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'''Windermere''' is a conlang based on similarities between Hebrew and Mon-Khmer languages, such as final stress, minor syllables and overall head-initial syntax. It is also meant to have a mutation system, much like Celtic and Hebrew.
'''Windermere''' is a conlang based on similarities between Hebrew and Mon-Khmer languages, such as final stress, minor syllables and overall head-initial syntax. It is also meant to have a mutation system, much like Celtic and Hebrew.
It is a classical language in Talma. [may replace Netagin]


==Introduction==
==Introduction==

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Windermere is a conlang based on similarities between Hebrew and Mon-Khmer languages, such as final stress, minor syllables and overall head-initial syntax. It is also meant to have a mutation system, much like Celtic and Hebrew.

It is a classical language in Talma. [may replace Netagin]

Introduction

Phonology

Orthography

  • Ϫϫ Շչ Ɑᶑ Ѡϙ Ғғ Ѵѵ Ƌժ Ƨƨ ſʗ = p b f t d th c g ch
  • Ɨɟ ʢє Ϯ₼ = m n ng
  • Ϟɥ Ɔɔ Պɱ Ҕҕ Ʌʎ = s ł ts tł z
  • Էէ Ӿӿ Գƪ Քƍ Ֆⱷ Пп = r w y h l ʔ

Consonants

p b f t d θ k g x ts s tɬ ɬ m n ŋ ʟ r w j h ʔ

Labial Alveolar Lateral Palatal Velar Uvular Glottal
Nasal m /m/ n /n/ ng /ŋ/
Plosive tenuis b /p~b/ d /t~d/ g /k~g/ ' /ʔ/
aspirated p /pʰ~bʰ/ t /tʰ~dʰ/ k /kʰ~gʰ/
Affricate ts /ts/ /tɬ/
Fricative spirant f /f~v/ th /θ~ð/ ch /x~ɣ/
nonspirant s /s/
z /z/
ł /ɬ/ h /h/
Resonant w /w/ r /r/ y /j/ l /ʟ/

Vowels

a e i o u ø y

iə eə uə oə yə

ə (in unstressed syllables)

In Eevo these are borrowed as:

a e i o w ø u

ia ee wa oo ua

y

Stress

Stress is invariably final.

Phonotactics

Zero and C are the only permitted word-final codas.

Morphology

Nouns

Pronouns

  • 1sg: rie
  • 2sg: łen (masculine), łes (feminine)
  • 3sg: in (masculine), is (feminine), tan (inanimate)
  • 1pl: ămrie (exclusive), bang (inclusive)
  • 2pl: łănam
  • 3pl: ănam (animate), tănam (inanimate)

Verbs

Syntax

Constituent order

Noun phrase

Verb phrase

Sentence phrase

Dependent clauses

Example texts

Other resources