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The language of the Gods

Kvirnon (natively: ?, from Proto-Kertha *kwīrĭntyel, "God-language") is the language of the Gods of Kertha.

Proto-Kertha to Kvirnon
Proto-Kertha Environment Result Example Translation
Vowels
a a /a/ *faphal > vaphal dry
ā ā /ɑː/ *tāro > tāro old
e e /e/ *mekwa > mekua head
ē ei /ei̯/ *thēlu > theilum tail
i i /i/ *sĭpina > sipina feather
ī ī /iː/ *tṟkhīr > tṟkhīr dragon
o o /o/ *sătom > satom husband
ō ou /ou̯/ *śōro > shouro yellow
u u /u/ *suthu > suthum ash
ū ū /uː/ lūl > lūl river
ă a /a/ *tărōn > tarōn road, path
ə e /e/ *thəsa > thesa hand
ĭ disappears *pĭrina > prina flower
ŭ in an open syllable disappears *pŭlut > plut meat
in a closed syllable u /u/ *khŭn > khun glass
Syllabic consonants
ḻ, ṟ no change
Consonants
m, n, s, r, l, p, ph, t, th, k, kh no change
f v /ʋ/ *tafah > tava leg
py before i, e p /p/ *pyiska > piska blood
elsewhere pi /pi/ *? > ? ?
pw pu /pu/, p /p/ *pwos > pos stick
ty c /c/ *tyako > cakom king
tw tu /tu/ *twela > tuela money
ś sh /ʃ/ *śōro > shōro yellow
y y /j/ *ayeri > ayerim wind
ky d /ɟ/ *kyina > dina one
kw ku /ku/ *kwāna > kuāna there
w initial v /ʋ/ *wenah > vena smoke
elsewhere disappears *awaner > avaner swim
h final, intervocalic disappears *hōpo > oupom rope
Other
long vowel + r, unstressed u > o ?
Special cases
vowel other than a or ā nominative noun final vowel other than a or ā + m /m/ *thēlu > theilum tail