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Lepontic is an Alpine Language, and a descendant of Proto-Celtic. It is under debate how closely it is related to Gaulish, but the most common thinking since Lejeune in 1971 (and reinforced by Koch in 2008) is that it should be considered a separate (yet heavily related, perhaps a sister or cousin, to Gaulish) Celtic language. It was probably the first language to diverge from Proto-Celtic.
Phonology and Notation
Consonants
- Labial voiceless plosives: p, pp
- Labial voiceless fricatives: φ
- Labial voiced plosives: β, bb
- Labial voiced nasals: m, mm
- Labial voiced approximants: u̯
- Coronal voiceless plosives: t, tt
- Coronal voiceless affricates: ts
- Coronal voiceless fricatives: s
- Coronal voiced plosives: δ, dd
- Coronal voiced nasals: ŋ, nn
- Coronal voiced trills: r, rr
- Coronal voiced laterals: l, ll
- Coronal voiced approximants: i̯
- Dorsal voiceless plosives: k, kk
- Dorsal voiceless fricatives: χ
- Dorsal voiced plosives: γ, gg
Vowels
Short:
- Front open: i
- Front mid: e
- Central low: a
- Back open: u
- Back mid: o
Long:
- Front open: ī
- Central low: ā
- Back open: ū
Diphthongs
Short:
- Front mid: ei̯
- Central low: ai̯, au̯
- Back mid: oi̯, ou̯
Long:
- Central low: āi̯
- Back open: ūi̯
Phonological developments
Vowel development from Proto-Celtic to Lepontic:
| Proto-Celtic
|
Lepontic
|
| Normally
|
| u
|
|
| o
|
|
| i
|
|
| e
|
|
| a
|
|
| ū
|
|
| ī
|
|
| ā
|
|
| au
|
|
| ai
|
|
| ei
|
|
| oi
|
|
| ou
|
|
Consonant mutation
| Proto-Celtic
|
Lepontic
|
| g
|
k
|
| st
|
ś
|
| kʷ
|
k
|
| ks
|
s
|
| mb
|
p
|
| nd
|
n(n)
|
| x
|
s
|
Declension
According to Lexicon Leponticum the known declension endings are:
|
Masculine
o-stems |
Feminine
ā-stems |
Masc./fem.
i-stems |
Masc./fem.
n-stems
|
| Nominative singular |
-os |
-a |
-is |
-u
|
| Accusative singular |
-om |
-am |
|
|
| Genitive singular |
-oiso, -i |
|
|
|
| Dative singular |
-ui |
-ai |
-ei? |
-onei, -oni
|
| Nominative plural |
|
|
|
-ones?
|
| Dative plural |
-opos |
|
|
-onepos
|
See also