Tlarywýtícha

Gce Dlaryv has two major dialects; Dlaryvéol, the standard spoken in Eolyrag and the dialect described in this corpus, and Tlarywýtícha, spoken in the southern colony of Quit'ixtum. This second dialect has a number of phonological, grammatical, and morphological distinctions.

Phonology

Tlarywýtícha has a number of phonological deviations, especially among lower class registers. Many of these are in analogy to the phonology of Quet'extomacha, the native language of Quit'ixtum.

• /b, d, g/ are pronounced as /p, t, k/

• /v, w, ʁ/ are pronounced as /w/

• /θ, ð/ are not pronounced

• /s/ is pronounced as /h/ in coda position and /z/ between vowels,

• /χ/ is pronounced as /h/

• /c, ɟ, ç/ are pronounced as /t͡ʃ, ʃ/

• Voiceless resonants, with the exception of 'ɬ', are pronounced voiced

• /ɑ/ is pronounced as /a/

• Vowel fronting does not occur

Phonology

Tlarywýtícha tends to be spoken faster than Dlaryvéol, with a higher tone over stressed words. As a result of this and many other differences between the two dialects, Dlaryvéol speakers often regard Tlarywýtícha as nigh unintelligible.

Grammar

Tlarywýtícha retains the T/V distinction of standard Gce Dlaryv. However, the informal second person pronoun has a different agreement conjugation. Compare:

Tlarywýtícha: ky nur

Dlaryvéol: ky nurhad

Morphology

Tlarywýtícha has several loanwords, most of them from Quet'extomacha.

asogo 'ysgélo' (Quet'extomacha azokon)

chío, chi 'child' (Quet'extomacha xi)

íci 'woman' (Quet'extomacha ichi)

kwai 'a Quit'ixtum song' (Quet'extomacha qua'ay)

máso 'man' (Quet'extomacha mazo)

necè 'fish' (Quet'extomacha neche)

nícètlè 'mushroom' (Quet'extomacha nichtla)

opéko 'bear dog' (Quet'extomacha ob'equot)

péchètlo 'eagle' (Quet'extomacha pextlo)

taiálom 'when, after' (Quet'extomacha tayallom)

Augmentative and diminutive take a larger role in discource in Tlarywýtícha, whereas in Dlaryvéol they tend to be used just for derevation

Example Sentences

Note: The Tlarywýtícha romanized orthography is made here by me in order to display the phonological differences. In reality, the spelling is the same for both dialects

Tlarywýtícha:Yh aitoh minyh, aorykái rulhaio mi Suraky. Ir syir taiwuir nuír Orulhaio taineh kwirú. Cilwaoroth malyr, u Marinragýr, torfylo, u Terir, nuro Aitruhkè tiamýr Karè, ir smaivir daialhýr.

Dlaryvéol: Ys aidos mhinys, aorygaith rulhaidho mi Suragyth. Dhir sythir daighuir nudhírh o Rulhaidho taines gwirú. Cilwaoroth malyr, thu Marinragýr, torfyloth, thu Derhir, nurhoth ai Drusgè tiamýr Gathrè, dhir smaivir dathialhýr.

English: In forgotten days, there was a prince of Shur. The prince suffered a terrible illness, and sought its relief through magic. Northwards he went, to Marinrag, yea, unto Terhi, to see the priestess of the Great Spirit, Kathra, having gifts.