Crethian language
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| Crethian language | |
|---|---|
| Krøtinsk | |
| Pronunciation | [kʰɾˠøt̪ˠɪnɕ] |
| Native to |  Crethia |
| Region | Lhedwin |
| Ethnicity | Crethian |
Native speakers | ca. 6 million (2010) |
Cataisuran
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| 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.
History
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 | |||