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|pronunciation = eˈvei̯ɾeɡ | |pronunciation = eˈvei̯ɾeɡ | ||
|creator = Tardigrade | |creator = Tardigrade | ||
|states = Spain, Portugal | |states = Spain, Portugal | ||
|familycolor = Indo-European | |familycolor = Indo-European | ||
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|fam3= [[Insular Celtic]] | |fam3= [[Insular Celtic]] | ||
|fam4= [[Brythonic]] | |fam4= [[Brythonic]] | ||
|ancestor= [[Common Brythonic]] | |ancestor= [[w:Common Brythonic|Common Brythonic]] | ||
|script1 = Latn | |script1 = Latn | ||
}} | }} | ||
Everish '''Eveireg''' {{IPA|/eˈvei̯ɾeɡ/}} is a a Brittonic Celtic tongue spoken in parts of Galicia and Asturias. | Everish '''Eveireg''' {{IPA|/eˈvei̯ɾeɡ/}} is a a Brittonic Celtic tongue spoken in parts of Galicia and Asturias. | ||
==Phonology and Orthography== | |||
===Everish Consonants=== | |||
The consonant inventory for Everish is as follows: | |||
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 660px; text-align: center;" | |||
|- | |||
! colspan=2 | | |||
! [[w:Bilabial consonant|Bilabial]] | |||
! [[w:Labiodental consonant|Labiodental]] | |||
! [[w:Dental_consonant|Dental]] | |||
! [[w:Alveolar_consonant|Alveolar]] | |||
! [[w:Palatal consonant|Palatal]] | |||
! [[w:Velar consonant|Velar]] | |||
|- | |||
! colspan=2 | [[w:Nasal consonant|Nasal]] | |||
| [[w:Voiced_bilabial_nasal|m]] ⟨m⟩ | |||
| rowspan=3 style=border-right:0; | | |||
| style=border-left:0; | | |||
| [[w:Voiced_dental,_alveolar_and_postalveolar_nasals|n]] ⟨n⟩ | |||
| [[w:ɲ|ɲ]] ⟨ñ⟩ | |||
| [[w:ŋ|ŋ]] ⟨ng, ngu⟩ | |||
|- | |||
! rowspan=2 | [[w:Stop consonant|Plosive]] !! <small>[[w:voice (phonetics)|voiceless]]</small> | |||
| [[w:Voiceless_bilabial_plosive|p]] ⟨p⟩ | |||
| [[w:Voiceless_dental_plosive|t]] ⟨t⟩ | |||
| rowspan=2 | | |||
| [[w:t͡ʃ|t͡ʃ]] ⟨ch⟩ | |||
| [[w:/k/|k]] ⟨c, qu⟩ | |||
|- | |||
! <small>[[w:voice (phonetics)|voiced]]</small> | |||
| rowspan=2 | [[w:Voiced_bilabial_plosive|b]]~[[w:/β/|β]] ⟨b⟩ | |||
| rowspan=2 | [[w:Voiced_dental_plosive|d]]~[[w:/ð/|ð]] ⟨d⟩ | |||
| rowspan=2 | [[w:d͡ʒ|d͡ʒ]]~[[w:ʒ|ʒ]] ⟨g, j⟩ | |||
| rowspan=2 | [[w:Voiced_velar_plosive|ɡ]]~[[w:/ɣ/|ɣ]] ⟨g, gu⟩ | |||
|- | |||
! rowspan=2 | [[w:Fricative consonant|Fricative]] !! <small>[[w:voice (phonetics)|voiced]]</small> | |||
| [[w:Voiced_labial_fricative|v]] ⟨v⟩ | |||
| [[w:Voiced_alveolar_sibilant|z]] ⟨z⟩ | |||
|- | |||
! <small>[[w:voice (phonetics)|voiceless]]</small> | |||
| | |||
| [[w:Voiceless_labial_fricative|f]] ⟨f⟩ | |||
| [[w:Voiceless_dental_fricative|θ]] ⟨ç⟩ | |||
| [[w:Voiceless_alveolar_sibilant|s]] ⟨s⟩ | |||
| [[w:ʃ|ʃ]] ⟨x⟩ | |||
| [[w:Voiceless_velar_fricative|x]] ⟨h⟩ | |||
|- | |||
! rowspan=2 | [[w:Approximant|Approximant]] !! <small>[[w:Central consonant|central]]</small> | |||
| rowspan=4 colspan=3 style=border-right:0; | | |||
| style=border-left:0; | | |||
| [[w:/j/|j]] ⟨y⟩ | |||
| [[w:/w/|w]] ⟨u⟩ | |||
|- | |||
! <small>[[w:Lateral consonant|lateral]]</small> | |||
