Romic
Romic, also known as Romic Gaelic (Ròmgeailgidh) is the language spoken by the inhabitants of the fictional country of Rom in the Seafaring Confederation. With approximately 92,000 speakers, it is the second smallest national language in the Seafaring Confederation. A Goidelic language, Romic developed out of w:Middle Irish, and thus ultimately descended from w:Old Irish.
Romic is the official language of the nation of Rom and one of the official national languages of the Seafaring Confederation.
Romic is spoken predominantly in the island nation of Rom, with significant numbers of speakers in Rockall, the Highlands, and Saxony.
History
Phonology
Consonants
| Bilabial | Labio-dental | Dental | Alveolar | Post-alveolar | Retroflex | Palatal | Velar | Uvular | Pharyngeal | Epiglottal | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ŋ | ||||||||
| Plosive | p b | t d | c ɟ | k g | ʔ | |||||||
| Fricative | f v | ð | s | ʃ | ɕ ç | |||||||
| Approximant | ɹ | j | ɰ | h | ||||||||
| Lateral app. | l |
- An asterisk behind a consonant indicates that the usage of the consonant depends on the speaker's dialect.
Vowels
| Front | Near-front | Central | Near-back | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i /iu̯/ | ʉ | u /ui̯/ | ||
| Near-close | ɪ | ʊ | |||
| Close-mid | e ø /eːu̯/ | o /ou̯/ | |||
| Mid | ə | ||||
| Open-mid | ɛ œ | ɔ | |||
| Near-open | æ | ɐ | |||
| Open | a /aːi̯/ | ɑ ɒ /ɑu̯/ |