceudoni 'trade'
Benécian shares many words with Barakhinei-- êta 'money', sîte 'great', maktan 'city'-- but also has characteristic derivations of its own; compare šcûn 'handsome' with Barakhinei ekhûn, Mažtane šön. Its inflectional system contains many differences from Mažtane.
Samârit, kitimi kiem křukh ê štane im êndetêm prespom; cêta latui šcuten s'urêton cûn so zoran.
Verdurian: [Řošriful, prezuireu ci-řuk er žano co ciman silven; cečel deveu platir so uestum cum zerán.]
Stranger, pass this castle and you will come to a forested hill, where you must pay the man with the pizza.
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