Qār language

The Qār language, a descendant of the Proto-Mikrb, is a vibrant tongue spoken primarily in the western coastal regions of Ausalon. What sets Qār apart from its sibling languages is the drastic simplification of its phonology, most notably through the complete loss of emphatic consonants, and further distinctions in vowel length. This lends the language a unique tonal quality quite distinct from its linguistic relatives. Yet, despite its phonetic simplification, Qār exhibits a profound richness in its nominal system. The language has retained and even expanded upon the Proto-Mikrb's system of noun derivation, resulting in a wide range of nominal forms. Nouns in Qār can take on numerous prefixes and suffixes to denote everything from number and case to possession and comparative relations, making it a language of intricate subtlety and depth. The Qār language has also found its place in the thriving trade along the western coast, with its phonetic simplicity and nominal complexity proving to be an intriguing draw for learners. As the language of a bustling coastal region, it's as vibrant and diverse as the community that speaks it, forever shaping and being shaped by the waves of communication.

Sound Changes

Loss of all emphatic consonants /ṭ/, /ḍ/, /ṣ/, /ḳ/ and /ġ/ becoming /t/, /d/, /s/, /k/ and /g/ respectively.
Merging of the long vowels /ā/ and /ō/ into /ā/.
Short vowels /i/, /e/, /a/, /o/, /u/ become /e/, /a/, /a/, /o/, /u/ respectively.
Unstressed vowels are lost in the initial syllable.
Gemination of voiced stops between vowels, /b/, /d/, /g/ become /bb/, /dd/, /gg/.
Final /a/ after a consonant becomes /ə/.
Voiced fricatives /v/, /ð/, /z/, /ʝ/ and /ɣ/ become voiceless /f/, /θ/, /s/, /ç/ and /x/ respectively.
Palatalization of /k/ and /g/ before front vowels to /c/ and /ɟ/.
Lenition of intervocalic plosives /p/, /t/, /k/ becoming /β/, /ð/, /ɣ/.
Unvoiced stops /p/, /t/, /k/ at the end of words become /f/, /θ/, /x/.
Merging of /i/, /ī/, /e/, /ē/ to /e/ and /o/, /ō/, /u/, /ū/ to /o/.
Final devoicing of all voiced consonants.
Initial /w/ in a word is lost.
The cluster /tr/ is simplified to /t/.
Stress moves to the final syllable of a word.