User:Ceige/Ceuja
| Ceutch language | |
|---|---|
| Léban Goceuja, Ceuja | |
| Pronunciation | [/ˈleβan goˈθeuxa, ˈθeuxa/] |
| Created by | Ceige |
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Early forms | |
Ceuja, or the Ceutch language, also known asCeutch and Thutch (Léban Goceuja and Ceuja in Ceuja itself) is a Germanic language best characterised as Proto-Germanic with Spanish sound changes (via relevant Western Romance and Iberian sound changes) applied.
Phonology
The phonology of Ceuja is not unlike that of a somewhat artificial and sanitised form of European Spanish. For more context, see Spanish phonology on Wikipedia.
Debuccalisation
The main changes concern the voiced fricatives and /ʝ/.
In Modern Spanish dialects, the voiced fricatives are often pronounced debuccalised between vowels and other voiced sounds. In addition, ⟨y ~ ll⟩ (from *j and *lj respectively, now /ʝ/) is pronounced more closed. In practice, this results in ⟨b, d, g, ll~y⟩ all having similar phonation.
In Ceuja, the voiced fricatives and ⟨y ~ ll⟩ are all generally pronounced as actual voiced fricatives in the medial position. More debuccalised pronunciations are allowed, but not considered necessary for sounding "native".
| Phonemes | Cueja initially | Ceuja medially | Ceuja devoiced | Spanish equivalents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| b | b | β | f | b β̞ ɸ̞ |
| d | d̪ | ð | θ | d̪ ð̞ θ̞ |
| g | g | ɣ | x | g ɣ̞ x̞ |
| y, ll | (d)ʒ | ʒ | ʃ | ɟʝ ʝ̞ *ç̞ |
This trend against debuccalisation can be seen in the treatment of fricatives before plosives, with many modern Spanish dialects debuccalising these fricatives to a breathy sound, something not as common in Ceuja (but still acceptable).