| [[w:/l/|l]] ⟨l⟩ | |||
| [[w:/ʎ/|ʎ]] ⟨ll⟩ | |||
| rowspan=3 style=border-left:0; | | |||
|- | |||
! colspan=2 | [[w:Trill|Trill]] | |||
| [[w:/r/|r]] ⟨rr⟩ | |||
|- | |||
! colspan=2 | [[w:Tap|Tap]] | |||
| [[w:/ɾ/|ɾ]] ⟨r⟩ | |||
|- | |||
|} | |||
===Vowels & Diphthongs=== | |||
Everish can be described as having two groups of vowel sounds: | |||
# the open vowels, which arose from historically short vowels | |||
# the close vowels, which arose from historically long vowels | |||
# the diphthongs | |||
The open and close vowels are represented by the following inventory: | |||
{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="bluetable lightbluebg" style="width: 270px; text-align:center;" | |||
! style="width: 90px; "| | |||
! style="width: 60px; " |Front | |||
! style="width: 60px; " |Central | |||
! style="width: 60px; " |Back | |||
|- | |||
! style="" |Close | |||
| iː | |||
| ʉ(ː) | |||
| u(ː) | |||
|- | |||
! style="" |Near-close | |||
| ɪ | |||
| | |||
| ʊ | |||
|- | |||
! style="" |Close-mid | |||
| eː | |||
| | |||
| oː | |||
|- | |||
! style="" |Mid | |||
| | |||
| ə | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
! style="" |Open-mid | |||
| ɛ | |||
| | |||
| ʌ ɔ(ː) | |||
|- | |||
! style="" |Near-open | |||
| | |||
| | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
! style="" |Open | |||
| a(ː) | |||
| | |||
| | |||
|} | |||
All of Everish's true diphthongs are falling and consist of a vowel + either /i̯/ or /u̯/. | |||
{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="bluetable lightbluebg" style="width: 270px; text-align:center;" | |||
! style="width: 90px; "| | |||
! style="width: 70px; " |+ i̯ | |||
! style="width: 70px; " |+ u̯ | |||
|- | |||
! style="" |Near-close | |||
| | |||
| ɪu̯ | |||
|- | |||
! style="" |Mid | |||
| əi̯ | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
! style="" |Open-mid | |||
| ɛi̯ ɔi̯ | |||
| ɛu̯ ɔu̯ | |||
|- | |||
! style="" |Open | |||
| | |||
| au̯ | |||
|} | |||
===Sound Changes=== | ===Sound Changes=== | ||
====Consonant Mutations==== | ====Consonant Mutations==== | ||
As with all modern Celtic languages, Everish makes extensive use of initial consonant mutations to help signal grammatical and syntactic information. Everish has three main mutations: '''lenis''' ('' | As with all modern Celtic languages, Everish makes extensive use of initial consonant mutations to help signal grammatical and syntactic information. Everish has three main mutations: '''lenis''' (''[[Contionary:meyel|meyel]]''), '''spirant''' (''[[Contionary:cravel|cravel]]'') and '''nasal''' (''[[Contionary:truinel|truinel]]''). | ||
The changes caused by the mutations are summarised in the following table. | The changes caused by the mutations are summarised in the following table. | ||
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| ''t'' /t/ | | ''t'' /t/ | ||
| colspan=2 | ''d'' /d/ | | colspan=2 | ''d'' /d/ | ||
