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The Gátire language
Gátire
Gátir ið
Га̄тир ид̶
[ɡaːtir'ið]
Speakers:
Bouncepot: ~1,000,000 (2023 census)
Elsewhere: ~100,000
Status: Vulnerable
Family: Ridinian (East)
Evolution:
Proto-Ridinian
Old East Ridinian
Old Pelsaquin* (disputed)
Old Pelsaquin with heavy phonetic influence from Elfdalian and Swedish* (Disputed)
Gátire
Dialects:
Western (status: Vulnerable)
Speakers: ~1,000,000
Eastern (Status: Definitely Endangered)
Speakers: ~100,000
Gátir ið
Га̄тир ид̶
[ɡaːtir'ið]
Speakers:
Bouncepot: ~1,000,000 (2023 census)Elsewhere: ~100,000
Status: Vulnerable
Family: Ridinian (East)
Evolution:
Proto-Ridinian
Old East Ridinian
Old Pelsaquin* (disputed)
Old Pelsaquin with heavy phonetic influence from Elfdalian and Swedish* (Disputed)
Gátire
Dialects:
Western (status: Vulnerable)
Speakers: ~1,000,000
Eastern (Status: Definitely Endangered)
Speakers: ~100,000
Gátire is an East-Ridinian language spoken in the grand division of Gátirea in Bouncepot, there is some overlap into bordering divisions though, mostly Štisë & Ţisna.
Phonology
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Consonants
nasal: m n ɲ ŋ ɴ¹
stop: p b t d k g q
affricate: ts tʃ dʒ² qχ³
fricative: f v ð s z ʃ ʒ x ɦ
approximant: w l ɾ j ɫ
stop: p b t d k g q
affricate: ts tʃ dʒ² qχ³
fricative: f v ð s z ʃ ʒ x ɦ
approximant: w l ɾ j ɫ
^1 Allophone of [ŋ] before [q]
^2 officially considered a cluster of [d] & [ʒ] mostly used in loan words from Persian & English
^3 Allophone of [q] before all front vowels before [e] & [æ]
Vowels
close: i y ɨ u
nearclose: ɪ ʊ
closemid: e ə ɵ̞ o
open: æ ɐ aː
nearclose: ɪ ʊ
closemid: e ə ɵ̞ o
open: æ ɐ aː
orthography
The Gátire alphabet consists of 39 letters (40 if you count Dž)
Aa [ɐ]
Áá [aː]
Ää [æ]
Bb [b~b̪]
Cc [ts]
Čč [tʃ]
Dd [d]
*Dždž [dʒ]
Ðð [ð]
Ee [e]
Ëë [ə]
Ff [f]
Gg [g]
Hh [ɦ]
Ħħ [x]
Ii [i]
Ïï [ɪ]
Jj [j]
Kk [k]
Ll [l]
Łł [ɫ]
Mm [m]
Nn [n]
Ññ [ɲ]
Ŋŋ [ŋ~ɴ]
Oo [o]
Öö [ɵ̞]
Pp [p~p̪]
Qq [q]
Rr [ɾ]
Ss [s]
Šš [ʃ]
Tt [t]
Uu [u]
Üü [y]
Ùù [ʊ]
Vv [v]
Ww [w]
Yy [ɨ]
Zz [z]
Žž [ʒ]
Áá [aː]
Ää [æ]
Bb [b~b̪]
Cc [ts]
Čč [tʃ]
Dd [d]
*Dždž [dʒ]
Ðð [ð]
Ee [e]
Ëë [ə]
Ff [f]
Gg [g]
Hh [ɦ]
Ħħ [x]
Ii [i]
Ïï [ɪ]
Jj [j]
Kk [k]
Ll [l]
Łł [ɫ]
Mm [m]
Nn [n]
Ññ [ɲ]
Ŋŋ [ŋ~ɴ]
Oo [o]
Öö [ɵ̞]
Pp [p~p̪]
Qq [q]
Rr [ɾ]
Ss [s]
Šš [ʃ]
Tt [t]
Uu [u]
Üü [y]
Ùù [ʊ]
Vv [v]
Ww [w]
Yy [ɨ]
Zz [z]
Žž [ʒ]
Cyrillic script
Historically, when spoken in regions bordering Russia, mostly Gátire-Speaking regions of The Kola peninsula and Eastern Karelia, this was used to write to the Eastern dialect, tho the Latin script is slowly gaining traction
Аа [ɐ]
А̄а̄ [aː]
А̇а̇ [æ]
Бб [b~b̪]
Вв [v]
Гг [g]
Дд [d]
*Дждж [dʒ]
Д̶д̶ [ð] (officially refered to as "Cyrillic Edh", since it's mainly derived from Latin eth, or "ð")
Ее [e]
Е̇е̇ [ə] (allegedly slowly falling out of use)
Жж [ʒ]
Зз [z]
Ии [i]
И̇и̇ [ɪ]
Йй [j]
Кк [k]
Ққ [q]
Лл [l]
Л̶л̶ [ɫ]
Мм [m]
Нн [n]
Њњ [ɲ]
Ңң [ŋ]
Оо [o]
О̇о̇ [ɵ̞]
Пп [p]
Рр [r]
Сс [s]
Тт [t]
Уу [u]
У̇у̇ [y]
У̏у̏ [ʊ]
Ўў [w]
Фф [f]
Хх [x]
Һһ [ɦ]
Цц [ts]
Чч [tʃ]
Шш [ʃ]
Ъъ [ə] (only recently adopted)
Ыы [ɨ]
А̄а̄ [aː]
А̇а̇ [æ]
Бб [b~b̪]
Вв [v]
Гг [g]
Дд [d]
*Дждж [dʒ]
Д̶д̶ [ð] (officially refered to as "Cyrillic Edh", since it's mainly derived from Latin eth, or "ð")
Ее [e]
Е̇е̇ [ə] (allegedly slowly falling out of use)
Жж [ʒ]
Зз [z]
Ии [i]
И̇и̇ [ɪ]
Йй [j]
Кк [k]
Ққ [q]
Лл [l]
Л̶л̶ [ɫ]
Мм [m]
Нн [n]
Њњ [ɲ]
Ңң [ŋ]
Оо [o]
О̇о̇ [ɵ̞]
Пп [p]
Рр [r]
Сс [s]
Тт [t]
Уу [u]
У̇у̇ [y]
У̏у̏ [ʊ]
Ўў [w]
Фф [f]
Хх [x]
Һһ [ɦ]
Цц [ts]
Чч [tʃ]
Шш [ʃ]
Ъъ [ə] (only recently adopted)
Ыы [ɨ]
Grammar
Basically the same as Pelsaquin
Numbers
1- raf
2- tiq
3- rec
4- tas
5- vitë
6- rojù
7- jätë
8- daqo
9- cifs
10- gato
20- tiqað
30- receð
40- tasað
50- vitöð
60- rojëðë
70- jäjð
80- däqäðë
90- cifsë
100- jaħëno
1000- ħatanë
2- tiq
3- rec
4- tas
5- vitë
6- rojù
7- jätë
8- daqo
9- cifs
10- gato
20- tiqað
30- receð
40- tasað
50- vitöð
60- rojëðë
70- jäjð
80- däqäðë
90- cifsë
100- jaħëno
1000- ħatanë
