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Humpback Whelsh (mór-fîl) is a tonal language with a Welsh aesthetic. It is meant to be spoken in Humpback Wales.

Phonology

Consonants

Humpback Whelsh uses these consonants:

Labial Dental Alveolar Postalveolar Palatal Velar Labiovelar Glottal
Nasal voiceless ŋ̊
voiced m n ŋ ŋʷ
Plosive aspirated
unaspirated p t k
Fricative voiceless f θ s ʃ x h
voiced v ð
Trill voiceless
voiced r
Approximant voiceless l̥~ɬ
voiced l j w

Tones

Humpback Whelsh has four contrastive tones: level, rising, falling and peaking.

Tone Example Notes
Level llyr (blow) /ɬɨ:r˧/
Rising séng (place) /se:ŋ˨˥/
Falling chà (assist) /xa:˨˩/ May be slightly creaky voiced.
Peaking rhêud (pebble) /r̥eɨt̚˦˥˩/