Celabrian

Celabrian (Celabrian: girṭeʒ [ˈɡiɾtʼɛd͡z]) is an Indo-European language.

Introduction

Etymology

The name Celabrian comes from the tribal name Celabri (Greek: Κελαβροί) < Proto-Celabrian *kelabʰras "warrior" (compare Modern Celabrian č̣łavr [t͡ʃʼɫavɾ]) < *kelas "spear" (< PIE *gʷelH- "to throw, pierce"; compare Modern Celabrian č̣ał [t͡ʃʼaɫ] "weapon") + *-bʰras "bearer" (< PIE *bʰer- "to bear, carry").

The endonym girṭeʒ comes from gir "Celabrian" (< PC *wīras "man" < PIE *wiHrós "man, warrior") + ṭeʒ "language" (< PC *tancūs "tongue" < PIE *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s). The formal language is known as bonṭeʒ [ˈbontʼɛd͡z], from bon "clear, eloquent" (< PC *bʰānas < PIE *bʰeh₂- "to shine; to speak"). The classical language is known as akrəṭeʒ [ˈakʰɾətʼɛd͡z] (Classical Celabrian: akʰra tanci [ˈakʰɾa ˈtant͡si]), from akr "precise, sharp" (< PC *akʰras "sharp" < PIE *h₂ḱrós). The colloquial language is known as łøðṭeʒ [ˈɫ̪œtʼːɛd͡z], from łøð "masses, common folk" (< PC *aleudʰis < PIE *h₁léwdʰis "people").

Phonology

Orthography

Consonant phonemes of Standard Celabrian

		Labial	Dental	Alveolar	Postalveolar	Palatal	Velar	Glottal
Nasal		m [m]		n [n]		ň [ɲ]	ŋ [ŋ]
Plosive	voiceless	p [pʰ]		t [tʰ]		ḱ [cʰ]	k [kʰ]	q [ʔ]
	voiced	b [b]		d [d]		ǵ [ɟ]	g [ɡ]
	ejective	ṗ [pʼ]		ṭ [tʼ]		ḳ́ [cʼ]	ḳ [kʼ]
Affricate	voiceless			c [t͡sʰ]	č [t͡ʃʰ]
	voiced			ʒ [d͡z]	ǯ [d͡ʒ]
	ejective			c̣ [t͡sʼ]	č̣ [t͡ʃʼ]
Fricative	voiceless	f [f]	θ [θ]	s [s]	š [ʃ]	x́ [ç]	x [x]
	voiced	v [v]	ð [ð]	z [z]	ž [ʒ]			h [ɦ]
Approximant	central				ř [ɻ]	j [j]
	lateral		ł [ɫ̪]	l [l]		ľ [ʎ]
Trill				ṙ [r]
Flap				r [ɾ]

Vowels

Vowel phonemes of Standard Celabrian

	Front		Central	Back
	unrounded	rounded	unrounded	rounded
Close	i [i]	y [y]		u [u]
Mid	e [ɛ]	ø [œ]	ə [ə]	o [ɔ]
Open			a [a]

Historical phonology

PIE to Early Proto-Celabrian

*h1e > *e
*a, *h2e > *a
*(H)o, *h3e > *a / everywhere except before *y
*(H)o, *h3e > *u / _y
*ē, *eh1 > *ē
**eh2 > *ā
*ō, *oH, *eh3 > *ō
*iH > *ī
*uH > *ū
*ey > *ei
*ew > *eu
*CHC > *CaC
*HC > *aC / #_
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