Eomentesa (dialect)

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Eomentesa is one of two modern dialects of Braereth, spoken primarily by witches. (The other dialect is Tenibvreth.)

The phonology is similar to Spanish or Catalan, marked by vowel lowering and unpacking of the palatal series from Classical Braereth.

Phonology

Changes from Braereth to Eomentesa

  • ⟨bv⟩: β → b
  • ⟨cj⟩, ⟨tj⟩: ʧ → ts
  • ⟨gj⟩, ⟨dj⟩: ʤ → dz
  • ⟨scj⟩: sʃ → ʃ
  • ⟨zj⟩: ʒ → ʃ
  • ⟨ei⟩: ej → e̞
  • ⟨ou⟩: ow → o̞
  • ⟨lj⟩: ʎ → lj
  • ⟨nj⟩: ɲ → nj
  • ⟨e⟩: e → ∅ (when unstressed at the end of a word)