| '' | | ''ç'' /θ/ | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''c'' /k/ | | ''c'' /k/ | ||
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| ''d'' /d/ | | ''d'' /d/ | ||
| ''n'' /n/ | | ''n'' /n/ | ||
| colspan=2 | | | colspan=2 | ∅ | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''g'' /ɡ/ | | ''g'' /ɡ/ | ||
| ''ng'' /ŋ/ | | ''ng'' /ŋ/ | ||
| colspan=2 | | | colspan=2 | ∅ | ||
|- | |||
| ''gu'' /ɡw/ | |||
| ''ng'' /ŋw/ | |||
| colspan=2 | ''v'' /v/ | |||
|- | |- | ||
| ''dj'' /d͡ʒ/ | | ''dj'' /d͡ʒ/ | ||
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|} | |} | ||
Lenited ''g'' | Lenited ''g'' becomes ''v'' before words in ''go-, gu-'', e.g. ''[[Contionary:gou|gou]]'' "smith" → ''i vou'' "his smith", ''[[Contionary:gur|gur]]'' "man, husband" → ''i vur'' "his husband". | ||
Examples: | Examples: | ||
* Lenition: ''i beñ'' "his head", ''di dad'' "your dad", ''i | * Lenition: ''i beñ'' "his head", ''di dad'' "your dad", ''i dji'' "his dog", ''a reg'' "the woman", ''do Varselen'' "to Barcelona". | ||
* Spirantisation: ''i feñ'' "her head", ''tri | * Spirantisation: ''i feñ'' "her head", ''tri çad'' "three dads", ''ter haç'' "three cats". | ||
* Nasalisation: ''no | * Nasalisation: ''no ngreg'' "nine women", ''i Marselen'' "in Barcelona", ''mi garrer'' "my road" | ||
===List=== | ===List=== | ||
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|} | |} | ||
== | ==Bandal== | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
|- | |- | ||
! Bandal | |||
! Maltese | ! Maltese | ||
! [[Siculo-Arabic]]<br/>(in [[Sicilian language|Sicilian]]) | ! [[Siculo-Arabic]]<br/>(in [[Sicilian language|Sicilian]]) | ||
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! English | ! English | ||
|- | |- | ||
| bebbuxu | |||
| {{lang|mt|bebbuxu}} | | {{lang|mt|bebbuxu}} | ||
| {{lang|scn|babbaluciu}} | | {{lang|scn|babbaluciu}} | ||
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| snail | | snail | ||
|- | |- | ||
| gebbu | |||
| {{lang|mt|ġiebja}} | | {{lang|mt|ġiebja}} | ||
| {{lang|scn|gebbia}} | | {{lang|scn|gebbia}} | ||
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| cistern | | cistern | ||
|- | |- | ||
| giunglena | |||
| {{lang|mt|ġunġlien}} | | {{lang|mt|ġunġlien}} | ||
| {{lang|scn|giuggiulena}} | | {{lang|scn|giuggiulena}} | ||
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| sesame seed | | sesame seed | ||
|- | |- | ||
| seghija | |||
| {{lang|mt|sieqja}} | | {{lang|mt|sieqja}} | ||
| {{lang|scn|saia}} | | {{lang|scn|saia}} | ||
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| canal | | canal | ||
|- | |- | ||
| tennuru | |||
| {{lang|mt|kenur}} | | {{lang|mt|kenur}} | ||
| {{lang|scn|tannura}} | | {{lang|scn|tannura}} | ||
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| oven | | oven | ||
|- | |- | ||
| zafranu | |||
| {{lang|mt|żagħfran}} | | {{lang|mt|żagħfran}} | ||
| {{lang|scn|zaffarana}} | | {{lang|scn|zaffarana}} | ||
