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*Vowel shifts and umlaut: ''swïx'' "kin" <- suku, ''ïpšn'' "I studied" <- Estonian õppisin, ''söwr'' "society" ~ seura | *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. | ||
==Morphology== | |||
The Finnic consonant gradation isn't reflected in Kesmmi nominal morphology. Some nouns derive from Proto-Finnic nominatives while others derive from genitive or oblique cases (and there are sometimes doublets). | |||
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Revision as of 17:53, 8 September 2019
Keˑs̠mmi (meaning "our language") is a divergent Finnic language, descended from Proto-Finnic. Its main source of aesthetic inspiration is Toda.
It features a system of initial consonant mutations similar to Celtic languages and Biblical Hebrew.
üṣ, kaṣ, kwës̠m, neɬ, piˑθ, kuˑθ, sayt̠, kaθëṣ, üθëṣ, kümn, üṣtwis, kaṣtwis, kwës̠mtwis, neɬtwis, piˑtwis, kuˑtwis, sayt̠wis, kaθëṣtwis, üθëṣtwis, kaṣkümd
oyx - time
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.
Morphology
The Finnic consonant gradation isn't reflected in Kesmmi nominal morphology. Some nouns derive from Proto-Finnic nominatives while others derive from genitive or oblique cases (and there are sometimes doublets).