Rhythoed

Feiden is a 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 Tumhan, and of the 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).