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Inspiration: Dravidian languages, Marathi

Barcan (BAR-kən; natively ṭūgo paḷkha, Skellan: brits Barca) is the indigenous language of Barca. Today it has few speakers.

Capital of Barca: Yrðamrona (Barcan: Ḷdamrōṇa)

Phonology

Barcan allows retroflex dental clusters word-initially (like ḷd-) but not retroflex-retroflex clusters.

Clusters (also allowed initially): NC-, lC-, ɳC-, ɭC-

Consonants

m n ṇ

p ph b t th d ṭ ṭh ḍ c ch j k kh g

s ṣ ś z h

v r l ḷ y

Retroflexes are subapical.

Vowels

a i u ā ī ū e o

Morphology

Applicatives and incorporation

Todo

ṇnaṇuna

Calvaḷuṭṭu ḷnāṇahē paḍataprōti muḷdāruṭa

vaṇa = old

Kaḷēvaḷa = Barcan national epic?

sāḷda = hall

ḷkaḷaṇālā

ḷdakūna = gap

Numbers: ḷkāma, aḷda, khecha, tubaḷa, makaśa, pazīma, albāṇa, ṇthāvata, zaṇata, yāta, zāḷūta

Colors: pittā = red pirai/pira = orange cūḍi = yellow peru = green māḷē = blue aru = indigo / dark blue ḷdāḷā = violet ettān = white mara = brown vādē = black taḍa = gray vōḷdi = pink ṇāzu = maroon ḷkāṭā = silver ḷōpa = chartreuse