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'''Vertlandic''' (''hə taŋʷas vərɬanak'' /hə ˈtaŋʷas vəɾˈɬanak~vəɾˈθanak/; from *berxtolandākā, lit. Brightlandic) is a Celtic language spoken in Vertland (''vərɬan''), located in Iberia and North Africa. It was an important vehicle for transmitting A-Arabic loans to English. It is inspired by Lushootseed and Welsh. | '''Vertlandic''' (''hə taŋʷas vərɬanak'' /hə ˈtaŋʷas vəɾˈɬanak~vəɾˈθanak/; from *berxtolandākā, lit. Brightlandic) is a Celtic language spoken in Vertland (''vərɬan''), located in Iberia and North Africa. It was an important vehicle for transmitting A-Arabic loans to English. It is inspired by Lushootseed and Welsh. | ||
''xʷilid'' = cat (from Latin) | ''xʷilid'' = cat (from Latin) | ||
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əyn, ðəw, trī, kʷətur, kʷiʔč, wəks, šəxt, uxt, daw, ðəč | əyn, ðəw, trī, kʷətur, kʷiʔč, wəks, šəxt, uxt, daw, ðəč | ||
bakʷ = son; hə makʷ = the son | bakʷ = son; hə makʷ = the son | ||
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==Morphology== | ==Morphology== | ||
no gender | nasal mutation of v > b > m and ð > d > n | ||
Genders: common (no mut) and neuter (nasal mut) | |||
Plural: -s, no gender distinction | |||
hə (from *sindos) is hən before vowels | |||
verbs, present tense: sdābu, sdābs, sdābt, sdābəsdi, sdābəsxʷi, sdābəʔt | |||
Revision as of 20:20, 29 April 2020
Vertlandic (hə taŋʷas vərɬanak /hə ˈtaŋʷas vəɾˈɬanak~vəɾˈθanak/; from *berxtolandākā, lit. Brightlandic) is a Celtic language spoken in Vertland (vərɬan), located in Iberia and North Africa. It was an important vehicle for transmitting A-Arabic loans to English. It is inspired by Lushootseed and Welsh.
xʷilid = cat (from Latin)
vārəy ðax = good morning
tl > ɬ, CeCe- -> CəCi- (kenetlom → čədiɬ 'generation')
əyn, ðəw, trī, kʷətur, kʷiʔč, wəks, šəxt, uxt, daw, ðəč
bakʷ = son; hə makʷ = the son
bərk = daughter; hə mərk (no mut) = the daughter
Sdābt hə həysk viw id uðənč = The living fish swims in water
gemination → preglottalization
Chain shifts:
mm, mb > m > b > v
nn, nd > n > d > ð
ng > ŋ, g > x, gʷ > xʷ, w- > gʷ-, y- > dz-
e o > ə, ke ge → tʃə dʒə
vowels: i u ə a iː uː aː aj aw əj əw
Morphology
nasal mutation of v > b > m and ð > d > n
Genders: common (no mut) and neuter (nasal mut)
Plural: -s, no gender distinction
hə (from *sindos) is hən before vowels
verbs, present tense: sdābu, sdābs, sdābt, sdābəsdi, sdābəsxʷi, sdābəʔt