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==North Dreamlandic languages==
These are ordered roughly    east-to-west.
===Cappini languages===
Proto-Cappini was identical with '''Baywatch''', but was grouped with the others for political reasons.
CONSONANTS:
Bilabials:      p  m          b 
Alveolars:      t  n  s  l  r   
And the vowels were /a e i o u/ in both short and long forms. The geminates /pp ss tt/ occurred, and there were sound gaps of */te so bo lo ro/, except in a few rare words where contraction of long vowels before geminates had created new short vowels there.
===Cappini to Wineapple===
This was the language spoken in Olansele.
#The alveolars ''t n'' shifted to '''k ŋ''' before any of /o u/.
===Cappini to Poise===
This was the language spoken in [[Crystals#Poise|Poise]].
#The alveolars ''t n'' shifted to '''k ŋ''' before any of /o u/.
#:This shift was added in the assumption that the language would be taking in many loans from Oyster languages, but if this is not the case, this shift does not create any new phonemes and can be ignored.
#Any singleton ''s'' disappeared to '''Ø'''.
#The geminates ''pp ss tt kk'' shifted to ''' p s t k'''.
===Other languages===
The states of Ládara, Etatăni, Halaspa, Pumpkin, and Pointer did not have their own languages.
==South Dreamlandic languages==
==South Dreamlandic languages==
These are ordered east-to-west.
These are ordered east-to-west.
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#:NOTE ON POLITICS: DPR breaks away at this point.
#:NOTE ON POLITICS: DPR breaks away at this point.


==North Dreamlandic languages==
These are ordered roughly    east-to-west.


===Cappini languages===
Proto-Cappini was identical with '''Baywatch''', but was grouped with the others for political reasons.


CONSONANTS:
==Western languages==
The western branch broke off around 1300 AD, and then lost contact with the others.  There could be as many as five languages by 3370 AD, but the growth of the other branches would have prevented these daughter languages from splitting into further branches.
 
====Changes unique to Western Fojy====
#The voiceless non-sibilant fricatives ''  f  fʲ  h hʷ'' shifted to '''  Ø Ø Ø w'''. 
#The palatalized labials ''pʲ  mʲ'' shifted to '''p  m'''.
#The bare vowel ''u'' shifted to '''ʉ'''. Then ''wa'' shifted to '''wo'''. Neither of these shifts were phonemic.


Bilabials:      p  m          b 
The language at this stage had exactly 100 syllables, if the clusters '''pp kk mp nt nk''' are counted as single onsets. This makes WF one of two related languages to evolve a 100-character syllabary early in their history, the other being the very early stages of the [[Gold language]].
Alveolars:      t  n  s  l  r   


And the vowels were /a e i o u/ in both short and long forms. The geminates /pp ss tt/ occurred, and there were sound gaps of */te so bo lo ro/, except in a few rare words where contraction of long vowels before geminates had created new short vowels there.
However, the 100 syllable analysis ignores the rare independent final nasal /n/. There were many vowel sequences, such as /ie/, as well as inherited long vowels which were now written as doubles.


The syllabary consisted of signs for


===Cappini to Wineapple===
  a    i    ʉ    ya  wo  yi  wu  ye
This was the language spoken in Olansele.
  pa  pi  pʉ  __  pwo  __  pwu  pe
  ma  mi  mʉ        mwo      mwu  me
  ta  (ci  cʉ)  tya      tyi      tye
  na  ni  nʉ  nya      nyi      nye
  sa  si  sʉ  sya      syi      sye
  la  li  lʉ  lya      lyi      lye
  ra  ri  rʉ  rya      ryi      rye
  ka  ki  kʉ  kya  kwo  kyi  kwu  kye
  ŋa  ŋi  ŋʉ  ŋya  ŋwo  ŋyi  ŋwu  ŋye
ppa  ppi  ppʉ      ppwo      ppwu  ppe
kka  kki  kkʉ  kkya kkwo kkyi kkwu kkye
mpa  mpi  mpʉ      mpwo      mpwu  mpe
nta (nci  ncʉ) ntya      ntyi      ntye
ŋka  ŋki  ŋkʉ  ŋkya ŋkwo ŋkyi ŋkwu ŋkye


In the year 3958, one of the languages of Western Fojy (here "WF", or Wildfire) took over all of Dreamland, only to be swept out by the Dolphin Rider language in 4108.


#The alveolars ''t n'' shifted to '''k ŋ''' before any of /o u/.
====Proto-Western Fojy (1900) to Wildfire I (3958)====
This language loses its /ʉ/, creating an unbalanced setup where most of the consonants cannot occur before a back vowel.


===Cappini to Poise===
#The weak vowel ''ʉ'' disappeared to '''Ø''', creating closed syllables. 
This was the language spoken in [[Crystals#Poise|Poise]].
#Triple consonant sequences became double.


#The alveolars ''t n'' shifted to '''k ŋ''' before any of /o u/.
====Culture====
#:This shift was added in the assumption that the language would be taking in many loans from Oyster languages, but if this is not the case, this shift does not create any new phonemes and can be ignored.
The western tribes were well-known for their military ineptitude, but still were able to win wars when other Dreamer tribes were on their side.
#Any singleton ''s'' disappeared to '''Ø'''.
#The geminates ''pp ss tt kk'' shifted to ''' p s t k'''.


===Other languages===
The states of Ládara, Etatăni, Halaspa, Pumpkin, and Pointer did not have their own languages.


