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Roshterian /rɒʃˈtɛriən/ (ezhbaeroshtherim 'The Roshterian language') is a Talmic language spoken in East Cuadhlabh.

Inspirations: Welsh, Tamil

		Labial	Dental/Alveolar		Retroflex		Velar	Uvular	Glottal
		Labial	central	lateral	central	lateral	Velar	Uvular	Glottal
Nasal		m /m/	n /n̪/		nh /ɳ/		[ŋ]	[ɴ]
Stop	voiceless	p /p/	t /t̪/		th /ʈ/		c /k/	q /q/
Stop	voiced	b /b/	d /d̪/		dh /ɖ/		g /g/
Continuant	voiceless		s /s/	ł /ɬ/	sh /ʂ/	łh /ꞎ/			h /h/
Continuant	voiced	w /v~w/	r /r/	l /l/	zh /ʐ~ɻ~ɭ/			gh /ʁ/

evidentials, quasi-polysynthetic

i i: u u: e e: ə ə: o o: a a: ai ei iə eu uə oi iu

⟨i î u û e ê y ŷ o ô a â ae ei ia eu ua oe iu⟩

*ā > ia (*nā > nia 'I'); *ō > ua; *au > ô; *ou > û; *ū > î
*qʷ > /χʷ/ > /ɧ/ > sh; *ʁʷ > /ζ/ > zh
*nw, tw, dw, sw, łw, lw, rw > nh, th, dh, sh, łh, zh, zh /ɳ, ʈ, ɖ, ʂ, ɬ̠, ʐ~ɻ~ɭ, ʐ~ɻ~ɭ/
*sl-, sm-, sn- > zh-, m-, nh-
*sɸ-, sr-, sw- > sh-, zh-, sh-
*st, sk > th-/shth, sc (*bastom > bashtho 'king' ~ Tíogall bast 'head')
*sb, sd, sg > zhb, zhdh, zhg (*nasge > nazhg '3')
*φn, tn, φl, tl > /ːn, ts, ːɬ, tɬ/
*kt, qt > /jt, :ʈ/ (*tektə > teit /teit/ 'child', *neqtə > nêth /neːʈ/ 'cloud')
*kn, gn, qn > /jn, jn, :ɳ/
*φj, tj, kj, qj > pt ss ts gh
*φ-, j- > h-
*skj, stj > sht, st
final short vowels lost; final -m, -s, -t lost; final long vowels shorten (ia, ua > i, u)

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 ==Sound changes==
-*{{recon|ā}} > ''ia'' ({{recon|nā}} > ''nia'' 'I'); {{recon|ō}} > ''ua''; {{recon|au}} > ô; {{recon|ou}} > ''û''
+*{{recon|ā}} > ''ia'' ({{recon|nā}} > ''nia'' 'I'); {{recon|ō}} > ''ua''; {{recon|au}} > ô; {{recon|ou}} > ''û''; {{recon|ū}} > ''î''
 *{{recon|qʷ}} > /χʷ/ > /ɧ/ > ''sh''; {{recon|ʁʷ}} > /ζ/ > ''zh''
 *{{recon|nw, tw, dw, sw, łw, lw, rw}} > ''nh, th, dh, sh, łh, zh, zh'' /ɳ, ʈ, ɖ, ʂ, ɬ̠, ʐ~ɻ~ɭ, ʐ~ɻ~ɭ/