Veltic language

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Veltic
Veltician, Veltlandic
Velts̈ S̈praḱ
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Native to
RegionSouthern Thuadia
EthnicityVeltic
Native speakers
L1: -
L2: -
FL: -
Thuado-Thrismaran
  • Germanic
    • South-Thuadian Germanic
      • Gadoric
        • Veltic
Early form
Proto-Gadori
Official status
Official language in
Language codes
ISO 639-1VT
ISO 639-2VLT
ISO 639-3VLT
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The Veltic language is a sister language of the Gadori language, it is spoken in southwestern Qazhshava by the Veltic people. It is recognized as a minority langauge in Qazhshava and the Sekidean Union.

Phonology

consonants

Labial Dental Alveolar Post-
alveolar
Palatal Velar Glottal
Nasal m n ŋ
Plosive voiceless p t k
voiced b d
Affricate voiceless t͡s t͡ʃ~t͡ɕ
voiced d͡z (d͡ʒ~d͡ʑ)
Fricative voiceless f θ s ʃ~ɕ x h
voiced v ð z ʒ~ʑ ɣ
Aproximant voiced w l j
Tap & Trill voiced ɾ

vowels

Short Long
Front Mid Back Front Mid Back
Close i ĩ ʉ ʉ̃ u ũ iː ĩː ʉː ʉ̃ː uː ũː
Close-Mid ẽ ø ɵ̃ eː ẽː øː ɵ̃ː oː õː
Open-Mid ɛ ɔ ɔ̃
Open a~ɑ ɑ̃ aː~ɑː ɑ̃ː

Writing System

Romanized version:

А а Á á Ą ą Ą́ ą́ B b C c Č č D d Đ đ E e É é Ę ę
Ę́ ę́ F f G g H h I i Í í Į į Į́ į́ J j K k Ḱ ḱ L l
M m Ḿ ḿ N n Ń ń Ň ň O o Ó ó Ǫ ǫ Ǫ́ ǫ́ Ö ö Ő ő Ǫ̈ ǫ̈
Ǫ̋ ǫ̋ P p R r S s S̈ s̈ T t Ŧ ŧ U u Ú ú Ų ų Ų́ ų́ Ü ü
Ǘ ǘ Ų̈ ų̈ Ų̋ ų̋ V v W w X x Y y Z z Z̈ z̈

Detailed table

Letter Name IPA Notes
A a a /a/ /ɐ/ when reduced.
Á á /aː/
Ą ą /ã/
Ą́ ą́ /ãː/
B b /b/
C c /t͡s/
Č č /t͡ʃ/
D d /d/
Đ đ /ð/
E e /ɛ/
É é /eː/
Ę ę /ẽ/
Ę́ ę́ /ẽː/
F f /g/
G g /ɡ/
H h /h/
I i /i/
Í í /iː/
Į į /ĩ/
Į́ į́ /ĩː/
J j /j/
K k /k/
Ḱ ḱ /x/
L l /l/
M m /m/
Ḿ ḿ /m̩/
N n /n/
Ń ń /n̩/
Ň ň /ŋ/
O o /ɔ/
Ó ó /oː/
Ǫ ǫ /ɔ̃/
Ǫ́ ǫ́ /õː/
Ö ö /ø/
Ő ő /øː/
Ǫ̈ ǫ̈ /ɵ̃/
Ǫ̋ ǫ̋ /ɵ̃ː/
P p /p/
R r /ɾ/
S s /s/
S̈ s̈ /ʃ~ɕ/
T t /t/
Ŧ ŧ /θ/
U u /u/
Ú ú /uː/
Ų ų /ũː/
Ų́ ų́ /ũː/
Ü ü /ʉ/
Ǘ ǘ /ʉː/
Ų̈ ų̈ /ʉ̃/
Ų̋ ų̋ /ʉ̃ː/
V v /v/
W w /w~◌ʷ/
X x /ks/
Y y /ɨ~ɪ/ Used in foreing loanwords.
Z z /z/
Z̈ z̈ /ʒ~ʑ/

Grammar

Just like many other germanic languages, Gadori has four grammatical cases:

And three genders, while in plural, genders merge into one indifferent plural form:

  • Masculine
  • Feminine
  • Neutrum
Gender Singular Plural Common
Nominative Genitive Dative Accusative Nominative Genitive Dative Accusative
Standing alone
Masculine Ħer Ħeß Ħem Ħen Ħi Ħer Ħen Ħi The
Neutrum Ħaß Ħaß
Feminine Ħi Ħer Ħer Ħi
Masculine Ain Aineß Ainem Ainen A/An
Neutrum Ain
Feminine Aine Ainer Ainer Aine
Masculine Kain Kaineß Kainem Kainen Kaine Kainer Kainen Kain PRO.
Neutrum Kain
Feminine Kaine Kainer Kainer Kaine
In combination with adjectives
Masculine Ħer + -e Ħeß + -en Ħem + -en Ħen + -en Ħi + -en Ħer + -en Ħen + -en Ħi + -en The + ADJ.
Neutrum Ħaß + -e Ħaß + -e
Feminine Ħi + -e Ħer + -en Ħer + -en Ħi + -e
Masculine Ain + -er Aineß + -en Ainem + -en Ainen + -en Kaine + -en Kainer + -en Kainen + -en Kain + -en A/An + ADJ.
PRO. + ADJ.
Neutrum Ain + -eß Ain + -eß
Feminine Aine + -e Ainer + -en Ainer + -en Aine + -e
Masculine -er -en -em -en -e -er -en -e ADJ. only
Neutrum -eß -eß
Feminine -e -er -er -e