Crethian language

Crethian language
Krøtinsk
Pronunciation	[kʰɾˠøt̪ˠɪnɕ]
Native to	Crethia
Region	Lhedwin
Ethnicity	Crethian
Native speakers	ca. 6 million (2010)
Language family	Cataisuran Alemannian Lhedwinic Crethian language
Writing system	Fiorentine (Crethian alphabet)
Official status
Official language in	Crethia
Language codes
ISO 639-3	ctn

The Crethian language (Crethian: Krøtinsk [kʰɾˠøt̪ˠɪnɕ]) is a Nordanian language spoken in Crethia. It originated as a divergent dialect of Old Standard Lhedwinic, with a heavy Old Mardic substrate and phonological influence. This unique mixing of peoples within Crethia led to a creolized culture sharing features, names, and a great deal of history. The language produced is highly reflective of this creolized culture: while not itself a creole, the heavy Mardic influence makes it difficult to understand for other Lhedwinic peoples outside of its more conservative written form. The language is regulated by the Council for Crethian Speakers.

Phonology

Consonants

	Labial		Alveolar		Alveolo -palatal	Velar		Glottal
Nasal	m	m̩	n	n̩		ŋ	ŋ̍
Plosive	pʰ	bˠ	t̪ˠˠ	d̪ˠ		kʰ	ɡ
Fricative	fˠ		s					h
Approximant	ʋ		l l̩	lˠ	j

Vowels

	Front		Central	Back
	unrounded	rounded	unrounded	rounded
Close	i, iː			u, uː
Near-close	ɪ, ɪː
Close-mid	e, eː	ø, øː
Mid		ø̞, ø̞ː	ə, ə:
Open-mid	ɛ, ɛː	œ̞, œ̞ː
Near-open	æ, æ:		ɐ, ɐ:
Open		ɶ, ɶː	ä, äː