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*Initial ''v'' becomes ''p'', as in ''pïḍ'' "stream" <- virta | *Initial ''v'' becomes ''p'', as in ''pïḍ'' "stream" <- virta | ||
*Medial ''l'' becomes alveolar retracted ''s̠'' in native vocab, as in ''kas̠'' "fish" <- kala | *Medial ''l'' becomes alveolar retracted ''s̠'' in native vocab, as in ''kas̠'' "fish" <- kala | ||
*Vowel shifts and umlaut: ''swïx'' "kin" <- suku, ''ïpšn'' "I studied" <- Estonian õppisin | *Vowel shifts and umlaut: ''swïx'' "kin" <- suku, ''ïpšn'' "I studied" <- Estonian õppisin, ''söwr'' "society" ~ seura | ||
*Begadkefat spirantization: t tt -> θ t etc. | *Begadkefat spirantization: t tt -> θ t etc. | ||
Revision as of 09:38, 7 September 2019
Kesmmi (meaning "our language") is a divergent Finnic language, descended from Proto-Balto-Finnic. Its main source of aesthetic inspiration is Toda.
It features a system of initial consonant mutations similar to Celtic languages and Biblical Hebrew.
Sound changes from Proto-Finnic
- Initial v becomes p, as in pïḍ "stream" <- virta
- Medial l becomes alveolar retracted s̠ in native vocab, as in kas̠ "fish" <- kala
- Vowel shifts and umlaut: swïx "kin" <- suku, ïpšn "I studied" <- Estonian õppisin, söwr "society" ~ seura
- Begadkefat spirantization: t tt -> θ t etc.