Macaronesian

Macaronesian
Spoken in:	Macaronesia
Timeline/Universe:	League of Lost Languages
Total speakers:	ca. 2000
Genealogical classification:	Hesperic  Albic   South Albic    Macaronesian     Azorese     Madeirese     Canarese     Sajelvirin     Caboverdese
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 five languages: Azorese (spoken in the Azores), Madeirese (spoken in Madeira), Canarese (spoken in the Canary Islands), Sajelvirin (spoken by maritime nomades areound the Canary Islands) and Caboverdese (spoken in the Cape Verde Islands).