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|valign="top"|Timeline/Universe:
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||[[League of Lost Languages]], [[UKW World]]
||[[League of Lost Languages]]
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|valign="top"|Total speakers:
|valign="top"|Total speakers:
||ca. 2000 (LLL), 1,200,000 (UKW)
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|valign="top"|Genealogical classification:
|valign="top"|Genealogical classification:
||[[Albic]]<br>
||[[Hesperic]]
&nbsp;[[South Albic]]<br>
:[[Albic]]
&nbsp;&nbsp;'''Macaronesian'''
::[[South Albic]]
:::'''Macaronesian'''
::::[[Azorese]]
::::[[Madeirese]]
::::[[Sea Elvish]]
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||[[User:WeepingElf|Jörg Rhiemeier]] ||2002-
||[[User:WeepingElf|Jörg Rhiemeier]] ||2002-
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'''Macaronesian''' is a [[South Albic]] language, a descendant of [[Old Albic]], spoken in [[Macaronesia]].
'''Macaronesian''' is a subbranch of [[South Albic]].  The Macaronesian languages are spoken in [[Macaronesia]].  They are, generally speaking, the most conservative Albic languages in terms of morphology, though they have substantially innovated in terms of phonology (they are tonal and have simplified consonant clusters).
 
==Classification==
 
The Macaronesian branch consists of three languages: [[Azorese]] (spoken in the Azores), [[Madeirese]] (spoken in Madeira), and [[Sea Elvish]], the language of the Sea Elves of the Canaries.
 
[[Category:Albic languages]]

Latest revision as of 07:05, 29 January 2015

Macaronesian
Spoken in: Macaronesia
Timeline/Universe: League of Lost Languages
Total speakers: 19,500
Genealogical classification: Hesperic
Albic
South Albic
Macaronesian
Azorese
Madeirese
Sea Elvish
Created by:
Jörg Rhiemeier 2002-

Macaronesian is a subbranch of South Albic. The Macaronesian languages are spoken in Macaronesia. They are, generally speaking, the most conservative Albic languages in terms of morphology, though they have substantially innovated in terms of phonology (they are tonal and have simplified consonant clusters).

Classification

The Macaronesian branch consists of three languages: Azorese (spoken in the Azores), Madeirese (spoken in Madeira), and Sea Elvish, the language of the Sea Elves of the Canaries.