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Táwpkə was a dialect of Wàrhətïmáx spoken in the ancient lands of the Sunset Imperial Realms of Nərtármágixə (now known as Normeia).
Etymology
Its speakers went by many ethnonyms, many with heavy ties to the prevailing religious worldview,. For example, Táwpkə is formed from tawp-k, twap- meaning "to crouch or cower", and -k being an adjectival ending. Other popular ethnonyms used roots such as xualh-, which means "to fall", and "pàltə", a word that either has something to do with fortifications or more falling (or perhaps refers to clearing an area in preparation for construction).
Vowels
There are 4 vowels in the language:
- i
- u
- ə
- a
Of these, a (and to a lesser extent ə) has two pitches, rising and falling, which have evolved more into two separate vowels - á, where the mouth is more closed, and à, where the mouth is more open.
The language also had vowel length, but it is not very systematic.
Descendents
Medinic
Sound correspondences:
- p > φ
- t > θ
- k > χ
- b > b
- d > d
- g > g
- (p̊) > p
- d° > t
- k° > c
- h > e
- x > a
- ti > tsə > s
- ki > x́ə > ś
- kºi > ćə > ts
- gi > ǵə > j
- a > a
- á > e
- à > o
- ə́ > ə/i
- ə̀ > ə/u
- i/y > i
- u/w > u
- əy > ī
- əw > ū
Vulgar Medinic
Sound correspondences:
- -φ-, -b- > v
- -θ-, -d- > ð
- -χ-, -g- > j
- p > pp
- t > tt
- c > cc
- h > e
- x > a
- χ(i/e) > ś
- c(i/e) > ć
- g(i/e) > ǵ
- ei > ī
- oi > ai
- eu > eu
- ou > au
- ī > ī
- ū > ū
Meinic
Sound correspondences:
- v > Ø (sometimes?)
- ð > Ø
- p > pp (> ff? v?)
- t > tt (> ss? ð?)
- c > cc (> ch? j?)
- h > e
- x > a
- χ(i/e) > ś
- c(i/e) > ć
- g(i/e) > ǵ
- eCV > ei /ei, ai, e/
- oCV > ou /ou, u(:)/
- eu > eu /eu, ju:, y:, œ:/
- ai > ai /ai, Ei, ei, E/
- au > au /o, au/
- i > é
- u > ó
- ī > ï /i:, ai/
- ū > ü /y:/