A

Azrán

Etymology

From Spanish a.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /a˩/

Preposition

a (assigns nominative)

1. to, toward

Trigedasleng

Etymology

From English I.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈa/

Pronoun

a (first person singular, dual inclusive yumi, plural inclusive oso, plural exclusive osir)

1. (variant pronunciation of ai) I; first person singular personal pronoun

Inflection

Trigedasleng Personal Pronouns Singular Plural 1st Person 2nd Person 3rd Person 1st Person 2nd Person 3rd Person Plain Pejorative Inclusive Exclusive Plain Pejorative Plain ai yu em du yumi, oso osir yo emo du Possessive ain yun emon oson yon emon

Creation and Usage Notes

My original conception for Trigedasleng was quite a bit different from what it ended up being. The original version had object agreement, for example (would've been cool). Among other things, though, was the absolute absence of the original English diphthongs [ai] and [au]—both of which, I reasoned, would have been lost by the Skaikru came to Earth. Unfortunately, when I presented my original version to Jason and the writers, the writers balked. They said it was too different from English (quite ironic now—for more than a few reasons), and insisted I alter it enough to make it would be recognizable to viewers. One of the things I did was reintroduce the diphthongs [ai] and [au]—and I regret it everyday. One of the casualties was the first person pronoun, which should've just been a. Instead, I had to make it ai. I couldn't bear to be rid of the original, though, so I retained it as a variant, with the caveat that the possessive adjective never reduces (a nice and sensible tidbit, I thought). Truth is, in actual speech, the pronoun almost always comes out as [a] anyway (or at least when I record it), so it's still there in spirit. -David J. Peterson 02:31, 6 February 2020 (PST)