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| native = Elbettusa
| native = Elbettusa
| country = Switzerland
| country = Switzerland
| nativecountry = Swetsjech
| nativecountry = Swestazjoka
| universe = [[League of Lost Languages]]
| universe = [[League of Lost Languages]]
| speakers = ~300,000
| speakers = ~300,000
| family = Europic
| family = Danubian
| branch = Danubian
| branch = SW Danubian
| subbranch = SW Danubian
| subbranch = Alpine
| wordorder = SVO
| wordorder = SVO
| type = Synthetic/Fusional
| type = Synthetic/Fusional
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'''Alpic''' {{IPA|/ˈælpik/}}, natively '''Elbettusa''' {{IPA|/ˈɛlbɛˌtːusa/}}, spoken in southeastern Switzerland, with most speakers living along the Inn River and near Davos. It is the sole surviving language of the Danubian language family which was once spoken throughout the Danube River basin.
'''Alpic''' {{IPA|/ˈælpik/}}, natively '''Elbettusa''' {{IPA|/ˈɛlbɛˌtːusa/}}, spoken in southeastern Switzerland, with most speakers living along the Inn River and near Davos. It is the sole surviving language of the Danubian language family which was once spoken throughout the Danube River basin. The Danubian languages are part of the of the Europic Macrofamily, which consists of [[Indo-European]], [[Hesperic]], and Rhaeto-Etruscan. Europic itself maybe a part of an even larger language phylum called Mitian, Eurasiatic, or Core Nostratic, which also includes Uralic, Chukchi-Kamchatkan, Eskimo-Aleut, Altaic, and Kartvelian.
 
==Phonology==
The syllable structure of Alpic is (C)(F|l|m|r|w|j)V(C), where F is any fricative. CF, Cl, Cm, and Cr can only occur at the beginning of a word. Stress is moderately light and is always on the initial syllable of a word. Prosody is syllable-timed and Trochaic in rhythm. Intonation patterns are typical for a Western European language, with a rising intonation in questions.
 
===Consonants===
'''IPA'''
{|
|| ||Labial||Alveolar||Postalveolar||Palatal||Velar
|-
||Stops, unvoiced||'''p'''||'''t'''||'''ʧ'''|| ||'''k'''
|-
||Stops, voiced||'''b'''||'''d'''||'''ʤ'''|| ||'''g'''
|-
||Fricatives, unvoiced||'''f'''||'''s'''||'''ʃ'''|| ||'''x'''
|-
||Fricatives, voiced||'''v'''||'''z'''||'''ʒ'''|| ||
|-
||Nasals||'''m'''||'''n'''|| ||'''ɲ'''||
|-
||Laterals|| ||'''l'''|| ||'''ʎ'''||
|-
||Trills|| ||'''r'''|| || ||
|-
||Semivowels||'''w'''|| || ||'''j'''||
|-
|}
 
'''Orthographical'''
{|
|| ||Labial||Alveolar||Postalveolar||Palatal||Velar
|-
||Plosives, unvoiced||'''p'''||'''t'''||'''tj'''|| ||'''k'''
|-
||Plosives, voiced||'''b'''||'''d'''||'''dj'''|| ||'''g'''
|-
||Fricatives, unvoiced||'''f'''||'''s'''||'''sj'''|| ||'''h/ch'''
|-
||Fricatives, voiced||'''v'''||'''z'''||'''zj'''|| ||
|-
||Nasals||'''m'''||'''n'''|| ||'''nj'''||
|-
||Laterals|| ||'''l'''|| ||'''lj'''||
|-
||Trills|| ||'''r'''|| || ||
|-
||Semivowels||'''w'''|| || ||'''j'''||
|-
|}
 
/r/ is realized as the flap /ɾ/ in between vowels. /n/ assimilates to the point of articulation of the following consonant. /x/ is realized as /h/ in the syllable onset, it is represented as H in the orthography in the onset and as CH in the coda. /s/ and /z/ are [ʃ] and [ʒ] when before a plosive. /k/ and /g/ are [c] and [ɟ] when followed by /j/ or /i/.
 
===Vowels===
 
Alpic has a simple Spanish-style /a e i o u/ vowel system, with the vowels realized as [ɐ ɜ ɪ ɔ ʊ] in closed syllables and are pronounced shorter than in open syllables to maintain syllable-timed prosody.
 


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Revision as of 20:02, 4 July 2010

Alpic
Elbettusa
Spoken in: Switzerland (Swestazjoka)
Conworld: League of Lost Languages
Total speakers: ~300,000
Genealogical classification: Danubian
SW Danubian
Alpine
Alpic
Basic word order: SVO
Morphological type: Synthetic/Fusional
Morphosyntactic alignment: Fluid-S Active-Stative
Writing system:
Created by:
Taylor Selseth 2010 C.E.

Alpic /ˈælpik/, natively Elbettusa /ˈɛlbɛˌtːusa/, spoken in southeastern Switzerland, with most speakers living along the Inn River and near Davos. It is the sole surviving language of the Danubian language family which was once spoken throughout the Danube River basin. The Danubian languages are part of the of the Europic Macrofamily, which consists of Indo-European, Hesperic, and Rhaeto-Etruscan. Europic itself maybe a part of an even larger language phylum called Mitian, Eurasiatic, or Core Nostratic, which also includes Uralic, Chukchi-Kamchatkan, Eskimo-Aleut, Altaic, and Kartvelian.

Phonology

The syllable structure of Alpic is (C)(F|l|m|r|w|j)V(C), where F is any fricative. CF, Cl, Cm, and Cr can only occur at the beginning of a word. Stress is moderately light and is always on the initial syllable of a word. Prosody is syllable-timed and Trochaic in rhythm. Intonation patterns are typical for a Western European language, with a rising intonation in questions.

Consonants

IPA

Labial Alveolar Postalveolar Palatal Velar
Stops, unvoiced p t ʧ k
Stops, voiced b d ʤ g
Fricatives, unvoiced f s ʃ x
Fricatives, voiced v z ʒ
Nasals m n ɲ
Laterals l ʎ
Trills r
Semivowels w j

Orthographical

Labial Alveolar Postalveolar Palatal Velar
Plosives, unvoiced p t tj k
Plosives, voiced b d dj g
Fricatives, unvoiced f s sj h/ch
Fricatives, voiced v z zj
Nasals m n nj
Laterals l lj
Trills r
Semivowels w j

/r/ is realized as the flap /ɾ/ in between vowels. /n/ assimilates to the point of articulation of the following consonant. /x/ is realized as /h/ in the syllable onset, it is represented as H in the orthography in the onset and as CH in the coda. /s/ and /z/ are [ʃ] and [ʒ] when before a plosive. /k/ and /g/ are [c] and [ɟ] when followed by /j/ or /i/.

Vowels

Alpic has a simple Spanish-style /a e i o u/ vowel system, with the vowels realized as [ɐ ɜ ɪ ɔ ʊ] in closed syllables and are pronounced shorter than in open syllables to maintain syllable-timed prosody.

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