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'''Middle Scellan''' is the direct descendant of [[Tigol]] that was spoken in Scella. It had become Early Modern [[Scellan]] around fT 1150. There are many different dialects of Middle Scellan.


 
Many works of literature survive in Middle Scellan.
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==Introduction==
Middle Kurmian is phonologically inspired by Middle Chinese and grammatically inspired by Irish.
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==Diachronics==
 
==Phonology==
==Phonology==
===Orthography===
The following describes Alcvean Middle Scellan
===Consonants===
===Consonants===
The '''Scellan spirantization''' had taken place: the Tigol lenited (voiced) stops ḃ ṗ ḋ ṫ ġ ċ /b bʰ d dʰ g gʰ/ had shifted to /v f ð θ ɣ x/. Compare Anbiric ([[Anbirese]] and [[Ciètian]]), which experienced a different consonant shift.
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!colspan="2"| !! Labial !! Dental/Alveolar !! Palatal !! Velar !! Glottal
|-
!rowspan="2"|Nasal
!<small>fortis</small>
| '''mm''' /M/
| '''nn''' /N/
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| '''ññ''' /Ŋ/
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|-
!<small>lenis</small>
| '''m''' /m/
| '''n''' /n/
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| '''ñ''' /ŋ/
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|-
!rowspan="2"|Plosive
!<small>aspirated</small>
| '''p''' /pʰ/
| '''t''' /tʰ/
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| '''c''' /kʰ/ ||
|-
!<small>plain</small>
| '''b''' /p/
| '''d''' /t/
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| '''g''' /k/ ||
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!rowspan="2"|Spirant
!<small>unvoiced</small>
| '''f''' /f/
| '''þ''' /θ/
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| '''ç''' /x/ ||
|-
!<small>voiced</small>
| '''v''' /v/
| '''ð''' /ð/
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| '''ȝ''' /ɣ/ ||
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!colspan="2"|Sibilant
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| '''s''' /s̻/, '''z''' /s̺/
| '''x''' /ʃ/ ||
|  '''h''' /h/
|-
!colspan="2"|Affricate
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| '''ts''' /ts/
| '''tx''' /tʃ/
| ||
|-
!rowspan="2"| Resonant
!<small>fortis</small>
| 
| '''rr''' /R/,  '''ll''' /L̃/
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|-
!<small>lenis</small>
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| '''r''' /r/, '''l''' /l̃/ ||
|  ||
|}


===Vowels===
===Vowels===
===Prosody===
Middle Scellan had an asymmetric vowel system. Vowel length, inherited from Tigol, was in the process of being replaced with vowel quality (cf. American English).
====Stress====
====Intonation====


===Phonotactics===
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===Morphophonology===
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! colspan="4" |Front
! colspan="2" |Central
! colspan="3" |Back
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! colspan="2" style="" |<small>unrounded</small>
! colspan="2" style="" |<small>rounded</small>
! style=" " |<small>unrounded</small>
! style=" " |<small>rounded</small>
! style=" " |<small>unrounded</small>
! colspan="2" style=" " |<small>rounded</small>
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!style=" "|<small>short</small>
!style=" "|<small>long</small>
!style=" "|<small>short</small>
!style=" "|<small>long</small>
!style=" "|<small>short</small>
!style=" "|<small>long</small>
!style=" "|<small>short</small>
!style=" "|<small>long</small>
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! style="" |Close
| '''i''' /ɪ/
| '''í''' /i(ː)/
| '''ü''' /ʏ/
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| '''y''' /ɨ/
| '''ú''' /ʉ(ː)/
| '''u''' /ʊ/
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|-
! style="" |Mid
| '''e''' /ɛ/
| '''é''' /e(ː)/
| '''ö''' /œ/
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|
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| '''o''' /ɔ/
| '''ó''' /o(ː)/
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! style="" |Open
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| '''a''' /a/
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| '''á''' /ɒ(ː)/
|}


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==Morphology==
===Nouns===
===Verbs===
==Syntax==
==Syntax==
===Constituent order===
Tíogall grammar, minus the split-ergativity.
===Noun phrase===
===Verb phrase===
===Sentence phrase===
===Dependent clauses===
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Latest revision as of 20:54, 3 January 2022

Middle Scellan is the direct descendant of Tigol that was spoken in Scella. It had become Early Modern Scellan around fT 1150. There are many different dialects of Middle Scellan.

Many works of literature survive in Middle Scellan.

Phonology

The following describes Alcvean Middle Scellan

Consonants

The Scellan spirantization had taken place: the Tigol lenited (voiced) stops ḃ ṗ ḋ ṫ ġ ċ /b bʰ d dʰ g gʰ/ had shifted to /v f ð θ ɣ x/. Compare Anbiric (Anbirese and Ciètian), which experienced a different consonant shift.

Labial Dental/Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Nasal fortis mm /M/ nn /N/ ññ /Ŋ/
lenis m /m/ n /n/ ñ /ŋ/
Plosive aspirated p /pʰ/ t /tʰ/ c /kʰ/
plain b /p/ d /t/ g /k/
Spirant unvoiced f /f/ þ /θ/ ç /x/
voiced v /v/ ð /ð/ ȝ /ɣ/
Sibilant s /s̻/, z /s̺/ x /ʃ/ h /h/
Affricate ts /ts/ tx /tʃ/
Resonant fortis rr /R/, ll /L̃/
lenis r /r/, l /l̃/

Vowels

Middle Scellan had an asymmetric vowel system. Vowel length, inherited from Tigol, was in the process of being replaced with vowel quality (cf. American English).

Scellan/Middle vowels
Front Central Back
unrounded rounded unrounded rounded unrounded rounded
short long short long short long short long
Close i /ɪ/ í /i(ː)/ ü /ʏ/ y /ɨ/ ú /ʉ(ː)/ u /ʊ/
Mid e /ɛ/ é /e(ː)/ ö /œ/ o /ɔ/ ó /o(ː)/
Open a /a/ á /ɒ(ː)/

Diphthongs: ai aü ei eu iu oe ui ia ua = /ai ay ei eu iu oe ui iə üə/

Morphology

Nouns

Verbs

Syntax

Tíogall grammar, minus the split-ergativity.

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