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Earth-Prime, as in "apostrophe-like thing", not "primary". Not as much as a conworld as much as a place to dump phonology sketches on. Regardless, they have quite a bit of interaction so some fleshing-out is inevitable.
Earth-Prime, as in "apostrophe-like thing", not "primary". Not as much as a conworld as much as a place to dump phonology sketches on. Regardless, they have quite a bit of interaction so some fleshing-out is inevitable.
Ruff divergence outline:
* "Present day" is around 15000 BCE by absolute chronology. Highest level of technology is mostly mid 1800sy, more advanced in eg. material sciences (rudimentary quantum physics) but less advanced in eg. geography & astronomy (1600s-ish).
* ''Homo sylvatica'', on the general level of development of ''H. erectus'', survives in northern woodlands of continental Eurasia as well as a separate subspecies in southeast Asia.
* A possible third hominid species survives in southern Africa?


As for now, a project summary.
As for now, a project summary.
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| [[Proto-Altaic'|Altaic']] || Sketch++ || Major family
| [[Proto-Altaic'|Altaic']] || Sketch++ || Major family
| Uvulars, labial-velars (East)
| Uvulars, labial-velars (East); emphatics (West)
| Dispersed from Central Asia
| Dispersed from Central Asia
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|-
| [[Battlax]] || Sketch || Currently medium-sized, formerly major family
| [[Battlax]] || Sketch || Currently medium-sized, formerly major family
| No /p/, vricativs; brief /kx/ (branch 3)
| No /p/, vricativs; brief /kx/ (branch 3)
| NW India? Branch 3 possibly in Anatolia (how did it tunnel past Persian'?)
| NW India
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|-
| Caucasian' || Very sketch || Large but geographically limited family
| Caucasian' || Very sketch || Large but geographically limited family
| Clicks (lost in some sub-branches), vricativs, tones, monosyllabic tendency
| Clicks (lost in some sub-branches), vricativs, tones, monosyllabic tendency
| Caucasus & Levant
| Caucasus & Levant
|-
| [[Univax]] || Sketch || Small family
| Allophonic uvulars, stable palatal stop, interdentals, noncontrastiv voicing, voiceless nasals, mid vowel harmony
| North Africa
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|-
| Klusterax || Sketch++ || Small family
| Klusterax || Sketch++ || Small family
| Loose phonotactics, non-contrastiv voicing
| Loose phonotactics, non-contrastiv voicing
| Previously, NW India, considering relocating them southwards maybe…
| Southeast Asia
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|-
| Mivizian || Sketch || Small family
| Mivizian || Sketch || Small family
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| Nilotic' || Sketch || Major family; possibly distantly related to Caucasian'
| Nilotic' || Sketch || Major family; possibly distantly related to Caucasian'
| /kx/; implosivs (South); ejectivs, voiceless nasals & uvulars (North)
| /kx/; implosivs (South); ejectivs, voiceless nasals & uvulars (North)
| All the way along the Nile & in adjacent areas
| All the way along the Nile, eastern Sahara
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|-
| Ouiqál || Single language (for now; not isolate!) || Beginnings
| [[Ouiqál]] || Beginnings || Single language (for now; not isolate!)
| Voiceless nasals
| Voiceless nasals
| Anatolia, originates from SW Central Asia (due to Altaic' expansion)
| Anatolia, originates from SW Central Asia (due to Altaic' expansion)
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|-
| [[Proto-Persian'|Persian']] || Sketch++ || Currently small, formerly medium-sized family
| [[Proto-Persian'|Persian']] || Sketch++ || Medium-sized family
| Uvulars; tones, lhaterals, vricativs & multiple sonorant sets (modern branch)
| Uvulars; tones, lhaterals, vricativs & multiple sonorant sets (modern branch)
| From Persia east <> westwards?
| From Persia eastwards
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| Polynesian' || Sketch || Major family
| Unitary splosivs & prenasals
| Not necessarily Polynesia (eg. Indonesia could also work), but nowhere near West Asia in any case!!
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|-
| [[Telefax]] || Sketch || Small family
| [[Telefax]] || Sketch || Small family
| Implosivs, lhaterals, nasal vowels
| Implosivs, lhaterals, nasal vowels
| Balkan
| North India
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|-
| Uwjge?? || Almost nearly decent || Possibly single
| Uwjge?? || Almost nearly decent || Possibly single
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| Not a clue, still possibly conworld-internal conlang if I don't declare it a strictly personal/engelang with no conworld background
| Not a clue, still possibly conworld-internal conlang if I don't declare it a strictly personal/engelang with no conworld background
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|-
| WBSan || Very sketch || Possibly related to Uwjge
| [[Zithromax]] || Sketch || Major family
| Implosivs, possibly voiced aspirates
| Unitary splosivs & prenasals
| Deeper in Europe
| Let's say Western Sahara
|}
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Revision as of 13:25, 12 May 2008

Earth-Prime, as in "apostrophe-like thing", not "primary". Not as much as a conworld as much as a place to dump phonology sketches on. Regardless, they have quite a bit of interaction so some fleshing-out is inevitable.

Ruff divergence outline:

  • "Present day" is around 15000 BCE by absolute chronology. Highest level of technology is mostly mid 1800sy, more advanced in eg. material sciences (rudimentary quantum physics) but less advanced in eg. geography & astronomy (1600s-ish).
  • Homo sylvatica, on the general level of development of H. erectus, survives in northern woodlands of continental Eurasia as well as a separate subspecies in southeast Asia.
  • A possible third hominid species survives in southern Africa?

As for now, a project summary.

Name Status World-internal size Areal(ish) features contained Location
Altaic' Sketch++ Major family Uvulars, labial-velars (East); emphatics (West) Dispersed from Central Asia
Battlax Sketch Currently medium-sized, formerly major family No /p/, vricativs; brief /kx/ (branch 3) NW India
Caucasian' Very sketch Large but geographically limited family Clicks (lost in some sub-branches), vricativs, tones, monosyllabic tendency Caucasus & Levant
Univax Sketch Small family Allophonic uvulars, stable palatal stop, interdentals, noncontrastiv voicing, voiceless nasals, mid vowel harmony North Africa
Klusterax Sketch++ Small family Loose phonotactics, non-contrastiv voicing Southeast Asia
Mivizian Sketch Small family Vricativs, small vowel system Northern Drift Valley
Nilotic' Sketch Major family; possibly distantly related to Caucasian' /kx/; implosivs (South); ejectivs, voiceless nasals & uvulars (North) All the way along the Nile, eastern Sahara
Ouiqál Beginnings Single language (for now; not isolate!) Voiceless nasals Anatolia, originates from SW Central Asia (due to Altaic' expansion)
Persian' Sketch++ Medium-sized family Uvulars; tones, lhaterals, vricativs & multiple sonorant sets (modern branch) From Persia eastwards
Telefax Sketch Small family Implosivs, lhaterals, nasal vowels North India
Uwjge?? Almost nearly decent Possibly single /ʀ/, fortis vs lenis stop system Not a clue, still possibly conworld-internal conlang if I don't declare it a strictly personal/engelang with no conworld background
Zithromax Sketch Major family Unitary splosivs & prenasals Let's say Western Sahara
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