Veltic language

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Veltic
Veltician
Velts̈ S̈praḱ, Velts̈i
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Flag of Veltland Province
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Native to
RegionSouthern Thuadia
EthnicityVeltic people
Native speakers
L1: -
L2: -
Thuado-Thrismaran
  • Germanic
    • South-Thuadian Germanic
      • Western
        • Veltic
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 language in the Germanic branch of the Thuado-Thrismaran languages, it is spoken in southwestern Qazhshava by the Veltic people. It is recognized as a minority langauge in Qazhshava and the Sekidean Union. The language is imfamous for absorbing the gender system of a pre-Thuado-Thrismaran language known as Wahatihin, which is believed to possibly be related to the Tayamo language spoken on the islands south of Veltland.

Phonology

consonants

Labial Dental Alveolar Post-
alveolar
Palatal Velar Glottal
Nasal m n
Plosive voiceless p t k
voiced b d
Affricate voiceless t͡s t͡ʃ~t͡ɕ
voiced d͡z d͡ʒ~d͡ʑ
Fricative voiceless f θ~s̪ s
ɬ
ʃ~ɕ x h
voiced v ð~z̪ z ʒ~ʑ ɣ
Aproximant voiced w l j
Rhotic 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 Ć ć D d Đ đ E e É é Ę ę
Ę́ ę́ F f G g Ǵ ǵ H h I i Í í Į į Į́ į́ J j K k Ḱ ḱ
L l Λ ʌ M m N n 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~ɑ/ /ɐ/ when reduced.
Á á ląge a /aː~ɑː/
Ą ą nazal a /ã~ɑ̃/
Ą́ ą́ ląge nazal a /ãː~ɑ̃ː/
B b be /b/
C c ce /t͡s/
Ć ć će /t͡ʃ/
D d de /d/
Đ đ đe /ð~z̪/
E e e /ɛ/ /e~ɪ/ when reduced
É é ląge e /eː/
Ę ę nazal e /ẽ/ /ẽ~ɪ̃/ when reduced
Ę́ ę́ ląge nazal e /ẽː/
F f ef /f/
G g ge /ɣ/
Ǵ ǵ ǵe /d͡ʒ~d͡ʑ/
H h has̈ /h/
I i i /i/ /e~ɪ/ when reduced
Í í ląge i /iː/
Į į nazal i /ĩ/ /ẽ~ɪ̃/ when reduced
Į́ į́ ląge nazal i /ĩː/
J j jot /j/
K k ka /k/
Ḱ ḱ ḱa /x/
L l el /l/
Λ ʌ /ɬ/
M m em /m/
N n en /n/
O o o /ɔ/
Ó ó ląge o /oː/
Ǫ ǫ nazal o /ɔ̃/
Ǫ́ ǫ́ ląge nazal o /õː/
Ö ö oe /ø/
Ő ő ląge oe /øː/
Ǫ̈ ǫ̈ nazal oe /ɵ̃/
Ǫ̋ ǫ̋ ląge nazal oe /ɵ̃ː/
P p pe /p/
R r er /ɾ/
S s es /s/
Ś ś /ʃ~ɕ/
T t te /t/
Ŧ ŧ ŧe /θ~s̪/
U u u /u/
Ú ú ląge u /uː/
Ų ų nazal u /ũː/
Ų́ ų́ ląge nazal u /ũː/
Ü ü ui /y/
Ű ű ląge ui /yː/
Ų̈ ų̈ nazal ui /ʉ̃/
Ų̋ ų̋ ląge nazal ui /ʉ̃ː/
V v ve /v/
W w we /w~◌ʷ/
X x ix/iks /ks/ Used in foreing loanwords.
Y y igrek /y~ɨ/ Used in foreing loanwords.
Z z ze /z/
Ź ź źe /ʒ~ʑ/
◌́ (/◌̋ ) is added on top of syllabic consonants (ḿ ń ŕ)

Grammar

Gender

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

  • Masculine
  • Feminine
  • Neuter

Cases

Like other germanic languages, Veltic has grammatical cases, unlike other germanic veltic hasnt lost its instrumental case, but it has split it into two:

Nominative Genitive Dative Accusative Instrumental Comitative
Singular Masculine
Neuter
Feminie
Plural Masculine
Neuter
Feminie

Articles

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