Gothedish

Introduction

Gothedish is a descendant of Gothic. It is spoken by the Gothede. Its most distinctive feature is extensive palatalization, which is most likely due to Slavic influence.

Phonology

Orthography

(UNDER CONSTRUCTION)

Gothedish can be written in various orthographies. The most commonly used is the Latin alphabet, followed by Arabic and Gothic.

Latin	IPA	Arabic	Gothic	New Gothic
A a	ʌ, ɑ(ː)1	ــَـ ، ــَا	𐌰	A a
Á á	ɑ(ː)1	ــَا	𐌰	Ā ā
Ä ä	æ, ɛ(ː)1	ــًـ ، ــًا	𐌰𐌹	Ai ai
Ea ea	ɛ(ː)1	ــًا	𐌰𐌹	Āi āi
B b	b, -f, -p2	ب	𐌱	B b
Bj bj	d͡ʒ, -ʃ, -t͡ʃ2	ج	𐌱𐌾	Bg bg
C c 3	k, t͡s	–	–	–
Ch ch	x	خ	𐍇	X x

¹ Unmarked vowels by default are lengthened in stressed “unchecked syllables” (i.e. followed by no more than one consonant) and shortened otherwise. If a checked vowel is long, it is marked with an acute accent. If a stressed, unchecked vowel is short, it is indicated by doubling the following consonant. Note that the distinction between long and short vowels is actually more in quality than length.

² The voiced stops <b(j)>, <d(j)>, and <g(j)> are devoiced at the end of words. They become voiceless stops after a consonant (in the case of <d(j)> and <g(j)>) or a nasal (in the case of <b(j)>). Otherwise, they become voiceless fricatives. Palatalized <g> (/j/), which is always preceded by a vowel, becomes /ʃ/.

³ In loanwords.

Syntax