Macaronesian

Macaronesian
Spoken in:	Macaronesia
Timeline/Universe:	League of Lost Languages
Total speakers:	ca. 2000
Genealogical classification:	Albic  South Albic   Macaronesian    Azorese    Madeirese    Canarese    Capverdic
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 four languages: Azorese (spoken in the Azores), Madeirese (spoken in Madeira), Canarese (spoken in the Canary Islands) and Capverdic (spoken in the Cape Verde Islands).