Proto-Insular Celtic (hypothetical)
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Proto-Insular Celtic (hypothetical) is the reconstructed common ancestor of the Insular Celtic languages, proposed to have been spoken before the divergence of Goidelic and Brittonic branches.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Proto-Insular Celtic | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Insular Celtic language stage
ⓘ
hypothetical language ⓘ proto-language ⓘ reconstructed language ⓘ |
| differentFrom |
Proto-Brittonic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Proto-Celtic NERFINISHED ⓘ Proto-Goidelic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| evidenceType |
comparative method
ⓘ
internal reconstruction ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
Celtic linguistics
ⓘ
historical linguistics ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeView | direct independent development from Proto-Celtic to Goidelic and Brittonic without a distinct common Insular stage ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Insular Celtic conjugated prepositions
ⓘ
Insular Celtic initial consonant mutations (as precursors) ⓘ development towards periphrastic verbal constructions ⓘ loss or reduction of Proto-Celtic case system (incipient) ⓘ shared Insular Celtic morphological innovations ⓘ shared Insular Celtic phonological innovations ⓘ shared Insular Celtic syntactic innovations ⓘ verb-subject-object word order tendencies (hypothetical) ⓘ |
| hasUncertainty |
chronological placement
ⓘ
exact phonological system ⓘ geographical extent ⓘ |
| isAncestorOf |
Breton
ⓘ
Brittonic languages ⓘ Cornish ⓘ Cumbric NERFINISHED ⓘ Goidelic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Irish language NERFINISHED ⓘ Manx ⓘ Pictish (hypothetical Celtic interpretation) ⓘ Scottish Gaelic NERFINISHED ⓘ Welsh language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Celtic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Indo-European language family
ⓘ
surface form:
Indo-European
|
| languageSubbranch | Insular Celtic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| proposedBy | linguists studying Insular Celtic ⓘ |
| reconstructedFrom |
Brittonic languages
ⓘ
Goidelic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ shared innovations in Insular Celtic ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Goidelic–Brittonic split
ⓘ
Insular Celtic hypothesis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenBefore | divergence of Goidelic and Brittonic ⓘ |
| spokenIn | British Isles (hypothetical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | hypothetical and not universally accepted ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Celtic language
ⓘ
Indo-European language ⓘ Proto-Celtic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeDepth | late Proto-Celtic to early Insular Celtic period (hypothetical) ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.