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| [[saffron]] | | [[saffron]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | zara | ||
| żahra (less common than fjura, borrowed from Medieval Sicilian) | |||
| {{lang|scn|zagara}} | | {{lang|scn|zagara}} | ||
| {{lang|ar|زهرة|rtl=yes}} (zahrah) | | {{lang|ar|زهرة|rtl=yes}} (zahrah) | ||
| blossom | | blossom | ||
|- | |- | ||
| sbiba | |||
| {{lang|mt|żbib}} | | {{lang|mt|żbib}} | ||
| {{lang|scn|zibbibbu}} | | {{lang|scn|zibbibbu}} | ||
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| raisins | | raisins | ||
|- | |- | ||
| segu | |||
| {{lang|mt|zokk}} (may be borrowed from Sicilian) | | {{lang|mt|zokk}} (may be borrowed from Sicilian) | ||
| {{lang|scn|zuccu}} | | {{lang|scn|zuccu}} | ||
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| tree trunk | | tree trunk | ||
|- | |- | ||
| tebutu | |||
| {{lang|mt|tebut}} | | {{lang|mt|tebut}} | ||
| {{lang|scn|tabbutu}} | | {{lang|scn|tabbutu}} | ||
| {{lang|ar|تابوت|rtl=yes}} (tābūt) | | {{lang|ar|تابوت|rtl=yes}} (tābūt) | ||
| coffin | | coffin | ||
|} | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|- | |||
! Maltese | |||
! Berber languages | |||
! English | |||
|- | |||
| grinxula | |||
| ''gremxula'' | |||
| ''azrem ašal'', lit. 'land worm', ([[Kabyle language|Kabyle]]) | |||
| lizard | |||
|- | |||
| ficruna | |||
|''fekruna'' | |||
|''tifakrunin'' ([[Jerba Berber|Jerbi]]), ''ifekran'' ([[Shilha language|Tashelhiyt]]), ''ifkran'' (Kabyle) | |||
|turtle | |||
|- | |||
| geddu | |||
| ''geddum'' | |||
| ''aqadum'', lit. 'face, frown' (Kabyle) | |||
| chin | |||
|- | |||
| gendu | |||
| ''gendus'' | |||
| ''gandūz'', lit. 'young calf' (Jerbi) | |||
| ox, bull | |||
|- | |||
| | |||
|''gerżuma'' | |||
|''ageržum'' ([[Mozabite language|Mozabite]], Tashelhiyt) | |||
|throat | |||
|- | |||
| | |||
|''tfief'' | |||
|''tilfaf'' ([[Ouargli language|Ouargli]]), ''tifāf, tilfāf, tiffāf'' ([[Tarifit]]) | |||
|sow thistle (''[[Sonchus oleraceus]]'') | |||
|- | |||
| | |||
|''tengħud'' | |||
|''talaɣūda'' ([[Tunisian Arabic]]), ''telɣūda'' ([[Algerian Arabic]]) | |||
|spurge (''[[Euphorbia]]'') | |||
|- | |||
| | |||
|''kosksu'' | |||
|''kuskesu, kuskus'' (Kabyle) | |||
|couscous, small round pasta | |||
|- | |||
| fart | |||
|''fartas'' | |||
|''aferḍas'' (Ouargli, Kabyle) | |||
|bald | |||
|- | |||
|''għaffeġ'' | |||
|‘''affež'' (Algerian Arabic), ''effeẓ'' (Ouargli, Mozabite) | |||
|to crush, to squash | |||
|- | |||
| | |||
|''żrinġ'' | |||
|''tažrant'' (Jerbi) | |||
|frog | |||
|- | |||
| izrar | |||
|''żrar'' | |||
|''zrar'' (Mozabite, Ouargli), ''azrar'' (Kabyle, [[Nafusi language|Nafusi]]) | |||
|gravel | |||
|- | |||
| | |||
|''werżieq'' | |||
|''wárẓag'' ([[Mrazig]]) | |||
|cicada, lit. screamer, shrieker | |||
|- | |||
| | |||
|''buqexrem'' | |||
|''buqišrem'' (Kabyle) | |||
|vervain ([[Verbena officinalis]]) | |||
|- | |||
| | |||
|''fidloqqom'' | |||
|''fudalɣem'' (Kabyle) | |||
|borage ([[Borage|Borago officinalis]]) | |||
