Nouns and Verbs in Inglish: -ghe and -gue
In Inglish, words ending in -ghe and -gue follow distinct patterns to differentiate between their noun and verb forms.
Verb forms retain the -gue or -ghe endings, with the present participle marked by -guing for -gue verbs and -ghing for -ghe verbs.
Noun forms drop the verb ending and add -s for the plural.
Vowel Quality Based on Endings:
-gue: Typically indicates a long vowel or diphthong like /ɔ/, /æ/, /eɪ/, or /i/.
-ghe: Typically indicates a short vowel like /ɑ/, /ɛ/, or /ɪ/.
Examples:
bague; bag(s)
Verb: ta bague, bagues, bagued, baguing
Noun: bag(s)
Vowel: /æ/
drague; drag(s)
Verb: ta drague, dragues, dragued, draguing
Noun: drag(s)
Vowel: /æ/
flague; flag(s)
Verb: ta flague, flagues, flagued, flaguing
Noun: flag(s)
Vowel: /æ/
gague; gag(s)
Verb: ta gague, gagues, gagued, gaguing
Noun: gag(s)
Vowel: /æ/
jague; jag(s)
Verb: ta jague, jagues, jagued, jaguing
Noun: jag(s)
Vowel: /æ/
lague; lag(s)
Verb: ta lague, lagues, lagued, laguing
Noun: lag(s)
Vowel: /æ/
rague; rag(s)
Verb: ta rague, ragues, ragued, raguing
Noun: rag(s)
Vowel: /æ/
sague; sag(s)
Verb: ta sague, sagues, sagued, saguing
Noun: sag(s)
Vowel: /æ/
tague; tag(s)
Verb: ta tague, tagues, tagued, taguing
Noun: tag(s)
Vowel: /æ/
ɯague; ɯag(s)
Verb: ta ɯague, ɯagues, ɯagued, ɯaguing
Noun: ɯag(s)
Vowel: /æ/
plâgue; plâg(s)
Verb: ta plâgue, plâgues, plâgued, plâguing
Noun: plâg(s)
Vowel: /eɪ/
dighe; dig(s)
Verb: ta dighe, dighes, dug, dighing
Noun: dig(s)
Vowel: /ɪ/
pighe; pig(s)
Verb: ta pighe, pighes, pighed, pighing
Noun: pig(s)
Vowel: /ɪ/
righe; rig(s)
Verb: ta righe, righes, righed, righing
Noun: rig(s)
Vowel: /ɪ/
dingue; ding, dings
Verb: ta dingue, dingues, dingued, dinguing
Noun: ding, dings
Vowel: /i/
pingue; ping, pings
Verb: ta pingue, pingues, pingued, pinguing
Noun: ping, pings
Vowel: /i/
ringue; ring, rings
Verb: ta ringue, ringues, ringued, ringuing
Verb: ta ringue, ringues, râng, rong, ringuing; *irregular
Noun: ring, rings
Vowel: /i/
ɯingue; ɯing, ɯings
Verb: ta ɯingue, ɯingues, ɯingued, ɯinguing
Noun: ɯing, ɯings
Vowel: /i/
coghe; cóg(s)
Verb: ta coghe, coghes, coghed, coghing
Noun: cóg(s)
Vowel: /ɑ/
dogue; dog(s)
Verb: ta dogue, dogues, dogued, doguing
Noun: dog(s)
Vowel: /ɔ/
bogue; bog(s)
Verb: ta bogue, bogues, bogued, boguing
Noun: bog(s)
Vowel: /ɔ/
fogue; fog(s)
Verb: ta fogue, fogues, fogued, foguing
Noun: fog(s)
Vowel: /ɔ/
hogue; hog(s)
Verb: ta hogue, hogues, hogued, hoguing
Noun: hog(s)
Vowel: /ɔ/
jogue; jog(s)
Verb: ta jogue, jogues, jogued, joguing
Noun: jog(s)
Vowel: /ɔ/
logue; log(s)
Verb: ta logue, logues, logued, loguing
Noun: log(s)
Vowel: /ɔ/
sogue; sog(s)
Verb: ta sogue, sogues, sogued, soguing
Noun: sog(s)
Vowel: /ɔ/
smogue; smog(s)
Verb: ta smogue, smogues, smogued, smoguing
Noun: smog(s)
Vowel: /ɔ/
peghe; peg(s)
Verb: ta peghe, peghes, peghed, peghing
Noun: peg(s)
Vowel: /ɛ/
Citations:
https://www.etymonline.com/word/bag#etymonline_v_194
https://www.etymonline.com/word/bag#etymonline_v_42343
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bag#dictionary-entry-1
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bag#dictionary-entry-2
https://www.etymonline.com/word/drag#etymonline_v_15871
https://www.etymonline.com/word/drag#etymonline_v_37736
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drag#dictionary-entry-1
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drag#dictionary-entry-2
https://www.etymonline.com/word/flag#etymonline_v_8826
https://www.etymonline.com/word/flag#etymonline_v_8825
https://www.etymonline.com/word/flag#etymonline_v_50599
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flag#dictionary-entry-2
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flag#dictionary-entry-3
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flag#dictionary-entry-4
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flag#dictionary-entry-6
https://www.etymonline.com/word/gag#etymonline_v_1213
https://www.etymonline.com/word/gag#etymonline_v_44342
https://www.etymonline.com/word/gag#etymonline_v_1214
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gag#dictionary-entry-1
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gag#dictionary-entry-2
https://www.etymonline.com/word/jag#etymonline_v_42674
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jag#dictionary-entry-2
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jag#dictionary-entry-3
https://www.etymonline.com/word/lag#etymonline_v_1997
https://www.etymonline.com/word/lag#etymonline_v_51877
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lag#dictionary-entry-1
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lag#dictionary-entry-2
https://www.etymonline.com/word/rag#etymonline_v_3289
https://www.etymonline.com/word/rag#etymonline_v_3290
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rag#dictionary-entry-1
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rag#dictionary-entry-2
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rag#dictionary-entry-3
https://www.etymonline.com/word/sag#etymonline_v_22598
https://www.etymonline.com/word/sag#etymonline_v_42894
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sag#dictionary-entry-1
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sag#dictionary-entry-2
https://www.etymonline.com/word/tag#etymonline_v_4324
https://www.etymonline.com/word/tag#etymonline_v_44852
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tag#dictionary-entry-1
