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'''Old Albic''' is the oldest [[Albic]] language attested in writing. | '''Old Albic''' (native name '''Elbirin''' 'Elvish') is the oldest [[Albic]] language attested in writing. | ||
The oldest surviving text fragments date back to the 7th century BCE. | The oldest surviving text fragments date back to the 7th century BCE. | ||
Old Albic was the language of the [[British Elves]] prior to the | Old Albic was the language of the [[British Elves]] prior to the | ||
Revision as of 04:02, 20 September 2005
| Old Albic (Elbirin) | |
| Spoken in: | British Isles |
| Timeline/Universe: | League of Lost Languages |
| Total speakers: | extinct |
| Genealogical classification: | Albic South Albic |
Old Albic (native name Elbirin 'Elvish') is the oldest Albic language attested in writing. The oldest surviving text fragments date back to the 7th century BCE. Old Albic was the language of the British Elves prior to the Tartessan War and the Celtic takeover in Britain.
Sketch of Old Albic
I posted this sketch of Old Albic on June 21, 2004, to the CONLANG mailing list. (This sketch is partly outdated; I have made a few minor changes since then. Stay tuned for updates.)
Selected Conlang mailing list articles on Old Albic
- (2004/06/22) Suffixaufnahme
- (2004/06/23) Some bits on Old Albic culture
- (2004/06/24) Something about Albic religion and demonology
- (2004/07/27) Degrees of volition in Old Albic
- (2005/05/20) Some calendar and mythology stuff
- (2005/08/07) Fluid-S pivot
- (2005/09/04) An autosegmental view of the vowel features
Old Albic texts
- Babel Text
- Am talal am ñgohama ara am henam (from the 10th Conlang Translation Relay)
- A kitchen recipe (from the 11th Conlang Translation Relay)
