Veltic language

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Veltic
Veltician, Veltlandic
Velts̈ S̈praḱ, Velts̈i
Veltic flag.png
Flag of Veltland Province
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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~s̪ s ʃ~ɕ x h
voiced v ð~z̪ 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 y ʉ̃ u ũ iː ĩː yː 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

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
Ű ű 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~z̪/
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~s̪/
U u /u/
Ú ú /uː/
Ų ų /ũː/
Ų́ ų́ /ũː/
Ü ü /y/
Ű ű /yː/
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

Like other germanic languages, Veltic has grammatical cases, but unlike them it has evolved an instrumental and comitative:

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

  • Masculine
  • Feminine
  • Neuter
Definite article Nominative Genitive Dative Accusative Instrumental Comitative
Singular Masculine Đer Đé Đem Đę Đų Đǫ́
Neuter Đá Đá
Feminie Đi Đer Đer Đi Đǫ̈
Plural Masculine Đi Đer Đę Đi Đų Đǫ̈
Neuter
Feminie
Indefinite article Nominative Genitive Dative Accusative Instrumental Comitative
Singular Masculine Ąj Ą́j Ąjm Ąję Ąjų Ǫj
Neuter Ąj
Feminie Ąjer Ąjer Ǫ̈j
Plural Masculine
Neuter
Feminie
PRO. Nominative Genitive Dative Accusative Instrumental Comitative
Singular Masculine Kąj Ką́j Kąjm Ąję Kąjų Kǫj
Neuter Kąj
Feminie Kąjer Kąjer Kǫ̈j
Plural Masculine Kąj Kąjer Kąję Kąj Kąjų Kǫj
Neuter
Feminie