Proto-Vidic

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Proto-Vidic
*Wiþþos
A map of a territory located roughly in northern France into the Netherlands.
Location of the language
Pronunciation['wiθ.θos]
Created byOyen
Date2024
SettingEarth
Native toNorthern France
Era1000BC-400BC
Indo-European
  • Proto-Vidic

Phonology

Consonants

Consonants
Labial Dental (Post-)Alveolar Palatal Velar
Nasal m <m> n <n>
Plosive p

b

t <t> d <t> k <k> kʷ <kw> g <g>
Fricative ɸ <f> β <v> θ <þ> ð <ð> s [z] x <h> ɣ <ɣ>
Approximant w <w> j <y> w <w>
Rhotic r <r>
Lateral l <l>

Vowels

Vowels
Front Back
Close i i: <ī> i:: <î> u u: <ū> u:: <û>
Close-Mid e <e> e: <ē> e:: <ê> o <o> o: <ō> o:: <ô>
Near-open æ <æ> æ: <ǣ> æ:: <æ̂>
Open ɑ <a> ɑ: <ā> ɑ:: <â>
Diphthongs
-u̯ -i̯
ɑ- ɑu̯ <au>
ɑ:- ɑ:u̯ <āu>
u- ui̯ <ui>
u:- u:i̯ <ūi>
i- iu̯ <iu>
i:- i:u̯ <īu>

Grammar

Syntax

Proto-Vidic was an SOV language, meaning that the language operated by placing the Subject, then the Object, and lastly the verb.

The placement of noun modifiers around a noun is very strict and adheres to the following order:

  1. Preposition
  2. Demonstrative
  3. Possessive
  4. Genitive clause
  5. Numeral
  6. Adjective
  7. Noun
  8. Relative clause

Proto-Vidic, unlike its western descendant uses SV-inversion for yes/no questions. Other types of questions are typically asked using interrogative pronouns (e.g. "what", "who").