Eadlan/Older draft

Hebrew- and Welsh-inspired

Conservative grammar, less conservative vowels?

Phonology

Vowels:

• full: i y u e~ai o~au ɛ ɔ a i y u ae ao e o a
• reduced: ə ɨ ʉ ă ĭ ŭ

Consonants:

• soft mutation:
  • p b t d h tʃ dʒ k g q (p b t d s č j c g q) -> b v d ð z dʒ ʒ g ɣ ɴ (b v d dh z j ž g gh l)
• ejectives and geminates (from creaky voice) become fricatives: p’ t’ tɬ’ tʃ’ k’ q’ h -> f θ ɬ ʃ x ħ s f th š š ch ħ s)
• fricatives: s ʃ h
• others: m n ɴ (historical L~historical ʕ) r w y ʔ