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'''Celabrian''' (Celabrian: '' | '''Celabrian''' (Celabrian: ''gərṭeʒ'' [ˈɡəɾtʼɛd͡z]) is an Indo-European language. | ||
==Introduction== | ==Introduction== | ||
===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||
The name ''Celabrian'' comes from the tribal name ''Celabr<!--i-->i'' (Greek: Κελαβρ<!--ι-->οί) < Proto-Celabrian ''*kelabʰr<!--ij-->as'' <!--"of a warrior" < ''*kelabʰā́r'' -->"warrior" (compare Modern Celabrian ''č̣łavr'' [t͡ʃʼɫavɾ]) < ''*kelas'' "spear" (< PIE ''*gʷelH-'' "to throw, pierce"; compare Modern Celabrian ''č̣ał'' [t͡ʃʼaɫ] "weapon") + <!--''-bʰār''-->''*-bʰras'' "bearer" (< PIE ''*bʰer-'' "to bear, carry"). | The name ''Celabrian'' comes from the tribal name ''Celabr<!--i-->i'' (Greek: Κελαβρ<!--ι-->οί) < Proto-Celabrian ''*kelabʰr<!--ij-->as'' <!--"of a warrior" < ''*kelabʰā́r'' -->"warrior" (compare Modern Celabrian ''č̣łavr'' [t͡ʃʼɫavɾ]) < ''*kelas'' "spear" (< PIE ''*gʷelH-'' "to throw, pierce"; compare Modern Celabrian ''č̣ał'' [t͡ʃʼaɫ] "weapon") + <!--''-bʰār''-->''*-bʰras'' "bearer" (< PIE ''*bʰer-'' "to bear, carry"). | ||
The endonym '''''gərṭeʒ''''' comes from '''''gər''''' "Celabrian" (< PC ''*wīras'' "man" < PIE ''*wiHrós'' "man, warrior") + ''''' | The endonym '''''gərṭeʒ''''' comes from '''''gər''''' "Celabrian" (< PC ''*wīras'' "man" < PIE ''*wiHrós'' "man, warrior") + '''''ṭeʒ''''' "language" (< PC ''*tancūs'' "tongue" < PIE ''*dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s''). The formal language is known as '''''bonṭeʒ''''' [ˈbontʼɛd͡z], from '''''bon''''' "clear, eloquent" (< PC ''*bʰānas'' < PIE ''*bʰeh₂-'' "to shine; to speak"). The classical language is known as '''''akrəṭeʒ''''' [ˈakʰɾətʼɛd͡z] (Classical Celabrian: '''''akʰra tanci''''' [ˈakʰɾa ˈtant͡si]), from '''''akr''''' "precise, sharp" (< PC ''*akʰras'' "sharp" < PIE ''*h₂ḱrós''). The colloquial language is known as '''''łøðṭeʒ''''' [ˈɫ̪œtʼːɛd͡z], from '''''łøð''''' "masses, common folk" (< PC ''*aleudʰis'' < PIE ''*h₁léwdʰis'' "people"). | ||
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final unstressed -a > -ə | final unstressed -a > -ə | ||
long vowel > short | long vowel > short | ||
a; ə; e; o; u > | a; ə; e; o; u > e; i; i; ø; y / when followed by /i/ in following syllable | ||
ji > i / C_ | ji > i / C_ | ||
velar > palatal / before front vowel or j | velar > palatal / before front vowel or j | ||
e; i; ø; y > a; ə; o; u / Cʷ_ (but not v_) | |||
Cʷ > uC / after stressed, open vowel | Cʷ > uC / after stressed, open vowel | ||
Cʷ > C / otherwise | Cʷ > C / otherwise | ||
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unrounded (ə, i) <-> rounded (u, y) | unrounded (ə, i) <-> rounded (u, y) | ||
frontedness of stressed vowel may be affected by adjacent consonants (details TBD) | frontedness of stressed vowel may be affected by adjacent consonants (details TBD) | ||
stressed a sometimes > æ | |||
l, ł, ľ > merge before obstruents - become ł before velar/post-velar, ľ before palatal, and l otherwise | l, ł, ľ > merge before obstruents - become ł before velar/post-velar, ľ before palatal, and l otherwise | ||