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==Grammar==
==Grammar==


[[Category:Celtic languages]]
[[Category:Celtic languages]][[Category:Indo-European languages]]

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Romic, also known as Romic Gaelic (Ròmgeailgidh) is the language spoken by the inhabitants of the fictional country of Rom in the Seafaring Confederation. With approximately 92,000 speakers, it is the second smallest national language in the Seafaring Confederation. A Goidelic language, Romic developed out of w:Middle Irish, and thus ultimately descended from w:Old Irish.

Romic is the official language of the nation of Rom and one of the official national languages of the Seafaring Confederation.

Romic is spoken predominantly in the island nation of Rom, with significant numbers of speakers in Rockall, the Highlands, and Saxony.

History

Phonology

Consonants

Bilabial Labio-dental Dental Alveolar Post-alveolar Retroflex Palatal Velar Uvular Pharyngeal Epiglottal Glottal
Nasal m n ɲ ŋ
Plosive p b t d c ɟ k g ʔ
Fricative f v ð s ʃ ɕ ç
Approximant ɹ j ɰ h
Lateral app. l
  • An asterisk behind a consonant indicates that the usage of the consonant depends on the speaker's dialect.

Vowels

Front Near-front Central Near-back Back
Close i /iu̯/ ʉ u /ui̯/
Near-close ɪ ʊ
Close-mid e ø /eːu̯/ o /ou̯/
Mid ə
Open-mid ɛ œ ɔ
Near-open æ ɐ
Open a /aːi̯/ ɑ ɒ /ɑu̯/

Orthography

Grammar