Sudric Fictional Language

The Sudric Language
Sudric is the name given to the Celtic, Goídelic language spoken on the island o
f Sodor, and in parts of Cumbria
and Northumbria.
The language evolved from Old Irish, which was spoken in Ireland, Scotland and
throughout the neighbouring
countries bordering the Irish sea. Sudric is very closely related to The Manx la
nguage of The Isle of Man, which
has just over 1,000 speakers.
The 2001 census data shows that Sudric has approximatly 40,000 speakers on The
Island of Sodor, although
the number is decreasing. Cumbria's Furness region has approximatly 200 speakers
of the language, whilst
The Cumbrian West coast has approximatly 700 speakers.
In addition to this, The Galloway Forest in Southern Scotland has approximatly
300 speakers, whilst The Borders and Northumbria have about 700.
There is little variation in the language other than that of prouniciation. Som
e linguists say that the differences
between Gáedhelig and Sudric are not big enough to class Galwegian Sudric as bei
ng any seperate from Galwegian Irish, except for in their spelling.
The language is not officially recognised outside of The Island of Sodor, where
it is used on signs in the mountainous regions, but has little presence elsewher
e.
The Alphabet and sounds:
Aa Bb Cc Chch Çhçh Dd DDdd Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll LHlh Mm Nn Oo Pp Qq Rr Ss Tt
THth Uu Vv Ww
Yy Åå Øø
a - as in English 'man
aa - like the 'ay' in 'say'
b - as in English, or pronounced 'w' or 'f' when between two vowels.
c - as in English, always hard as in 'cat'
ch - as in 'Bach'
çh - like the 'ch' in 'chong'
d - as in English 'd/
dd - like the Welsh 'dd' or English 'th' in 'this'
e - as in English 'get'
ee - as in English 'seen'
f - as in English 'if'
g - always as in 'get'
gh, ght - like the Cumbric 'ch', as in 'loch, Bach' etc
h - as in English
i as in English
ie - like the 'i' in English 'mine'
j - as in 'Jam'
k - as in English
l - as in English 'like'
lh - like the welsh 'll' but quieter, almost whispered
m, n, o, p, as in English
oo - as in 'moon'
q - like English 'k'
r - like English, silent after vowels
s - usually as in 'sing'
sh - as in English 'shop'
ss - like 'z'
t - as in English 'tin', sometimes voiced as in 'ditch' when between vowels
th - like in English 'thing'
u - like the 'oo' in 'moon'
v - as in English
w - as in English
y - like the 'u' in 'under'
å - like the 'aw' in 'raw'
ø - like the 'i' in 'bird
Regional differences:
dd becomes d in Cumbria and Galloway, likewise th becomes t

å and ø are become aa and ai in Cumbria and Galloway
sh is sometimes 's' outside Sodor
lh is generally like 'ly' soutside of Sodor
final 'dd' and 'th' are pronounced like the 's' in 'leisure' in Cumbria and Gall
oway
Basic phrases:
Hello, hi - Hello, hie
How are you? - Kynth t'oo?
I'm verry well thanks, and you - Ta mø veyr vie gura mie aydd, ass oo heen?
The Verb 'bee' 'to be'
Ta mø - I am
T'oo - you are
T'eh - he is
T'shee - she is
Ta mwith - we are
Ta shif - you are
T'ad - they are
Ta mø çhanoo an wipper - I'm doing the work
An wipper - the work
an - the (singular)
ny/na - the (plural)
t'oo çhanoo an wibber koorsa - you're doing the Coursework
Chan eil mø - I am 'not'
Chan eil mø ddyl - I'm not going
Chan eil mø tuishgin - I don't understand
Chan eil an jogh er an børdd - the drink is not on the table
jogh - drink
børdd - table
Chan eil an vaddyr cwer'n jogh er an børdd - the mother is not putting the drink
on the table
an vaddyr - the mother
maddyr - mother
cwer - putting
er - on
Kyfwaath nagh yel - why not?
Kyfwaath nagh yel an dooiney çheet suas do dd'Inis Mannin - Why isn't the man co
ming down to the Isle of Man?
Cawse t'eh smwaanyachydd t'an ansher dyna atshuh- Because he thinks that the wea
ther is bad here
Ta mo hie ooafysagh gyna. Ta mo vaddyr kimmaw sa die. Ys tie mawr eh. Ta shyogh
pobl yny tie.
My house is very bad. My mother lives in the house. It is a big house. 7 people
live in the house
Ta mo hie sugtyuh yn daal bek. Ta shlee, knockan, monyddan ass bårner sa naal. T
a m'addyr wibber yn shen
harm three milçher fo'n tie.
Ta mo hie - my house is
sugtyuh yn - situated in
daal bek - a little valley
daal - valley
bek - little
shlee - a road
knockan - hills
monyddan - mountains
bårner - streams
sa naal - in the valley
m'addyr - my father
shen harm - old farm
farm - farm
three milçher fo'n tie - three miles from the house
Other words
øne - one
daa - two
three - three
kayer - four
queig - five
shee - six
shyogh - seven
aght - eight
naa - nine
jay - ten
øne-er-yay - 11
daa-er-yay - 12
three-er-yay - 13
etc
fichet - 20
cant - 100
mill - 1000
milhon - million
Days of the week
Jilooin - Monday
Jimyardd - Tuesday
Jikyadeen - Wednesday
Jidåney - Thursday
Dåney - friday
Jisaterney - saturday
Jidawney - Sunday
Moddrey - Morning
Traanoyn - afternoon
Fyasker - evening
Nodd - night
Lees - light
Myrsht - dark
jiue - today
jay - yesturday
voraw/amaaragh - tommorow
an shyoghteen y chwa - last week (shyoghteen pronounced 'shyoghdeen')
an aa-shyoghteen - next week
øne shyoghteen a hayn - one week ago
lhaa - day
awr - hour
tied - time
sekynd - second
minidd - minute
bleeooddney - year
mish - month
The House, An Tie
Bradd-Oorlaa - carpet
Børdd - table
Fwinnyogh - window
torys - door
room - room
glanyuh - a glass
loppee - bed
bath - bath
kyn na room - ceiling
cadderagh - chair
balley - town
daal - dale, valley
pørn - stream, river
hawin - river
loch - lake, harbour
port - port, harbour
haaven - harbour
coll - forest
crawp - tree
eklhosh - church, cathedral
toll - pit
sity - city
mådhey - middle
mål, mell - fell, moorland
describing words:
dyna - bad
mie, da - good
intrennagh - interesting
mawr - big
bek - small
queel - narrow
båeeygh - beautiful
aarsh - high
fie - fine
Useful expressions:
t'eh jeenagh - he's late
t'an jinneur... - the dinner is...
Shtagh ass swee - come inside and sit down
Nagh Beurla - I don't speak English
Nagh Gwaalig - i don't speak Gaelic
Val oo yowsaghadh Gwaalig? Are you learning Gaelic?
Ta/Chan yel - Yes/no
Ta Gwaalig mie agiym - I speak Good Gaelic

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dd becomes d in Cumbria and Galloway, likewise th becomes t

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