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tag#dictionary-entry-2
https://www.etymonline.com/word/wag#etymonline_v_4781
https://www.etymonline.com/word/wag#etymonline_v_50011
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wag#dictionary-entry-1
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wag#dictionary-entry-2
https://www.etymonline.com/word/plague#etymonline_v_16423
https://www.etymonline.com/word/plague#etymonline_v_45417
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plague#dictionary-entry-1
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plague#dictionary-entry-2
https://www.etymonline.com/word/dig#etymonline_v_8562
https://www.etymonline.com/word/dig#etymonline_v_46243
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dig#dictionary-entry-1
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dig#dictionary-entry-2
https://www.etymonline.com/word/pig#etymonline_v_14967
https://www.etymonline.com/word/pig#etymonline_v_46317
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pig#dictionary-entry-1
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pig#dictionary-entry-2
https://www.etymonline.com/word/rig#etymonline_v_15065
https://www.etymonline.com/word/rig#etymonline_v_42044
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rig#dictionary-entry-1
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rig#dictionary-entry-2
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rig#dictionary-entry-3
https://www.etymonline.com/word/ding#etymonline_v_8590
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ding#dictionary-entry-1
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ding#dictionary-entry-2
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ding#dictionary-entry-3
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ding#dictionary-entry-4
https://www.etymonline.com/word/ping#etymonline_v_16341
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ping#dictionary-entry-1
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ping#dictionary-entry-2
https://www.etymonline.com/word/ring#etymonline_v_15081
https://www.etymonline.com/word/ring#etymonline_v_15082
https://www.etymonline.com/word/ring#etymonline_v_43917
https://www.etymonline.com/word/ring#etymonline_v_48179
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ring#dictionary-entry-1
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ring#dictionary-entry-2
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ring#dictionary-entry-3
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ring#dictionary-entry-4
https://www.etymonline.com/word/wing#etymonline_v_10778
https://www.etymonline.com/word/wing#etymonline_v_50158
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wing#dictionary-entry-1
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wing#dictionary-entry-2
https://www.etymonline.com/word/cog#etymonline_v_15788
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cog#dictionary-entry-1
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cog#dictionary-entry-3
https://www.etymonline.com/word/dog#etymonline_v_13890
https://www.etymonline.com/word/dog#etymonline_v_13891
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dog#dictionary-entry-1
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dog#dictionary-entry-3
https://www.etymonline.com/word/bog#etymonline_v_13686
https://www.etymonline.com/word/bog#etymonline_v_43254
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bog#dictionary-entry-1
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bog#dictionary-entry-2
https://www.etymonline.com/word/fog#etymonline_v_11725
https://www.etymonline.com/word/fog#etymonline_v_45344
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fog#dictionary-entry-1
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fog#dictionary-entry-2
https://www.etymonline.com/word/hog#etymonline_v_12078
https://www.etymonline.com/word/hog#etymonline_v_41583
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hog#dictionary-entry-1
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hog#dictionary-entry-2
https://www.etymonline.com/word/jog#etymonline_v_6485
https://www.etymonline.com/word/jog#etymonline_v_51620
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jog#dictionary-entry-1
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jog#dictionary-entry-2
https://www.etymonline.com/word/log#etymonline_v_12387
https://www.etymonline.com/word/log#etymonline_v_12388
https://www.etymonline.com/word/log#etymonline_v_43590
https://www.etymonline.com/word/log#etymonline_v_43591
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/log#dictionary-entry-1
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/log#dictionary-entry-2
https://www.etymonline.com/word/sog#etymonline_v_38199
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sog#dictionary-entry-1
https://www.etymonline.com/word/smog#etymonline_v_23739
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smog
https://www.oed.com/dictionary/smog_n?tab=meaning_and_use#22072378
https://www.oed.com/dictionary/smog_v?tab=factsheet#22072593100
https://www.etymonline.com/word/peg#etymonline_v_10265
https://www.etymonline.com/word/peg#etymonline_v_46129
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peg#dictionary-entry-1
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peg#dictionary-entry-2