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Inspiration: Dravidian languages, Marathi

Barcan (BAR-kən; natively ṇtūgopaḷkha /ɳtuːgoːpaɭkʰa/, Skellan: brits Barca) is the indigenous language of Barca; it is a language isolate. Today it has few speakers.

Capital of Barca: Yrðamrona (Barcan: Ḷdamrōṇa)

Phonology

Barcan allows retroflex dental clusters word-initially (like ḷd-) but not retroflex-retroflex clusters.

Clusters (also allowed initially): NC-, lC-, ɳC-, ɭC-

Consonants

m n ṇ

p ph b t th d ṭ ṭh ḍ c ch j k kh g

s ṣ ś z h

v r l ḷ y

Retroflexes are subapical.

Vowels

a i u ā ī ū e o

Morphology

Applicatives and incorporation

Todo

reuse Netagin words

Antyardu-n' ami tyu.ngarnra tyu.rraparn-ku kanyu-nra.

I-NOM about love hate-and speak-PRES

Warr' antyardu-rriku rimpawrda-nra?

for me-INTERR save-PRES?

Ngurtima yirr pardungu nu-rta-rimpawrda!

happy ACC·PREP birth GEN-AGENT-save! (Merry Christmas!)

Todo

ikuu = 'self'

Phonology

Based on Australian/Tamil.

Consonants

p t ʈ c k m n ɳ ɲ ŋ j ʋ r ɻ ɽ mʙ ⁿr ᶯɽ

p t rt ty k m n rn ny ng y w rr r rd mb nr rnr

Vowels

aa a ii i uu u

Phonotactics

Words may only end in a vowel or one of the following consonants: n rn rr r y w.

Geminate consonants are prohibited, like in Australian Aboriginal languages and unlike in Tamil.

Grammar

Latin-ish, "magnā cum laude" order

Nouns

-ngku = plural

Need case clitics

Pronouns (indep.)

• ndu = I
• nāri = thou
• vuṭa = he/she (indep.)
• pāri = we
• ḷtāntu = ye
• ṇavuṭa = they

Todo

• ṇnaṇuna = grandmother
• Calvaḷuṭṭu ḷnāṇahē paḍataprōti muḷdāruṭa
• vaṇa = old
• Kaḷēvaḷa = Barcan national epic?
• sāḷda = hall
• ḷkaḷaṇālā
• ḷdakūna = gap

Numbers: ḷkāma, aḷda, khecha, tubaḷa, makaśa, pazīma, albāṇa, ṇthāvata, zaṇata, yāta, zāḷūta

Colors:
pittā = red
pirai/pira = orange
cūḍi = yellow
peru = green
māḷē = blue
aru = indigo / dark blue
ḷdāḷā = violet
ettān = white
mara = brown
vādē = black
taḍa = gray
vōḷdi = pink
ṇāzu = maroon
ḷkāṭā = silver
ḷōpa = chartreuse