Makarian [MAKR]
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Language type
A posteriori
Place & SpeakersMakarian is spoken by a population of around 1,800,000 .
Species
Human/humanoid
About Makarian
Makarian is spoken in Makaria, a region situated in Eastern 
Retenia with the statute of "state".
It is co-official with
Standard Retenian in Makaria.
Sounds changes between
Old Antarian and Makarian are very complex and occured during centuries but here is resumed: ( the order is not chronological)
aw > o when it's not stressed
aw > ow when it's stressed
b > p when the syllable is stressed but not if it's the first syllable
b > v when the syllable is not stressed but not if it's the first syllable
d > z before e and i
g > y when the syllable is not stressed
k > g before a and o (except if it's a stressed syllable, if it's stressed it still k).
k > j before i and e if the syllable is unstressed.
k > tsh before i and e if the syllable is stressed.
k is deleted before u
n is deleted between 2 differents vowels (begin to occure in Old Antarian but not constant)
p > f
r is deleted in final position
s > h before a, e and o
s > sh before i and u
t > sh before i
ts > s
Vm > Ṽ in final position
Vn > Ṽ in final position or followed by k
VsC > VC
w > v at the beginning of the word
Retenia with the statute of "state".It is co-official with
Standard Retenian in Makaria.Sounds changes between
Old Antarian and Makarian are very complex and occured during centuries but here is resumed: ( the order is not chronological)aw > o when it's not stressed
aw > ow when it's stressed
b > p when the syllable is stressed but not if it's the first syllable
b > v when the syllable is not stressed but not if it's the first syllable
d > z before e and i
g > y when the syllable is not stressed
k > g before a and o (except if it's a stressed syllable, if it's stressed it still k).
k > j before i and e if the syllable is unstressed.
k > tsh before i and e if the syllable is stressed.
k is deleted before u
n is deleted between 2 differents vowels (begin to occure in Old Antarian but not constant)
p > f
r is deleted in final position
s > h before a, e and o
s > sh before i and u
t > sh before i
ts > s
Vm > Ṽ in final position
Vn > Ṽ in final position or followed by k
VsC > VC
w > v at the beginning of the word
Sample of MakarianCan't find any yet.
Language family relationships
Language treeIndo-European
⤷ Proto-Indo-European
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Proto Retenian
⤷ Central plain retenian (many dialects)
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Old Retenian
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Taurayan
⤷ Old Antarian
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Makarian
⤷ Proto-Indo-European
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Proto Retenian⤷ Central plain retenian (many dialects)
⤷
Old Retenian⤷
Taurayan⤷
Old Antarian⤷
Makarian[view] About Indo-EuropeanThis family tree includes only the main branches and the branches that are too small to be shown separately. See separate main branches for further detail.
Phonology
| Consonants | Bilabial | Labio- dental | Alveolar | Palatal | Labio- velar | Velar | Glottal | |||||||
| Nasal | m | n | ||||||||||||
| Plosive | p | t | d | k | g | |||||||||
| Fricative | f | v | s | z | h | |||||||||
| Approximant | j | w | ||||||||||||
| Flap | ɾ | |||||||||||||
| Vowels | Front | Near- front | Central | Near- back | Back | |||||
| Close | i | u | ||||||||
| Near-close | ɪ | ʊ | ||||||||
| Open-mid | ɛ | ɔ ɔ̃ | ||||||||
| Open | a ã | ä | ||||||||
Stress informationGeneral pattern:
When the word end with a consonant or a nasalised vowel (~), the stress is on the last syllable.
When the word end with a vowel (not nasalised), the stress is on the penultimate syllable.
When the word end with a consonant or a nasalised vowel (~), the stress is on the last syllable.
When the word end with a vowel (not nasalised), the stress is on the penultimate syllable.
