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An experiment, taking the Finnish language and making it look more like Welsh.
[[Fingail]] ({{IPA|/ˈfɪŋɡaɪl/}}; [[Fingail]]: ''fingail'' {{IPA|[ˈfiŋgaˌil]}}) is a Finnic language in certain rural areas of Wales and England, especially Cornwall.


== Phonology ==
== Phonology ==

Revision as of 13:21, 8 February 2021

Fingail
Fingail
Pronunciation[/ˈfiŋ.ga.ˌil/]
Created byNicolas Campi
SettingAlternative Earth
Early forms
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Fingail (/ˈfɪŋɡaɪl/; Fingail: fingail [ˈfiŋgaˌil]) is a Finnic language in certain rural areas of Wales and England, especially Cornwall.

Phonology

Consonants

Labial Dental Alveolar Lateral Palatal Velar Uvular Glottal
Nasal m n (ŋ)
Stop p b t d k ɡ
Fricative f v θ th s (z) ɬ lh χ ch h
Trill rh r
Approximant l j i w

Vowels

Front Central Back
short long short long short long
Close i u
Mid e o
Open a

Morphology

Syntax

Constituent order

Noun phrase

Verb phrase

Sentence phrase

Dependent clauses

Example texts

sín ragathan, mín ragathad?
I love you, do you love me?

Hîw paev! Hello!

Peithath aeg long time no see

Miden voeth How are you?

Hîw geid, ened sín? Fine, and you?

Hîw gomened! Good morning!

Hîw eled Good evening!