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'''Feiden''' is a [[Wiobic languages|Wiobic language]] inspired by Indo-Iranian languages, English and Swedish. It turns the palatal series of Proto-Wiobic into a sibilant series.


Modern Feiden is an official language of the Bjeheondian country of [[Verse:Tricin/Tumhan|Tumhan]], and of the [[Verse:Tricin/USB|USB]] states of Plüeng Dăfngathney and Plüeng Srăchiem Tsărir.
==Todo==
p mp b -> φ b p (pronounced /pʰ b p/)
c nc J -> h ź ś (pronounced /h ʑ ɕ/)
velars and labiovelars merge
ç -> s (as in Wiobian spelling); s -> x except in clusters
r -> d or l, but ř stays as ř (written r); coronal + ř/r clusters become retroflex
Great Vowel Shift after umlaut
nsaati -> ziiθ /zi:tʰ/
ntřaag -> drauk /ɖʐauk ~ ɖauk/
-en = construct state
No schwa
==Phonology==
Umlaut in Feiden works like Welsh; there is both i- and a- umlaut but no u-umlaut. It's no longer productive in the modern language.
Because the oldest stage of Feiden underwent a vowel shift where Proto-Wiobic *e ee o oo became a aa a aa respectively, Feiden has a small vowel inventory by Wiobic standards (roughly the size of English or Rhythoed).
===Pitch accent===
Feiden has a pitch accent system. Like in Swedish, a word's pitch accent is characterized by high or low pitch used in the first syllable.
==Morphology==
Feiden is analytic like Tsjoen, and has developed head-initial tendencies due to contact with Hlou-Shum languages (read: "Hlou-Shum people learning an older stage badly")
==Lexicon==
The Feiden lexicon has been heavily influenced by the neighboring [[Hlou-Shum languages]], especially [[Shum]]. Shum words are often used in advanced vocabulary in Feiden as they are easy to compound (since native Wiobic compounds are head-final).

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