|- | |||
| zor | |||
|''żorr'' | |||
|''uzur'' (Kabyle), ''uzzur'' (Tarifit) | |||
|rude, arrogant | |||
|- | |||
|leddixer | |||
|''lellex'' | |||
|''lelleš'' (Mozabite) | |||
|to shine, to glitter | |||
|- | |||
| besber | |||
|''pespes'' | |||
|''bbesbes'' (Ouargli) | |||
|to whisper | |||
|- | |||
|tefter | |||
|''teptep'' | |||
|''ṭṭebṭeb'' (Ouargli) | |||
|to blink, to twinkle | |||
|- | |||
| bibber | |||
|''webbel'' | |||
|''webben'' (Mozabite) | |||
|to induce, to tempt | |||
|} | |} | ||
Latest revision as of 22:36, 16 February 2024
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Veithois
| Latin | Insular Proto-Romance |
Insular Romance | Veithois | example | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| transcription | IPA | orthography | IPA | ||||||||
| ī | /i/ | i | /i/ | i | /i/ | vid | /vid/ | ||||
| i | /ɪ/ | ẹ | /e/ | è | ei | /ɛ/ | /ei̯/ | sec | peil | /sɛk/ | /pei̯l/ |
| ē | /e/ | ment | cein | /mɛnt/ | /t͡ʃei̯n/ | ||||||
| oe | ester | feid | /ɛstər/ | /fei̯d/ | |||||||
| e | /ɛ/ | ę | /ɛ/ | é | /e/ | ter | pedh | /tɛr/ | /peð/ | ||
| ae | estod | cel | /ɛˈstod/ | /t͡ʃel/ | |||||||
| a | /a/ | a | /a/ | a | /a/ | can | /kan/ | ||||
| ā | /ɑ/ | ǫ | /ɔ/ | ò | ó | /ɔ/ | /o/ | nos | /noz/ | ||
| o | /ɔ/ | sot | cor | /sɔt/ | /kor/ | ||||||
| ō | /o/ | ọ | /o/ | ou | eu | /u/ | /e/ | mount | fleur | /munt/ | /fler/ |
| u | /ʊ/ | gout | gheul | /gut/ | /gel/ | ||||||
| ū | /u/ | u | /u/ | u | /i/ | mur | /mir/ | ||||
| au | /au/ | au | /au/ | au | /ai/ | caudh | /kaið/ | ||||
Gothic vowel changes
| Gothic | Initial | Medial | Final | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| /_r/ | /_r/ | /_l/ | /_p, b, f, m/ | /_w/ | /_other/ | /_one consonant/ | /_cluster/ | absolutely final | |||||||||||
| one consonant | cluster | /_r/ | /_l/ | /_n/ | /_p, b, f, m/ | /_w/ | /_j/ | /_other/ | |||||||||||
| i, aí | i | e | e | i | e | e | iu | i | e | ʲ | |||||||||
| a | a | u | y | u | u | o | u | Ø | |||||||||||
| u, aú | u | o | |||||||||||||||||
| ē, ei | i | i | e | i | e | e | |||||||||||||
| ái, aíh | ia | ||||||||||||||||||
| ā | a | u | y | u | a | ||||||||||||||
| áu, aúh | o | ||||||||||||||||||
| ō, ū | u | ||||||||||||||||||
adjectives
| Case | indefinite | definite | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | |||||||||
| masc. | neut. | fem. | masc. | neut. | fem. | masc. | neut. | fem. | masc. | neut. | fem. | |
| Nominative | blínd | blénd | bléndas | blénd | blénds | blénd | blénda | bléndas | bléndon | bléndos | ||
| Genitive | blínds | blénds | blíndse | bléndsa | blíndes | bléndos | blíndne | bléndna | ||||
| Dative | bléndum | blénde | bléndę | bléndę | bléndą | bléndą | ||||||
adj
| Case | attributive | predicative | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | |||||||||
| masc./neut. | fem. | masc. | neut. | fem. | masc. | neut. | fem. | masc. | neut. | fem. | ||
| indefinite | definite | |||||||||||
