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'''Feiden''' is a [[Wiobic languages|Wiobic language]] inspired by Indo-Iranian languages and English. It turns the palatal series of Proto-Wiobic into a sibilant series.
Placeholder for a Skézaric language


Modern Feiden is an official language of the Bjeheondian country of [[Verse:Tricin/Tumhan|Tumhan]], and of the [[Verse:Tricin/USB|USB]] states of Plüeng Dăfngathney and Plüeng Srăchiem Tsărir.
ryct- -> rhyth-


==Todo==
From ῥυθοϝεδ?


p mp b -> φ b p (pronounced /pʰ b p/)
<poem>
ει/η ε αι = /i e ɛ/
ι υ α = /ɨ ə a/
ω ο αο = /u o ɔ/


c nc J -> h ź ś (pronounced /h ʑ ɕ/)
π β φ τ δ θ κ γ χ = /p b f t d θ k g x/
ρ ῥ = /r (voiceless r)/?


velars and labiovelars merge
tol, hazar, pheim, keimlo, ethun, raphan, phimour, hazrour, tolour, seph
</poem>


ç -> s (as in Wiobian spelling); s -> x except in clusters
VSO word order
 
r -> d or l, but ř stays as ř (written r); coronal + ř/r clusters become retroflex
 
Great Vowel Shift after umlaut
 
nsaati -> ziiθ /zi:tʰ/
ntřaag -> drauk /ɖʐauk ~ ɖauk/
 
-en = construct state
 
No schwa
 
==Phonology==
Umlaut in Feiden works like Welsh; there is both i- and a- umlaut but no u-umlaut. It's no longer productive in the modern language.
 
Because the oldest stage of Feiden underwent a vowel shift where Proto-Wiobic *e ee o oo became a aa a aa respectively, Feiden has a small vowel inventory by Wiobic standards (roughly the size of English or Rhythoed).
===Pitch accent===
Feiden has a pitch accent system. Like in Swedish, a word's pitch accent is characterized by high and low pitches used in the first syllable.
 
==Morphology==
 
Feiden is analytic like Tsjoen, and has developed head-initial tendencies due to contact with Hlou-Shum languages (read: "Hlou-Shum people learning an older stage badly")
 
==Lexicon==
The Feiden lexicon has been heavily influenced by the neighboring Hlou-Shum languages, especially Shum. Shum words are often used in advanced vocabulary in Feiden as they are easy to compound (since native Wiobic compounds are head-final).

Latest revision as of 22:46, 13 July 2018

Placeholder for a Skézaric language

ryct- -> rhyth-

From ῥυθοϝεδ?

ει/η ε αι = /i e ɛ/
ι υ α = /ɨ ə a/
ω ο αο = /u o ɔ/

π β φ τ δ θ κ γ χ = /p b f t d θ k g x/
ρ ῥ = /r (voiceless r)/?

tol, hazar, pheim, keimlo, ethun, raphan, phimour, hazrour, tolour, seph

VSO word order