Zompist Bboard Again

Some thoughts about the history of the Celtic languages In this post, I shall share some thoughts about the history of the Celtic languages, not all new or original. 1. The shibboleth of La Tène The first idea is that the shift *kw > p that characterizes "P-Celtic" (i. e., Gaulish and Bry...

Would "baby-frog" be against the rules... I mean it's the same animal...

Anyways,
tadpole: flat-tail-pond-wiggler

next: Allosaurus

hjaċivaje
[ça.ɬi.ˈβa:.je]
'Ankylosaurus magniventris'

lengthening of the stressed vowel

svałif
[ˈsva.ɬɪf]
“humanoid, human-like”

w -> v

sijvle
[ɕiʝˈlvʲɛ]
‘(of lines) to go up’

v ʎ -> l vʲ metathesis

hjaċivaje
[hja.ɬi.ˈβa.je]
'Ankylosaurus magniventris'

aj -> ja

sbalalhpu
[ˈswa.ɬɪ.ɸ]
“to resemble a human in some way”

final vowel drops

sijvle
[siʝˈvʎɛ]
‘(of lines) to go up’

ts -> s

hamster: seed-cheek

next: giant anteater

ffajrhifajhe
[faj.ɬi.ˈβa.je]
'Ankylosaurus magniventris'

Intervocalic voicing: ɸ, j̊ -> β, j

sbalalhpu
[ˈswɐ.ɬɪ.ɸʊ]
“to resemble a human in some way”

pʰ -> ɸ

ċijvalē
[ciʝˈvʎɛ]
‘(of lines) to go up’

ɭj -> ʎ

Another new word if it's alright to?

ffajrhifajhe
[faj.r̥i.ˈɸa.j̊e]
'Ankylosaurus magniventris'

sbalalhpu
[ˈswɐɬ.pʰʊ]
“to resemble a human in some way”

bl -> w

ċijvalē
[ciʝvɐˈɭjɛ]
‘(of a flying animal, vehicle, &c.) to take off; (of people) to get rich’

Vj -> jV

ċijvalē
[ciʝvɐˈɭɛ:]
‘(of a flying animal, vehicle, &c.) to take off; (of people) to get rich’

raising of long vowels

sbalalhpu
[ˈsbləɬ.pʰʊ]
“to resemble a human in some way”

pVb -> b

Some more animals

фать [fatʲ] - bear урс [urs] - wolf what are the etymologies of these ones? Bear - from Proto-Italic *wat- "bent, with deformed legs/feet", related to Latin vatax, vatius (directly equivalent to the latter one). Semantic shift comparable to Latvian lācis (originally "trampler, stompe...

Трꙓс фатюс!
[trʲes fatʲus]
Three bears!

кодꙓбинꙓ [kodʲebʲinʲe] - bat парꙓжꙓ [parʲeʒe] - owl пꙓгс [pʲegs] - woodpecker шꙓрэвс [ʃerəvs] - deer уфꙓжярс [ufʲeʒars] - hare фать [fatʲ] - bear урс [urs] - wolf илꙓрс [iʎers] - hedgehog илпарꙓ [iɫparʲ] - snake мыстрꙓ [mɨstrʲe] - marten фꙓвꙓрꙓ [fʲevʲerʲe] - squirrel нымабс [nɨmabs] - bison (Europea...

Some animals

ċiyufala
[ciʝuxɐˈɭɐ]
‘(of a flying animal, vehicle, &c.) to take off; (of people) to get rich’

degemination

Cardinal numbers Unlike, for example, Latin, and more similarly to Balto-Slavic languages, all the basic cardinal numerals of Fevornian are declinable. Similarly to adjectives, they inflect for gender and case; on the other hand, they're not typically inflected for number (except for rare usages in...

Yay it's working again! Thanks!

ŋeşeçni
[ŋeˈʂɪ̆ʈʂnɪ̆]
‘(of a flying animal, vehicle, etc.) to take off’

weakening of unstressed vowels:
e/i -> ɪ̆

I'd love to see the sound changes that have occurred. Some major ones: [b]Treatment of Proto-Italic voiced fricatives[/b] β ð ɣ ɣʷ -> b d g gʷ, word-medially β ð ɣ ɣʷ -> f f h f, word-initially [b]Vowel shift, loss of long vowels[/b] a o e i u ā ō ē ī ū -> a ɔ e e o o u i i ɨ ɔ -> o/_C[j i] ɔ -> o/...

Zju wrote: ↑Tue Apr 28, 2026 2:06 pm I must say a lot of effort and passion have been put into this. I like its aesthetics so far.
I'd love to see the sound changes that have occurred.

Thanks!
I plan posting a few lil updates this week. Depends a lot on my free time and mood.