Gathrírn

Gathrírn
Gathrírn
Pronunciation	[[Help:IPA|gaˈθɾin]]
Created by	–
Native speakers	- (2013)

Gathrírn is an a priori language inspired by Celtic languages. As such, it features extensive vowel and consonant mutations, as well as a relatively complex inflectional system. Its phonetic system is also remarkable in having up to four varieties of one phoneme.

Phonology

Consonants

		Bilabial				Dental	Alveolar				Palatal		Velar				Glottal
		Plain	Palat.	Labial.	Gemin.		Plain	Palat.	Labial.	Gemin.	Plain	Labial.	Plain	Palat.	Labial.	Gemin.
Nasal	Voiced	m	mʲ	mʷ	m:		n		nʷ	n:	ɲ		ŋ
	Voiceless	m̥					n̥
Plosive	Voiced	b	bʲ	bʷ	b:		d		dʷ	d:	ɟ		g		gʷ	g:
	Voiceless	p	pʲ	pʷ	p:		t		tʷ	t:	c		k		kʷ	k:
Fricative	Voiced					ð	z		zʷ		ʑ		ɣ
	Voiceless	f	fʲ	fʷ	f:	θ	s		sʷ	s:	ɕ		x	xʲ			h
Approximant	Voiced	ʋ									j	ɥ			w
	Voiceless										j̊				ʍ
Trill	Voiceless						r̥		r̥ʷ
Flap or tap	Voiced						ɾ	ɾʲ	ɾʷ
Lateral app.	Voiced						l		lʷ	l:	ʎ
	Voiceless						l̥		l̥ʷ

Vowels

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