Kesmmi
Kesmmi (meaning "our language") is a divergent Finnic language, descended from Proto-Balto-Finnic. Its main source of aesthetic inspiration is Toda.
It features a system of initial consonant mutations similar to Celtic languages and Biblical Hebrew.
Sound changes from Proto-Finnic
- Initial v becomes p, as in pïḍ "stream" <- virta
- Medial l becomes alveolar retracted s̠ in native vocab, as in kas̠ "fish" <- kala
- Vowel shifts and umlaut: swïx "kin" <- suku, ïpšn "I studied" <- Estonian õppisin
- Begadkefat spirantization: t tt -> θ t etc.