Cassidian

Cassidian is a language that forms an independent branch of the Oecumeno-Davanian family. It is spoken by the Cassidians, a people native to the Buried Mountains and its foothills in southern Dacia. An early form of the language is attested in inscriptions dating back to the 16^th century, with the earliest dated inscriptions being a memorial marker for a victorious battle against Varas: "LIEQVYVZ LEITOHVA BAIGGHVEL MADDIAILIYZ ALESA NIQVOVM MYIGVOVM TITK VPA HEGNV BARAZIZ TIAKAVA" (Here Bağel, leader of the Cassidians, by grace of Ales led a great triumph over the army of Varas). The inscription also mentions a king Baigghvel (modern Bağel) of the Cassidians, giving some insight into the type of society they lived in. There is some debate over whether "leitohva" (from which the modern "lletoha", "king", is derived) meant king by that time, or if it was a title more akin to a war chief, à la "wanax", leading warriors from multiple tribes of Cassidians in battle against a common enemy.

Cassidian

Lletoho/Ğelğo Lletoha

Pronunciation: [ˈʎɛtʰɔxʷɔ]
Ethnicity: Cassidians
Language Family:
Oecumeno-Davanian

• Cassidian

Phonology

Perhaps the most unique aspect of Cassidian is that among the Oecumeno-Davanian languages, it is the only one to have preserved the tripartite distinction between the Proto-Oecumeno-Davanian plain velar, palatovelar, and labiovelar series. The palatovelars would become palatal stops, and later some plain velars would merge into the palatal series.

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