The Cedilla in Inglish
In Inglish, the cedilla (ç) is used on the letter c in specific situations to indicate a change in pronunciation.
ç is pronounced /s/ before a, o, and consonants.
ç is pronounced /ʃ/ before i, e, and u.
1. Verb Endings and Agent Nouns:
When a verb ends in -ce and the agent noun is inanimate:
ta juce → þe juçore
ta spâce → þe spâçore
When -able or -ability are added to the stem:
ta slîce → slîçable
2. Verbs Ending in -içe:
English: to finish → Inglish: ta finiçe
English: to publish → Inglish: ta publiçe
English: to abolish → Inglish: to abóliçe
3. Adjectives of French/Latin Origin:
Some adjectives of French or Latin origin also use ç:
ta sofîce → sofiçent
profiçent, effiçent, omniçent, pâçent
4. Nouns ending in -ct:
These nouns undergo a change in their adjective forms:
act → acçual
effect → effecçual
fact → facçual
intellect → intellecçual