Cuirido

Cuirido

Introduction

Cuirido is the codified written standard derived from the urban variety of the Juío dialect continuum, spoken in the microstate of Esdrille. It represents the most prestigious lect within this dialect chain and functions as the administrative and bureaucratic language of the capital city, Cabocroz. Its name derives from the proper name of the Quirites.

Historical Development

Cuirido developed from an earlier codified written standard, VRL (Volgar Romano Lustro, “Illustrious Roman Vernacular”). Its evolution is characterised by a series of phonological developments broadly comparable to those found in Castilian Spanish. These include the loss of final -e in specific phonological environments, the shift of final -i to -e, intervocalic lenition and degemination of consonants, the palatalisation of geminated nn and ll, and the diphthongisation of open vowels. Cuirido is officially written in the orthography of Castilian Spanish.

Phonology

Cuirido’s phonological system is also largely similar to that of Castilian Spanish, yet it retains the /ʎ/ ⟨ll⟩ sound, ⟨j⟩ represents the /d͡ʒ/ sound and ⟨x⟩ /ʃ/ and makes a distinction between /v/ and /b/.