Islo-Chamic languages

Islo-Chamic languages are one of the most linguistically diverse language families in the world, with over 750 living languages and dialects spread across the continent Ieslia (Yisla) and Chamia (Khamiya). Islo-Chamic languages are strongly associated with avian society, trade and commerce. Some of the most commonly spoken IC languages include Ayagisan, Bagatiyo, Hrümas, Kalamese, Vokchot, Narachon and Zibal. The Ohóch language (Ohóchin), spoken by the phoenix people on the continent of Tavania, forms its own branch in the family tree, and is associated with royal power. The most prominent feature of IC languages are its extensive consonant inventories, pharyngeal consonants and extensive case system.

Proto-Islo-Chamic

Proto-Islo-Chamic is dated to 2200 PV during the K'mnoti culture. The culture developed into the first Empire of Gozm to which the language Ancient Isliya came about. Around 1900 PV, the Ohóch civilisation of the Phoenix peoples conquered and destroyed Gozm, leading to its downfall. From 1900-1600 AV, famine and draught forced many Avians to migrate across different parts of the world, with two major branches appearing: Islic languages and Chamic languages (or Khamic languages).

Phonology

Consonants

Proto-IC has a rich consonant inventory with 78 consonants (including secondary articulated consonants). Stops and affricates feature three or four way contrast.

		Bilabial*		Alveolar		Retroflex		Palatal		Velar		Uvular		Pharyngeal	Glottal
		plain	phar.	plain	phar.	plain	phar.	plain	phar.	plain	phar.	plain	phar.	Pharyngeal	Glottal
Stop	voiceless	p	pˤ	t	tˤ	ʈ	ʈˤ			k	kˤ	q	qˤ	ʡ	ʔ
	fortis	pː		tː		ʈː				kː		qː		ʡː	ʔː
	voiced	b	bˤ	d	dˤ	ɖ	ɖˤ			ɡ	ɡˤ
	implosive	ɓ		ɗ		ᶑ				ɠ		ʛ
Affricate	voiceless			t͡s	t͡sˤ	ʈ͡ʂ	ʈ͡ʂˤ			k͡x	k͡xˤ	χ		ħ	h
	fortis			t͡sː		ʈ͡ʂː				k͡xː
	voiced			dz	d͡zˤ	ɖ͡ʐ	ɖ͡ʐˤ			ɡ͡ɣ	ɡ͡ɣˤ	ʁ		ʕ
Liquids	nasals	m		n		ɳ		ɲ		ŋ		ɴ
	approx.			ɹ		ɻ		j		w
	laterals			l	lˤ	ɭ	ɭˤ	ʎ	ʎˤ	ʟ	ʟˤ
	fricative			ɬ		ꞎ		ʎ̥˔		𝼄
Trill				r		ɽ͡r						ʀ		ʜ
*As avians do not have lips (but beaks), bilabial consonants are not produced bilabially, but are articulated by the syrinx.

Vowels

	Front	Back
High	i ~ e	o ~ u
Low	a

Language tree

Islo-Chamic languages
- Archaic Ohóch
  - Old Ohóch
    - Early Middle Ohóch
      - Middle Ohóch
        Modern Ohóch
- Islic
  - Ayagisano-Iblazine languages
    - Ayagisanan
      - Chathic
      - Ozic
        Insular Ozic
        Zibal Island
        Zibal
        
        Hlattamba Island
        Hlatta
        
        Povkaglim
        
        Mainland Ozic
        Dzich
        
        Vokchot
      - River Pukuric
        North Ayagisan
        Standard Ayagisan
        
        South Ayagisan
        
        Southeast Ayagisan
      - Mountain Pukuric
        Uazalinian
        
        Witgam
    - Iblazine languages
      - Abakhi-Sildo
        Abakhi
        
        Sildo
      - Haranta-Jugamandra
        Haranta
        
        Jugamandra
      - Gaugonian
      - Tolya Valley
        Upper Tolya
        
        Lower Toyla
  - East Islic
    - Bagatiyoid languages
      - Bagatiyo
      - Nibaganda
    - Croumoid languages
      - East Croumoid
      - Central Croumoid
        Croumoian Proper (Hrümas)
      - West Courmoid
    - Thanongoid Bay languages
      - Ebulni
      - Sonkoni
      - Uruski
  - West Islic
    - Vapsoidic languages
      - Jacandé
      - Vapsoid
        Saibahamo
        
        Vapsoidian
      - Yivisandal
    - Chonalamaigic languages
      - Chonalamayi
- Khamic languages
  - Narachoid languages
    - Kalamo-Loghonian languages
      - Kalamese
        Hashankon
        
        Ganalidon
        
        Osoxi
        
        Viotsi
        
        Xacani
      - Loghonian
        Lugari
        
        Nihivi
        
        Sedajin
    - Khimya
  - Zaitic
    - Dijo
    - Zaito