==Para-Birch languages==
==Para-Birch languages==

Revision as of 14:12, 7 April 2021


North Dreamlandic languages

These are ordered roughly east-to-west.

Cappini languages

Proto-Cappini was identical with Baywatch, but was grouped with the others for political reasons.

CONSONANTS:

Bilabials:       p   m           b   
Alveolars:       t   n   s   l   r     

And the vowels were /a e i o u/ in both short and long forms. The geminates /pp ss tt/ occurred, and there were sound gaps of */te so bo lo ro/, except in a few rare words where contraction of long vowels before geminates had created new short vowels there.


Cappini to Wineapple

This was the language spoken in Olansele.


  1. The alveolars t n shifted to k ŋ before any of /o u/.

Cappini to Poise

This was the language spoken in Poise.

  1. The alveolars t n shifted to k ŋ before any of /o u/.
    This shift was added in the assumption that the language would be taking in many loans from Oyster languages, but if this is not the case, this shift does not create any new phonemes and can be ignored.
  2. Any singleton s disappeared to Ø.
  3. The geminates pp ss tt kk shifted to p s t k.

Other languages

The states of Ládara, Etatăni, Halaspa, Pumpkin, and Pointer did not have their own languages.

South Dreamlandic languages

These are ordered east-to-west.

These lists assume that all three languages are from the same branch of the family as Dolphin Rider (DPR), rather than being related to Wildfire, PDP, or independent.

Senampattore language

Pupa language

Lohi language

  1. The mid vowel e, which occurred almost entirely after palatalized consonants, shifted to a. Thus, the vowel inventory was reduced to /a i u/, with frequent sequences of /ya wa yi wu/ but no others.
  2. The true palatals ć ń ś shifted to č ň š .
    NOTE ON POLITICS: The main DPR list begins here.
  3. The labiovelars kʷ ŋʷ hʷ shifted to pʷ mʷ fʷ unconditionally.
  4. The sequences ya wa shifted to ye o.
  5. In a closed syllable, the vowels i u lowered to e o. Long vowels did not shift.
  6. The sequence āi shifted to ē.
  7. Between vowels, the sequence ta shifted to ra.
  8. The prenasals mp nt nč ŋk shifted to voiced stops b r r g.
  9. The voiceless coronals t č š shifted to s . Meanwhile ň shifted to n.
  10. The palatalized labials pʲ mʲ fʲ bʲ became f m f b. Thus palatalization was defeated.
    It appears that lʲ rʲ also shifted to l r.
  11. The sequences hi hu shifted to si fu. Then ŋi shifted to ni.
    NOTE ON POLITICS: DPR breaks away at this point.


Western languages

The western branch broke off around 1300 AD, and then lost contact with the others. There could be as many as five languages by 3370 AD, but the growth of the other branches would have prevented these daughter languages from splitting into further branches.

Changes unique to Western Fojy

  1. The voiceless non-sibilant fricatives f fʲ h hʷ shifted to Ø Ø Ø w.
  2. The palatalized labials pʲ mʲ shifted to p m.
  3. The bare vowel u shifted to ʉ. Then wa shifted to wo. Neither of these shifts were phonemic.

The language at this stage had exactly 100 syllables, if the clusters pp kk mp nt nk are counted as single onsets. This makes WF one of two related languages to evolve a 100-character syllabary early in their history, the other being the very early stages of the Gold language.

However, the 100 syllable analysis ignores the rare independent final nasal /n/. There were many vowel sequences, such as /ie/, as well as inherited long vowels which were now written as doubles.

The syllabary consisted of signs for

  a    i    ʉ    ya   wo   yi   wu   ye
 pa   pi   pʉ   __   pwo  __   pwu   pe
 ma   mi   mʉ        mwo       mwu   me
 ta  (ci   cʉ)  tya       tyi       tye
 na   ni   nʉ   nya       nyi       nye
 sa   si   sʉ   sya       syi       sye
 la   li   lʉ   lya       lyi       lye
 ra   ri   rʉ   rya       ryi       rye
 ka   ki   kʉ   kya  kwo  kyi  kwu  kye
 ŋa   ŋi   ŋʉ   ŋya  ŋwo  ŋyi  ŋwu  ŋye
ppa  ppi  ppʉ       ppwo      ppwu  ppe
kka  kki  kkʉ  kkya kkwo kkyi kkwu kkye
mpa  mpi  mpʉ       mpwo      mpwu  mpe
nta (nci  ncʉ) ntya      ntyi      ntye
ŋka  ŋki  ŋkʉ  ŋkya ŋkwo ŋkyi ŋkwu ŋkye

In the year 3958, one of the languages of Western Fojy (here "WF", or Wildfire) took over all of Dreamland, only to be swept out by the Dolphin Rider language in 4108.

Proto-Western Fojy (1900) to Wildfire I (3958)

This language loses its /ʉ/, creating an unbalanced setup where most of the consonants cannot occur before a back vowel.

  1. The weak vowel ʉ disappeared to Ø, creating closed syllables.
  2. Triple consonant sequences became double.

Culture

The western tribes were well-known for their military ineptitude, but still were able to win wars when other Dreamer tribes were on their side.


Para-Birch languages

Bilabials:        p   m   f   w           
Alveolars:        t   n   s   l   
Postalveolars:            š   y                                  
Velars:           k   ŋ   h   g   

There were four vowels, and the diphthongs /ai əi au əu/. The tone system was à/ă/ā and the schwa only occurred on the low tone.

See also

Notes