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 -guiŋ for -gue verbs and -ghiŋ 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, baguiŋ Noun: bag(s) Vowel: /æ/ drague; drag(s) Verb: ta drague, dragues, dragued, draguiŋ Noun: drag(s) Vowel: /æ/ flague; flag(s) Verb: ta flague, flagues, flagued, flaguiŋ Noun: flag(s) Vowel: /æ/ gague; gag(s) Verb: ta gague, gagues, gagued, gaguiŋ Noun: gag(s) Vowel: /æ/ jague; jag(s) Verb: ta jague, jagues, jagued, jaguiŋ Noun: jag(s) Vowel: /æ/ lague; lag(s) Verb: ta lague, lagues, lagued, laguiŋ Noun: lag(s) Vowel: /æ/ rague; rag(s) Verb: ta rague, ragues, ragued, raguiŋ Noun: rag(s) Vowel: /æ/ sague; sag(s) Verb: ta sague, sagues, sagued, saguiŋ Noun: sag(s) Vowel: /æ/ tague; tag(s) Verb: ta tague, tagues, tagued, taguiŋ Noun: tag(s) Vowel: /æ/ ɯague; ɯag(s) Verb: ta ɯague, ɯagues, ɯagued, ɯaguiŋ Noun: ɯag(s) Vowel: /æ/ plâgue; plâg(s) Verb: ta plâgue, plâgues, plâgued, plâguiŋ Noun: plâg(s) Vowel: /eɪ/ dighe; dig(s) Verb: ta dighe, dighes, dug, dighiŋ Noun: dig(s) Vowel: /ɪ/ pighe; pig(s) Verb: ta pighe, pighes, pighed, pighiŋ Noun: pig(s) Vowel: /ɪ/ righe; rig(s) Verb: ta righe, righes, righed, righiŋ Noun: rig(s) Vowel: /ɪ/ dingue; diŋ, dings Verb: ta dingue, dingues, dingued, dinguiŋ Noun: diŋ, dings Vowel: /i/ pingue; piŋ, pings Verb: ta pingue, pingues, pingued, pinguiŋ Noun: piŋ, pings Vowel: /i/ ringue; riŋ, rings Verb: ta ringue, ringues, ringued, ringuiŋ Verb: ta ringue, ringues, râŋ, roŋ, ringuiŋ; *irregular Noun: riŋ, rings Vowel: /i/ ɯingue; ɯiŋ, ɯings Verb: ta ɯingue, ɯingues, ɯingued, ɯinguiŋ Noun: ɯiŋ, ɯings Vowel: /i/ coghe; cóg(s) Verb: ta coghe, coghes, coghed, coghiŋ Noun: cóg(s) Vowel: /ɑ/ dogue; dog(s) Verb: ta dogue, dogues, dogued, doguiŋ Noun: dog(s) Vowel: /ɔ/ bogue; bog(s) Verb: ta bogue, bogues, bogued, boguiŋ Noun: bog(s) Vowel: /ɔ/ fogue; fog(s) Verb: ta fogue, fogues, fogued, foguiŋ Noun: fog(s) Vowel: /ɔ/ hogue; hog(s) Verb: ta hogue, hogues, hogued, hoguiŋ Noun: hog(s) Vowel: /ɔ/ jogue; jog(s) Verb: ta jogue, jogues, jogued, joguiŋ Noun: jog(s) Vowel: /ɔ/ logue; log(s) 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