Linguistic Elements for The Voynich Through Modern Irish
The only two sites I use/you will need:
https://www.teanglann.ie/en/
https://www.etymonline.com/
Here is my lexicon:
Some phonetic rules to keep in mind:
Two consonants have an unwritten vowel intersecting. Usually quick eh or ih sound, but can be spelled as any vowel.
BH sounds like FH, so these have the most overlaps
Occasionally there are overlaps with the following consonants:
C/G
D/T
G/DG/D (/j/ sound)
THR/TR
TH/T
If the R is particularly long, it may be an L
M and S are not frequently appearing
M will generally make an appearance in searching as MH which would take the FH/BH symbol since they sound the same
Rare SC will just be written as a C, it can also appear as combos of other characters in certain words
Notes on Vowels:
L can also be a fada and stretch vowels turning an “A” to an “AYE”
éi, i, this can also be spelled with a “u” but it they all make an “eee” type sound
aoi make a “w” or a “wee” sound
The phonetic approach through Irish is fascinaing, especially since so many previus attempts have focused on more common languages. The idea that consonant clusters hide unwritten vowels makes a lot of sense when you look at how Irish actualy works. Have you found any paterns in how the manuscript handles words that should have similar phonetic structures?