Eubli

Eubli ([ˈøy̯bl̪ɪ], later [ˈybl̪ɪ]) is an Öbic language and the primary language spoken by the Öb throughout most of T'ugü from around the 9th century. It represents the historical continuation of the Low Alöbi dialect after centuries of contact and exchange, and often bilingualism, with Möxali, while migrations carried High Alöbi from T'ugü out onto the red steppe.

Name
The name Eubli simply means "Öb-language", which is essentially a remodelling of the world Alöbi, which was a more archaic equivalent construction. Note that the Eubli word for "Öb" is still öb, eub- is an alternate form with vowel breaking triggered by the following close vowel -i, also seen in the ergative eubin.

Phonology
Compared to Low Alöbi's 18 consonants and 7 vowels, Eubli features a greatly expanded inventory of 29 consonants and 15 vowels, along with some slight phonetic shifts like dentalisation of the alveolars and x h [ʃ x] > [x(ʷ) h].

Vowels
Eubli features three types of vowels: plain monophthongs, nasalised monophthongs and diphthongs. The diphthongs started to smooth into monophthongs in around the 14th century AGS.

Vocabulary
Eubli represents the evolution of Alöbi under the influence of Möxali, which is itself a mixed language of Alöbi and Xiri. Much of the native Öbic vocabulary was replaced by words of Xiri origin.

Pronouns
The ergative and oblique cases of Alöbi pronouns merged into a singular relative case, used for a broad set of roles.