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Humpback Whelsh (Mór-fîl) is a tonal language with a Welsh aesthetic. It is meant to be spoken in Humpback Wales.

Phonology

Consonants

Humpback Whelsh uses these consonants:

		Labial	Dental	Alveolar	Postalveolar	Palatal	Velar	Labiovelar	Glottal
Nasal	voiceless	m̥		n̥			ŋ̊
	voiced	m		n			ŋ	ŋʷ
Plosive	aspirated	pʰ		tʰ			kʰ
	unaspirated	p		t			k	kʷ
Fricative	voiceless	f	θ	s	ʃ		x	xʷ	h
	voiced	v	ð
Trill	voiceless			r̥
	voiced			r
Approximant	voiceless			l̥~ɬ
	voiced			l		j		w

Unlike in Welsh, the consonants written <mh nh ngh> are true voiceless nasals.

Finals

Humpback Whelsh allows these finals: -b, -d, -g, -m, -n, -ng, -l and -r. The first three are unreleased stops /-p̚ -t̚ -k̚/.

Vowels

	Front		Central		Back
Close	i	ɨ	u
Mid	e	ə	o
Open		a

Diphthongs	Second component
First component	front	central	back
close	ʊi	ʊɨ	ɪu, ɨu
mid	əi/ɛi, ɔi	əɨ/ɛɨ, ɔɨ	əu/ɛu, ɔu
open	ai	aɨ, ɑːɨ	au

Tones

Humpback Whelsh has four contrastive tones: level, rising, falling and peaking.

Tone	Example		Notes
Level	llyr (blow)	/ɬɨr˧/
Rising	séng (place)	/seŋ˨˥/
Falling	chà (assist)	/xa˨˩/	May be slightly creaky voiced.
Peaking	rhêud (pebble)	/r̥eɨt̚˦˥˩/