Anathic

Anathic
Á h-Ænæþ

Pronunciation	[/oɑ̆ ˈhanaθ/]
Created by	–
Native to	Rathstead
Native speakers	3,040,000 (1870 OY)
Language family	Órean Western Órean Old Anathic Anathic
Dialect	Standard Anathic
Map showing areas where Anathic is spoken as a native language (dark grey) and as a common second language (striped).
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Anathic (Á h-Ænæþ, pronounced /oɑ̆ ˈhanaθ/) is an a priori artlang influenced by Old English, the Celtic languages and the West Scandinavian languages. Anathic is the most widely spoken language in Ór (Anathic: Á h-Ór), a fictional continent. It is the native language of approximately 660,000 people leaving in Rathstead, the desert region in the south-west. It is spoken as a minority language across many other regions where it is also often taught as a second language.

History

Phonology

Consonants

	Bilabial	Labio-dental	Dental	Alveolar	Post-alveolar	Palatal	Velar	Labio-velar	Lateral	Glottal
Nasal	m			n			ŋ
Plosive	p b			t d			k g
Fricative		f v	θ ð	s	(ʃ)		x ɣ			h
Approximant						j		w	l
Trill				r

(Allophones in parentheses)

Vowels

Monophthongs and long vowels

	Front	Central	Back
Close			u:
Near-close	ɪ		ʊ
Mid	ɛ	ə, ø:	ɔ
Open	a		ɑ

Diphthongs

[uĭ]
[iə̆]
[ɛĭ]
[oe]
[əʉ]
[oɑ̆~oə̆]
[eo]
[aĭ]