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Aledapdyfed · Joined: 23 Apr 2007 Posts: 10

Aled ap Dyfed ydw i. Cefais fy ngeni yng Nghymru, a dwi dal yn byw yma, yn Aberystwyth. Des i o hyd i'r wefan yma gan siawns (stumbleupon, os ydw i'n cofio'n iawn). Dydw i ddim wedi creu "conlang" neu "conscript" eto, ond mae'r syniad yn diddorol, felly byddaf yn creu un rhyw ddiwrnod Razz

(Os ydw i'n gwneud gwall yn fy Saesneg - dweda imi! Cefais fy nysgu yn y cartref a dechreuais dysgu Saesneg pan oeddwn i'n 12 (felly dyna 4 mlynedd o ymarfer - dim digon!!))

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I am Aled son of Dyfed. I was born in Wales, and i still live here, in Aberystwyth. I find this website with chance ("Stumbleupon", if i remember correctly). I haven't created "conglang" or "conscript" yet, but the idea is interesting, so I will create one some-day Razz

(If i make mistakes in my English - say to me! I was taught in the home and i started learning when i was 12 (so thats 4 years of experience - not enough!!))

Eccentric Iconoclast · Joined: 22 Apr 2007 Posts: 36

Welsh has the most hilarious orthography. xD

Here's a better way to say it:

Aledapdyfed · Joined: 23 Apr 2007 Posts: 10

Thanks for the corrections Smile

I think that English writing is much funnier than Welsh Razz

StrangeMagic · Admin Joined: 18 Apr 2007 Posts: 640

Welsh looks confusing to me! LOL for example 'ydw' I have NO idea how to pronounce that. But anyway, welcome to the forum and we're looking forward to your contributions!

Serali · Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 7:27 pm Post subject:

And I thought English was bad! Shocked

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Tobo deu ne lenito sugu? - You kissed a frog?!

Aledapdyfed · Joined: 23 Apr 2007 Posts: 10

Everyone reckons that it's strange because they do not know that "y" and "w" are vowels too. Once that is known, it's regular.

I have started a "conlang" but i haven't got much yet. It is called "Bræthonech". Maybe i will post it some day

halyihev · Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 8:05 pm Post subject:

Eccentric Iconoclast · Joined: 22 Apr 2007 Posts: 36

Serali · Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 10:33 pm Post subject:

I knew that in Welsh 'w' and 'y' were vowels. I also know that 'y' and 'w' have the ^ over them too.
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Tobo deu ne lenito sugu? - You kissed a frog?!

Eccentric Iconoclast · Joined: 22 Apr 2007 Posts: 36

Aledapdyfed · Joined: 23 Apr 2007 Posts: 10

StrangeMagic · Admin Joined: 18 Apr 2007 Posts: 640

I see. So what sounds are the 'y', 'w', 'ŷ' and 'ŵ'.

I am probably more acknowledged about the Asian languages like Chinese, (Cantonese, Hakka), Korean, Mongolian and Thai. I haven't really learnt much about the languages spoken in Europe as such... hmm. Smile

Aledapdyfed · Joined: 23 Apr 2007 Posts: 10

I'll try and use the Phonetic Alphabet:

y = ɪ or ə
w = ʊ
ŷ = iː
ŵ = uː

so wŷ = ʊiː

Serali · Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 6:50 pm Post subject:

StrangeMagic · Admin Joined: 18 Apr 2007 Posts: 640

I see, thank you for the information Aledapdyfed.

Serali, I copied and pasted them, I'm unsure of how to type them with a English Keyboard.

halyihev · Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 5:34 pm Post subject:

halyihev · Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 5:35 pm Post subject:

Eccentric Iconoclast · Joined: 22 Apr 2007 Posts: 36

Welsh really is a lovely language. Heck, all of the Celtic languages are lovely.

StrangeMagic · Admin Joined: 18 Apr 2007 Posts: 640

Yes, I am also quite intrigued by Celtic languages. They have a mysterious sense around them in my opinion... ^^

Aledapdyfed · Joined: 23 Apr 2007 Posts: 10

I'll take "mysterious" as a compliment Laughing

I can write Welsh on the computer with the United Kingdom Extended keyboard. You can use it through:

1)Start > Control Panel
2)Regional and Language Options
3)Languages tab > Details
4)Add...
5)Press "keyboard layout or IME"
6)Choose "United Kingdom Extended"

You can then go AltGr+6 then y to get ŷ etc.

I think US-International uses Ctrl+Alt+6 then y to get ŷ.