| Direct | blínd | blénd | blénd | blénd | blénda | bléndas | bléndon | bléndos | ||||
| Genitive | blínd | blénd | blínd | blénd | blíndes | bléndos | blíndse | bléndsa | ||||
| Dative | blénd | blénd | bléndę | bléndą | bléndą | |||||||
| Case | attributive | predicative | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | |||||||||
| masc./neut. | fem. | masc. | neut. | fem. | masc. | neut. | fem. | masc. | neut. | fem. | ||
| indefinite | definite | |||||||||||
| Direct | frús | frós | frós | frós | frósa | frósas | fróson | frósos | ||||
| Genitive | frús | frós | frús | frós | frúses | frósos | frúsne | frósna | ||||
| Dative | frós | frós | frósę | frósą | frósą | |||||||
Consonants
| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Uvular | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | /m/ ⟨m⟩ | /n/ ⟨n⟩ | /ŋ/ ⟨ng⟩ [1] | /ɴ/ ⟨ng⟩ | ||
| Plosive | /p/ ⟨p⟩ | /t/ ⟨t⟩ | /k/ ⟨k⟩ [1] | /q/ ⟨k⟩ | ||
| Affricate | /ʦ/ ⟨t⟩ [1] | |||||
| Fricative | /f/ ⟨f⟩ | /v/ ⟨v⟩ | /s/ ⟨s⟩ | /ʃ/ ⟨s⟩ [1] | /ɣ/ ⟨g⟩ [1] | /ʁ/ ⟨g⟩ |
| Lateral | /l~ɬ/ ⟨l⟩ [2] | |||||
| Tap | /ɾ/ ⟨r⟩ | |||||
| Semivowel | /j/ ⟨j⟩ | |||||
Everish
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| Everish | |
|---|---|
| Eveireg | |
| Pronunciation | [eˈvei̯ɾeɡ] |
| Created by | Tardigrade |
| Native to | Spain, Portugal |
Early form | |
Everish Eveireg /eˈvei̯ɾeɡ/ is a a Brittonic Celtic tongue spoken in parts of Galicia and Asturias.
Phonology and Orthography
Everish Consonants
The consonant inventory for Everish is as follows:
| Bilabial | Labiodental | Dental | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m ⟨m⟩ | n ⟨n⟩ | ɲ ⟨ñ⟩ | ŋ ⟨ng, ngu⟩ | |||
| Plosive | voiceless | p ⟨p⟩ | t ⟨t⟩ | t͡ʃ ⟨ch⟩ | k ⟨c, qu⟩ | ||
| voiced | b~β ⟨b⟩ | d~ð ⟨d⟩ | d͡ʒ~ʒ ⟨g, j⟩ | ɡ~ɣ ⟨g, gu⟩ | |||
| Fricative | voiced | v ⟨v⟩ | z ⟨z⟩ | ||||
| voiceless | f ⟨f⟩ | θ ⟨ç⟩ | s ⟨s⟩ | ʃ ⟨x⟩ | x ⟨h⟩ | ||
| Approximant | central | j ⟨y⟩ | w ⟨u⟩ | ||||
| lateral | l ⟨l⟩ | ʎ ⟨ll⟩ | |||||
| Trill | r ⟨rr⟩ | ||||||
| Tap | ɾ ⟨r⟩ | ||||||
Vowels & Diphthongs
Everish can be described as having two groups of vowel sounds:
- the open vowels, which arose from historically short vowels
- the close vowels, which arose from historically long vowels
- the diphthongs
The open and close vowels are represented by the following inventory:
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | iː | ʉ(ː) | u(ː) |
| Near-close | ɪ | ʊ | |
| Close-mid | eː | oː | |
| Mid | ə | ||
| Open-mid | ɛ | ʌ ɔ(ː) | |
| Near-open | |||
| Open | a(ː) |
All of Everish's true diphthongs are falling and consist of a vowel + either /i̯/ or /u̯/.
| + i̯ | + u̯ | |
|---|---|---|
| Near-close | ɪu̯ | |
| Mid | əi̯ | |
| Open-mid | ɛi̯ ɔi̯ | ɛu̯ ɔu̯ |
| Open | au̯ |
Sound Changes
Consonant Mutations
As with all modern Celtic languages, Everish makes extensive use of initial consonant mutations to help signal grammatical and syntactic information. Everish has three main mutations: lenis (meyel), spirant (cravel) and nasal (truinel).
