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 akrăṭeʒ [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
Labial | Dental | Alveolar | Postalveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||
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Nasal | m [m] | n [n] | ň [ɲ] | ŋ [ŋ] | ||||
Plosive | voiceless | p [pʰ] | t [tʰ] | ḱ [cʰ] | k [kʰ] | |||
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] |