Lodeg

under construction

Pronouns

 * personal

Glides
The first glide is the normal form: this is an apple: tra sze bowla. The second glide is the define form: the apple is in my mouth: bhowla szet éa mhún géa. The third glide is the normal form, but it is mutated: he eats an apple: ádat bpowla. The fourth glide is the define, mutated form: he eats the apple: ádat bphowla.

Mutations are used when a word starting with a voiced consonant follows a word ending on a voiceless consonant or when a word starting with a voiceless consonant follows a word ending on a voiced consonant.
 * b [b] -&gt; bh [v] -&gt; bp [p] -&gt; bph [f] -&gt; (can) bot -&gt; bhot -&gt; bpot -&gt; bphot
 * ch [x] -&gt; ch [x] -&gt; cz [z] -&gt; czh [z] -&gt; (chlorine) chlór -&gt; chlór -&gt; czlór -&gt; czhlór
 * d [d] -&gt; dh [ð] -&gt; dt [t] -&gt; dth [θ] -&gt; (time) déa -&gt; dhéa -&gt; dtéa -&gt; dtéa
 * g [g] -&gt; gh [ʒ] -&gt; gk [k] -&gt; gkh [x] -&gt; (dog) gón -&gt; ghón -&gt; gkón -&gt; gkhón
 * j [j] -&gt; hj [ç] -&gt; sc [ʃ] -&gt; sch [ʃ] -&gt; (year) ján -&gt; hján -&gt; scán -&gt; schán
 * k [k] -&gt; kh [x] -&gt; kg [g] -&gt; kgh [ʒ] -&gt; (cat) kat -&gt; khat -&gt; kgat -&gt; kghat
 * l [l] -&gt; lh [l] -&gt; lj [j] -&gt; lhj [ç] -&gt; (cloud) léach -&gt; lhéach -&gt; ljéach -&gt; lhjéach
 * m [m] -&gt; mh [m] -&gt; mb [b] -&gt; mbh [v] -&gt; (month) mána -&gt; mhána -&gt; mbána -&gt; mbhána
 * n [n] -&gt; nh [n] -&gt; nd [d] -&gt; ndh [ð] -&gt; (reaction) nút -&gt; nhút -&gt; ndút -&gt; ndhút
 * p [p] -&gt; ph [f] -&gt; pb [b] -&gt; pbh [v] -&gt; (father) péar -&gt; phéar -&gt; pbéar -&gt; pbhéar
 * r [ɹ] -&gt; rh [ɹ] -&gt; rj [j] -&gt; rhj [ç] -&gt; (tree) réa -&gt; rhéa -&gt; rjéa -&gt; rhjéa
 * s [s] -&gt; sh [s] -&gt; sz [z] -&gt; szh [z] -&gt; (sun) súlimb -&gt; shúlimb -&gt; szúlimb -&gt; szhúlimb
 * t [t] -&gt; th [θ] -&gt; td [d] -&gt; tdh [ð] -&gt; (roof) téach -&gt; théach -&gt; tdéach -&gt; tdhéach
 * w [v] -&gt; hw [v] -&gt; sv [sf] -&gt; svh [sf] -&gt; (summer) wen -&gt; hwen -&gt; sven -&gt; svhen

Genitive
The genitive cases is constructed by adding úa- as a prefix to the noun. Normally the fourth glide is used, but when the fourth glide is voiceless the second glide is taken. Words beginning on j- always take the second glide. Compare:
 * (year) s. ján -&gt; úahján; p. jáin -&gt; úahjáin
 * (dog) s. gón -&gt; úaghón; p. góin -&gt; úaghóin
 * (cat) s. kat -&gt; úakghat; p. kait -&gt; úakghait

Plural
The plural is usually constructed by adding -i- in the first syllable. So: (one road) oim báta -&gt; (two roads) dwoi báita; (one dog) oin gón -&gt; (two dogs) dwoi góin. This construction is also used with all glides and with the genitive. Some words have an irregular plural, like: (one day) oin gúi -&gt; (two days) dwoi gwi; (one man) oi méa -&gt; (two men) dwoi mlú (pronunciation: [luː]).

Verb
With glide.
 * Imperative: gér(i) - gkér(i)

Without glide.
 * Imperative: ád(i)

Irregular: with glide.