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Inspiration: Dravidian languages, Marathi
Barcan (BAR-kuhn; natively ṭūgo paḷkha, Skellan: brits Barca) is the indigenous language of Barca. Today it has few speakers.
Capital of Barca: Yrðamrona (Barcan: Ḷdamrōṇa)
Phonology
Barcan allows retroflex dental clusters word-initially (like ḷd-)
Retroflexes are subapical
Clusters (also allowed initially): NC-, lC-, ɳC-, ɭC-
Consonants
m n N
p ph b t th d T Th D c ch j k kh g
s S h
v r l L j
Vowels
a e i o u
Morphology
Applicatives and incorporation
Todo
ṇnaṇuna
Calvaḷuṭṭu ḷnāṇahē paḍataprōti muḷdāruṭa
vaṇa = old
Kaḷēvaḷa = Barcan national epic?
sāḷda = hall