Kernevic Jackian

Kernevic Jackian
Ecro-Kernevic
Native to	Kernev
Region	Lysnowydh Hundred (Jackian: Lesnewth)
Ethnicity	Kernevic
Language family	Ecro-Avansertian Anglic Jackian Kernevic Jackian
Writing system	Latin
Official status
Recognised minority language in	Kernev
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–

Kernevic Jackian, sometimes called Ecro-Kernevic, is the dialect of Jackian spoken and written by most Jackian speakers in Kernev. It's language code in ISO and internet standards is Js-kv. The vast majority of speakers live in the Lysnowydh Hundred of Kernev, where it holds official recognition.

The Jackian language was established in Kernev during the 17th century, when a substantial number of Kivuians settled along the east coast of Kernev. It is the newest first-language dialect of Jackian, having only significantly separated in the mid 18th century. The language is influenced by the native Kernevic, a Gallaetian language of the Prydenic branch. The dialect is to some extent influenced by Kernevic grammar, and often includes words derived from the Kernevic language.

Spelling in Kernevic Jackian is characterised by older grammatical structures than Ecrosian Jackian, with Kernevic Jackian retaining the full spelling of words such as "colour", where Ecrosian Jackian dropped the "u". Similarly, as the use of "z" in words such as "realized" became dominant in Ecrosian Jackian, Kernevic Jackian retained the older usage of "s". These divergences alongside broader dialectic divergences in vocabulary can cause difficulty in communicating between Kernevic Jackian and Ecrosian Jackian speakers.

Characteristics

Phonology

• Kernevic Jackian retains a more distinct rhotic element than other modern Jackian dialects, meaning that historical loss of non-syllable-final /r/ did not take place. Often, this /r/ is specifically realised as the retroflex approximant [ɻ], which is typically lengthened at the ends of words.
• /aɪ/, as in guide or life, more precisely approaches [ɒɪ], [ɑɪ], or [əɪ].
• /aʊ/, as in house or cow, more precisely approaches [æy] or [ɐʏ~ɐʊ], with even very front and unrounded variants such as [ɛɪ].
• Word-final "-ing" /ɪŋ/ in polysyllabic words is typically realised as [ɪn].
• /æ/, as in trap or cat, is often open [æ~a], the more open variant is fairly common in urban areas but especially common in rural areas.
• h-dropping: initial /h/ can often be omitted so "hair" and "air" become homophones.
• t-glottalisation: use of the glottal stop [ʔ] as an allophone of /t/, generally when in any syllable-final position.
• The word-final letter "y" is pronounced [ei] or [ɪi]; for example: party [ˈpʰäɻʔei], silly [ˈsɪlei] etc.
• A close /ʊ/ in suck, but, cup, etc. and sometimes a short /a/ in words such as aunt.
• Initial fricative consonants can be voiced, particularly in more traditional and older speakers, so that "s" is pronounced as Standard Jackian "z" and "f" as Standard Jackian "v".
• In words containing "r" before a vowel, there is frequent metathesis – "gurt" (great), "Burdgquay" (Bridgquay) and "chillurn" (children)
• "l" is pronounced like "w" when not followed by a vowel, so "all old people" is [uːl ɔʊb pʰiːpʰu].

Vocabulary

Kernevic Jackian retains some archaic elements in spoken Jackian lost in other Jackian dialects

• "to hark"
• "thee/thou", "ye/you"

Phrase	Meaning
Alright my Luvver?	(just as with the phrase "alright mate", when said by a person from Kernev, it has no carnal connotations, it is merely a greeting.)
cheers	Goodbye or see you later, e.g. Bob: I've got to get going now, Bar. Bar: Ah? Cheers then, Bob.
Cheers'en	Thank you (from Cheers, then)
chucky pig	woodlouse
combe (pronounced 'coombe')	steep wooded valley, from the Prydenic cwm.
daps	sportshoes (plimsolls)
Dreckley	soon, like mañana, but less urgent (from directly once in common Jackian usage for straight away or directly) I be wiv 'ee dreckley or ee looked me dreckly in the eyes.
Emmet	tourist or visitor (derogatory)
Geddon	Get on, e.g. geddon chap! enthusiastic encouragement or delight
gurt lush	very good
grockle	tourist or visitor (derogatory)
grockle shell	caravan or motor home (derogatory)
grockle can	a bus or a coach carrying tourists (derogatory)
gurt	big or great, used to express a large size often as extra emphasis That's a gurt big tractor!.
(h)ang' about	Wait or Pause but often exclaimed when a sudden thought occurs.
In any case
Love, My Love, Luvver	Terms of endearment when used on their own. Can also be joined to a greeting and used towards strangers, e.g. "Good morning my luvver" may be said by a shop keeper to a customer. See also "Alright my Luvver?".
maid	girl
nipper	a young boy, also a term of endearment between men used in the same way as 'mate'.
Ooh Arr	multiple meanings, including Oh Yes. This phrase has become stereotypical, and is used often to mock speakers of Kernevic Jackian.
Ort/Ought Nort/Nought	Something / "Nothing I a'en got ought for'ee" = "I have nothing for you", "'Er did'n give I nought" = "He gave me nothing"
proper job	Something done well or a general expression of satisfaction.
Sound	many meanings, but mainly to communicate gratitude, appreciation and/or mutual respect.