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'''Middle | '''Middle Scellan''' is the direct descendant of [[Tigol]] that was spoken in Scella. It had become Early Modern [[Scellan]] around fT 1150. There are many different dialects of Middle Scellan. | ||
Many works of literature survive in Middle Scellan. | |||
==Phonology== | ==Phonology== | ||
The following describes Alcvean Middle Scellan | |||
===Consonants=== | ===Consonants=== | ||
The ''' | The '''Scellan spirantization''' had taken place: the Tigol lenited (voiced) stops ḃ ṗ ḋ ṫ ġ ċ /b bʰ d dʰ g gʰ/ had shifted to /v f ð θ ɣ x/. Compare Anbiric ([[Anbirese]] and [[Ciètian]]), which experienced a different consonant shift. | ||
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| '''g''' /k/ || | | '''g''' /k/ || | ||
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!rowspan="2"| | !rowspan="2"|Spirant | ||
!<small>unvoiced</small> | !<small>unvoiced</small> | ||
| '''f''' /f/ | | '''f''' /f/ | ||
| '''þ''' /θ/ | | '''þ''' /θ/ | ||
| | | | ||
| '''ç''' /x/ || | | '''ç''' /x/ || | ||
|- | |- | ||
!<small>voiced</small> | !<small>voiced</small> | ||
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| '''s''' /s̻/, '''z''' /s̺/ | | '''s''' /s̻/, '''z''' /s̺/ | ||
| '''x''' /ʃ/ || | | '''x''' /ʃ/ || | ||
| | | '''h''' /h/ | ||
|- | |- | ||
!colspan="2"|Affricate | !colspan="2"|Affricate | ||
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===Vowels=== | ===Vowels=== | ||
Middle | Middle Scellan had an asymmetric vowel system. Vowel length, inherited from Tigol, was in the process of being replaced with vowel quality (cf. American English). | ||
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Diphthongs: '''ai aü ei eu iu oe ui ia ua''' = /ai ay ei eu iu oe ui | Diphthongs: '''ai aü ei eu iu oe ui ia ua''' = /ai ay ei eu iu oe ui iə üə/ | ||
==Morphology== | ==Morphology== | ||
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==Syntax== | ==Syntax== | ||
Tíogall grammar, minus the split-ergativity. | Tíogall grammar, minus the split-ergativity. | ||
[[Category:Languages]] | |||
[[Category:Conlangs]] | |||