Ædhige

Ædhige
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The flag of the Ædan Islands
Pronunciation[/ˈæːðɪgə/]
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Native toThe Ædan Islands, natively Ædanir ('the islands')
Native speakersaround 1,200,000 (2017)
Early forms


Introduction

Ædhige is a Celtic language of the Indo-European language family originating on the Ædan Islands in the North Atlantic Ocean. It is spoken by the Ædhici, a group of around 1.2 million people. The majority live on the four biggest islands: Ædan Mhur ('big island'), Ædan Mhic ('little island'), Læchem (from the Old Ædhige for 'mines by the lake'), and Ædan Lhua ('sun island'), although the archipelago has another 10 smaller inhabited islands, all with populations of under 50 people.

The language can trace its roots to Proto-Celtic but due to the isolated location of the archipelago from the rest of Europe, Ædhige became a distinct language in the first century CE. Over the centuries the language has been influenced by other Celtic languages - namely Irish due to its proximity to the islands; and Germanic languages - namely Old Norse and English.


Phonology

Orthography

Ædhige is written with the Latin alphabet and consists of 26 distinct letters, including 4 digraphs:

A B C D DC DH E F G H I L M N O P R S SC T TC U V W Æ Œ

Although not distinct letters in their own right, all vowels except æ and œ can carry a grave accent. This results in the preceding consonant undergoing palatalization:

À È Ì Ò Ù


Consonants

Ædhige has the following consonant phonemes:

Labial Dental Alveolar Post-alveolar Palatal Velar Uvular Glottal
central lateral
Nasal voiceless
voiced m n ɲ ŋ
Plosive voiceless p t k
voiced b d ɡ
Affricate voiceless t͡ʃ
voiced d͡ʒ
Fricative voiceless f s ɬ ʃ (χ) * h
voiced v ð z ɣ
Trill voiceless
voiced r
Approximant voiceless ç
voiced l j w
^ [χ] only present in certain dialects.

Vowels

Prosody

Stress

Intonation

Phonotactics

Morphophonology

Morphology

Syntax

Constituent order

Noun phrase

Verb phrase

Sentence phrase

Dependent clauses

Example texts

Our Lord's Prayer - Ara Ghia Dcæu

Our Lord's Prayer

Our Father who art in heaven,
Hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be done
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread,
and forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us,
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.

Ara Ghia Dcæu

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