Iberian Gothic

Iberian Gothic is a modern decedent of Gothic, originating in what would be a unified Spain and Portugal in this timeline. It is spoken natively by approximately six hundred million people around the globe and as a second language to millions more. It is the second most spoken language in the world and the lingua franca of most of South America including Brazil.

General Information
Iberian Gothic is an East Germanic language decended from the language of the Vandals, an East Germanic tribe whose origins lie in Scandinavia.

Historical Phonology
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The word final 〈m〉 of the dative is lost. Elsewhere, 〈m〉 → 〈n〉

Example:

The word final 〈s〉 is intact, but is instead used for pluralization

Example:

Graphic 〈au〉 and 〈ai〉 → 〈ue〉 and 〈ie〉

Example: *waúrd [ˈwɔrd] → vuerd [ˈβwerd] ms. "word"

[hʷ kʷ gʷ] are simplified to [x k g]; between another consonant an epithetic 〈u〉 is inserted instead

Example: *triggws [ˈtriɡɡʷs] → trigo [ˈtriɣo] “faithful”

When not following a high vowel, /θ/ → /s/. After another consonant, /θ, ð/ → /d/, otherwise /θ/ remains

Example:

An epithetic /e/ is universally inserted before /s/

Example: *riks → riques ms. "realms"

Example: *skauro → escuero

Unstressed vowels are often the victim of syncope

Example: *waninassus [ˈwaninasːus] → vañaso [ˈβaɲaso] ms. “deficiency”

Syllabic consonants are usually deleted

Example: *fugls [ˈfuɣl̩] → fogo [ˈfoɣo] ms. "bird"