The changes caused by the mutations are summarised in the following table.
| Radical | Nasal | Lenis | Spirant |
|---|---|---|---|
| p /p/ | b /b/ | f /f/ | |
| t /t/ | d /d/ | ç /θ/ | |
| c /k/ | g /g/ | h /x/ | |
| ch /t͡ʃ/ | dj /d͡ʒ/ | x /ʃ/ | |
| b /b/ | m /m/ | v /v/ | |
| d /d/ | n /n/ | ∅ | |
| g /ɡ/ | ng /ŋ/ | ∅ | |
| gu /ɡw/ | ng /ŋw/ | v /v/ | |
| dj /d͡ʒ/ | ñ /ɲ/ | y /j/ | |
| y /j/ | ñ /ɲ/ | ||
| ll /ʎ/ | l /l/ | ||
| m /m/ | v /ṽ/ | ||
| ñ /ɲ/ | n /n/ | ||
| rr /r/ | r /ɾ/ | ||
Lenited g becomes v before words in go-, gu-, e.g. gou "smith" → i vou "his smith", gur "man, husband" → i vur "his husband".
Examples:
- Lenition: i beñ "his head", di dad "your dad", i dji "his dog", a reg "the woman", do Varselen "to Barcelona".
- Spirantisation: i feñ "her head", tri çad "three dads", ter haç "three cats".
- Nasalisation: no ngreg "nine women", i Marselen "in Barcelona", mi garrer "my road"
List
Bandal
| Bandal | Maltese | Siculo-Arabic (in Sicilian) |
Arabic text | English |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| bebbuxu | bebbuxu | babbaluciu | ببوش (babbūš) |
snail |
| gebbu | ġiebja | gebbia | جب (jabb) | cistern |
| giunglena | ġunġlien | giuggiulena | جنجلان (junjulān) | sesame seed |
| seghija | sieqja | saia | ساقية (sāqiyah) | canal |
| tennuru | kenur | tannura | تنور (tannūr) | oven |
| zafranu | żagħfran | zaffarana | زعفران (zaʿfarān) | saffron |
| zara | żahra (less common than fjura, borrowed from Medieval Sicilian) | zagara | زهرة (zahrah) | blossom |
| sbiba | żbib | zibbibbu | زبيب (zabīb) | raisins |
| segu | zokk (may be borrowed from Sicilian) | zuccu | ساق (sāq) | tree trunk |
| tebutu | tebut | tabbutu | تابوت (tābūt) | coffin |
| Maltese | Berber languages | English | |
|---|---|---|---|
| grinxula | gremxula | azrem ašal, lit. 'land worm', (Kabyle) | lizard |
| ficruna | fekruna | tifakrunin (Jerbi), ifekran (Tashelhiyt), ifkran (Kabyle) | turtle |
| geddu | geddum | aqadum, lit. 'face, frown' (Kabyle) | chin |
| gendu | gendus | gandūz, lit. 'young calf' (Jerbi) | ox, bull |
| gerżuma | ageržum (Mozabite, Tashelhiyt) | throat | |
| tfief | tilfaf (Ouargli), tifāf, tilfāf, tiffāf (Tarifit) | sow thistle (Sonchus oleraceus) | |
| tengħud | talaɣūda (Tunisian Arabic), telɣūda (Algerian Arabic) | spurge (Euphorbia) | |
| kosksu | kuskesu, kuskus (Kabyle) | couscous, small round pasta | |
| fart | fartas | aferḍas (Ouargli, Kabyle) | bald |
| għaffeġ | ‘affež (Algerian Arabic), effeẓ (Ouargli, Mozabite) | to crush, to squash | |
| żrinġ | tažrant (Jerbi) | frog | |
| izrar | żrar | zrar (Mozabite, Ouargli), azrar (Kabyle, Nafusi) | gravel |
| werżieq | wárẓag (Mrazig) | cicada, lit. screamer, shrieker | |
| buqexrem | buqišrem (Kabyle) | vervain (Verbena officinalis) | |
| fidloqqom | fudalɣem (Kabyle) | borage (Borago officinalis) | |
| zor | żorr | uzur (Kabyle), uzzur (Tarifit) | rude, arrogant |
| leddixer | lellex | lelleš (Mozabite) | to shine, to glitter |
| besber | pespes | bbesbes (Ouargli) | to whisper |
| tefter | teptep | ṭṭebṭeb (Ouargli) | to blink, to twinkle |
| bibber | webbel | webben (Mozabite) | to induce, to tempt |