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==Todo==
The '''Keric languages''' are a small language family native to Mwail British Isles.
"give" should be "to-bear" like in Old Irish
==Phonology==
Old Irish + Modern Irish gib with séimhiú dot = aspiration
===Consonants===
*'''b c d f g h l m n ŋ p r s t''' /b k d f g h l m n ŋ p r s t/
*"Lenition": '''ḃ ċ ḋ ḟ ġ ṁ ṗ ṡ ṫ''' /bʰ kʰ dʰ fʰ gʰ mʰ pʰ sʰ tʰ/
*"Eclipsis": '''ᵐb ᵑc ⁿd ᵑg ᵐf ᵐp ⁿs ⁿt''' /ᵐb ᵑk ⁿd ᵑg ᵐf ᵐp ⁿs ⁿt/
*Geminates: '''cc ll nn ŋŋ pp rr ss tt''' /kː lː nː ŋː pː rː sː tː/


===Vowels===
== Family tree ==
*'''a e i o u''' /a e i o u/
* Keric
*'''á é í ó ú''' /aː eː iː oː uː/
** Ker/Qua
*'''ai ei io oi ui'''
** Danishmandi
*'''ae ao ái éi eó éu ia ío íu iú ói oí ua úi uí'''
** Bri
** Gloob


All five short vowels '''a e i o u''' could occur in a word-final unstressed syllable.
== Phonology ==
=== Preinitial ===
-, N- preinitials
=== Initials ===
p t ts c k ʔ
b d dz ɟ g
pʼ tʼ tsʼ cʼ kʼ
m n ɲ
ˀm ˀn ˀɲ ˀŋ
ʰm ʰn ʰɲ ʰŋ
w j
ˀw ˀj
ʰw ʰj
θ s ɕ h


==Morphology==
=== Medials ===
:''Main article: [[Old Tíogall/Morphology]]''
j? l r


==Syntax==
=== Nuclei ===
[[Category:Old Tigal]][[Category:Tigal]][[Category:Talmic languages]][[Category:Quihum languages]][[Category:Hussmauch]]
i ə u e a o
 
Nuclei could be either modal or creaky
 
=== Finals ===
p t k m n ŋ w j r ð
 
=== Postfinals ===
-ʔ -s

Latest revision as of 08:47, 29 June 2025

The Keric languages are a small language family native to Mwail British Isles.

Family tree

  • Keric
    • Ker/Qua
    • Danishmandi
    • Bri
    • Gloob

Phonology

Preinitial

Cə-, N- preinitials

Initials

p t ts c k ʔ b d dz ɟ g pʼ tʼ tsʼ cʼ kʼ m n ɲ ˀm ˀn ˀɲ ˀŋ ʰm ʰn ʰɲ ʰŋ w j ˀw ˀj ʰw ʰj θ s ɕ h

Medials

j? l r

Nuclei

i ə u e a o

Nuclei could be either modal or creaky

Finals

p t k m n ŋ w j r ð

Postfinals

-ʔ -s