Loðagese

Loðagese is a minority Tigolic language descended from the Skellan dialect continuum. It is very morphologically conservative: it has kept most of the verb forms of Tigol, except allomorphy between absolute and conjunct forms.

Phonology

Consonants

Stop system: /t th d θ/ ⟨d t đ þ⟩ (đ ~ Skellan ð)

• p ph b f m ⟨b p ƀ f m⟩
• t th d θ n ⟨d t đ þ n⟩
• k kh g x ng ⟨g c ǥ ç ñ⟩
• s ts z š tš h ⟨s ts z x tx h⟩
• w l r j ll rr ⟨ł l r j ll rr⟩

Vowels

1. 1st shift:
   • ae/ái ao ói úi > ɒe æ: oe ui
2. 2nd shift:
   • ɒɪ æ: > oɪ iə
   • i: u: > aɪ aʊ
   • iə uə > i: u:
3. 3rd shift:
   • aɪ aʊ > ɒɪ æ: again