Eadlan

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Sésjallese (natively Sésjall ttav) is an Idavic language inspired by Irish, Arabic and Persian.

todo

Cluster-smoothing sound changes (to make clusters more IE)

explain séimhiúed consonants

Phonology

Consonants

p(p) b(b) m(m) f(f) v(v) t(t) d(d) n(n) s(s) z(z) tj dj sj zj k(k) g(g) ŋ(ŋ) x(x) h w y r(r) l(l) /p(ʲ) b(ʲ) m(ʲ) f(ʲ) v(ʲ) t(ʲ) d(ʲ) n(ʲ) s(ʲ) z(ʲ) tʃ dʒ ʃ ʒ k(ʲ) g(ʲ) ŋ(ʲ) x(ʲ) h w j r(ʲ) l(ˠ)/

The distinction between hard and soft /n l/ are neutralized before retroflexes /tʂ, dʐ, ʂ, ʐ/; both are pronounced as apical [ɳ ɭ] before retroflexes.

Native p occurs, although very rarely.

Vowels

a i u á í/y ú é ó aj aw /æ~ɑ~ə ʲɪ~ʲə ʊ æ:~ɑ: i: u: e: o: aj aw/