more amiu - little rowboat

At lolaraincoat's request:



nello "little rowboat"

The written form is transparent: It's a boat with an oar on the water, and a small circle to represent the "little" inflection.

n as in no
e as in pet
l as in look -- it's geminated here, pronounced like a double consonant in Italian
o like the vowel in caught (in those dialects which distinguish caught from cot)

The whole word should be said in a low, even tone.

I took this opportunity to settle some things about the way the size inflections work, since they were a bit vague before. This is a good example, because it demonstrates one of the main features of Amíu inflection: Regular vowel mutation.

( There are twelve vowels in Amiu, six tense and six lax... )

Next up, "linguist" for ellen_fremedon. Any questions, anything you'd like to see written, explained, or iconized, just let me know.

[Edited because I can't count.]

more amiu - little rowboat

At lolaraincoat's request:



nello "little rowboat"

The written form is transparent: It's a boat with an oar on the water, and a small circle to represent the "little" inflection.

n as in no
e as in pet
l as in look -- it's geminated here, pronounced like a double consonant in Italian
o like the vowel in caught (in those dialects which distinguish caught from cot)

The whole word should be said in a low, even tone.

I took this opportunity to settle some things about the way the size inflections work, since they were a bit vague before. This is a good example, because it demonstrates one of the main features of Amíu inflection: Regular vowel mutation.

( There are twelve vowels in Amiu, six tense and six lax... )

Next up, "linguist" for ellen_fremedon. Any questions, anything you'd like to see written, explained, or iconized, just let me know.

[Edited because I can't count.]