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Thudrin is an Eastern Relanian language that was spoken by natively by the Thudrost in the far northeast of Rhandur, and was the lingua franca of almost the entire region during the reign of the Sons of Isreg. The language described here is largely Classical Thudrin, spoken from the reign of Isreg onward. | Thudrin is an Eastern Relanian language that was spoken by natively by the Thudrost in the far northeast of Rhandur, and was the lingua franca of almost the entire region during the reign of the Sons of Isreg. The language described here is largely Classical Thudrin, spoken from the reign of Isreg onward. | ||
The creator of Thudrin is [[User:Yeruvan|Yeruvan]]. | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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<br><br>However, the days of Thudrin were already numbered. The conversion of the Republic of Waterstone to the Anaioi faith seemed to establish for good the revival of Classical learning, but the Republic was vulnerable from its beginning and surrounded by the great powers of the age, and the Elves by that time had declined beyond recovery, and would soon be almost entirely extinct. From then on the details are vague: after the demise of the Elves, small groups of human Faithful continued to pass on half-knowledge and dim memories of the Old World, including a degree of proficiency in Thudrin. Most importantly, Classical texts were copied and preserved. This was done in secrecy and often in ignorance. Names and dates are lost to us, but the tradition continued for some thousands of years, until the present day. | <br><br>However, the days of Thudrin were already numbered. The conversion of the Republic of Waterstone to the Anaioi faith seemed to establish for good the revival of Classical learning, but the Republic was vulnerable from its beginning and surrounded by the great powers of the age, and the Elves by that time had declined beyond recovery, and would soon be almost entirely extinct. From then on the details are vague: after the demise of the Elves, small groups of human Faithful continued to pass on half-knowledge and dim memories of the Old World, including a degree of proficiency in Thudrin. Most importantly, Classical texts were copied and preserved. This was done in secrecy and often in ignorance. Names and dates are lost to us, but the tradition continued for some thousands of years, until the present day. | ||
==Phonology== | ==Phonology== | ||
===Consonants=== | ===Consonants=== | ||
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! style="width: 68px; " |Alveolar | ! style="width: 68px; " |Alveolar | ||
! style="width: 68px; " |Post-alveolar | ! style="width: 68px; " |Post-alveolar | ||
! style="width: 68px; " |Palatal | ! style="width: 68px; " |Palatal | ||
! style="width: 68px; " |Velar | ! style="width: 68px; " |Velar | ||
! style="width: 68px; " |Glottal | ! style="width: 68px; " |Glottal | ||
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! style="" |Nasal | ! style="" |Nasal | ||
| m̥ m | |||
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| n̥ n | |||
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| | | ŋ̥ ŋ | ||
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! style="" |Plosive | ! style="" |Plosive | ||
| p b | |||
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| t d | |||
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| | | c g gʷ | ||
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! style="" |Fricative | ! style="" |Fricative | ||
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| | | f v | ||
| | | θ ð | ||
| | | s | ||
| | | ʃ | ||
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| | | x ɣ | ||
| | | h | ||
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! style="" |Approximant | ! style="" |Approximant | ||
| β̞̟ | |||
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| | | j | ||
| | | ɰʷ | ||
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| | | ɾ̥ ɾ | ||
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| | | l̥ l | ||
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The distinction between /β̞̟/ and /ɰʷ/ is insisted on by grammarians, but typically both collapse into [w] (./ɰʷ/ was historically /ɣʷ/). | |||
===Vowels=== | ===Vowels=== |
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