Weckish

General information
Weckish is a language spoken in Scandanavia. It is an Ingvaeonic language related to Anglo-Saxon. The language is influenced by Northern Germanic languages.

Consonants
[dh] is an allophone of /th/ before rounded vowels as well as /w/.

Retroflex consonants are always before a rounded vowel as well as /w/.

[s.] is an allophone of /s/ before or against a retroflex consonant.

[ng] is an allophone of /n/ & /m/ before velar plosives.

[h,] is an allphone of /h/ before stressed vowels.

Diphthongs
Stressed vowels are always nasalized

Alphabet
Weckish is written in the Futharsk script. In the past the script was comprised only in straight lines & sharp angles but in the present the writting uses a more rounded font. Weckish spelling is phonetic, that is, words are spelled to match the pronounciation.

Nouns
Weckish is particularly unique amonst European languages in having an animate / inanimate distinction rather than a masculine / feminine one. Apparently the inanimate evolved from from neuter & animate evolved avolved from masculine, words onced classed feminine are now classed animate.