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'''Tseer''' is a classical language of Talma, second to [[Windermere]]; it left a significant influence on [[Windermere]] and [[ | '''Tseer''' is a classical language of Talma, second to [[Windermere]]; it left a significant influence on [[Windermere]] and [[Scellan]]. It is the language of parts of the Latlaseekh and other philosophical, historical and literary texts from Ancient Tseer civilization. It is inspired by Somali, Hmong and Vietnamese. | ||
The predominant vernacular of the Fnüeng dynasty was no longer Classical Windermere, but a form of Tseer. When the Windermere Empire fell in 1004 fT in the aftermath of the Jeodganite-Ngedhraist Revolt, many Tseeric- and Talmic-speaking peoples newly settled in the land. These Tseeric vernaculars represented variation that already existed in the originally Tseer-speaking area. These Tseeric vernaculars were already separate languages by then, and they came to be associated with different nation-states in Talma. | The predominant vernacular of the Fnüeng dynasty was no longer Classical Windermere, but a form of Tseer. When the Windermere Empire fell in 1004 fT in the aftermath of the Jeodganite-Ngedhraist Revolt, many Tseeric- and Talmic-speaking peoples newly settled in the land. These Tseeric vernaculars represented variation that already existed in the originally Tseer-speaking area. These Tseeric vernaculars were already separate languages by then, and they came to be associated with different nation-states in Talma. | ||
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*Nasal vowels merge with nonnasal vowels before m/n/ng/l | *Nasal vowels merge with nonnasal vowels before m/n/ng/l | ||
*Final -ng disappears leaving nasalization (as in | *Final -ng disappears leaving nasalization (as in Scellan) | ||
*p > f | *p > f | ||
*final -g, -w disappear | *final -g, -w disappear | ||