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* The three grades of Proto-Albic stops (aspirated, neutral and voiced) remain distinct, with the aspirated stops shifted to fricatives. | * The three grades of Proto-Albic stops (aspirated, neutral and voiced) remain distinct, with the aspirated stops shifted to fricatives. | ||
* Vowels undergo i-, u- and a-umlaut, the former two giving rise to front rounded vowels (lost in some South Albic languages and dialects) that are not found in other Albic languages. | * Vowels undergo i-, u- and a-umlaut, the former two giving rise to front rounded vowels (lost in some South Albic languages and dialects) that are not found in other Albic languages. | ||
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| South Albic | |
| Spoken in: | southern Britain and elsewhere |
| Timeline/Universe: | League of Lost Languages, UKW World |
| Total speakers: | |
| Genealogical classification: | Albic South Albic |
| Created by: | |
| Jörg Rhiemeier | 2001- |
South Albic is a branch of the Albic family spoken in southern Britain and a few other places. It includes the classical form of Old Albic as well as the modern Low Elvish and Macaronesian languages.
South Albic is the largest branch of Albic in terms of both languages belonging to it and speakers of those languages. Linguistic features characteristic of South Albic are:
- The three grades of Proto-Albic stops (aspirated, neutral and voiced) remain distinct, with the aspirated stops shifted to fricatives.
- Vowels undergo i-, u- and a-umlaut, the former two giving rise to front rounded vowels (lost in some South Albic languages and dialects) that are not found in other Albic languages.
